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Cracking
| Favorite team: | New Orleans Saints  |
| Location: | Northshore |
| Biography: | WHO DAT? |
| Interests: | Sports |
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| Number of Posts: | 3532 |
| Registered on: | 8/18/2006 |
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Northshore parents that send their kids to the Catholic League.
true story!
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re: "I always wanted one" did you ever fulfill this?
Posted by Cracking on 2/11/26 at 8:14 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
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I always wanted one
A nice hunting camp on enough property to feel somewhat secluded.
I just want to be the grandpa who can bring his kids and grandkids out to the camp in the woods whenever they want so they can learn and do stuff. I'm really not a huge hunter or outdoors expert, but it's because I didn't have that growing up. I hope that I can provide my kids and their kids the experiences that I wanted and didn't have. Also, I hope it's a place for the whole family to get away from life and get into the woods to be together whenever they want.
re: More LHSAA… they want to allow one free transfer again…
Posted by Cracking on 2/11/26 at 7:41 pm to GhostofJackson
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Here's a more likely scenario: small school develops talent and is putting together a good run for a year or two. Sally Striker and Suzy goalkeeper have turned into strong candidates that could get playing time at the 5A school across town and leave their teammates high and dry senior year. So you really punish the kids ego are left behind who didn't do anything wrong the coaches that developed the talent don't get to enjoy the fruits of their labor, and now a whole team is worse off.
I agree that this is not good, but my point is more about the underclass students who can play varsity. Let them transfer out of district if they want before their Junior season. A kid who bails on his or her team for their senior year is probably pretty rare and typically not one you'd want on your team anyway.
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You obviously never have invested in a program before to understand, but sometimes something is bigger than you.
I have, but most high school athletes wouldn't leave a good program that is fully invested in proper development. If the program is not fully invested or at least invested enough in the athlete's development, I think the teammates and all involved would understand a transfer.
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When you commit to a team and leave your teammates just because you can, it says a lot about you.
What if the team/program isn't committed to you? What does the athlete do then?
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There's probably just as many athletic careers derailed from transfers as improved.
At least they had the option and made their own choices.
re: More LHSAA… they want to allow one free transfer again…
Posted by Cracking on 2/11/26 at 5:58 pm to GhostofJackson
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A few kids only allowed to play JV/9th grade is far better for the sport than free transfers. Those kids would still get to play varsity as a Soph, Jr, or Sr.
Why?
A kid getting early varsity experience for improved development in a good program is a good thing! A kid dominating lesser talented kids at the JV/9th grade level is not a good thing for anyone's development.
Why is everyone so scared of "free" transfers?
My son's school/sport had a bunch of very talented young guys transfer out of a good program because the kids and their parents thought they were going to a better situation. That's still up for debate, but God bless and good luck! Did I agree with their decision? Absolutely not, but by no means do I want the kids to be penalized. They were all granted eligibility to compete varsity out of district so it worked out for them (kinda), but they had to jump through hoops to get them eligible and it was up for debate.
re: More LHSAA… they want to allow one free transfer again…
Posted by Cracking on 2/11/26 at 12:09 pm to GhostofJackson
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This is purely for sports. It's a typical American argument to point out the 1% who might benefit realistically from this type of arrangement, and ignore the 99% which are abusing the system for sports reasons.
In what way is it abuse if the family/student-athlete decide to invest in athletic talent that could potentially get an athletic scholarship if the athlete is in the right program? Why should school choice only be about academics? A lot of Olympic athletes are home schooled to invest heavily in their athletic talent. Why can't a football player or any other sport that needs a school team to compete choose to invest in the best possible program for their future? There are hundreds of schools from FBS and FCS to D2 looking for athletes to give scholarships which means free or heavily subsidized tuition. Even D3 offers "leadership" scholarships to athletes that meet the academic standards for their schools.
Athletics is an avenue for a better future for MANY kids! If you demand they stay in a bad program for their development because they may make a bad choice of schools offering a potentially better situation, what are their other options?
Sit out a year of development? Bad choice and no help to anyone.
re: W. Campbell allowed the most QB pressures in postseason history and 14 in the SB
Posted by Cracking on 2/9/26 at 2:30 pm to SludgeFactory
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The play calling was horrific, but then again, the NFL is a shite product anyway.
