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re: Smalls Sliders
Posted by Alt26 on 4/30/25 at 2:36 pm
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Horrible in my opinion, over priced grease bombs at my local one.
I'm with you.
I eat way more fast food than I should, but Smalls is the only one that made me feel like complete shite after eating it. The buns are completely soaked in grease. I get it. It's a cheeseburger. It's not supposed to be healthy. But the amount of grease on the bun was obnoxious.
I figured my first time eating it...then immediately feeling bad...was just a "one-off" at a certain location, so I gave it another shot at a different location. Nope! Same thing.
re: The Colorado Rockies are on pace to possibly become the worst MLB team of all time.
Posted by Alt26 on 4/30/25 at 12:17 pm
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Coors Field is on my list of stadiums I want to go too one day.
A lot of new development is built up around it giving you options to hang out before the game. The stadium is fine, but not remarkable. Sadly, it was built (mid 90's) at the end of the era where bigger is better, so it's not quite as intimate as many of the stadiums that came after it. That size really shows up when there is low attendance.
The food is decent. The beer selection is good (even if you don't like Coors). Night game weather, even in the heart of the summer is great. I've been to 9 (current) MLB stadiums and would probably put Coors in the bottom half of that list overall...but it's still not bad. #1 is PetCo Park (San Diego) on a Friday night in August vs. the Dodgers. That was the best atmosphere for a non playoff game I've ever been a part of. PetCo is a GREAT ball park.
re: Mainieri says he underestimated the strength of the conference these days
Posted by Alt26 on 4/30/25 at 9:36 am
It sounds like another example of a longtime coach who didn't fully embrace (or accept) college sports have COMPLETELY changed from what they were 4-5 years ago.
Currently the landscape is unfettered free agency where the players hold a large portion of the leverage. Paul's last season was 2021, which was before freedom of transferring had fully bloomed in college baseball. Sounds like he wasn't prepared at all for what the sport had become in the 3 years he was out.
Currently the landscape is unfettered free agency where the players hold a large portion of the leverage. Paul's last season was 2021, which was before freedom of transferring had fully bloomed in college baseball. Sounds like he wasn't prepared at all for what the sport had become in the 3 years he was out.
re: MBB Offseason '25 Transfer Portal Tracker
Posted by Alt26 on 4/30/25 at 8:49 am
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There are no excuse makers for this coaching staff on this site. They do not exist.
Perhaps you are new.
It's been a CONSTANT flow of excuses ("reasons"): "Dark cloud of investigations"; "best player" ineligible for the first part of the season...then suddenly is no longer the "best player" after he checks out (which is a 3 year trend)...the new "best player", who wasn't the "best player" coming into the season is lost to a season ending injury...then LSU has no NIL money....they were stuck relying on too many freshmen....and on and on.
There's no "tantrum" being thrown. Just simply a rebuttal to the same delusion seen each of the last 4 offseasons. Bad or (at best) mediocre season...offseason roster moves lauded by everyone....poor results, with the blame falling on the "bad roster" that was an "exciting roster" just 4-5 months ago.
re: MBB Offseason '25 Transfer Portal Tracker
Posted by Alt26 on 4/29/25 at 9:14 pm
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Your back must really hurt from having to bend over so much to disparage the team. Do you get paid for this?
I’m not disparaging the team. I’m disparaging the perpetual excuse makers…and giving actual evidence to support the response instead of searching for every possible basis to ignore the obvious
re: MBB Offseason '25 Transfer Portal Tracker
Posted by Alt26 on 4/29/25 at 4:01 pm
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The difference between this coming season and last season is there is more college playing experience.
LSU minutes leaders
Cam Carter - Senior (appeared in 74 college games before coming to LSU)
Dji Bailey - 5th year Senior (appeared in 78 college games before coming to LSU)
Jordan Sears - 5th year Senior (appeared in 121 college games before coming to LSU)
Damion Collins - 4th year (appeared in 58 college games before this season)
Also on the roster was
Derrick Fountain - 5th year (appeared in 108 college games before this season)
Mike Williams - 2nd year (appeared in all 33 games last season, starting 22)
Even with Reed's injury, McMahon had 5 players on his roster who had appeared in 58+ games prior to last year. He CHOSE to not play experienced guys in Fountain and Williams. If experience was paramount, McMahon chose to leave two experienced players mostly on the bench
As for Chest, McMahon CHOSE to not give him any experience by redshirting him the year before.
