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Kentucky called and said y'all need to simmer down now.
Technically, Ole Miss didn't fire Freeze. I know the concept still applies, regardless, but it's worth noting.
So what? Last year, 4 SEC teams lost to an LSU team that had just fired its coach. 2 of those teams fired their coaches this year. Perhaps they should have been fired last year after losing to an interim HC?

Louisville lost a bowl game with a Heisman QB to that same interim HC. What's that say about Louisville?
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Bottom line is all LSU had to do is win. Yall CHOKED!


Congrats on getting this thread back to the top of the rant with your very first post!

:rolleyes:

re: Do we know?

Posted by WirelessMike on 11/9/17 at 1:55 pm
I prefer listening to Blair, but I admit it was entertaining listening to the Auburn game on the radio. Those announcers going on and on about how an obvious block in the back right in front of a ref allowing Chark to score on a punt return was the turning point of the game...

:lol:
LSU 38, Ark 20 (don't think it matters as much as hogs fans think whether Allen or Kelley starts at qb for them)
The difference is that Coach O gives his backup QB time to play in realistic situations (not up by 20+ points) while the game is on the line against opposing defenses who are challenging the starter, so if the basis for comparison is level of commitment to the freshman QB: I, too, admire that O appears to show more confidence in next season's starter than Saban does (while maintaining dedication to Etling).
It's just 1 game against an underrated MSU. CEO has yet to lose to unranked Arkansas teams by 17 points in back-to-back seasons. Losing to MSU by 30 is humiliating, but I think it's fair to reserve judgment, all things considered.

re: Mississippi State rivalry...

Posted by WirelessMike on 9/12/17 at 10:14 am
It's a good game, but I agree with most here-- It's no traditional rivalry. In years past, those have been some of the cheapest and easiest tickets to acquire.

Finebaum, as usual, has only the most rudimentary grasp of football culture outside the state of Alabama.
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Anyone want to link their favorite climate change study?


A google search will yield LOTS of sites containing summaries of relevant data, but the vast majority of search results are from the supporting side of the argument. You have to specify "deny" or "skepticism" to get a little more balance in results.

I like the "skeptical science" site, but it, too, presents strictly from the support perspective. I like it because it has relatively easy-to-understand summaries, and appears not to edit, block or delete opposing opinions in the comments section (many of the opposing comments are extremely compelling).

I mention the opposing comments, because that site has come under fire for a skewed presentation of data, but the data itself is still important and well-documented, and the opposing comments help keep the data in perspective and encourage further research.

This site lacks the depth of data, but does an adequate job of comparing arguments for and against the existence of climate change.

Again-- It's a good thing to question all this, but politics has made it so difficult to debate rationally.
I 100% agree that it's healthy to keep an open mind and question scientific findings, even when there is an obvious consensus, as there is with climate change.

That said, how many times has the argument "I'm right and you're stupid" worked out for anyone? Does that typically encourage someone to put in a little personal research to challenge their own stance on something? I agree with the earlier notion that there are more adult ways to debate and far better methods of persuasion.

My research tells me there is, indeed, an overwhelming consensus that (1) climate change is real and (2) humans are a major factor in it, but the worst thing that could possibly have happened regarding the threat of climate change and the need to address it is that it got politicized. I'm conservative, and I'm christian, so within my own social circles I end up at odds with friends and family regarding this subject at times, but not because of the subject matter so much as the politics associated with it.

I'm not going to stop being libertarian because I acknowledge climate change, and I shouldn't have to argue about it mired in politics. I shouldn't have to argue about it at all-- Better to put a seed of curiosity in those that disagree with me while showing that I'm always willing to challenge my own opinion, so why not challenge yours? A better variety of ways to address it will only come after its existence and/or causes stop being a political issue.
Maybe Coby Fleener and Zach Ertz of Stanford?
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Stars in the NFL, not just at LSU.



I acknowledged that a few minutes ago, and it's still a good point.
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Barkevious "Kiki" Mingo Sam Montgomery Devastating DE duo.
I'm not sure you read the question correctly....


Good point-- The NFL careers didn't play out there.
Barkevious "Kiki" Mingo
Sam Montgomery

Devastating DE duo.

Glen Dorsey and Ricky Jean Francois made a potent pair, as well.

*** Just a note-- Yes, I should have read the question more carefully. My suggestions don't fit the qualifications of the OP (just trying to save the thread from more redundant posts about a point that was already made and acknowledged).
Devery Henderson
Michael Clayton
Dwayne Bowe
Craig "Buster" Davis

re: To all the coach "O" haters...

Posted by WirelessMike on 12/14/16 at 2:52 pm
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There is only one elite coach in this country, and he ain't here.


that isn't true




OK......list them.


Just for the sake of argument, I recognize Urban Meyer as an elite coach.

re: To all the coach "O" haters...

Posted by WirelessMike on 12/14/16 at 2:23 pm
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Curly Hallman won more SEC games 3/4 years here than Oregeron did in 3 seasons combined.


Yet without coaching a full season, Orgeron has already won as many games in a single season as Hallman did in any full season as HC of LSU. Orgeron has also won more SEC games in a single season than Hallman (again, without being HC the entire season). Orgeron will also be coaching a bowl game for LSU-- How many times did Hallman do that?

Based on any single season as HC of LSU, Hallman was worse. If you can recall a game you watched with Hallman as HC, you'd know this is no comparison.

By the way-- Hallman came to LSU from Southern Miss with a much better record than Orgeron's at Ole Miss.

To the point: Do you honestly believe Orgeron is going to be a worse HC at LSU than Hallman was? Does anybody?

Just sayin'.