Agreed on both accounts. Patriots looked terrible on offense. Almost like they've never played together or the coaches don't know how to make adjustments and just run the same plays every game. I think this may reflect some on Drake Maye's ability to make pre snap reads and adjustments including adjusting the pass protection.
Yes, Campbell was beat several times, but not all of them were his fault. Some were defensive scheme related where Maye needed to adjust protection, some were bad QB pocket presence, and one was the guard knocking the defender off Campbell's block.
I really don't remember a designed QB/RB draw at Campbell's Man, or a screen behind Campbell's assignment or even many runs at Campbell's man to force him to hold the edge. They were running Treyveon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson right up the middle most times (maybe a few outside runs to the opposite side), but they couldn't seem to coordinate plays to get their athletes the ball in space quickly. Everything seemed old school run up the middle and slow developing pocket passes.
Bummer to see him struggle, but he definitely didn't look very good. Of course he's a rook, and will get better.
He doesn't seem to anchor well against NFL guys. I think he got away with it in college, but will need to improve his base and footwork to overcome his arm length issue. He gets his upper body outside of his base too often and gets knocked off balance or pushed back seemingly pretty easily for NFL pass rushers.
His top 2 priorities during the off season will be
1. More strength built in the weight room and not relying on his natural size and strength which all NFL players possess. I have no idea if he's a big workout/weight room guy or not, but he definitely will need to be this off season.
2. Better footwork to improve his ability to be stable over his base. He needs to anchor better against bull rushes and club and rip techniques.
He doesn't seem to anchor well against NFL guys. I think he got away with it in college, but will need to improve his base and footwork to overcome his arm length issue. He gets his upper body outside of his base too often and gets knocked off balance or pushed back seemingly pretty easily for NFL pass rushers.
His top 2 priorities during the off season will be
1. More strength built in the weight room and not relying on his natural size and strength which all NFL players possess. I have no idea if he's a big workout/weight room guy or not, but he definitely will need to be this off season.
2. Better footwork to improve his ability to be stable over his base. He needs to anchor better against bull rushes and club and rip techniques.
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Can we at least all agree this is the worst halftime performance of all-time?
Don't think it was the worst. Many have said the Black Eyed Peas, Rhiana, and Kendrick Lamar were worse. I'd put this one on the level of The Who. The Who would've been better several years earlier and closer to their prime, but whatever.
BB felt forced as a tribute to the latin population during a controversial political and social time. It was nothing surprising or shocking from a big corporate America brand. The halftime show could've been part of the YouTube TV commercial, "Meh."
It was very weak from an entertainment quality standpoint. I felt like I was watching the Tuesday night entertainment on a cruise ship or at an all inclusive. Gaga was OK because she's talented. I almost wanted some controversial shite to happen to liven it up.
Definitely think the SB halftime should stick to talented musicians/singers singing more popular music that almost everyone knows but not too far past their prime.
re: Can we at least all agree this is the worst halftime performance of all-time?
Posted by Cracking on 2/9/26 at 10:19 am to TheRouxGuru
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You racist piece of shite!!!!!
That dude for the first 3 minutes was so bad that I couldn't finish watching. He was not funny or even somewhat clever at all. It sounded like a bit that myself or anybody else could've written, and his delivery didn't have very good timing. Maybe he improved after the first few minutes, but he's average at best. Definitely no Carlin.
re: Man hit with a skateboard to the face after harassing a street preacher
Posted by Cracking on 1/8/26 at 5:29 pm to hawgfaninc
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I'm sure a Stanford nutritionist knows more than me
2 things:
1. Reagan said it best about liberals not being ignorant, but knowing a lot about what isn't so.
2. The lowest form of evidence-based practice is "expert opinion" because it's biased and relies much on a fixed mindset that has a superiority complex.
Anyone who resists change because they staunchly believe research that is debatable or poorly done and they resist because "that's the way we've always done it" when the results have led to a literal epidemic of obesity and poor health/disease does NOT know more than you unless you're talking about what he believes.
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So when are we going to stop paying for people on food stamps to eat processed junk foods and sodas? We pay for this crap and then pay for the medical costs of obesity.
