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re: Mid-week Sunshine Pumping

Posted by mdomingue on 11/11/26 at 4:08 pm to
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Mid-week Sunshine Pumping





Whose alt is this? Or is it an Ole Miss fan?
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but 90s country doesn't get 18-year-old five-stars or the student section hyped anymore.



I take it you haven't been in the Stadium when they play it.
Whatever it is, I'll watch it.
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Jay will not recruit guys from LSUE


Based on what?
Jay had picked up one LSU-E transfer on his first team here.
Jack Merrifield

Paul had none in his first three years. He did pick two each in years 4 & 5. None in year 6
Year 4, he added:
Joey Bourgeois
Trey Watkins

Year 5, he added:
Mitch Hopkins
Raph Rhymes

It may have something to do with who is available and what we need, or with the fact that the current transfer rules have increased the pool of talent with more attractive players who are not JC/CC players.

According to the rules, a university cannot have contact with a player's agent or representative before the student-athlete has officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

• Prohibited Contact: According to USCHO reporting on NCAA compliance memos, "communications of any kind" are strictly banned with student-athletes at other schools or any representatives of their interests—including agents—before the athlete enters the portal.

• Rules Violations: If a coach or school representative (including boosters) talks to an agent or expresses interest in a player before they enter the portal, it is considered an NCAA recruiting/tampering violation.

Agent or players can inquire but:

• One-Way Inquiries: While agents or players may occasionally reach out or test the waters, coaches and staff are legally prohibited from responding or engaging in those discussions prior to portal entry.

But I suspect it happens.

re: What was Scott thinking with MM?

Posted by mdomingue on 11/11/26 at 12:23 pm to
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Damn, you must be tigersbb's alter.



If you think that about Alt, that tells me you have no idea what you're talking about.
Yeah, that makes sense. They did change the accounting, for lack of a better term, in how this was reported, etc.

re: LHSAA playoffs round 1

Posted by mdomingue on 11/11/26 at 12:04 pm to
Appreciate you doing this chalmette. If anyone is interested, you can get to the individual brackets on this page.

LHSAA Website

ETA:Gonna try posting brackets. First Non-Select
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LSU is spending 10x to 12x times on players in 2026 than we did in 2024.



Is that true? The data I see says we spent about double. Here is what AI tells me.


2024 ~$21.5M – $26.5M (Allocated for 2024–2026 combined framework) Heavily reliant on third-party NIL collectives before direct school revenue sharing began.

2025 ~$25M – $30M+ (Frontloaded via collective and early revenue-sharing models) Transitioned to the House settlement revenue-sharing model (capped at ~$20.5M across sports), utilizing "frontloading" strategies with collective funds.

2026 ~$40M – $42.8M (Up to $47M–$50M reported estimates) Massive ramp-up under head coach Lane Kiffin and GM Billy Glasscock, combining maximum school revenue sharing, aggressive booster backing, and third-party NIL deals.

re: Early Christmas List

Posted by mdomingue on 11/11/26 at 10:39 am to
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I love watching my Tigahs, but I don't see much point in watching them go to a playoff where they will lose again to Kentucky, Ole Miss, or Alabama (or for the first time to UGA).



I think that would be a good definition of a fair-weather fan. :dunno:
The answer seems obvious, but no one wants to talk about it honestly.

McMahon was seen as an up-and-comer and probably would have gotten a job at a bigger school regardless. On paper, it looked like an adequate and squeaky clean hire with the potential to be a diamond in the rough. But it was only one of those things, squeaky clean. He just was not cut out for a school in a power conference. He was not a terrible coach; well, he kind of was here, but some of that was the talent gap and a few unfortunate injuries.

Ultimately, though, he just was not good enough, nor did he have the right mentality for an SEC school. He was a really likeable guy, just not a really likeable coach if winning is important. And winning is always important here. As it should be.

That's my opinion; there are all kinds of reasons to ignore that :lol: :cheers:

re: Our Offensive Line woes

Posted by mdomingue on 11/11/26 at 8:04 am to
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That was Sabans singular/primary offensive focus.



Primary but not singular. That was also true for Miles. O seemed to be mesmerized by skill-position guys on both sides. Kelly was looking for the best tee time.
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We hiring Aranda or no?


Yes
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So did Hugh freeze



Are you comparing what Freeze did at Ole Miss to what Kiffin did? :lol:


You are a special kind of stupid, aren't you
They are not great, but, at least in my mind, they are better than they were in the Kelly era.

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I will never understand a coach who wants to win championships to have units so bad in that area.


Except for the punter and kicker, most of special teams consists of players who are there for other reasons and usually are not starters or high-end guys these days. Sometimes they just don't give it the focus they should.

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Bama game was 17-13 when LSU punted and barely got it to mid-field only to have Bama return it to our 25, where the game was basically put out of reach.



That wasn't out of reach, except we couldn't seem to move the ball in the red zone.

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Punting has been awful all season.


This one is sort of a head-scratcher. Chadwick's average has dropped almost 6 yards per punt, and he seems to be kicking it lower (less hang time). Last season, 33.9% of his punts were inside the 20. This season, 26.9%. He has regressed.

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Likely could pick up a better punter in the quad for goodness sake.

:lol: There's always something better in the quad. But maybe we need to give Hayden Craig a shot.
Guys who take a lap because the team is doing poorly are kind of pathetic.

re: Gonzaga game x factor

Posted by mdomingue on 11/10/26 at 12:56 pm to
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My guy, they aren’t going to play in Quito, Equador. It’s 1800ft.

:lol:

That's roughly 400 feet higher than Bud Walton Arena (Arkansas)

re: Strangest coaching hires

Posted by mdomingue on 11/10/26 at 12:29 pm to
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Jimbo to A&M. FSU was starting to rumble about potentially firing him when A&M came along


No, FSU was trying to poor-boy their athletic department, and Jimbo wanted to move to a better-run one. If public support for Les Miles had not happened, his next stop would have been LSU.