LSU 31 ... ULM 0 ... Final from Baton Rouge

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  19h

Random: #LSU will pay Louisiana-Monroe $975,000 for this game.

Oh brother. RT @Josh_Eachus: Tracking a #tropical low, two drastically different weekend scenarios possible.

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  15h

#LSU WR John Diarse is the new Mr. Third Down. He's following in footsteps of his roomy last year, Jarvis. Story - http://bit.ly/1rPIU2w

John Diarse would hear the knock on his bedroom door late on a Sunday evening or in the middle of the night.

He'd open it to always find the same person: Jarvis Landry, his roommate and fellow LSU receiver.

"Hey, let's go catch," Landry would say.

If it wasn't a midnight trip to LSU's indoor football facility, it was scanning through game film on team-issued iPads or watching NFL stars run perfect routes.

Landry tried to perfect his craft at any time and in any way, and he dragged Diarse along for the ride.

An early jumper to the NFL, Landry is now with the Miami Dolphins, and Diarse has slipped nicely into his role as No. 10 LSU (2-0) prepares to host Louisiana-Monroe (2-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday in Tiger Stadium.

"Living with him, you could see the drive and the motivation and the mindset he had on trying to get to the next level. It definitely rubs off on me," Diarse said. "You always hear that phrase, 'You are your environment.' "

It's early, sure, but Diarse has developed into the Tigers' new Landry two games into the 2014 season. He's making those heroic third-down grabs and gaining those game-changing yards after the catch — things Landry was known for...

"I think they're similar," said Mickey McCarty, Diarse's high school coach at Neville who coached against a Landry-led Lutcher team. "Football IQ is very high. Lot to be said for a smart football player. Understands coverage and schemes. It helped them be a playmaker."

The similarities go beyond their football brains, said cornerback Tre'Davious White, who has battled both Diarse and Landry in practice. They both have strong hands and upper bodies. That makes dropped passes rare and extra yards common. They don't have all-world speed, and they're not 6-foot-4 giants who have a 7-foot wingspan, either.

"He's our Jarvis," receiver Avery Peterson said in August.

They're both football players, McCarty said — smart, reliable guys who don't make mistakes and live for the game...

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Jim Kleinpeter @JimKleinpeter  ·  12h

From @RonHigg: 5 things you may not know about #ULM, Ron Higgins SEC Sizzle/Fizzle @warhawkreport, #lsu http://s.nola.com/WraQ3Wd  via @nolanews

UL-Monroe was named Northeast Louisiana, just as UL-Lafayette was named Southwestern Louisiana. A little-known fact is all the Louisiana directional schools, including Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana, were named as such to make it simple for people to explain where they or their kids attend or attended school.

For example: "Bob, where's your kid going to college next year?"

"Well, Bill is going to that school up in Northeast Louisiana. What about your boy?"

"Originally, Bob, he thought about getting away from home to the Northwestern part of the State. But I'm proud to say he's going to my alma mater over there in Southwestern Louisiana."

"That's great Bill. Did you hear about John's kid? He's going to McNeese State?

"McNeese State? Bob, is that in Louisiana?

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They've kicked off in Death Valley.

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ULM 0  LSU 3  3:20 1st

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ULM 0  LSU 10  13:11 2nd

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Half Time in Tiger Stadium

ULM 0  LSU 10

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ULM 0  LSU 17  7:22 3rd

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ULM 0  LSU 24  2:16  3rd

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  15m
#LSU 31, #ULM 0 - 12:19 4Q | Tigers have rolled up nearly 200 yards rushing.

Yep. Will be the 400th win in Tiger Stadium.

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  5m
#LSU has beaten Louisiana-Monroe 31-0 for back to back shutouts for the first time since 1985.

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  7h

Column: Unlike 2013, this #LSU team can win with defense - http://bit.ly/1nUqvk5

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  32m

1 play #LSU didnt run FB dive w/RB: Fake to Williams (arrow), fake to Magee (red), Harris roll out w/Williams blockng

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Glenn Guilbeau @LSUBeatTweet  ·  6h

Amazing: ULM's longest play from scrimm. vs. LSU 12 yds. LSU's Michael Bonnette went back thru games thru 1964, and that's lowest long gain.