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re: I know it’s weird but Jimmy Kimmel needs your prayers.

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/12/25 at 7:13 am to ApexTiger

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In fact, I was told by my wife “please do not talk about anything political during our vacation with them’

Why are you taking vacations with people who are miserable to be around?

Its one thing to see them at family functions and the holidays, where you only have to put up with them for a few hours and can leave early if they become really miserable to be around. But why go on a vacation where you’re spending thousands and using valuable PTO, only to have someone on the trip who has a high probability of ruining everyone else’s fun becauss they’re miserable people?

re: Actor Woody Harrelson wouldn’t mind killing Trump

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 11:33 pm to hawgfaninc

Imagine if some republican celebrity would have made the same comment about Obama.

They’d be fired from any current projects, blackballed from hollywood, and it would be front page news everywhere.

re: Is the Luca Doncic trade the worst in sports history?

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 3:59 pm to Hetfield

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There is no doubt it’s the worst NBA trade ever. I can’t think of another that’s even close.

The Paul George trade is looking way worse right now. Clippers didn't win shite with PG and gave away what turned out to be a league MVP and a massive amount of draft capital that OKC built a monster with.

The Luka trade will always be bad in the fact that the Mavs should have gotten a much bigger haul for him at the time....but it might not be looked at in as negative of a light if Cooper Flagg pans out and becomes a superstar.

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re: Kelly would have settled for $43 Million, LSU rejected...

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 1:55 pm to RB10

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You’ve got this backwards

$43M upfront is a worse deal for LSU than just paying the full $54M over 6+ years.

If LSU has $43M available in a lump sum, they would do better to put that lump sum into an account that pays a return. Even if they were only getting a conservative 4-5% return, it would end up where they make enough in interest over the 6 years to cover the $11M difference between the full buyout vs $43M lump sum.

And a lump sum means no more mitigation clause where LSU's financial obligations would be offset by whatever salary he earns if he gets another job.

If LSU can't settle with BK for a lump sum in the low 30's, then they should just tell him they'll pay the full amount in monthly installments and do everything in their power to enforce the mitigation clause and make his arse put a good faith effort into getting another job.

re: POLITICO: WH officials upset with Pulte who talked Trump into suggesting 50-year mortgage

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 1:32 pm to stout

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Trump on Monday downplayed the proposal and said it was not “a big deal.”

“All it means is you pay less per month,” Trump said on a Fox News show hosted by Lara Ingraham. “Pay it over a longer period of time. It’s not like a big factor. It might help a little bit.”

The kind of person who can't afford the payment without stretching it over 50 years probably won't be able to afford the maintenance and repair costs of homeownership. Especially when a big ticket repair items comes up like when their roof is worn out and needs replacing or the AC unit craps out.

And on a $300K loan, you're only talking about $220 a month difference on the monthly payment. And that's with a 6% rate on both loan terms, so in reality the difference will probably be less as I imagine the 50 year term would carry a higher interest rate than a 30 year term would.

re: LSU Is Finally Starting to Look Like Louisiana Again

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 12:29 pm to loogaroo

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This fall, on First Take, Clark attacked Governor Landry for proposing a statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on LSU’s campus, calling the idea “ridiculous” and “the first dumb thing [Landry] said this week.” He went further, claiming that Kirk “doesn’t represent the people of Louisiana, doesn’t represent the players and the students at LSU, [and] doesn’t represent the executives that work there.”

Ryan Clark gets a lot of shite on multiple TD boards for all his race baiting nonsense on ESPN....and rightfully so.

But I actually agreed with him on this issue. Charlie Kirk had no Louisiana or LSU ties. The statue proposal was just another attempt from Jeff Landry to make a name for himself nationally ahead of 2028. Pointless attention whoring on the back of LSU....just like his Omar the tiger stunt.

re: So Kelly’s camp playing the propaganda game on the Rant and Coaching Changes boards.

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 9:43 am to SulphursFinest

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He wants the $54 million that he is owed, over the course it was owed. Not $30 million now.

If he wants the $54M then he's got a mitigation clause with his LSU contract that says he has to try to get another job and that the $54M buyout is reduced by whatever salary his new job is paying.

If he takes the $30M now and LSU waives the mitigation clause, then he gets $30M plus whatever salary he makes if he wants to keep coaching.

He'd come out ahead if he took the $30M lump sum offer and landed another job after this season that paid more than $4M a year.

It only makes sense to decline the $30M offer if he has no intention to continue coaching elsewhere and plans to do just enough to satisfy the "looking for another job" requirement of the mitigation clause without actually getting hired anywhere.

re: So Kelly’s camp playing the propaganda game on the Rant and Coaching Changes boards.

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 9:21 am to mikeytig

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Don’t wanna be too specific here, but didn’t Kelly engage in personal conduct that was detrimental to the team soon after he arrived? Seems like Woodward ignored it, but it did happen.