This new food pyramid is likely paving the way for food stamp reform and possibly school lunch reform.
re: HAMMER Ole Miss and Bama ML
Posted by Cracking on 1/1/26 at 4:36 pm to YoungSteele830
I took Bama and the points (mistake), but UGA will beat OM by whatever they want.
IU is legit and Cignetti is the best coach in CFB! If Bama can cover, it'll be a miracle.
IU is legit and Cignetti is the best coach in CFB! If Bama can cover, it'll be a miracle.
re: Working for yourself
Posted by Cracking on 12/31/25 at 4:57 pm to Odysseus32
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Lately when I do a good job, my stomach drops and I feel like I'd be better suited doing the same good job for myself.
I own a business and employ/contract people like you. Grass is always greener, or "I'm not doing that task for what I'm being paid (or not being paid)," and, worst of all, "that's not my job" type person. people think that small to mid-sized business owners are all making multiple millions or even a million/year... I thought my boss was before I became her competition. You get paid last after all the expenses that you didn't foresee as an employee. And you do things for clients that have NO real ROI other than keeping the clients happy.
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I get fed up easily. Even when I do a good job, there's a sense of meaningless that creeps in.
Your perspective in this isn't a good one. If you're sick of doing remedial tasks that feel like they're a waste of time or meaningless, get ready for being a business owner when you deal in bull shite ALL DAY LONG! You can't just turn your back on clients and business because they're a pain in the arse.
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It seems I can't manage to work for others.
This is all you do when you own a business!
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I want autonomy to set up my own systems and do things my way.
This is a real thing and a good perspective. Depending on your industry and size of your business, you will absorb so much pressure from payroll to clients wanting to feel like their time is more important than your time, that you need a truly solid "why" for your endeavor. If you don't have a rock solid reason beyond I feel like wasting time at work for myself is better than someone else, you will hate owning a business because all you do is waste time on satisfying client's ridiculousness. People in remedial jobs at your client's business want to feel important, so they invent ways to complicate your work so they have a way to look down on you and tell your what to do so they feel a sense of control over you, but you just have to deal with it.
If you view your business as one that makes a real difference in people's lives and the community, and you feel that you will do a better job of it than the competition, then go for it, but word of warning - It's more work than you can imagine because you're virtually never off the clock, and the level of bull shite rises to epic proportions.
re: The baddest North Louisiana Redneck against the baddest South Louisiana Baw
Posted by Cracking on 12/21/25 at 10:39 am to Westbank111
If you include Brendan "All in" Allen from Covington, LA (but currently living in South Carolina I think), He would beat the absolute shite out of just about EVERYONE in the state of Louisiana.
He's 6'2" and walks around much heavier than his fighting weight. He's a black belt in BJJ so if a bigger guy gets a hold of him he would just snap one of his limbs.
He's in his prime as a professional cage fighter at the highest level of competition and is a top 5 ranked contender at middle weight.
I'm pretty certain this should end the debate.
He's 6'2" and walks around much heavier than his fighting weight. He's a black belt in BJJ so if a bigger guy gets a hold of him he would just snap one of his limbs.
He's in his prime as a professional cage fighter at the highest level of competition and is a top 5 ranked contender at middle weight.
I'm pretty certain this should end the debate.
re: Penn State is in a spot
Posted by Cracking on 11/30/25 at 11:40 am to OJsLifeCoach
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The need BK! Get the contracts going ASAP!
If Penn State hires BK, this may be the greatest coaching changes season in the history of LSU!
It's the most wonderful time of the year gentlemen!
re: Reece Davis saying Kiffin should stay at Ole Miss because a bigger job may open in future
Posted by Cracking on 11/29/25 at 10:34 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Money
Does LSU not give as much resources to the football program as anyone else. We are getting dragged for paying BK too much, LSU's facilities are as good as any other program and NIL $ is a big reason Lane is considering LSU.
re: Reece Davis saying Kiffin should stay at Ole Miss because a bigger job may open in future
Posted by Cracking on 11/29/25 at 10:18 am to Oates Mustache
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Well this simply isn't true. I swear our fans have a delusional, self inflated view of our school. It's a great opportunity, but it's not even close to the best opportunity.
Why do you consider LSU NOT on par as a football program as any other school in the country?
