Ace Midnight

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This isn't an Obama issue.

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Obamacare isn't an Obama issue?

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Trump said he would replace ACA in his first term.The republicans have done nothing to reform healthcare.

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So, the Rs haven't fixed your guy's "signature" legislation. Fair dinkum, but it doesn't make it NOT an Obama issue.

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TrumpRx is a good thing and shouldn't be disregarded

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I know how much that hurt for you to type. I respect that, my guy.

Almost 60% of U.S. undergrad students are women.

I think this team beats MSU and Auburn (in a nail biter, frankly), and then loses 3 or 4 games in November.

#Howboutdat?

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i said this year we could be 8-4 to 12-0

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You know we could lose 3 or 4 more games right?

I think you use language inside your head as learned behavior.

It's why heat - to most folks at least - brings up images of orange/red, even though flame can be blue or you can pick up radiant heat with no color.

And smell is, typically, for most people the sense most closely associated with memory.

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poles with suction cups

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I saw a portion of the video of the guy in the tiger enclosure. Thankfully it didn't go all the way to the point of him being killed. What a frickin' moron, man. This is the first I'm hearing that the guy was an "ex child star" and suddenly it makes more sense.

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Look - "domesticated" tigers, such as those in zoos and private collections, whether or not they are actively exhibited, are heavily socialized/used to being around humans. Therefore, they are not expected to behave unexpectedly around them. Even wild lions who are used to safari vehicles are largely unbothered by humans being in the area as long as they are not actively interfering with hunting or bothering the cubs.

So, in most cases, you can probably expect to be around such captive big cats and not have any real problems...until you do. And then, it is usually a massive problem.

Meh. He called a bad game. The offense had multiple chances to win both games we lost.

The defense has done more to hold up the offense than the reverse to this point, IMHO, although, again Baker called a bad game @Kentucky.

At least 2. I think 3.

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1. Kiffin will be fine

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Fine? He's set for life.

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2. Brutal loss because winnable game,

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And that's twice now - 2 very winnable games on the road.

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3. Blake Baker’s future should be in question pending results the remainder of the season

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Y'all keep putting me in a position to say that I'm not defending Baker - I'm not - but if this vaunted offense, this Kiffin/Weis machine cannot get 1 play or 1 yard when needed to close out games, then is it really on the defense?

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4. Kiffin does seem to be out of sorts in terms of body language etc

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Is the moment too big for him? There are a lot of data points. He's in his 50s now. Kiffin is who he is.

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I don’t think we actually finish 7-5 as some are predicting. It’s possible, but I think they dig in and finish strong.

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So at the midway point of the season there are only 7 regular season outcomes:

10-2
9-3
8-4
7-5
6-6
5-7
4-8

Obviously the middle range leaps out. This team is very likely to finish 8-4, 7-5 or 6-6. Are the other 4 potential outcomes "possible"? Yes, but not very likely. Frankly 6-6 is more likely than either 10-2 or 9-3, just on paper.

No one will be happier than me if 10-2 and the playoffs. NO ONE. That's why I reluctantly got on board for the LK, Portal King(tm) plan. Big risk, big reward.

The risk simply appears not worth it at this point. For this plan to work, LSU had to win in 2026. HAD TO. Now, with the league all up in arms and the mid-tier teams smelling blood in the water, LSU has an uphill battle from here on. Money isn't unlimited. Fan goodwill isn't unlimited.

Poor game management decisions and lack of results in close games are obvious, glaring red flags. Period.

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Good teams win road games. LSU wasn’t good enough to get it done against good, not great teams on the road.

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In fact that's almost the criteria at this point - good teams find a way to win the sorts of games we played @Ole Miss and @Kentucky.

Bad teams (or at least teams that are not actually good) find ways to lose them. We found ways to lose both.