armytiger96

re: Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/22/26 at 10:43 pm to RFK

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With the heat waves intensifying, it’s not the 1930s.

You're right apparently it was hotter in the 1930's

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• State Record: Louisiana's all-time highest recorded temperature—114 °F—was set during this decade on August 10, 1936, in Plain Dealing.

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Burning fossil fuels seems no end in sight, either.

Quit believing the narrative . . . If fossil fuels are the problem then please explain why according to NOAA there were significantly more hurricanes with higher intensity from 1871 to 1921 than there have been from 1970 to 2020?

1870-1920 100 hurricanes to make landfall in the gulf 30 Cat 3+
1970-2020 79 hurricanes to make landfall in the gulf 25 Cat 3+

Make sure you read the note where they believe the numbers before 1900 were UNDERESTIMATED!

NOAA data debunks fossil fuel myth!

Political Talk

re: Louisiana Smoked Sausage

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/22/26 at 8:22 pm to Cajunate

Go to Jacob's in Laplace.

It will be their own sausage and is really good.

Food and Drink

re: White Beans and Shrimp

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/22/26 at 8:20 pm to CartmansMom

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Gross. Beans and seafood don't mix

Butter beans and shrimp pair just fine!

Food and Drink

re: ACTUAL Employment Interview Red Flags

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 11:16 pm to sonoma8

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Neck tats…. Immediate hire… higher pay if they have visible chest tats with dyed hair

You would have loved the guy I met a few years ago at an LSU recruiting event. Dude had blue stripe tattooed on his lips. At first I thought an ink pen that had busted on his lips but then I noticed his neck and hand tats.

I'm guessing he was in the other thread arguing its ok to BYOC to an interview.

re: Unprofessional item Gen Z brings to interviews may cost them a job

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 9:53 pm to Mingo Was His NameO

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Aren’t you the same dude that just tells kids to build their own house

No, I have never told someone to build their own house.

re: Unprofessional item Gen Z brings to interviews may cost them a job

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 9:43 pm to Mingo Was His NameO

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This thread has been mind blowing. Honestly on par with the “who doesn’t want to travel out of the country” thread. Deep insights into the minds (or lack thereof) of this board

I couldn't agree with you more, but for the opposite reasons!

The article in the OP has professional job interviewers telling you it's viewed as a negative in the corporate environment and instead of listening to their professional advice you and half this board wants to tell them they are wrong.

re: Unprofessional item Gen Z brings to interviews may cost them a job

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 9:40 pm to Mo Jeaux

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Uh, but it’s not. It’s a simple “no thank you. I have my own”.

Yes, you can answer with a simple "no thank you. I have my own." However, that doesn't change the fact it is poor etiquette.

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re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 9:27 pm to chalmetteowl

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You’re underestimating how much of the TikTok generation would watch the minor league

From my observations they aren't watching football at all except for maybe a few minutes here and there. However, that's a completely different conversation.

re: Unprofessional item Gen Z brings to interviews may cost them a job

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 9:16 pm to Mo Jeaux

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I’m just trying to figure out your issues here. Most interviews that I’m familiar with offer interviewees coffee and water. But you seem to have an issue with someone bringing their own coffee. I’m just trying to figure it out.

It's poor etiquette; It's that simple. You are invited guest into another person's place of business which means you don't show up with outside food or beverage. Your host will most likely offer you a beverage as part of the ice breaking part of the interview.

re: Unprofessional item Gen Z brings to interviews may cost them a job

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 8:52 pm to Mo Jeaux

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In all my interviews (both being interviewed and interviewing) it’s standard operating procedure to have both water and coffee available.

Exactly which is why it is mind blowing that people don't understand why it is bad etiquette to show up with your own coffee.

re: Unprofessional item Gen Z brings to interviews may cost them a job

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 8:22 pm to DiamondDog

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quote: “I don’t want to f–king work for you if you don’t want to hire me because I bring an iced coffee,” one Gen Z TikToker ranted, Feeling is mutual. Goodbye.

Yep and then they come here and bitch about how tough the job market is and can't find a good paying job.

re: Unprofessional item Gen Z brings to interviews may cost them a job

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 8:19 pm to SallysHuman

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Is it better to bring an 80oz Stanley? A beverage is a beverage and "coffee" has been a part of the business world as long as coffee and business has been around. Telling prospective job seekers to mind a wet ring or slurping is fine... avoiding a ubiquitous beverage all together is retarded.

