Hello there! I am Jeff Diecks and this is my own place for thoughts on project management, team building, sportsball and other things.
Why the strange name and URL?
I’d prefer to think that Geaux.Online has been on semi-hiatus since 1997, instead of introducing it as something new.
I created the original site on May 10, 1996 as an independent study project for three hours of class credit at Louisiana State University. G-E-A-U-X is LSU’s way of spelling G-O.
Originally established as Geaux.Online at www.geaux.com, the site was the first Internet-only publication to receive media credentials to LSU sports events. We sat next to dinosaurs in the press box and everything.
Check out the awesome graphics and navigation!
And behold the mighty source code of the original site:
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<TITLE> Geaux.Online: LSU Sports News </TITLE>
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<CENTER>For complete coverage of LSU Tiger athletics,</CENTER>
<CENTER><H1>Geaux.Online</H1></CENTER>
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<STRONG>1996 NCAA South II Baseball Regional</STRONG><BR>
May 23-26 in Alex Box Stadium
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Seedings:
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<LI>No. 1 LSU (44-15)
<LI>No. 2 Georgia Tech (37-22)
<LI>No. 3 UNLV (43-15)
<LI>No. 4 Tulane (42-18)
<LI>No. 5 New Orleans (41-19)
<LI>No. 6 Austin Peay (44-20)
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<!A HREF="http://www.geaux.com/regional/sked.html">South II Regional schedule, results.<!/A>
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Complete listing of 48 team <!A HREF="http://www.geaux.com/regional/alltms.html">NCAA Tournament field.<!/A>
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<!A HREF="http://www.geaux.com/bidness/goinfo.html">About Geaux.Online.<!/A>
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Questions? Comments? e-mail us at:
<!A HREF="mailto:geaux@premier.net">geaux@premier.net<!/A>
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© 1996, Geaux.Online.
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Updated May 20, 1996
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With these roots in mind, I apologize in advance for the sportsball content that will find its way on here.
Geaux.Online taught me my first lessons in building web sites and running a business. The site also helped me land my first job out of college with Major League Soccer.
Then I made my first true business mistake: handing over the geaux.com domain name to others for nothing, because I was only focused on what was coming next.
I’ve made plenty of other mistakes and learned lots of things from smart people since then. I've managed projects for five different professional sports leagues, the highest-trafficked Drupal web site in the world and plenty of name-brand corporations and universities.
I hope to share some of the experiences I've gained along the way.
Thank you for stopping by this relaunch of an old class project. I promise to use the <blink> tag sparingly.