WRECKING BALL LOOMS FOR HISTORIC HOUMA HOUSE
July 15, 2018
Jennifer Gregoire
July 16, 2018
People are thirsty for sports — as thirsty as I’ve ever seen here in the Houma-Thibodaux area.
I went to the Golden Meadow-Fourchon Tarpon Rodeo this past weekend and I was swarmed by folks in every which direction— each who had a question about a topic.
Some wanted to know about LSU. Others wanted me to discuss Nicholls.
A few more wanted me to talk about high school sports or national sports.
So I gathered ’em all up. combined them with the questions I’ve been compiling in my e-mail inbox and decided it was time for a mailbag.
Mid-July is right around the corner: which means the dog-days of summer are here.
So let us now answer some questions
to cure that lingering itch.
Q: Your thoughts on Boogie going to the Warriors? (Asked by Pete, Houma)
A: My first thought was “I told you so!” to every, single Kool-Aid sipping Pelicans fen who has been critical of my opinions of this team and its front office in the past I said the day the Pelicans traded for Boogie Cousins that it wasn’t going to work out — because the guy is bad in the locker room, which would cause him to burn his bridges fest enough for him to leave the team when Mb contract ended. Lo and behold, flash forward to the present and here we are. Cousins is off to another team and everyone sees that they were blinded by the false hope of Cousins’ potential — a potential which will never be recognized because he’s a cancer to every locker room he enters. Boogie will sit out until January and come back hungry for money — so hungry that he will shoot himself out of the Warriors’ rotation. As for what it means for the Pelicans — it means the team is one season closer to being Anthony Davis, which will drop the team back to the lottery where they will eventually draft a star to develop! then lose to another team in the distant future.
Q: What position will Jakhi Douglas play at the next level? (Asked by Mark, Houma)
A: Anything he wants to play, as far as skill positions go. Douglas isn’t big, but he’s shifty, quick and lightning fast in the open field. I think there’s a good chance that he will be something similar to what LSU wanted Russell Shepard to be under Les Miles — a hybrid player who does a little bit of everything in the offense. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Douglas get 4-5 carries, 8-4 catches and return 2-3 kicks per game — as early as his true freshman season.
Q: Who would win this Tiger/Phil $10 million show-down (Asked by Karl, Houma)
A: Golf is so unpredictable. Just this year alone/we’ve seen Tiger Woods look amazing one day, then like an amateur the next And vice-versa with Phil But if you’re putting a gun to my head and asking me to make a pick, I’d go with Tiger because if I had to guess, they’re going to pick an arcade-style coarse to play on, which will mean lots and lots of birdies. If Tiger’s wild driver is negated by short rough, he is still an elite player.
Q: Which local prep football team wins the most games in 2018 (Asked by Hawk, Raceland)
A: There are a lot of moving parts to this question. The beet team is Terrebonne, without question, but the Tigers play in District 7-5A, which is one of the most difficult districts in Louisiana, which could make them susceptible to lose out in this race. If Terrebonne gets tripped up. you have to look at our area’s private schools — Vandebilt. E.D. White, Houma Christian and CCA—as having the best chances to go through the gauntlet unscathed with a hunch of wins. But my money is on Terrebonne. Too many guys on that squad are going to the next level.
Q: I see you’re a big Braves fan. Can we win it this year? (Asked by Jarred, Houma)
A: Win what? The World Series? No, I doubt it There are too many holes and not enough of a veteran presence in the clubhouse to do that, I fear. But can this team make the playoffs? I don’t think there’s any question about that. The Braves have an explosive offense, quality starting pitching and assets to blow. What I mean, by that is the team a farm system chalked full with talent They can give up 2-3 prospects to get better at the trade deadline — all without hurting their future. I think the Braves look to add two arms and maybe a bat | at the deadline. If they get all three things, look out.
Q: Where do you rank Drew Brees on the list of all-time NFL qurierbacks? (Asked by WhoDat, Thibodanx)
A: Probably not as high as you rank him, considering that your name is WhoDat. But jokes aside, I think Brees is 100 percent in the Top 10 and is creeping into the Top 7, if not the Top 5. Statistically, he will retire as the best ever; but the wide-open offense the Saints utilize skews that a little bit He’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer and there’s no question about it. If he wins another Super Bowl before he retires, I think he can take another huge leap forward, too, to the highest tier. But as long as he has just one ring. I put him behind Tom Brady. Joe Montans. Terry Bradshaw and Peyton Manning.
