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JTacoma03

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Favorite team:	LSU
Location:	Baton Rouge/San Francisco
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Occupation:	Filmmaker
Number of Posts:	384
Registered on:	9/15/2009
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re: Who's the best proffessional baseball player to come out of LSU?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 1/25/14 at 12:59 am

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If you are going by rings, Ryan Theriot.

I feel like this at least has to be in the discussion. Not a gaudy numbers guy, but there when it counted, two years in a row.

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re: If Turner leaves . . .

Posted by JTacoma03 on 1/4/14 at 1:21 pm

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This is a real problem for us. This is the one reason that I can't be too optimistic about the future of the program.

Yeah me too...we just got a commit from the highest rated recruit in LSU history alongside a top 10 (maybe top 5 when it's done) recruiting class, won a bowl game with a backup freshman QB, and saw a WHOLE BUNCH of young DB's grow tremendously over the course of their first year of PT...

...but one guy deciding to leave early definitely is the death knell for LSU football. :banghead: :banghead:

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re: Why didn't fans travel to Outback?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 1/1/14 at 9:24 pm

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slicksavvy

Here's my 3 reasons:

1. Boring matchup
2. Terrible bowl
3. Did you see what TAF wanted for their travel package? Absurd.

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re: Opinions on day of tickets for Bucs game?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 12/13/13 at 10:44 pm

Thanks for the advice guys! I'm really stoked and hope I can get in.

Any obvious way to spot fakes for the 'dome?

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Opinions on day of tickets for Bucs game?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 12/9/13 at 12:26 pm

Hey Saints board,

I'll be in from Cali for christmas (home is baton rouge) but would love to catch the home game vs. the Bucs. On Ebay/Stubhub/etc. the tickets are in the 110-115 range minimum for terrace and that seems a little pricey? They oughta be cheaper day of right? The bucs aren't very good and hopefully we'll have the division sewn up by then...so I was thinking about rolling the dice and seeing if I could pick up tickets day of on the street.

Any advice or local knowledge...I know the hot spots for SF Giants tickets but in NOLA I'm out of my depth, lol. Thanks in advance.

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re: Meet the new sand volleyball coach

Posted by JTacoma03 on 12/4/13 at 11:33 am

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How much are we paying a sand vb coach?
This is nothing more than intramurals and could be coached by a player

So, you can't hit a volleyball huh?

Sand Volleyball is no joke.

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re: On a scale: P&G gameday shirt to obnoxiously obsessed, which LSU fan are you?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 12/4/13 at 11:29 am

I spent my freshman year at LSU (High School in Baton Rouge), but transferred out to NC State after that. I don't wear head-to-toe purple and gold (aka I don't clothes shop at walmart) but I definitely wear the colors year round and never miss a chance to yell out GEAUX TIGERS when I see another fan out in the world somewhere.

After I transferred out I was still getting acclimated to Raleigh, and one day at the NC State dining hall I did a double take as this dude was walking by wearing a LSU hoodie...and he did the same because I was wearing one as well. He sat down, we had lunch, and are still good friends to this day.

Went to the Arky game last weekend (first game I've been to since 2008!) and some dude asked me to sit down and I got pretty irked...called him an Alleva-tiger...apologized later though...

so...given the evidence I'd say I'm a 8.5 or 9.

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re: Did the FB Tigers meet, exceed or fall short of your expectations this season?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 12/3/13 at 2:28 pm

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kicker- above
punter-below

Haha, logged in to echo this.

I figured 2-3 losses and consider that acceptable. I thought Bama and A&M would be closer games though. Losing 8 starters on D can't be understated in the SEC.

The most disappointing thing about this season was how mediocre Keehn was given our recent history of great punters (Jones, Wing, et al). With a young defense learning on their feet it puts them in a bind when you're shank-prone.

Best thing about this season? LSU #1 in the SEC in 3rd down conversion AND red zone offense.

:geauxtigers:

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re: Does Cam C Stay Around For Another Year or Move on to HC Job?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 12/3/13 at 1:12 pm

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God damn. Everyone was begging for even a mediocre offense before this year. Cam comes in and makes it above average in one season. He did way more than we ever could have hoped. If you people aren't trolling, y'all are some kind of fricking stupid.

QFT. Most of these morons have no idea what they're watching when they watch games.

CC took a QB who probably wouldn't have been drafted and in one year made the NFL at least interested in working him out.

It sucks we lost 8 starters on D, and nobody likes losing...especially to Ole Miss...but my god look at what we'll do next year, especially with Jennings showing as much promise and with our young defense getting more experience.

Now if only we could find a DT somewhere.

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re: Worried about DT next year

Posted by JTacoma03 on 11/19/13 at 12:41 pm

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Idiotic?

