Bayou Brew 8/24: Hold That Tiger

Today, it's gameday, Tiger on Tiger crimes, and more.

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Sydney Fields
August 24, 2023

What else did we pour into today's Brew?

⚽️ Soccer in Austin
🏃‍♀️ Battle of the Bayou Bengals
🐯 And much, much more!

Give It Away. It’s giveaway time here at LSU GOLD! You have the chance to win one of six mini football helmets signed by Coach Brian Kelly. All you have to do is purchase a year of LSU GOLD by kickoff on September 3 for your chance to win!

Hey Fightin’ Podcast. Good news for LSU fans, bad news for the rest of America: Maason Smith is back and ready to take the college football world by storm. He joins Jordan Arcement on the Hey Fightin’ Podcast to discuss his road to recovery after suffering a season-ending injury a year ago. Plus, more on his NIL journey and his return to the field.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Howdy, Longhorns. LSU soccer is back tonight with an away match at No. 9 Texas. The Tigers are 1-1 on the season and coming off of a dominant 4-1 win over Southern Miss. Mollie Baker and Ida Hermannsdottir have the 4 goals of the season. The match is scheduled for 7:00pm on the Longhorn Network and you can stream on the ESPN app.

 🔼  Preparation Season. The media was graced by Coach Kelly’s presence on Tuesday when he discussed preparing for Florida State, Saturday’s scrimmage, and more. The scrimmage was a way to see where players are in their development and where improvements need to be made. Coach Kelly also said that the owners of No. 7 and No. 18 will be announced by the end of this week.

🔼 Battle Of The Bayou Bengals. For the first time ever, Favour Ofili and Sha’Carri Richardson will be going head-to-head in the World Championship 200m semifinals. Sha’Carri recorded the fastest preliminary time with a 22.16s 200m yesterday. Favour wasn’t too far behind, clocking a 22.66 time and earning the first time-qualifying spot. The two will race today at 1:03pm CT on Peacock/USA Network.

🎥 MEET THE NEWCOMER

Meet Daimion Collins. We’re continuing the Meet the Newcomer series today by introducing you to LSU men’s basketball transfer, Daimion Collins. He’s a 6’9 junior forward from Kentucky. He scored 78 points, 55 rebounds, and 20 blocks in 27 games his freshman season. Last year, he had a season-high 7 points against Arkansas. Before Kentucky, he was a 5-star prospect out of Atlanta, Texas. He averaged 35.2 points, 14.4 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6.2 blocks per game for Atlanta High School his senior year. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year, Naismith All-American, MaxPreps All-American, McDonald’s All-American, and much more.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Football jersey No. 18 was the first number tradition that goes to a player who has success on and off the field, as well as a selfless attitude.

Today’s trivia question…

Do you know who started the No. 18 tradition?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer. 

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 8/24

🏃‍♀️ World Championship 200m Semifinal @ 1:03pm | Peacock/USA Network

⚽️ Soccer at Texas @ 7:00pm | Longhorn Network | Live Stats

Friday 8/25

🏐 Volleyball vs. UCLA @ 6:30pm | SEC Network+ | Tickets | Live Stats

Saturday 8/26

🎽 World Championship Pole Vault Final @ 12:25pm | Peacock/USA Network

🏐 Volleyball vs. UCLA @ 5:00pm | SEC Network+ | Tickets | Live Stats

Sunday 8/27

⚽️ Soccer vs. Southern @ 6:00pm | SEC Network+ | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Matt Mauck

The tradition was born in 2003 when Matt Mauck led the Tigers to their first national championship since 1958.

🐯 Have a great Thursday, y'all!