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re: Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a Black district
Posted by doubleb on 6/2/26 at 8:36 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
The Louisiana and Alabama maps were drawn up to satisfy courts that said the maps had to carve out a certain number of black districts; thus using race as the determining factor,
Obviously unconstitutional.
Obviously unconstitutional.
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While Russia ratchets up the terror bombings things along the front aren’t going well for them. Russian gains have been minimal and their losses have been greater than their gains.
ISW report
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Key Takeaways
Ukrainian forces have largely halted the Russian Spring-Summer 2026 offensive so far, and Russian forces in May 2026 have gained a presence in only a fraction of the territory they did in May 2025.
Other sources with different methodologies are also recording a slow Russian rate of advance in May 2026. Russia’s declining gains appear to be unrelated to the seasonal weather shifts that traditionally hinder advances but is likely the result of more comprehensive battlefield shifts in 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly resisting pressure to reduce defense spending and end his war against Ukraine despite increased warnings from economic officials about the unsustainable strain his war effort is putting on the Russian economy.
Putin’s unwillingness to cut defense spending and scale down his war effort suggests that Putin believes that he will be able to win the war in the near to medium term and that the Russian economy is able to hold on until then.
Ukrainian forces advanced in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian forces launched 265 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight.
ISW report
re: Why is Monster Milam not getting love from MLB ?
Posted by doubleb on 6/1/26 at 7:44 pm to Tigerpride18
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I thought that was just for the first time a player is eligible to be drafted.
I thought that it was different the second time the player is drafted.
so youre saying.... that if I got picked in the 10th round out of high school and I decided to come to lsu instead of sign with a pro team, then If I got picked my junior year in the 8th round I could decide to come back to school for my senior year and then I could be drafted again and go to the minors?
Yes
re: Why is Monster Milam not getting love from MLB ?
Posted by doubleb on 6/1/26 at 4:15 pm to Tigerpride18
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they cant come back after being drafted unless I misunderstood something
In baseball you can come back to school if drafted.
re: Why do you think Shaq didn’t win a Natty at LSU?
Posted by doubleb on 6/1/26 at 4:13 pm to MSGulfTiger
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. Knight stated that seeing LSU coach Dale Brown standing on the sidelines gave him confidence that his team could recover; Indiana ultimately won the game 77-76 on a last-second shot by Bill Laimbeer.
Knight really outcoached Dale down the stretch. Getting a Notre Dame player in the game to make the winning shot was the coup de gras.
re: So LSU has Tanner Reaves while Kansas has a kid with 24 HRs from LSU-E
Posted by doubleb on 6/1/26 at 12:59 pm to ProjectP2294
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So letting one guy slip through the cracks to the most diligent JUCO recruiting staff in the country isn't the fatal mistake some people here want to make it out to be.
LSU-E is not even a high end JC. It hasn’t been a prime feeder school for LSU either.
re: So LSU has Tanner Reaves while Kansas has a kid with 24 HRs from LSU-E
Posted by doubleb on 6/1/26 at 11:42 am to ProjectP2294
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Depending on their recruitment, guys that go D1 after their sophomore year may be signed by November of their sophomore year. It's just a whole different thing with JUCOs vs Portal. And even JUCOs vs HS.
Exactly
Leblanc was probably signed way before all these portal guys.
Comparisons to them aren’t appropriate.
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Alot of these transfer kids were committed before we were done playing! Therefore we had to get kids who were considered best of the rest
Leblanc wasn’t a transfer. He wasn’t a portal player.
He graduated from LSU-E and signed with Kansas. When do JC kids sign? Earlier than portal guys, right?
re: Why is Monster Milam not getting love from MLB ?
