The LSU football team and Tiger fans who have adopted the players' "we're going to the 'ship! We're going to the 'ship!" chant can thank a recent Demon basketball star for it.
Say hello, again, to Luke Rogers. The Chicago native was a starting guard for the Demons in the two previous seasons, helping the Demons reach the second round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament and the brink of a return trip last year to the Big Dance, with a three-point loss in the Southland Conference Tournament final.
Luke was one of the ringleaders in the Demons' trademark "Bus Number 2!" chant that became the emotional rally cry for the 2006 SLC champion and NCAA Tournament "Demons of Destiny." After hearing about his role in "we're going to the 'ship!" I think Luke should go into advertising, marketing or rap music production!
For the purpose of this story -- masterfully told in today's Baton Rouge Advocate (www.2theadvocate.com) sports section by columnist Carl Dubois -- Luke was involved in creating the "we're going to the 'ship!" cheer when he was playing youth baseball in Chicago.
The story of Luke's baseball team was the core of a book that was the basis for the 2001 movie "Hardball," starring Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane.
I could fill in the details, but instead, let's enjoy Dubois' tale ...
http://www.2theadvocate.com/columnists/dubois/12997987.html
Doug Ireland, SID
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