ElderTiger

re: Would 2012 LSU football have won the SEC if honey badger didn’t get suspended?

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/23/24 at 5:24 pm

LSU was only 2 plays away from possible back-to-backs in ‘11 & ‘12….the missed field goal in the OSU game and the missed tackle against BAMA on 4 down. Who knows !...

re: Cheapest Car Brands to Maintain long term according to Consumer Reports

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/22/24 at 9:28 pm

Tesla … you’re joking, right ?...

re: Niger has effectively kidnapped1000 US soldiers at our $500 mil dollar base

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/21/24 at 2:17 pm

[quote]Let’s get the frick out[/quote] Just don’t leave all the weapons and other equipment behind....

re: So does Haleigh Bryant come back?

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/20/24 at 7:34 pm

Just listening to her being interviewed, it seems she could have a great career as a broadcaster....

re: Jayden Daniels not happy with his Commanders visit

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/20/24 at 11:54 am

[quote]Do the Saints pull a Mike Ditka and go up to get him?[/quote] I hope not. The Saints will ruin him....

re: Floating Pyre funeral Spinoff: Tibetan Sky Burial

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/19/24 at 8:56 am

Somehow providing a meal for a vulture family is not my idea of a post death gift to the earth....

re: IRS collected a gargantuan $7 billion estate tax from a single source, nobody knows who

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/19/24 at 8:47 am

He only died recently but Charlie Munger’s estate could generate that tax liability....

re: UL Lafayette acknowledges "tragic incident" on campus last night

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/18/24 at 4:11 pm

[quote]Should the universities be held accountable for these types of tragedies? They are fostering this environment.[/quote] No they should not but some slick attorney will try go find a way....

re: RIP Dickie Betts

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/18/24 at 11:20 am

RIP Dickie Betts This guy could play a guitar !...

re: Where does Greg Norman wind up when this mess in golf finally settles?

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/16/24 at 3:33 pm

Greg Norman better hope the Saudis don’t turn on him and charge him with fraud. The term “heads will roll” means something entirely different in Saudi Arabia....

re: To what extent would LSU be more prestigious if it were in a safer location?

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/16/24 at 3:26 pm

[quote]I have heard from some parents than LSU seemingly isn't recruiting students from the local areas as hard as they have before so that could be a factor.[/quote] Have good friend who both he and his wife are LSU grads. Ditto for their son and daughter-in-law. Their grandson was a top stude...

re: Op/Ed by U of CA Professor: Expect financial fallout when the fossil fuel bubble bursts

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/16/24 at 3:04 pm

[quote]The danger would arise, he said, unless there is a smooth energy transition, where the reassessment of fossil fuel energy asset values occurs gradually as clean energy replaces fossil fuels.[/quote] The most insightful part of the whole article. ...

re: Samuel Jackson and a Canadian religious leader now condemning praise of Caitlyn as racist

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/12/24 at 3:52 pm

It was only a matter of time before this became a “race thing” !...

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re: Coming to Baton Rouge for the UCLA game, advice please

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/11/24 at 8:04 pm

If this hasn’t been mentioned yet…LSU fans, especially on game day, are very into partying. But if you are receptive to a good time, you will be welcomed at just about any tailgate on campus. Tailgating starts early in the morning, no matter game time, and you can get a sample of Cajun food at its f...

re: UL Lafayette acknowledges "tragic incident" on campus last night

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/9/24 at 8:11 am

These 3 pictures are very telling. The first 2 are apparently before the hormone therapy began. The 3rd, with acne, is after the therapy was started. Acne is something that can develop as a result of hormone therapy....

re: CJJ puzzled...He said he surprised regarding the development of his pitching staff

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/8/24 at 7:58 am

This team has no johnson !...

re: Louisiana College Baseball season thread

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/7/24 at 7:21 am

[quote]I feel like you missed one.[/quote] Hell , LSU isn’t even the best team in Baton Rouge. ...

re: Dawn Staley comment

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/7/24 at 7:16 am

[quote]Our evil Progressive plot to destroy women in general and women’s sports specifically is now at the point where women are supporting their own demise. [/quote] In front of our very eyes, liberals are successfully destroying the two groups they claim they are champions of…women and the Amer...

re: Have you seen a loved one in a state that crushed you…

Posted by ElderTiger on 4/6/24 at 8:26 pm

A few years ago, I visited my aunt and uncle who were both in full blown Alzheimer’s. To see my uncle, who was a former college athlete, a very successful executive with a fortune 50 corporation and an all around good husband and father to be reduced to that condition was gut-wrenching. Both he and...