Tiger Ugly

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About once a week, when he decides to actually cover something well or interview someone in depth, he does a great job. He could be very good as a sports talk personality. The problem is he really wants to be a whiskey or Supper Club personality and not talk sports.

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We pile on Matt a good bit here, mostly because he comes across as arrogant and condescending at times - he just does.

He may well be a great guy IRL, but the perception among many is real and IMHO it's earned.

But he is smart, he does work hard (as he'll tell you), he has good sources and connections (which he'll also tell you - you don't even have to ask), and he can think on his feet and has good insight, particularly as regards football and the football program, not as much baseball and even less hoops.

Not sure he still does that post game football show/podcast where he and his co-host curse as much as they possibly can as if they are in a contest to see who can curse most - but I always thought that was really strange and beneath him. But he would push back hard on anyone who called him on that so it was important to him I guess to be free to curse at will.

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Landry can do whatever he wants behind the scenes but he needs to stop his poor man’s Trump act when it comes to getting us into contests of brinkmanship with the SEC.

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100%

Oh no we won't.

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People here who can from memory rattle off what Obsession made domestically in its second weekend aren't the average consumer.

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Or folks who can rattle of political leanings and statements of every actor in a particular movie...

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The best method is just to park farther away and pull through so you don't have to back at all.

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Absolutely, the pull through is always 100% the best option when available.

I never have and I never will. As long as I can walk - and I don't mind walking at all it's part of my daily routine - I'll walk a mile to not pay.

I drop my ice chest off where we tailgate, go park and walk back to the tailgate. After the game I put my ice chest in a friends truck who pays to park near the tailgate and get it the next day.

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From what I've seen very, very few people actively want political messaging in their entertainment.

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I'd say very, very few people want political messaging in entertainment that they disagree with. And for me that is a significantly different than just not wanting political messaging.

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Not excusing what happened at Penn State and what ALLEGEDLY happened at Baylor, but those activities were outside of the conference and NCAA’s authority. Those were criminal proceedings and were handled as such.

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How about North Carolina who engaged in an athletic program wide systematic academic cheating scandal where dozens of athletes were taking fake classes over and extended period of time. Did the ACC threaten to expel North Carolina? Hell, they won a basketball title in the midst of it. I would certainly think the conference might have some authority in that case? If they did they certainly didn't excercise it.

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At this moment and for the foreseeable future, there is no hotter college football commodity than LSU and Kiffin.

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the appeal in regard to interest and ratings - the star will probably never be higher nor would the potential contract numbers.

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If I'm LSU, I become an independent and lock up the biggest TV contract in history


I think you overestimate the value of LSU’s brand

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Maybe a year ago I'd agree with you but in the context of what's going on right now, I'm not so sure. Don't underestimate the draw of a villain, perceived or real.