Link Gumbo-7/27/09

Sucks to be Tulane. This is a fact we know, but it is doubly true today as word from the ACC media days is that LSU will play UNC in the Georgia Dome next year in what is fast becoming a great way to open the season. Of course we will have to again cancel a Superdome Tulane game. I shed a single tear...

Another surprise commit last week, from DE Dexter Blackmon Jr. out of Selma, AL. He had no other offers, but impressed the coaching staff enough at last weeks camp that he was offered and he accepted on the spot. We seem to have gained a knack for finding diamonds in the rough for the 2010 class.

You can catch a replay of Les Miles's media day press conference here

A series of great off-season time waster threads on TigerForums started over the last week, discussing the all-time greatest tigers by position.

The Byrd-man continues to re-hab in Miami after being hit by a car a few days before last years draft. He is progressing well, but will likely not make it to the field until next season.