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Agreed. I don't get the whole idea of penalizing a team for a highly uncertain head coaching situation in a potential playoff selection scenario.

It would be one thing if a team's star quarterback got hurt and knocked out of an upcoming playoff (ala 2023 Florida State) but a head coaching situation while disruptive doesn't change the effectiveness of a team's roster that did enough during the season to deserve a playoff spot.

Ole Miss is securely in the playoff barring them s###ing the bed and losing the Egg Bowl. That part is a given but I could see Lane's situation costing Ole Miss a home playoff game which would be BS in my opinion

That would suck and hopefully be avoided if possible.

I realize at some point it's probably unavoidable with the SEC potentially getting 5 teams in the playoff but one of the cool things about the new playoff format is really interesting non conference match ups on campus in a playoff format.

I know the bowls will never allow it but I'd prefer it if the 2nd round playoff games were played on the campuses of the 4 teams that get byes in the first round

Most interesting bet with this game is whether LSU's offense has more touchdowns/field goals (scoring drives) than turnovers

LSU D will have to hold Oklahoma's offense to single digits to have any shot at pulling off an upset

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Cov/Mandeville is much better. Fairhope is one of the most overrated towns on the planet.

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I'm a big fan of this area (Mandeville/Covington) and this area works better for my current situation (family close by, family situation, current financial situation, and new job opportunity) than Fairhope does right now but I strongly (and respectfully) disagree.

Fairhope is awesome and the Daphne area is great as well if your financial situation is average to above average which unfortunately mine isn't at the moment. Not to get too personal but I also had a couple of painful relationship memories in the area and just needed a change of scenery and perspective and also wanted to spend more time with family here in the Mandeville area. My reasons for moving were much more personal than any issue I had with Fairhope itself.

Again, I like the Mandeville area A LOT and could see myself being here for the foreseeable future but if money was no object I'd either move back to Fairhope or Daphne or at the very least split time between here and there. I absolutely loved living on the Eastern Shore and moved here for mostly personal reasons rather than any issues I had with Fairhope itself.
The main issue with Fairhope/Daphne (which has a population roughly equal to Slidell, Mandeville, Covington, and Madisonville combined) in my current situation was how incredibly expensive housing prices are and rent is right along the bay in the part of Fairhope where I lived.

Home prices aren't as bad on the inland side of Hwy 98 in Fairhope but still very expensive compared to much of Mandeville and Covington. Didn't work well with my current situation trying to save money in order to buy a house in the area. Home prices are insane in Fairhope and still really expensive even next door in Daphne.

Thanks for the recs...especially the downtown Covington ones. I was passing thru downtown Abita Springs last Friday and there was a cool looking restaurant/bar with live music playing. What's that place called?

I like Barley Oak. Been a few times over the last few years when visiting.

La Lou down the street has a good brunch

Pat Gallagher's 527 is expensive but very good. Probably my favorite restaurant in the area.

Chimes - very solid for what it is...a nice place to watch games with solid
food and a nice craft beer selection

Copeland's of New Orleans - I realize it's technically a chain but probably my favorite New Orleans style chain restaurant.

Can't think of the name of it but there's a somewhat "newer" (only about a 5 or 6 year old) restaurant a couple of blocks down the lakefront street heading west from the Barley
Oak that is decent and has open deck seating.

Moved here on late July from Fairhope. I had a good job offer/opportunity here (in Mandeville) and have family in the area so decided to make the move.

Currently living in Covington and working in Mandeville. While the area isn't as nice as Fairhope, it's plenty nice. Mandeville/Covington is different but still a well above average place to live. People are chill and maybe even a little more laid back than people on the Eastern Shore...especially Fairhope which while really nice can be quite cliquish and snooty.

The local economy of Mandeville, Covington, nearby Abita Springs, and St Tammany parish in general seem to be much less tourism based which I like because it seems to be easier to find better non-service and non-tourism related job opportunities here than in Baldwin County. I don't know if that's because the competition for the better jobs in Baldwin County is more intense because the population there is growing so fast and people are moving there from more areas of the South and the Midwest compared to those moving to St Tammany parish but I was able to get a great job easier here than in Baldwin County.

For Mandeville, Covington, and nearby locals what are some can't miss events and more popular restaurants/bars in the area?

I've been a fan of Mandeville since visiting a handful of times each year sincce my brother, SIL, and nephews moved here about 10 years ago

DJ with a good OC could probably do some damage (in a good way) at Auburn

I actually delivered Door Dash once to earn a little extra gas money. The crazy thing is that I would be scared as a guy to even take the required picture of the food in front of an open door to confirm delivery with a naked woman passed out nearby on the couch. A guy could potentially get in trouble for doing that even if she was nowhere in the picture yet a woman can apparently come right up to the threshold, pull out her phone, zoom in on a naked unconscious guy, film it, post it online, doxx the guy putting his first name, last initial, and address online, and then accuse him of SA and somehow have several people defend her as a victim. The double standard is insane!

A lot of people are saying she allegedly reposted an edited version of her original online video showing the door wide open after allegedly taking down the original video where the door was slightly cracked and she opened it so the whole "he left the door wide open".

The customer is laying low and being quiet while door dash girl keeps digging a hole posting more videos about the incident which brings up another point about the lack of accountability.

The customer is wisely being tight lipped knowing he has a very good case for a lawsuit. Meanwhile the delivery girl keeps on posting videos which in a normal world would be the absolute worst thing someone in her position should be doing but because she's a woman and he's part of the one and only "oppressor" demographic she'll get off with at worst a slap on the wrist and won't have to pay a penny while Door Dash will end up having to clean up her mess and settle out of court with the customer.

Meanwhile the victim won't receive an apology from her despite having his reputation ruined and will somehow at best be considered a pervert and creep and at worst be considered someone who got away with SA all for the crime of passing out half naked in his own home

Customer gets home (likely wasted) after a night out, orders Door Dash with instructions to leave order at the door, and then passes out half naked on his couch.

Door Dash delivery woman proceeds to deliver order and instead of placing the order at the door and taking a picture of order to confirm it was delivered as instructed she whips out her phone and films the guy naked on HIS couch inside HIS home. Then proceeds to post the video online and then doxxes the customer posting his first name last initial and his address. Man wakes up to video of himself all over the internet and naturally feels violated and is pissed.

Door Dash girl probably sensing that she may have f'd quadruples down and actually accuses the customer of committing SA against her. Imagine the level of hubris and entitlement it takes to go to someone's house with explicit instructions to leave the order at the door and feeling entitled to insist you're a victim after doing things that would land a male Door Dasher in jail within 24 hours of the incident.

Meanwhile there are countless videos online defending and/or excusing her behavior and people calling the guy a pervert and a creep for passing out naked inside his own home

Dude gets filmed online without his knowledge or consent while passed out naked inside his own home on his own couch, is humiliated online after having the video posted online, then gets doxxed, and then to top it off is accused of SA by the perpetrator. Meanwhile, the videos go viral and women and beta males are everywhere online excusing her behavior, telling her SHE'S the victim, and dragging the customer thru the mud calling him a creep and pervert for the crime of passing out drunk on his own couch.

Door Dash customer likely won't get a dime in any lawsuit from the Door Dash girl nor an apology. She probably won't even get a misdemeanor charge while this dude gets humiliated and has his reputation ruined.

I realize the whole women vs accountability has become a popular joke but it gets old seeing women constantly getting away with s### while seeing men getting buried fkr every little thing they do wrong.

Sick and tired of the hypocrisy and double standards

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