armydude

re: Schmidt or Evans?

Posted by armydude on 6/8/25 at 9:10 am

Let's not forget about Devin Sheerin. We should be set up nicely next year in regards to pitching. But to your point, any stud from the portal is welcome!

re: Take a look at the bloodbath from this weekend and try and relax...

Posted by armydude on 6/4/25 at 7:08 am

There is so much talent in baseball nowadays. These kids are playing travel ball year around. There’s the same amount of colleges as there were 20-30 years ago, and the best talent still goes to those schools. However, there’s more really good talent that goes to these lower level schools making them much more competitive than even before, and they continue to develop at these schools. The talent gap is not as wide as it used to be.

Some people hate travel ball, but it sure has made for more parity in college baseball.

re: What is the Rant’s overall feelings of the game last night?

Posted by armydude on 6/2/25 at 11:45 am

Tip of the cap to LR. They took advantage of LSU's inability to throw strikes and hit with with people on base.

With that said, I'm not worried.

We win today. Then you have Anderson and Eyanson for the Supers. I feel confident we win any game they pitch in, so that puts us in Omaha.

After that...WHO KNOWS!

re: U.S. counties with the highest and lowest rates of excessive drinking

Posted by armydude on 5/31/25 at 9:07 am

This doesn’t surprise me. The couple people I know from Wisconsin can drink like a mofo.

O-T Lounge

re: How do you handle the pitching moving forward?

Posted by armydude on 4/28/25 at 11:48 am

I am happy with the way things turned out this weekend, obviously!

However, I still think Evans should have came in Saturday when we had the momentum. As soon as we got to the reliever, and came within 1 run, you have to have confidence in this lineup to do damage on any team's bullpen.

Had Evans came in we probably don't give up a 6-run inning, and JJ doesn't start pinch hitting the lineup.

Hindsight being 20/20, JJ probably already made the decision to start Evans, which I wasn't expecting. But, who knows!

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re: Baseball podcasts / YouTube ?

Posted by armydude on 2/13/25 at 10:16 pm

Blake Ruffino @ AYS SPORTS has really good baseball content.

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re: Is McMahon the worst HC in LSU sports history?

Posted by armydude on 2/2/25 at 4:40 pm

Smoke?

Although he doesn't add up to Skip, Paul, or JJ, he's far from "worst in LSU sports history" rhetoric.

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/24/25 at 7:59 am

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We can make a case for all of them as well as arguments against. Until the roster is sorted out I don’t think it matters

We can all agree with this, I’m sure. But this is one of the reasons why I’d rather McCarthy.

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/23/25 at 5:04 pm

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only one homerun on the market and that was Johnson

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'd love to know your rationale behind this statement.

The NFL is the only sports organization where a "homerun hire" can literally have 0 wins as a HC, and I don't know why. The data don't even back it up.

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/23/25 at 4:56 pm

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this outfit isn’t in the conversation for a wild card spot, much less a super bowl…

Then what THE frick are we doing? You want to just hire a coach for some offensive exitement? Maybe win a playoff game or two?

You hire, coach, & play to win a Super Bowl.

McCarthy has won a Super Bowl. He's also got a pretty good winning percentage compared to other HCs in the league.

WTF?!?!?

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/23/25 at 3:48 pm

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Per your request…..

I’m willing to back any coach that’s willing to pursue a Total Reset.

To achieve this….Begin with releasing Carr NOW and suffer at least 2 years with Cap when dismantling the Team.

Don’t think McCarthy willing to immediately enter the situation and suffer losing for about 2-3 years.

The other coaches on your list ??
I don’t know if they are willing to undergo the rebuild either….. so I won’t comment on them.

Per McCarthy… I just think he would want to win NOW and satisfy what Loomis has been doing since Sean Payton left… and that’s win NOW.

There…. You are enlightened.

So you're saying keep Rizzi as HC?

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/23/25 at 2:57 pm

Look I get it! But I'm basing my data off of previous Super Bowl winning coaches. Most coaches that win the Super Bowl are veterans at being a HC. Every now and again you will get a brand new HC that wins it. By brand new I mean a first time head coach with 5 or less years in that position. Payton, Pederson, and McVay fit that mold as of recent.

Head Coaches with multiple Super Bowl rings with a certain team have been fired (or voluntarily left for whatever reason) from another team, and got another chance somewhere else.

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/23/25 at 9:39 am

So please enlighten me…

What would Joe Brady, Kellen Moore, or Darren Rizzi bring?

McCarthy brings a ring with him. I’m not sure what the other guys bring other than mystery and uncertainty.

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/22/25 at 5:56 pm

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Super Bowl? He has won one super bowl and he is the best hire?

Uhhh Yeah. There's only been 57 of them in the history of the NFL, and he has one. I dont know if you know this or not, but Super Bowls are hard AF to win.

Andy Reid is the only Head Coach in the NFL right now that has multiple Super Bowl wins.

Out of 32 teams, 7 Head Coaches in the NFL that coached in 2024 have a ring. McCarthy is one of them.

In 18 seasons as a head coach, McCarthy has had 5 losing seasons. For comparisons sake, Sean Payton has had 6 losing seasons in 17 seasons as a head coach. Both have 1 ring.

Yes. McCarthy is the best hire right now.

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/22/25 at 2:48 pm

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No coach is winning a Super Bowl here anytime soon unfortunately.

Yeah. That's what the Commanders were saying last year too.

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re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/22/25 at 2:43 pm

Negative! DA was a proven failure @ HC. Now he's just more of a proven failure @ HC.

Somebody is going to get a really good DC for a long time, bc he aint going anywhere to be a HC.

re: McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/22/25 at 2:10 pm

Maybe not, but he's the best for the situation we are in.

A brand new head coach in the situatuin the Saints are in is a recipe for disaster.

We need somebody that knows a thing or two about putting a staff together for long term success.

McCarthy is the best hire

Posted by armydude on 1/22/25 at 2:04 pm

If you want to win a Super Bowl sooner rather than later, McCarthy is your guy.

Here are my reasons why:

1. He's already won a Super Bowl as a HC. He knows what it takes.

2. Head Coaches in their first stint typically take a while to adjust. A veteran (5 plus years) head coach has won 2 of the last 11 Super Bowls. McVay & Pederson are the two that were in their first stint, and won within 5 years. LA was the NFL darling when McVay became the HC. And do we really want Pederson? It looks like he caught lightning in a bottle bc he has not been able to sustain success for shite. He appears to be the NFL version of Coach Eaux.

3. He's well respected across the league. He should be able to attract high quality assistant coaches.

re: One thing to consider with McCarthy

Posted by armydude on 1/22/25 at 1:38 pm

Also, McCarthy was fighting with one arm tied behind his back in Dallas. Jerry Jones has way too much input in the team. I think with a little more freedom he can turn this Saints franchise around.

Just my 2 cents.