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re: Is Kiffin the smokescreen for Saban?
Posted by Manswers on 11/19/25 at 4:26 pm to geauxgold17
I don't think we are getting either. Living in the midwest, the perception is that Kiffin is going to Florida but does anyone truly know?
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re: If you had to list the top LSU HCs ever, would O be in your top 5?
Posted by Manswers on 11/3/25 at 9:02 pm to homemadeshine
Saban, Dietzel, Arnsparger, McClendon, and Miles.
I found this summary of the exhibition game against UCF. They look to have better pieces this year. They fell behind by double digits and came back to win.
Nwoko was scoring in the low post and rebounding very well. We look to have better PG play and McKinnon appears to be an effective outside shooter with basketball smarts. There were a number of defensive breakdowns, but we seem to have better players and are deeper this year.
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Nwoko was scoring in the low post and rebounding very well. We look to have better PG play and McKinnon appears to be an effective outside shooter with basketball smarts. There were a number of defensive breakdowns, but we seem to have better players and are deeper this year.
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re: LSU Head Coach Odds per @BetOnline_AG. Sumrall is the clear frontrunner right now
Posted by Manswers on 10/27/25 at 12:51 pm to saint tiger225
Didn't you hear? Frank Wilson has agreed to HC the tigers in 2026. It is "confirmed".
re: Brian Kelly, Coach O and Les Miles: Rank them in your opinion
Posted by Manswers on 10/21/25 at 3:06 pm to The Pirate King
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9-4 (No Burrow, Chase, or Brady)
10-3 (Mid Burrow)
15-0 (Elite Burrow)
Hardly a fluke.
Well, there were those seasons after Burrow....
re: If you fire BK, you must take at least one shot at the GOAT
Posted by Manswers on 10/21/25 at 3:04 pm to GrizzlyWintergreen
If we could hire 50-year old Nick Saban, I say do it. Probably even 57-year old Bill Arnsparger.
re: Brian Kelly hate
Posted by Manswers on 10/14/25 at 2:37 pm to McManiac23
Kelly is a top 10 coach. Who is your replacement?
re: Is VB the new Mickey Guidry?
Posted by Manswers on 10/8/25 at 11:18 am to prplhze2000
Mickey Guidry was a year ahead of Hodson. VB is younger and new to the system.
re: Pick 1 player from LSU's past on offense & defense that could help this year's team
Posted by Manswers on 9/18/25 at 6:13 am to homemadeshine
Offense - Jayden
Defense - Henry Thomas
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If I could, I'd trade the D pick for a 2nd O pick and pick one of Faneca or Andolsek.
Joe Burrow is the best QB all time for LSU but Jayden is a close second. This year's D is the D he deserved in 2023. We win it all this year with a healthy Jayden.
Defense - Henry Thomas
Comments:
If I could, I'd trade the D pick for a 2nd O pick and pick one of Faneca or Andolsek.
Joe Burrow is the best QB all time for LSU but Jayden is a close second. This year's D is the D he deserved in 2023. We win it all this year with a healthy Jayden.
There is plenty of evidence to support Nuss's abdominal injury. I hope they rest him this week.
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Bad rule. Correct call.
Agree. He lowered his head but you could tell it was an inadvertent helmet to helmet hit.
The rule is the call on the field is presumed correct unless clear video evidence to the contrary. Call on the field - catch and ball out at 1 yard line. There is no way anyone can look at that video and say that was clear evidence of "not a catch". The unbiased rules analyst and TV announcers agreed. So, easy decision is - call stands because not enough evidence to overturn.
For the placement, there was clear video evidence to overturn with the touching of the pylon.
For the booth to come back and call that an incompletion rightly leaves them open to accusations of bias or a decision made under duress.
It really was an easy call to make and they made an obvious error.
For the placement, there was clear video evidence to overturn with the touching of the pylon.
For the booth to come back and call that an incompletion rightly leaves them open to accusations of bias or a decision made under duress.
It really was an easy call to make and they made an obvious error.
I'm not concerned. I am old enough to remember when Jim Mora brought a bunch of guys from the USFL. I couldn't believe he wanted to start a 5'9" guy at interior LB but Sam Mills became an all-time great.
Maybe Gooden will be the Sam Mills of LSU's DL.
Maybe Gooden will be the Sam Mills of LSU's DL.
Les followed Saban and inherited a championship program with a culture of excellence. He was able to ride that wave for several years but eventually slid into mediocrity.
BK inherited a program in disarray after O's excesses. He had to rebuild the culture and has done a creditable job winning while rebuilding the culture.
BK hands down over Les.
BK inherited a program in disarray after O's excesses. He had to rebuild the culture and has done a creditable job winning while rebuilding the culture.