If Woodward and LSU admin were aware of such conduct at the time and didn't take action then, it makes it pretty hard to conveniently use that as "cause" almost 4 years later when he's not living up to on-field expectations

re: “LSU and their governor are acting in a disgusting manner” -CFB radio

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 9:08 am to UpToPar

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If we had something on BK

LSU doesn't have anything on BK.

He was fired the morning after an embarrassing home loss that was the 3rd loss in 4 games. The official statement from LSU announcing his firing quoted Woodward in saying....

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“When Coach Kelly arrived at LSU four years ago, we had high hopes that he would lead us to multiple SEC and national championships during his time in Baton Rouge,” Woodward said. “Ultimately, the success at the level that LSU demands simply did not materialize, and I made the decision to make a change after last night’s game. I am grateful for the ongoing consultations and support of the LSU Board of Supervisors and Interim President Matt Lee in this decision. We wish Coach Kelly and his family the very best in their future endeavors. We will continue to negotiate his separation and will work toward a path that is better for both parties"

Everything LSU has publicly said points to the firing being related to on-field performance....or lack thereof.

If LSU tries to claim he was fired for cause now, BK's attorneys are going to have a field day in court with the public statements from Woodward, LSU, and Jeff Landry that all made it sound like a performance related firing.

re: Does Scott Woodward have the power to fire anyone without approval from the BOS first?

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 8:51 am to boweswi05

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The BOS is saying Scott Woodward didn't have the power to fire BK without permission.

I'm trying to catch up........is LSU now claiming that Woodward didn't actually have the authority to fire BK? A week and a half later......after LSU held press conferences and put out official releases about the staff changes.

What a fricking clown show

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Not sure how all this works but is that true at every institution? That the active AD can't fire anyone without approval.

But I would think that the BOS approval would probably be required when the person the AD is trying to fire has a contract with a $54M buyout clause.

re: It's got to be Jeff Landry pushing the "for cause" bullshite, right?

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/11/25 at 8:44 am to Gnash

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Gordon on AFR last week pretty much said Landry doesn’t want to pay the buyout

Whatever happened to the story that a single booster had stepped up to cover the vast majority of the buyout? If the money is coming from a private individual, then Landry needs to stick his nose somewhere else and STFU

re: Trump Administration is reportedly working on 15 year car loans

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/10/25 at 9:51 pm to stout

This sounds retarded for 2 reasons.

1. Unlike many mortgages, the federal government doesn’t back auto loans. If a private bank wants to underwrite 15 year auto loans, let them. The government shouldnt be involved in it.

2. Vehicles will depreciate faster than you’re paying off the loan with a 15 year term. Even if you put enough of a down payment to not be upside down at the beginning, you’ll be upside down in a few years when the vehicle has lost 40% of its value and you’ve only paid down about 25% of the loan principal.

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re: The 50-year mortgage is a good idea actually

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/10/25 at 9:30 pm to cbree88

The kind of people who would need a 50 year mortgage are going to be the ones who end up in a bad financial spot when any expensive maintenance or repair items come up.

If they couldn’t afford the house without stretching the mortgage over 50 years, do you really think they’ll be able to afford a new AC unit? What about when their roof is at the end of its life and they need a $15K roof replacement? Or when they have storm damage and have to come up with $10K for their hurricane deductible?

They won’t build any real equity for 10-15 years. If they dont have any equity built up, then they can’t tap into that to help finance big ticket repairs. So are they going to put it on credit cards and get eaten alive by CC interest rates?

re: Vehicle interest rates

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/10/25 at 11:21 am to ccsavage21

Credit union around 4% on new and 0.5% or so higher on used.

If you're buying new, then check to see if the manufacturer's website to see if they have any promo offers on financing. Just depends on the make and model you're looking at.

Chevy's website shows they're running 0% for 36 months on Silverado. Toyota website shows they're running 0.99% for 72 months on 2025 Tundras and 2.99% for 72 on 2026 models.

re: Nuss is the Most Vilified Player in LSU History

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/10/25 at 7:36 am to AlwysATgr

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Nuss is the Most Vilified Player in LSU History

You could say the same about most of the non-Heisman winning QB’s since 2008

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re: Single men over thirty should be taxed extra

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/9/25 at 7:44 pm to bobBoxer

Single men are taxed more than married couples. A single man making $103K a year gets into the 24% federal income tax bracket. A married couple would have to make double that amount to be in the same tax bracket.

We can talk about raising taxes on single men to incentivize married couples to have kids as long as we’re including welfare cuts to single women who have multiple children despite never being married. Incentivize married couples to have kids while de-incentivizing single women from continuing to pop out kids that’ll grow up in fatherless homes while their mama keeps collecting welfare benefits.

re: Trump says 2k checks will be sent out to everyone, excluding high income earners

Posted by Tiger Prawn on 11/9/25 at 5:58 pm to UltimaParadox

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Trump says 2k checks will be sent out to everyone

How about just a reduction in the income tax rate?

I’m tired of giving free shite to people who already don’t pay any income tax. Those of us who pay taxes already subsidize enough of their SNAP, section 8, and other welfare handouts so they can use their cash to spend on luxuries and to get their nails and eyelashes done.

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