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re: And now, another episode of 'Tiger Rant' --- 'As the Roux Burns'.
Posted by twk on 11/12/25 at 1:35 pm to MemphisGuy
Cognitive dissonance should be a major problem in Louisiana, but it doesn't seem to be. Wonder why that is?
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Unfortunately for you, Ross Bjork is not actively shopping for a coach right now, and I don't know if Shane is represented by Satan..., uh, I mean Jimmy Sexton.
re: And now, another episode of 'Tiger Rant' --- 'As the Roux Burns'.
Posted by twk on 11/12/25 at 10:28 am to captainFid
That's the kind of logic I hear from clients way more often than I would like. :lol:
The whole litigation thing is just hilarious. I initially thought Kelly and LSU would make a deal on a reduced payout so that they wouldn't have to argue over whether Kelly had done enough to mitigate, but now, LSU has basically destroyed any basis for claiming that Kelly should be able to get a decent job. They'd better just go ahead and settle before this turns off all the decent candidates for the job.
The whole litigation thing is just hilarious. I initially thought Kelly and LSU would make a deal on a reduced payout so that they wouldn't have to argue over whether Kelly had done enough to mitigate, but now, LSU has basically destroyed any basis for claiming that Kelly should be able to get a decent job. They'd better just go ahead and settle before this turns off all the decent candidates for the job.
re: Franklin to Mizzou
Posted by twk on 11/12/25 at 10:23 am to BreakawayZou83
quote:That's way too sensible a post for the Rant.
I want Drink to stay. And I think all Mizzou fans rooting for him to leave should reconsider their position.
But, if Drink left, I agree that Franklin would be a phenomenal hire for Mizzou. It's crazy to me that Penn State fired him a year after he took their sorry asses to the Playoffs. He's a great coach and will rebound well somewhere.
Indiana is better than Oregon. Both of those teams are just slightly better than Iowa. So, is Iowa underrated?
They will keep the rug. The bean counters like the cost savings.
They are adding only a small amount of seating. Looks mostly like player facilities.
Back in the Big XII days, I used to go to the Big XII tournament in OKC. Games between the Sooners and Pokes would pack the place. At one of these games, I was sitting behind two Sooner fans who were really into the game. At one point, one Sonner turned to the other and asked if he’d ever been to a game on campus. The answer was no, and the inquisitor admitted he’d never been to a game on campus, either. That’s what the Sooners are up against in trying to build a fan base for baseball.
They are adding only a small amount of seating. Looks mostly like player facilities.
Back in the Big XII days, I used to go to the Big XII tournament in OKC. Games between the Sooners and Pokes would pack the place. At one of these games, I was sitting behind two Sooner fans who were really into the game. At one point, one Sonner turned to the other and asked if he’d ever been to a game on campus. The answer was no, and the inquisitor admitted he’d never been to a game on campus, either. That’s what the Sooners are up against in trying to build a fan base for baseball.
re: Power, Politics, and the Fall of Scott Woodward
Posted by twk on 11/11/25 at 9:45 am to GeauxLSUGeaux
Woodward was the one who agreed to a buyout clause that would pay Jimbo the remaining balance of his contract with no offset, and no duty to mitigate. The extension didn’t change that at all. It would have been impossible to walk that back when negotiating a raise and extension. If Woodward hadn’t agreed to that horrible buyout provision, firing Jimbo would have cost A&M a fraction of what it ended up costing.
As the Roux Burns…
Posted by twk on 11/11/25 at 9:27 am
Isn’t it time for a single stickied topic devoted to the soap opera in Baton Rouge?
re: A&M versus Alabama in ATL
Posted by twk on 11/11/25 at 9:04 am to makersmark1
quote:This is the answer. If we make it to Atlanta, we will be 12-0 and just about assured of a top 4 seed regardless of the result in the SECCG (especially if 11-1 Bama is the opponent). We will sell our 16,000 easily, but there will be a lot of trading among Aggie fans because people will start calculating how to allocate their time and money with the playoffs looming. There are some people who prefer to bypass the 12th Man allocation because they can get better tickets on the secondary market, but I suspect the Bama fans having to connection to those folks holding annual ticket s will heavily skew those seats in that direction.
Demand should be stout with new blood in the game, but it would surprise me IF the crowd is not tilted to Bama.
re: The Mark Stoops dilemma. What should happen and what I think will happen.
Posted by twk on 11/10/25 at 12:52 pm to kywildcatfanone
I like your young QB. If Stoops stays, I wouldn't be surprised to see you have one of those bounce back years in 2026. Just be smart and don't give him a huge contract extension if you do.