BK hands down over Les.
re: MBB Offseason '25 Transfer Portal Tracker
Posted by Manswers on 5/5/25 at 1:59 pm to thunderbird1100
The biggest threat to next year is that either/both Thomas and Reed sustain year-ending injuries. There are replacements to both of them but their absences would significantly hurt the team and could tank the season.
I kind of see it that way, too. If you think Dart is the guy draft him. The Saints have scores of 1st round picks they botched that were "safer" OL an DL picks. Obviously, they should see if there is a difference maker available at 9 but I'm not sure that is going to be the case.
Man it is tough to name starters because you have to decide whether you disregard things like career-changing injuries or difference in strength and development of players in the 1950s versus the 1990s+, and whether you rate them based on their peak conditioning and skill (e.g. NBA All-Star version or college version). I'm going to assume no injuries, peak performance/conditioning and name the following 15 guys:
Starters
PG - Chris Jackson 6'0"
SG - Pete Maravich 6'5"
SF - Rudy Macklin 6'7'
PF - Bob Pettit 6'9"
C - Shaquille O'Neal 7'1"
Alternates:
F - John Williams 6'8"
PG - Randy Livingston 6'4"
C - Stanely Roberts 7'0"
G/F - Jerry Reynolds 6'8"
F - DeWayne Scales 6'9"
G - Cam Thomas 6'3"
G/F - Don Redden 6'6"
F - Ben Simmonds 6'10"
F - Brandon Bass 6'8"
G - Ethan Martin 5'11"
**I might be tempted to substitute a defensive stopper like one of the Temples or Oliver Brown for Brandon Bass or Ben Simmons. Man, and I also really want Howard Carter on my team.
Starters
PG - Chris Jackson 6'0"
SG - Pete Maravich 6'5"
SF - Rudy Macklin 6'7'
PF - Bob Pettit 6'9"
C - Shaquille O'Neal 7'1"
Alternates:
F - John Williams 6'8"
PG - Randy Livingston 6'4"
C - Stanely Roberts 7'0"
G/F - Jerry Reynolds 6'8"
F - DeWayne Scales 6'9"
G - Cam Thomas 6'3"
G/F - Don Redden 6'6"
F - Ben Simmonds 6'10"
F - Brandon Bass 6'8"
G - Ethan Martin 5'11"
**I might be tempted to substitute a defensive stopper like one of the Temples or Oliver Brown for Brandon Bass or Ben Simmons. Man, and I also really want Howard Carter on my team.
No regular season game would count for being the pinnacle. Here are the highest points:
1. 1978-1981 - Macklin, Martin, Cook, Carter, Scales, Mitchell, etc. Great basketball for a sustained 4-5 years. 1981 Final Four, 1980 Elite Eight, 1979 Sweet 16.
2. 1985-1987 - the John Williams/Nikita Wilson years. The 1986 team was the most inspiring team ever. They were also fundamentally sound (maybe because of Tex Winter?). 1986 Final Four, 1987 Elite Eight.
3. 1989-1991 - the Shaq years. They should have made it past the second round. CJ/Shaq/Roberts team was incredibly talented but young and inconsistent.
After that, it has to be the Wade years. Brady and JJ were way to erratic.
1. 1978-1981 - Macklin, Martin, Cook, Carter, Scales, Mitchell, etc. Great basketball for a sustained 4-5 years. 1981 Final Four, 1980 Elite Eight, 1979 Sweet 16.
2. 1985-1987 - the John Williams/Nikita Wilson years. The 1986 team was the most inspiring team ever. They were also fundamentally sound (maybe because of Tex Winter?). 1986 Final Four, 1987 Elite Eight.
3. 1989-1991 - the Shaq years. They should have made it past the second round. CJ/Shaq/Roberts team was incredibly talented but young and inconsistent.
After that, it has to be the Wade years. Brady and JJ were way to erratic.
re: Greg Brooks Jr's attorney reacts to BK rebuttal:
Posted by Manswers on 2/7/25 at 6:22 pm to lsufan0582
I have not been following this lawsuit but what are they claiming are the damages? Did BK do something to cause the tumor to not be diagnosed earlier? I see a claim that BK did not contact Brooks since 2023 but is the basis of the lawsuit? I'm probably missing something but what the lawyer and the Dad are saying doesn't seem to be relevant to Brooks' injury.
re: McCarthy not viewed highly by team; Gayle facing pressure to change org
Posted by Manswers on 1/28/25 at 12:25 pm to Rand AlThor
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To me it reads like it means that Gayle is getting calls from other owners telling her to cut ties with Mickey. I could be wrong, but that's how it reads. Josina is trying not to nuke Mickey from orbit and is holding back saying that explicitly.
That's how I read it to. Clear enough to get the point across but vague enough to not seriously injure Loomis.
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