No they are equally retarded. Most of the time when you show up for the interview they will offer you water or coffee. There is zero reason to bring one with you.

re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 4:39 pm to chalmetteowl

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You said “if every team in the country had 2 and 3 star talent” then proceeded to name Les Miles LSU

I guess you can't see the forrest through the trees.

I never said Les didn't have talent. I mentioned we sold 100,000 seats to watch the toss dive (a non-exciting brand of football) to win football games because they were COMPETITIVE.

My point is in a hypothetical scenario if all of the top talent coming out of high school went to a hypothetical NFL minor league and bypassed college football then LSU and the other top brands in college football would still sellout 100,000 seat stadiums to watch competitive college football while the top talent played in empty minor league stadiums across the country.

re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 4:22 pm to RelicBatches86

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So why aren't they doing that then?

Obviously, b/c college football fans and boosters are desperate to win!

I'll ask you the same question. If the fan interest and loyalty is attached to the top athletes and not the brands of the colleges then how come no one has tried to generate a league that competed against college football and take its multi-billion dollar industry?

We've had the USFL, the XFL, and now the UFL. Not one of these private leagues attempted to draft or sign the top talent coming out of HS even before the NIL era. None of them have publicly tried to secure a TV deal that competes with college football. If the star power is with the athletes . . . "Why aren't they doing that then?"

re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/21/26 at 11:45 am to chalmetteowl

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How many did they sell under Curley Hallman?

I guess you lack reading comprehension or missed the whole part about being competitive . . .

re: $40 million spent

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/20/26 at 7:32 pm to vidtiger23

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We turned over damn near or over 50 players and won 5 games last year. How many people can’t connect those dots is beyond my comprehension.

I'm not agreeing with OP but every program in FBS is dealing with high turnover. The avg in the SEC was 24 players transferring out.

Tiger Rant

re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/20/26 at 1:19 pm to chalmetteowl

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It would be as popular as the teams that play with 2 and 3 star athletes

BS . . . LSU sold 100,000 + seats every year running the toss dive under Les Miles. As long as they are competitive the people will come and support it!

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LSU baseball is a one-off situation and in most of the country, minor league baseball is more popular than college baseball.

Its not just LSU its the entire SEC because those are the most competitive programs.

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a lot of the college audience is pro fans like me trying to watch for future potential.

And for every "pro fan like you" there is a college fan that no longer cares b/c the sport has lost its amateurism.

re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/20/26 at 11:46 am to chalmetteowl

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Well that’s false, otherwise LSU would be rolling out Southeastern’s roster due to it being a lot cheaper lol

10 MM watched two option style juggernauts play in the Army/Navy game last year. Probably not a single player on the field that day will ever step on an NFL field.

If every team in the country had nothing but 2 and 3 star athletes then college football would still be just as popular as it is today. No one gives a shite about minor league teams. They care about competitive college teams. There is a reason why the people of LA made LSU the Mecca of college baseball but didn't support a far superior product in a AAA minor league team.

re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/20/26 at 11:27 am to Alt26

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If Rasin' Canes, All Star Ford, Nike, and/or Riverside Towing want to pay a player $2M, $8M, $80M for the use of the players NIL,

This is where the problem lies. The top colleges programs are "spending" up to 10 times what the athletes on a typical NFL team collectively generate in NIL deals. It has obviously become pay to play under the disguise of NIL. If we're being honest very few players have any true NIL value as an athlete on campus much less before they step foot on campus.

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The total endorsement money on a typical NFL team varies wildly, but averages roughly $2 million to $5 million per year combined for the entire 53-man roster, heavily skewed by one or two star players.

re: Save College Sports Act - why should D1 Football, Basketball players take a NIL paycut

Posted by armytiger96 on 9/20/26 at 11:03 am to taylork37

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These same "kids" that can join the military and go to war and die for us? These same kids who fuel one of if not the most lucrative sports businesses in the US? Why do you hate adults participating in the free market? Are you a communist?

Yep and the ones who play for the schools that require them to serve their country post graduation do not get a penny in NIL.

It's not a free market. It's an extension of the education system that in most cases is subsidized by taxpayers. No one would give two shits about these kids in the free market which is why no one has created a minor league system. If the free market would support it then private equity would have set up a minor league system that drafted and paid players out of high school long ago.

The fans show up to cheer for the letters on the helmet not the name on the back of the jersey.