She used to date Asa Lacy, but I'm not sure if that is still a thing.
quote:I didn't realize UAB was such a formidable place to play. :lol:
Credit where credit is due, you won, but let’s not act as if you went into Birmingham, between the hedges or at PSU.
Not to derail the piss fight, but everyone’s been very nice so far. A fair amount of talent out and about, and the wardrobe for 60’s and a light breeze in Columbia seems more in line with what you’d see in the mid 80’s at College Station’s latitude.
re: Mizzou fans planning on Drink leaving CoMo?
Posted by twk on 11/6/25 at 3:00 pm to Go Go Gata
Drink is probably the best coach whose team is not going to be in the playoff, so it's logical that he's in demand. I hope for Missouri's sake that he stays, but I could see him being interested in Florida.
I tend to agree with playing on campus. Asking tens of thousands of fans to attend multiple neutral site games is really tough.
I would keep the championship game at a neutral site, and might be persuaded on the semis, although my suggestion would be to have the same town host the semis (both of them) and the final one week apart. Could you imagine a semifinal double header, like you see with the Final Four? What an event that would be.
I would keep the championship game at a neutral site, and might be persuaded on the semis, although my suggestion would be to have the same town host the semis (both of them) and the final one week apart. Could you imagine a semifinal double header, like you see with the Final Four? What an event that would be.
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Congress (and even the Executive to some extent through EO's) can extend and elaborate those rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. This has been done through labor laws, anti-trust laws, commerce laws and regulations, etc.... But Congress cannot repeal or 'override' those rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. And I'm amazed at how many people keep arguing that this is somehow a thing that can be done. The Supreme Court will smash with a firm gavel any attempt to do that to pieces - unanimously. As they should, since that's what they are there for.
The NCAA is a voluntary association. The members who join it agree to abide by certain rules regarding player eligibility. Athletes have succeeded in having those limitations curbed as anti-trust violations, under federal statute, because it is a combination in restraint of trade in violation of federal anti-trust laws. But for the anti-trust laws, colleges would be free to enter into any kind of contracts that they wish, so, if you amend the anti-trust laws to create an exception for this type of contract in restraint of trade, then there is no cause of action for the athletes claiming harm.
Despite the fact that some colleges are state supported, not all are, and their entering into private contracts does not constitute state action, so there is no constitutional issue.
quote:It was a bogus complaint. Nothing to it, but they did a pro forma suspension in order to investigate it.
They lifted his suspension? Wow, good for him.
Billy leaving A&M for Kentucky should be a cautionary tale for any coach that has a good thing going. If he’d stayed at A&M, he would have been a legend.
quote:The Sherman Act, and all anti-trust laws, are Acts of Congress. If Congress passes a specific act allowing schools to police NIL contracts with boosters, as proposed in the House settlement and the SCORE Act, that specific act will override all general federal anti-trust statutes, and pre-empt any state claims, too.
No cap, no antitrust law, no NCAA rule will be able to limit the income athletes can come up with as individuals outside of the schools payments.
That is the heart of the antitrust lawsuit.
That question was already answered by the ruling
re: Auburn and Notre Dame agree to a home-and-home series
Posted by twk on 11/5/25 at 2:50 pm to AUTiger789
Great trip. While Notre Dame has a nice campus, South Bend is a dump, so most visiting fans stay elsewhere. We stayed in Chicago and took the Irish Express bus to the game (our bus was all Aggies -- they ask you who you are supporting when you sign up and allocate busses accordingly) and it worked great. Although our game ended late, we beat the folks taking the charter train from Chicago by two hours, so keep that in mind.
If you are playing during baseball season, check out the schedule and see if the Cubs are in town on Friday. Combining Notre Dame and Wrigley makes it a truly special trip.
If you are playing during baseball season, check out the schedule and see if the Cubs are in town on Friday. Combining Notre Dame and Wrigley makes it a truly special trip.
re: NIL Cap. It won't mean what you think it means
Posted by twk on 11/5/25 at 1:26 pm to Gator Fever
quote:It will be interesting. If a player offered a full ride and six figures of revenue sharing, what kind of NIL offer would it take to turn his head and make him go elsewhere?
Yep curious to see how this plays out because only a few players have very big NIL value in reality and most are getting paid because that big booster wants to win games. Some of these big boosters are claiming they are going to back off on NIL quite a bit due to them being able to pay out of revenue now but we will see if that actually happens to a big extent.
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