LouisianaLonghorn

re: Softball vs Missouri on ESPN2 right now

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/10/24 at 8:07 pm

[quote]She reminds me perfectly of Mark Richt minus a single sec championship tournament or regular season in over a decade to get it done.[/quote] If Torina couldn't win a championship with the likes of Hoover, Waljasper Bell, Landry, Simmons, etc., then she never will. At the very least, Dobso...

re: Incumbent Sharon Weston Broome behind in fundraising

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/10/24 at 7:10 pm

[quote]He's a louder, more openly racist SWB.[/quote] This. [quote]Would be an absolute disaster as mayor.[/quote] He may not be the worst of the bunch, but he won't be good. [quote]Hopefully someone decent will join the race.[/quote] Wishful thinking, but not likely. It will be a ...

Political Talk

re: Saw Steel Magnolias tonight

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/10/24 at 4:04 pm

I think that Robert Harling (playwright) just wanted a Louisiana sounding name. The location of the story is Chinquapin Parish, which is a fictional version of Natchitoches Parish in north central Louisiana. It’s not in Cajun country....

re: Saw Steel Magnolias tonight

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/9/24 at 11:20 pm

[quote]They were the best. One of my favorite movie quotes comes from Ouiser, when she was looking at the cut-up armadillo cake: "That looks like an autopsy." The way she says is dead-panned cracks me up.[/quote] I also loved their exchange in the beauty salon about Anne Boleyn: Clair...

re: Saw Steel Magnolias tonight

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/9/24 at 9:26 am

Once you’ve seen the movie, trying to watch the play it’s based on is a tough task. Although the accents were all over the place, it definitely captured the feeling of what it’s like to live in a small town in the south. The fact that they filmed it in the town where the true story took place adde...

re: Thoughts on Abagail

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/7/24 at 9:00 pm

[quote]Damn, talk about serious range for someone so young.[/quote] She's legit. I think she has a very bright future ahead of her....

re: Variety: He-Man/Masters of the Universe Movie Set for 2026

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/6/24 at 2:49 pm

[quote]That movie from 1987 was terrible, even through a nostalgic lens. It made me angry as a 9 year old how different from the cartoon it was.[/quote] Frank Langella's Skeletor was the best part. He played the role straight up with no camp, which was in stark contrast to the rest of the movie....

re: James Gunn's 'Superman' Thread. First look at Superman's Suit

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/6/24 at 1:39 pm

[quote] Assuming they are gonna CGI that suit where it’s more tight to the skin[/quote] Maybe. David Corenswet isn't nearly as jacked as Henry Cavill was....

re: Variety: He-Man/Masters of the Universe Movie Set for 2026

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/6/24 at 1:02 pm

[quote]because it appears true.[/quote] I warned you. Even mighty Skeletor isn't spared the humiliation. He is relegated to background character status and sidelined for much of the movie, as Evil-Lyn assumes the role of main villain....

re: Variety: He-Man/Masters of the Universe Movie Set for 2026

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/6/24 at 11:45 am

[quote]Or Elliot Page.[/quote] He/She/Man/Woman will be non-binary....

re: Variety: He-Man/Masters of the Universe Movie Set for 2026

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/6/24 at 11:07 am

[quote]Honestly, something like He-Man should be a cheese fest to some degree. Taking it overly seriously is a mistake I think.[/quote] Netflix did an animated version in 2021. It was a hot mess garbage woke fest. Adam/He-Man was an emasculated wimp who lost his powers and had to be rescued by ...

re: Real Questions about St. George...

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/2/24 at 9:11 am

It’s an unincorporated area. It’s part of EBR Parish, but not part of the City of Baton Rouge. It never was. St. George isn’t breaking away from anything....

O-T Lounge

re: New video board?

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/1/24 at 7:32 pm

[quote]BK is a good coach, but he is far from elite.[/quote] I have to agree. Until he wins a championship, he will not be considered elite. That said, look how long it took Kirby Smart to get his shite straight at UGA. Now they are a dynasty. ...

re: New video board?

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 5/1/24 at 4:11 pm

I have a feeling we will be getting something very close to that. LSU hasn't found anything they can't slap an ad on....

re: Quotable - Overboard

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 4/28/24 at 5:55 pm

"What a horrible wig."...

re: Beth is staying

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 4/28/24 at 11:21 am

[quote] Have we even sniffed an SEC title under Beth?[/quote] I don't think we have. Even the years we made it to the WCWS, I believe it was always Bama or Florida who won the SEC titles. We managed to avoid the top SEC teams this year (Bama and UGA), and still shite the bed. ...

re: Softball sucking again

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 4/28/24 at 11:12 am

[quote] every team goes through stretches where they struggle at some point[/quote] This seems to happen every season without fail. We start out strong and collapse down the stretch. We're 11-13 since starting out 24-0, winning only 2 out of our 8 SEC series. Our hitting has gone into the crap...

re: Softball sucking again

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn on 4/27/24 at 8:28 pm

[quote]Her contract runs through 2026[/quote] We're not making it to OKC this year, so unless we make a big splash next season, I can't see Scott renewing her contract again. She's had more than enough time to fix the issues that have plagued her teams year after year. I thought that cutting ba...