GhostofJackson
| Favorite team: | Tulane  |
| Location: | Speedy Teflon Wizard |
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| Number of Posts: | 6917 |
| Registered on: | 11/13/2009 |
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re: The federal court just approved the House settlement, which will dictate how college
Posted by GhostofJackson on 6/7/25 at 7:41 am
If you think a committee will be able to enforce fair market value I have beachfront property to sell you in Alaska. Look at how Europe is handling fair market value for sponsors of soccer teams. There's no true way to regulate it. Fair market is what people are willing to pay.
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re: Anyone planning to buy a new car right now?
Posted by GhostofJackson on 5/7/25 at 2:04 pm
My rationale is that I think the average American is in more debt than they've ever been, even as a percentage of income. The ability to buy new vehicles at prices that are way above inflation adjusted costs means that dealers will either have to let cars sit on the lot which makes no money, or take a haircut on 2025s and shuffle purchases for 2026 toward more profitable models.
re: Anyone planning to buy a new car right now?
Posted by GhostofJackson on 5/7/25 at 1:15 pm
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You're ultra naive in thinking you have any power sitting at a dealership. Even if you've bought five cars from there before, even if you personally know Price LeBlanc's third cousin's twice removed dog walker.
Um, I don't think I have "power" but you do realize car dealerships need to move cars to make money, right?
re: Anyone planning to buy a new car right now?
Posted by GhostofJackson on 5/7/25 at 1:00 pm
I get that. I'm wondering how much they'll wiggle with 800+ credit. Like if I say, I'll sign today if you can get me a better rate what they will do.
Anyone planning to buy a new car right now?
Posted by GhostofJackson on 5/7/25 at 12:54 pm
I was originally planning to buy a car later this year because I figured the car market would start to come back to earth. It does seem like prices are dropping because inventory is high and the used car market is heating up. I feel like it's 50/50 if 2026 will be a really good year for buyers because I think the economy is way more screwed than most people will admit.
I saw some good deals this week where cars actually going well under MSRP and I think we will continue to see this throughout the year. Anyone else thinking about buying soon, or will you wait until 2026 or beyond?
I saw some good deals this week where cars actually going well under MSRP and I think we will continue to see this throughout the year. Anyone else thinking about buying soon, or will you wait until 2026 or beyond?
re: For those worried, Aj Haulcy verbally committed to LSU last night
Posted by GhostofJackson on 5/4/25 at 8:15 pm
What are we looking at in that picture? lol
re: LSU T&F Alumni Gold Meet today - Jelani in the 200m and 4x100m relay
Posted by GhostofJackson on 4/26/25 at 2:20 pm
The winning team several years ago had a ton of LA kids on it. We need to recruit track like we do football. I'm tired of seeing 28 year old Kenyans and people from other countries. We have a 20 foot female jumper going to USC when LSU is 30 minutes away. I hate seeing kids go out of state when recruiting internationals is t bringing titles.
re: USL votes to implement Pro/Rel
Posted by GhostofJackson on 4/19/25 at 9:04 pm
Gimme a break. No American fan is watching USL because of pro/rel. No foreign fans are going to watch USL because of pro/rel. The money league is MLS. It costs 500 million to join the league now. USL will get bought up by MLS way before they ever become even remotely close to being a competitor. I can't believe of all the hot takes on this board over the years, a bunch of people in this thread are going to become USL followers. I'll believe it when I see it. Start the year-long posts! Let's see how long USL keeps your attention.
re: Louisiana High School Track and Field Discussion; update:Regional times on page 2
Posted by GhostofJackson on 4/15/25 at 6:39 pm
Right I meant if you took away the super shoes and fast tracks. LA had a kid run 8:40s in the 70s.
re: Louisiana High School Track and Field Discussion; update:Regional times on page 2
Posted by GhostofJackson on 4/15/25 at 11:30 am
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we aren't running kids into the ground anymore
Maybe, maybe not
re: Louisiana High School Track and Field Discussion; update:Regional times on page 2
Posted by GhostofJackson on 4/15/25 at 11:21 am
Faster tracks, faster shoes, more knowledge of how to incorporate supplements. Kids are definitely faster, but I don't think they're so much faster than what we've seen in the past.
re: Do you consider a 1000% price change increase over a 20 year period reasonable?
Posted by GhostofJackson on 4/11/25 at 1:49 pm
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Students should be getting a well rounded, HIGHER education.
That is what high school is for.
re: Tristen Keys will be at Miami tomorrow
Posted by GhostofJackson on 4/11/25 at 10:11 am
If we could get rid of signing day and have kids sign when they commit, a lot of these early commitments would end, especially now that financial ramifications of being on a team are a part of the process.
re: UFL 2025 Season
Posted by GhostofJackson on 3/29/25 at 12:35 pm
There's a ton of LSU and Tulane guys playing in the league so hopefully they don't fold.
re: AI Tutors are about to make teachers trade summers off for year-round jobs
Posted by GhostofJackson on 3/25/25 at 7:19 am
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80% of teachers will be screwed is what I should have said.
So 80 percent of students will not need to have a physical person in the room? Who is stopping fights? Who is making sure cheating isn't happening? Who is walking kids from class to lunch? Who is watching during recess. Right now if a school has a 20-1 teacher to student ratio and you get rid of 80 percent of teachers, you think one teacher can do that with 100 students? You really haven't thought this through.
re: AI Tutors are about to make teachers trade summers off for year-round jobs
Posted by GhostofJackson on 3/24/25 at 7:42 pm
People keep saying teachers are screwed. Teachers will be one of the last jobs to survive the AI changes, not the first. Where are you dropping your children off to? A robot school? I think this will affect very little in terms of teacher positions because you still can only have one person watching 20-30 kids at a time, checking on real-life needs during class. Who is the kid asking to use the rest room? Who will be stopping HS kids from ditching school? And for those who say they won't need to go to school to get educated, who is at home with them during the day while they learn?
re: What are the most useless college degrees?
Posted by GhostofJackson on 3/11/25 at 10:16 am
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I’m making decent money now, but not due to the field of study.
I mean, what were you thinking when you were majoring in history? Did you think that was going to be a lucrative field? Sounds like you are the problem, not the degree.
re: Just pure street ball.
Posted by GhostofJackson on 3/8/25 at 5:18 pm
We played street ball with Will Wade, except he won.
re: Do not underestimate Kyle Williams
Posted by GhostofJackson on 3/6/25 at 8:21 pm
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Meh not a fan of hiring a coach with zero coaching experience at a high level when this is your make or break year.
Who are we hiring in the middle of spring? You need someone available ASAP to work with your guys.
re: When does the Mens BB spring portal start?
Posted by GhostofJackson on 3/4/25 at 12:16 pm
I'd imagine all portals are nearly the same considering you still have to be enrolled based on semesters.
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