They've won as many titles as Ohio State this century (the modern age of CFB)!
LSU has won more titles than Clemson, UGA, UT, OU, USC, Notre Dame, Michigan, Miami, FSU, UF, UTenn, UW... in the last 25 years. The only team with more is Bama with Nick Saban, but that opportunity isn't available currently. You could easily argue that if Saban had stayed at LSU, the Tigers may have been the MOST elite program in the modern age of college football, but I don't like IFs.
There is no meaningful metric to NOT include LSU as one of the most elite jobs on par with all but maybe Bama, but that job nor Ohio State are open or likely open any time soon.
Not only the on-field football success with wins, respect, relevance and championships, but LSU athletics off-field relevance in social media and sports personalities and the nationally and internationally recognized athletes in football and other sports that elevate the brand of LSU athletics.
I will never understand the self-loathing, low T perspective that a large portion of our fans have. LSU IS ELITE, and the support, standards and results are as high as any other football program.
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UT
Talk about a program with more external meddling than any other program in the universe!
Texas makes LSU look like its run how Steve Jobs ran Apple!
re: BYU Fans are way better than LSU Fans
Posted by Cracking on 11/16/25 at 4:44 am to lsufan0582
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Cougardroppings
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Y'all suck in every metric.
Well, except on-field success both recent (SEC championship appearance in 2019 and 2022 and National Championship in 2019 with the best collegiate offense ever assembled) and the program's historic success.
And, well, potential future success. A uniquely fertile recruiting base with no other P4 schools within a 250 mile radius as well as some of the best facilities, NIL and fan support for success in the Country. 5 of the best NFL receivers were born within 75 miles of Baton Rouge, and that type of skilled talent isn't going away.
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Are they solvent? (you're not)
This is a farse. LSU could pay Kelly's buyout and hire the highest paid coach and still support facility renovation and a competitive NIL without much issue if they need to. Just because LSU's fired AD gave a terrible contract to Brian Kelly and the admin is negotiating with Kelly's hostile legal team who's spreading slander to leverage the university doesn't mean LSU is broke.
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Who is the AD I will be working for?
Verge Ausberry, a football guy who's fully committed and will support the football team as the bell cow of the University. You can talk all the shite you want about him, but I assure you he's fully committed to LSU football and whoever is the new coach.
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Will I have to tolerate meddlers?
This is LSU's biggest problem RIGHT NOW because of a high profile dumb arse in the governor's mansion, but it will all be over once they hire a coach. This hasn't always been the problem. Saban, Miles, Orgeron, and Kelly were not meddled with, but this was a unique time when LSU was without a president and the head coach was fired midseason making the meddling seem like more than it really is. Any time a politician (especially a republican LA governor who fits every national stereotype) gets involved 50% of people and all of the media will create overblown controversy.
Trust that LSU football will succeed sooner than Utenn. Even coming out of this mistake of hiring Brian Kelly and the drama that ensued, they are a better football program. Remember that LSU beat the shite out of everyone with Ed F'ing Orgeron as HC.
If Heupel or most every other HC in the country were honest, they would look at all of the advantages that LSU has including the likely current and future athletes playing at LSU, and beg LSU to hire them. In this day and age of college football, NIL money is King, but the other recruiting advantages that have always existed remain. Proximity and appearance are huge! What university in the country can show more national athletic representation than LSU? The reputation that has almost every ESPN show and social media platform full of LSU athletes.
If LSU finds and hires the right coach, everyone knows what is going to happen rather quickly.
The article is using innuendo regarding the whole "for cause" thing drummed up by Kelly's team to force a bigger buyout. Kelly's legal team are the only people saying anything regarding "for cause" or LSU isn't admitting they fired him or LSU is trying to get out of paying him!
LSU has NEVER publicly said they aren't paying Kelly his buyout or that they are firing him for cause. This is an accusation by Kelly's legal team. They are using the media to leverage LSU to force a higher lump sum buyout vs accepting a monthly payment (or the lump sum LSU offered already).
Anyone who believes this shite would get steam rolled in business and high leverage situations because they care too much about the controversy and slander that the media vomits for the lemmings to gobble everyday.
