re: The Godfather of DBU

You’re getting confused with 100 meters

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Jerry Stovall

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He was flat out robbed of the Heisman

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Sub 10 second hundred-yard dash for sure

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was not too uncommon back then

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This was about DBU and really how it started with him and other great LSU DBs hence “Godfather of DBU”.

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This is your thesis, but you provide nothing to support it. Yes, Casanova is an all-time great, but a player from the late 60s to early 70s has no bearing on why so many great DB prospects choose the Tigers today.

You’d have a better argument that the Soul Patrol from the late 70s were the seedlings, but even that is incorrect.

What made LSU a destination for DBs was Patrick Peterson and the Honey Badger. That’s what brought about sustained interest in LSU from DBs, not players that current 18 year olds have never heard of.

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Man, OJ would be killing it too, even though the gloves probably wouldn’t fit.

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THIS. Juice was a monster.
Think about people like Earl Campbell and Eric Dickerson. Dickerson was so big, fast and strong. I used to love watching him run.

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What made LSU a destination for DBs was Patrick Peterson and the Honey Badger. That’s what brought about sustained interest in LSU from DBs, not players that current 18 year olds have never heard of

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Unless you start with the many GREAT DBs that came before them. I didn’t say the label/term I didn’t say “DBU” started with Casanova”. I said he was the “Godfather” of DBU. As you pointed out the soul patrol was great but I’d argue Jerry Stovall was the best DB as a FOOTBALL player to ever don a LSU uniform. He is the Grandfather of “DBU”.

To put this in context, Ty Mathieu is my favorite Tiger player of all time. Not Dtovall, Casanova or Cannon who I saw all play albeit Cannon only in the pros.

Reading is important. Don’t assume.

Reading is very important, maybe you should read something to understand what D.B.U. means. LSU is D.B.U. because of the string of impressive DBs that passed through the program.

I understand you’re a man of limited intellect so I’ll help you with this. Your statement that Cassanova is the Godfather of DBU implies that he’s the one that started it all.

This is a thesis.

When you make a thesis you support it with evidence. Again to help you given your limitations, solid evidence would be lineage of DBs that followed him in his tradition.

I’ll make a thesis and support it for you so you’ll understand.

Patrick Peterson is the Godfather (or granddad, father, paw paw, baby daddy, whatever paternal metaphor you wish to choose) of DBU.

As evidence of that I will say that the Honey Badger changed his jersey number from 14 to 7 to honor his mentor PP7. This started a couple of recent LSU traditions - #7 and D.B.U. The #7 lives on as a symbolic honor to a playmaker. DBU lives on in the string of players that have followed, including:

Patrick Peterson (2011 5th overall, 138 starts, 3x All-Pro)
Tyrann Mathieu (2013 third round, 89 starts, 2x All-Pro)
Jamal Adams (2017 6th overall, 46 starts, All-Pro)
Tre'Davious White (2017 first round, 47 starts, All-Pro)
Morris Claiborne (2012 6th overall, 74 starts)
Eric Reid (2013 first round, 98 starts)
Donte Jackson (2018 second round, 26 starts)
Jalen Collins (2015 second round, 8 starts)
Jalen Mills (2016 seventh round, 34 starts)
Greedy Williams (2019 second round, 12 starts)
Delvin Breaux (2012 undrafted, 22 starts)
Ron Brooks (2012 fourth round, 8 starts)
Rashard Robinson (2016 fourth round, 15 starts)
Brandon Taylor (2012 third round, 1 start)
Chad Jones (2010 third round)

But continues on with players like Stingley, Flott, Stevens, Delpit, Fulton, etc.)

Where’s your support for your thesis? Your thesis is similar to saying LSU is QBU because of Doc Fenton.

It’s only to point out that’s there’s a claim with no support. If you prefer claim, substitute that word there.