The proof is in the pudding !
The only decent team we beat this year was auburn!
That's it!

If we played Auburn today they would beat us!
Their coach is getting 150% out of his players.
Miles needs to go!
Charlie Strong unfortunately will be hired by Florida .

After we go 7-5 next year hopefully miles will get fired!
I don't want to go 7-5 but that is what's going to happen
We have qb with no experience thanks to miles

Holy sh*t you're retarded.

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re: What do you want to see from backups vs. UAB

Posted by JTacoma03 on 9/6/13 at 2:43 pm

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Confidence and technique. Being in the right position. There's no reason why there should be ANY stupid mistakes against UAB.

This is retarded. If the backups played like that they would be starters.

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re: Early thoughts on Georgia game

Posted by JTacoma03 on 9/2/13 at 4:17 pm

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Ok... I kind of felt that our DB's were our strength. LB's and DL inexperienced. We'll see. Hope you are right about overall speed and tenacity not being a problem.

Fair enough to say the secondary in general, out of position a couple of times and took bad angles. However I thought the DLine played well enough, TCU is probably overrated, but not vastly. They're a good team.

I think with more reps and the all important video breakdown it'll be like Pollack says...next freak up. :geauxtigers:

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re: Early thoughts on Georgia game

Posted by JTacoma03 on 9/2/13 at 3:06 pm

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I know it was the first game but team speed on defense is a step slower than last year. Losing so many to the NFL explains that. The defense will need to come together a lot between now and Georgia game if LSU has legitimate shot at upset in Athens.

I disagree (respectfully, but completely) with this assessment. Our problem isn't speed or tenacity, it's inexperience in the DB's...and to that effect I think they need to continue the path they're on, I don't think there's any cause for concern.

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re: Most impressive thing to you from last night?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 9/1/13 at 3:12 pm

Most impressive to me was how smooth the offense looked, especially given it was the first game of the season, new OC, etc. blah blah blah.

- We converted 3rd and 5+ yards consistently.
- Mett showed poise in pocket and was decisive with the ball
- O-Line gave him time
- WR's made catches they wouldn't have last year
- Mett has earned trust of coaching staff, playcalling reflects that.

So the most impressive overall is how cohesive we were on Offense this early in the season. I think this will be the most balanced and potent Offense since '07, especially with the return of Hill.

As a sidenote, no slight to the D either, I just expected them to play about like they did...athletic, disruptive, but with some mistakes as they are young and relatively inexperienced.

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re: Johnny Jones Pre-Tournament Report Card

Posted by JTacoma03 on 2/28/13 at 2:25 pm

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- Perimeter defense has taken a step back

What does this even mean? Are you trying to say we don't guard every perimeter player tight when he's outside the arc?...because if that's a con to you then I question your basketball knowledge. If they can't shoot the 3 don't guard them for the 3.

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re: Del Piero is tall

Posted by JTacoma03 on 2/24/13 at 4:01 pm

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If anything, they add an inch for cleats so he's really 7'2"

New to basketball huh...

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re: Anybody know Coach Miles personally/talk to him?

Posted by JTacoma03 on 2/7/13 at 5:05 am

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I won a charity lunch with him and a few other people 2 years ago and he's a great conversationalist like someone said earlier, but damn is he goofy. our conversation went from team preparation to the "specialist" he brought in to help the team adjust to the time zone when we played at Washington a few years back. it's very easy to see why his players go to war for him

All the players and staff know him (the specialist) as "sleep doc". He's been working with the team since that season to better utilize one of the most important and most ignored and misunderstood components of athletic performance.

He was on AFR right before the A&M game this past season for those curious to know more.

He's a former LSU athlete himself, a medical wizard, and an asset to the team(s) he works with...

...and I'm not just saying that cuz I'm related to him either ;)

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re: By Mid-Season, LSU only had 8 of 22 starters back from the BCSNCG

Posted by JTacoma03 on 1/25/13 at 9:58 pm

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AlaTiger

Thanks for a logical, rational thread.

...and to the people that say play calling was an issue, remember that if you're a young player in a backup role, a good bit of what contributes to that is likely playbook knowledge and game-speed decision making. So, logically, with more backups in the game we can effectively execute less of the playbook.

I think it's commendable the job the coaching staff has done in light of all the controversy in putting together a 10-win season and getting these young players to earn their stripes. I'm definitely optimistic for next year. I think our teams "look" will be different on field, but as different as we looked this year from last and still put together a solid season I'm not worried.

It's so funny the Miles haters...the biggest feather in his cap is the thing they're the most blind to. Look at the diversity of his teams since he's taken the job - and his worst season was 8 wins? Hah! Great time to be a Tiger!

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