Bottom line is that Kelly wants a lump sum vs monthly payments so he can go get another coaching or media job and "double dip" without losing some of his LSU settlement/buyout money. LSU offered $30-33M and Kelly's team countered with an outrageous amount of $43M lump sum and filed a suit to put media and public pressure on LSU to settle.
If they settle for a reasonable amount both sides walk away better in the long run, but Kelly seems to be demanding too much which is forcing LSU to delay and of course allowing the piglets sucking on the media tit to squeal into more catastrophe syndrome.
OMG HOW IS LSU EVER GOING TO RECOVER?!?!?!
LSU has NEVER publicly said they aren't paying Kelly his buyout or that they are firing him for cause. This is an accusation by Kelly's legal team. They are using the media to leverage LSU to force a higher lump sum buyout vs accepting a monthly payment (or the lump sum LSU offered already).
Anyone who believes this shite would get steam rolled in business and high leverage situations because they care too much about the controversy and slander that the media vomits for the lemmings to gobble everyday.
Bottom line is that Kelly wants a lump sum vs monthly payments so he can go get another coaching or media job and "double dip" without losing some of his LSU settlement/buyout money. LSU offered $30-33M and Kelly's team countered with an outrageous amount of $43M lump sum and filed a suit to put media and public pressure on LSU to settle.
If they settle for a reasonable amount both sides walk away better in the long run, but Kelly seems to be demanding too much which is forcing LSU to delay and of course allowing the piglets sucking on the media tit to squeal into more catastrophe syndrome.
OMG HOW IS LSU EVER GOING TO RECOVER?!?!?!
re: Kenny Dillingham's recruiting
Posted by Cracking on 11/7/25 at 12:27 pm to GetmorewithLes
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Dillingham met with his players in position groups yesterday or day before and committed to them that he will be their coach in 2026…
Article was on On3 yesterday
Wikipedia:
Personal life
Dillingham and his wife, Briana, have one child.
He has wanted to coach Arizona State since he was young as it is his hometown team.[16]
If this is true, it would likely require a large sum of money to lure him from Arizona State, but I would love for LSU to make a run at hiring him.
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Fritz (Houston).
Proven successful program/culture guy!
I think he'd be a good hire.
The demand on him to show immediate results would be tough from the fan perspective. I'm not sure he would be a great fit because of the short leash he would be given.
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0 chance he leaves
Even for LSU? Does he see himself winning a championship at TT? Sure, winning the big 12 is doable every year, but competing against A&M (or UT some years) in the playoffs let alone Bama or Ohio State! Does he care about in-state legend status or his ability to win a championship?
He'd improve recruiting in Texas, and LSU recruits itself in Louisiana. NIL is obviously the wave of recruiting, but relationships still matter.
I just don't know if he's the right fit at LSU, but wouldn't be opposed to it if he would leave for the chance at a championship at a championship level program. That is all with the understanding that deducted coaches and tier 1 coaches fall through.
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Oh, I think we know...
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Any list that has McGuire on it go ahead and click off
Tells me you have 0 understanding of the coaching landscape
Why is that? He's a good coach at a decent program. Is it because he wouldn't leave TT for LSU? Or because he's not yet proven enough to be LSU's HC?
You gotta take into consideration that the list/ranking at the bottom is after the deducted list and tier 1.
re: Logical deduction for coach search (Long)
Posted by Cracking on 11/5/25 at 12:19 pm to tigerbaiter1033
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Thank god you are not in charge of the coaching search
You never know.
You gotta take into consideration the deductions prior to the rankings at the bottom. Obviously all LSU fans want a coach from the deducted list or from tier 1. I'm just listing/ranking what's left.
re: Logical deduction for coach search (Long)
Posted by Cracking on 11/5/25 at 12:17 pm to Sleepy_Tiger
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IM good with a 2nd or 3rd tier coach but you lost me with Manny Diaz
I get it, but I'm a fan of Diaz. He may be the best defensive mind in CFB. He wasn't terrible at UM as his first HC job. He has Duke competitive in the ACC with less talent.
I want LSU to get back to playing high level defense. Find an OC that has a history of success, and pair him with Diaz! Everyone is so hung up on offensive minded coaches.
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Arand
He's like the 8th option after tier 1 and my rankings of tier 2 and 3.
He's an intelligent football coach with a history at LSU.
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