Posted by doubleb on 6/1/26 at 10:48 am to DallasTiger45
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Y'all think middle infielders who are excellent defenders and can give you credible ABs from both sides of the plate grow on trees, and they really don't. Lots of teams would love to have a utility guy like that
If he hits at ghd next level like he did at LSU, he will definitely make the majors. The question is whether or not he can do that. He won’t make it just because of his defense.
re: Ex- LSU-Eunice Tyson LeBlanc HR vs Arkansas
Posted by doubleb on 6/1/26 at 10:13 am to Big4SALTbro
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Gotta say pretty annoying that Kansas managed to bring in a better transfer player out of our own back yard than anyone we brought in. H
Was Leblanc a transfer or a graduate from JC? When did he sign?
re: Watching regionals lsu isn’t the only team
Posted by doubleb on 6/1/26 at 7:54 am to dallastiger55
On the other hand I saw a lot of solid pitchers throwing 89 spitting their fastball and a good slider and curve ball.
They were getting people out not throwing 93.
They were getting people out not throwing 93.
It seems like we could sell a license to Ukraine to make Patriot missiles for themselves.
I know they collect this tax at Alex Box when you buy concessions.
re: Why is Monster Milam not getting love from MLB ?
Posted by doubleb on 5/31/26 at 10:12 am to Lester Earl
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Guys like Ryan theriot or Austin Nola weren’t phenoms. Hunter Feduccia was a nobody at lsu. Positional value matters. Luck matters. Intangibles matter.
They all have special skills, but you also have a certain level of mental toughness, confidence in yourself, and the ability to accept failure and move on.
re: Baton Rouge nostalgia: TG&Y and McCrory stores…
Posted by doubleb on 5/31/26 at 9:35 am to Paul Allen
TG& Y was on Government St, a few blocks east of BRHS.
McCrory’s was downtown on Third St
McCrory’s was downtown on Third St
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Most people don't realize the insane amount of talent required to make a Major League roster
You know what you are talking about.
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Now, it’s time for senators to do the people’s bidding — or they, too, will face ouster.
BOOM
re: Did we ever figure out how Coastal made the tourney after being denied recruitment time?
Posted by doubleb on 5/30/26 at 9:10 am to Meauxjeaux
I understand where you are coming from.
The excuse that because we went deep in the CWS prevented us from recruiting is just that, sn excuse.
So is the lack of money and all the other BS.
The fact is wd didn’t recruit and develop enough good players to go with the talent we already had. Our process broke down somehow and JJ needs to adjust and fix it.
The excuse that because we went deep in the CWS prevented us from recruiting is just that, sn excuse.
So is the lack of money and all the other BS.
The fact is wd didn’t recruit and develop enough good players to go with the talent we already had. Our process broke down somehow and JJ needs to adjust and fix it.
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Reminds me of Altuve at Houston. Short but tremendous bat control and defense at 2B.
That’s because of their size. Altuve was a way better overall athlete. Originally he could really run and was a top threat stealing bases. Milam was never a top stealing threat at LSU.
Both guys do have some pop for their size and both hit for average.
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by doubleb on 5/29/26 at 7:08 pm to Auburn1968
It appears that Putin had access to some of the battlefield maps posted here.
ISW
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Key Takeaways
Russian President Vladimir Putin has likely developed a false perception of the Russian military’s successes in Ukraine based on heavily exaggerated maps from the Russian high military command. The Russian military command’s exaggerated claims about the Kupyansk area since late Summer 2025 show a larger pattern within the Russian military of misrepresenting the battlefield geometry at the highest levels.
The Russian military command’s exaggerations are likely leading Putin to believe his forces can achieve his battlefield goals in the near to medium term, despite the fact that Russia’s battlefield performance has steadily declined in 2026.
Russian forces are reinforcing air defenses in Moscow City in response to Ukraine’s growing long-range drone campaign against the Russian deep rear. Russia continues to struggle to defend against Ukraine’s mid-range strike campaign and is reportedly resorting to war crimes to protect Russian military vehicles in the rear.
Sweden pledged a total of 36 Gripen fighter aircraft to Ukraine in a large military support package on May 28. Zelensky stated that the Gripens will help Ukraine defend against Russian guided glide bombs.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in northern in the Velykyi Burluk and Oleksandrivka directions. Russian forces recently advanced in Sumy Oblast.
Russian forces launched one Kinzhal aeroballistic missile and 147 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight.
ISW
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