But poor ole Matt. He just got stuck having to play freshmen.
It was HIS roster. If he wanted more experience he could have gotten in the offseason vs. signing 3 HS players. He could have given Chest minutes the year before. He could have played Williams and Fountain more.
re: I keep hearing Tennessee fans say lsu ran at their dugout
Posted by Alt26 on 4/29/25 at 1:49 pm
IMO, the antics have reached absurd proportions in college baseball. However, with no real fear of "self-policing", the players continue to do it. But bitching about LSU celebrating a walk-off HR is not the spot to complain. There's nothing wrong with raw emotion coming out there.
3 different scenarios:
1. Curiel pumped after driving in the game-tying run in a two out, bottom of the 9th comeback? Go crazy
2. Jones hitting a 500 foot HR to end the game? Go crazy.
3. The Tenn. SS shortstop staring down the LSU pitcher thinking the pitcher was trying to intentionally throw at the head of the worst hitter in the TN lineup on a 3-1 count? You're a tool.
3 different scenarios:
1. Curiel pumped after driving in the game-tying run in a two out, bottom of the 9th comeback? Go crazy
2. Jones hitting a 500 foot HR to end the game? Go crazy.
3. The Tenn. SS shortstop staring down the LSU pitcher thinking the pitcher was trying to intentionally throw at the head of the worst hitter in the TN lineup on a 3-1 count? You're a tool.
re: Remember, the SEC Tournament is different this year
Posted by Alt26 on 4/29/25 at 1:32 pm
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They're reducing the incentive to travel to the tournament by increasing the number of teams that will only be there for 1 day.
Even in prior years there are probably not a substantial number of people who travel to the tournament, planning on staying multiple days, outside of LSU fans. For many parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, a drive to Hoover is only a few hours. Even if you drive in from a few hours away and only catch your team play one game (then stay the night), it's not that arduous of a trip. However, including all teams increases the amount of viewers on TV. The money generated by increased viewership is more than the amount potentially lost by some fans choosing to not attend.
If you want to say that from a competitive standpoint as a standalone tournament including all 16 teams is uncessary....I completely agree. But I don't think it significantly decreases the fan experience. LSU was in a potential one-and-done situation in 3 of the past 5 tournaments.
re: MBB Offseason '25 Transfer Portal Tracker
Posted by Alt26 on 4/29/25 at 12:44 pm
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It would if the returning players remain healthy and emotionally sound.
That's only 2 guys
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It would if the returning players remain healthy and emotionally sound. The big key would be to land a hammer from somewhere , a Tari Eason or Dalton Knecht type player. Maybe from Australia or another country, a late portal entry . Could be a high school recruit who become available after a coaching change like Tremont Waters.
The deadline to enter the portal has closed and 90+% of the top 100 players in the portal have already made their decisions. As of today, only 7 of 247's top 100 players remain uncommitted. Even if you expand that out to the top 150, the overwhelming majority of top players have made their choices. Same for the HS recruits.
All of the major conf. coaching changes have been made. There's always the possibility of something unexpected, but that's not likely. Waters, who you referenced, decommitted from Georgetown on April 6th...which was about 2 weeks after Thompson was fired. Is it possible someone great becomes available? Sure...but not highly likely at this stage. The pool of available players is mostly set
In 2022, LSU returned 3 players. A 4 person HS signing class was brought in that was ranked 17th. 6 transfers signed and were ranked as the 11th best class. Combine, LSU was ranked as having the 17th best recruiting class.
Currently LSU is returning 2 players. A 3 man HS class has been signed and is ranked 18th. 5 transfers have committed forming a class currently ranked 11th
Unless LSU unexpectedly signs another highly ranked player (of which there are few available now), the rankings right now mirror the 2022 signing class (ahead of the 22-23 season)
re: Remember, the SEC Tournament is different this year
Posted by Alt26 on 4/29/25 at 12:15 pm
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Mizzou hasn't won a single game.
South Carolina hasn't won the third game of a series in 7 tries.
Mississippi State has already fired their coach.
The conference is doing this because they think it will get them more teams into the NCAA Tournament and make it more money.
Conference tournaments, in every sport, have long been unnecessary "for profit" ventures. Even the SEC championship football game. That said, I don't know if I'd agree......
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It's just another decision in a long line of them that reduce the fan experience in favor of potentially fleeting corporate dollars.
How does having all 16 teams reduce the fan experience? .
re: MBB Offseason '25 Transfer Portal Tracker
Posted by Alt26 on 4/29/25 at 10:16 am
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My beef with it all is narrative floated at end of season that issue was NIL and it would be addressed.
The narrative was floated to try to justify the poor results. Notice you heard nothing about NIL until the season went to shite and LSU "just so happened" to be playing the only other team as bad as them (South Carolina). If LSU's NIL budget was unreasonably low, that would have been the case well before October (the start of the season). The fact that nothing was said about it until February, when the AD had to find some basis to justify his decision to retain McMahon despite the abysmal record tells you the true reason for lack of NIL "suddenly" becoming an issue.
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McMahon did commendable job in first few weeks of portal, but appears the well went dry pretty early compared to talk NIL would be substantially bolstered.
LSU didn't have much negotiating leverage given the poor 3 year results. They weren't going to be a high-demand program relative to better programs who were spending similar sum. That meant their best approach was to try to be first in the market with big offers. That's why you saw LSU's transfer class ranked #1 early, before slowing slipping down the rankings (currently 11). When it's all said and done LSU's recruiting class (transfers and HS signees) will likely end up about where it has been each of the last 3 offseason, ranked somewhere in the mid-teens. That's not bad by any means. But it' won't be the significant improvement many thought was coming
re: Who is the biggest jackass?
Posted by Alt26 on 4/27/25 at 4:03 pm
The SS deserved to be told to STFU last night.
You’re the worst hitter on the team. Do you really think Schmidt intentionally threw at your head on a 3-1 count in a close game? I’m sure that was exactly what came from the LSU dugout. Forget the walk…let’s send a message by brushing back the worst hitter on pitch 5 of the at bat.
Know the situation dumbass
You’re the worst hitter on the team. Do you really think Schmidt intentionally threw at your head on a 3-1 count in a close game? I’m sure that was exactly what came from the LSU dugout. Forget the walk…let’s send a message by brushing back the worst hitter on pitch 5 of the at bat.
Know the situation dumbass
re: Tennessee 9 @ LSU 3 Final
Posted by Alt26 on 4/26/25 at 9:11 pm
What is there to discuss? The batter was pissed like the pitcher wanted to buzz him in 3-1. Jones then tells him to STFU. The umps intervened. Issue over.
re: Give Jeff Ireland credit for a solid draft class this year.
Posted by Alt26 on 4/26/25 at 5:55 pm
This is my reaction to the draft…


re: So was the first round hype of Shaduer completely manufactured by ESPN?
Posted by Alt26 on 4/26/25 at 12:30 am
I suspect GMs think he’s an average QB who likely comes with too much distraction that outweighs his ability.
On the one hand, Deion is the reason for the undue hype. On the other, he’s the reason NFL don’t want to deal with the headache of having his kid on the team
On the one hand, Deion is the reason for the undue hype. On the other, he’s the reason NFL don’t want to deal with the headache of having his kid on the team
re: Your future starting quarterback
Posted by Alt26 on 4/25/25 at 7:33 pm
I’m pretty sure the Saints predetermined they were drafting a QB in the second round and spent 3 months convincing themselves this guy, whose done nothing remarkable in 7 years of college, is maybe ready to be a QB by the age of 30
re: Has a 25 year old rookie QB who played 7 years of college ever done shite?
Posted by Alt26 on 4/25/25 at 7:29 pm
He was 6th rated QB in the ACC. Not the country, one of the weakest power conferences
re: We needed a QB and we got a QB
Posted by Alt26 on 4/25/25 at 7:22 pm
This entire QB class is “work hot.” Like when you first start a job and you look around and say “ugh, there are no good looking women here.”
Then, after being there for several months and seeing the same women every day, monotony and lack of options tricks you brain in in thinking: “Well, maybe she’s not that bad looking”…even though your first impression was 100% right
Then, after being there for several months and seeing the same women every day, monotony and lack of options tricks you brain in in thinking: “Well, maybe she’s not that bad looking”…even though your first impression was 100% right
re: Has a 25 year old rookie QB who played 7 years of college ever done shite?
Posted by Alt26 on 4/25/25 at 7:06 pm

re: Saints take Tyler Shough, QB, Louisville!
Posted by Alt26 on 4/25/25 at 7:05 pm

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