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AFTiger
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | DC |
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| Occupation: | USAF Pilot |
| Number of Posts: | 448 |
| Registered on: | 2/11/2007 |
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So reading this, the real takeaway is that with so many good beers out there it would suck mightily to have to choose just one.
That said, if forced to choose at gun point I'd probably choose Shiner Black or Bells Two Hearted.
Red. No, blue! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh....
That said, if forced to choose at gun point I'd probably choose Shiner Black or Bells Two Hearted.
Red. No, blue! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh....
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You're very interested in rape buddy. You should see someone about that.
Thanks man--appreciate the sentiment. I'd take him myself if I wasn't 1600 miles away and in a small apartment.
Yep those are the comments I was talking about. Let's see if I can link this pic onto here:
re: OT Dog Lovers--need help fast!
Posted by AFTiger on 11/23/15 at 7:23 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
Sorry guys I can't post pics on here (actually just don't know how, apparently it has to be hosted?). If you can tell me how to upload from a computer vs. a website I'll give it a shot. Happy to send pics via email too.
As for shipping him, never thought about that. Might be able to drive him over to BR if there's nobody closer who is interested.
Really appreciate any help that might be out there--even willing to endure smart arse comments to make it happen.
As for shipping him, never thought about that. Might be able to drive him over to BR if there's nobody closer who is interested.
Really appreciate any help that might be out there--even willing to endure smart arse comments to make it happen.
OT Dog Lovers--need help fast!
Posted by AFTiger on 11/23/15 at 6:38 pm
A friend's son in San Antonio has to move out of his place and can't keep his pup until he finds another place that allows dogs. Shepherd-Boxer mix, 13 months old, about 40 lbs, all shots, neutered, very lovable and energetic. Do any of you know someone who can either foster short term or who is interested in having the dog? Kid is broken up over it but is unfortunately out of options. If you or someone you know can assist, please help us save Bear from the pound. Email at callieru@gmail.com and ask for Bear, and will send pics.
That would be Steve Rehage I believe--special teams specialist and the craziest mofo I've ever seen play the game. He would fly down the field on kickoffs like a guided missile, scary as hell. He get's my vote for top 5 here with Hester, Martin, Chad Jones, Laron Landry.
re: Alabama had a live mascot in 1958...
Posted by AFTiger on 10/26/10 at 9:44 pm to crimsonsaint
That's an African elephant. Tigers are not native to the savannas of Africa. And they DO occasionally take adult Indian elephants as prey (though not often--you can eat 'em, but they taste like shite).
re: Note to Out of State Alums
Posted by AFTiger on 8/27/10 at 10:26 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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This is a good question.
I was excited because I see a huge difference in LSU now and what it was when I was there. From an academic standpoint I mean.
But if the people in the state are fine with it being a second/third tier school where football is the most important aspect of the school there is nothing really wrong with that.
But the top LA students will try to get out, and the top out of state kids will laugh at the thought of going there
No sure I agree that there's nothing really wrong with that. It's been 23 years since i graduated-one day I'd like to be able to say that my brothers and kinsmen saw the opportunity to be the best and took it. As a flagship university, LSU should definitely be a consideration for every top 10% graduate in the state. Individual programs are already there, why not the whole university?
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No one is hating on people for leaving the state after graduating from LSU. All the more power to you, and I have no problem with it.
I do have a problem with people feeling entitled that because they went and graduated from LSU and may give some money to TAF and even the Alumni association, should get a discount for their kids to go to school.
If so many of you are "great" alumni like they claim, LSU wouldn't have the lowest level of Alumni support in the SEC on the academic side, yet somehow it does. Plain and simple, you are an out of state resident and so are your kids. If you want in state tuition, then move back to the state or set up residency somehow.
If your claiming to have made a million times the money I have and donated so much to LSU, why the hell are you bitching about out of state costs? If you love LSU so much, you'd send your kids there anyhow.
In the end, Bengal Legacy for kids that are elite is fine, but going to kids that are average is stupid and a waste and brings absolutely no major benefit to LSU.
In thee end, I agree with this measure, because there has to be some benefit for those LSU alumni that actually stay in Louisiana and try to fix the system rather than just throw some money to TAF from afar and bitch when their kids won't get in-state tuition prices.
OK since you're being civil now I'll rescind the anger in my previous post. So...what do YOU want LSU to be--flagship university leading the state into the future, or something else? I don't mean that sarcastically either, because the desire of the populace will determine where we point our collective nose...
I hear ya--I graduated from a La public high school and I continue to be amazed at how advanced the kids are in the same grades in TX, ND, VA, etc.
What's the solution? And can it be found and implemented without going out of state?
What's the solution? And can it be found and implemented without going out of state?
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The quality of education is much better in other states.
But it doesn't have to be that way, and that's what we need to look at changing. High quality educational systems attract high-quality employers and the money that goes with them. Like I said, i don't know what the starting point is (chicken or egg), but at some point there needs to be a frank discussion about what it is that La needs LSU to be.
Just want to point out--I've lived in quite a few places, and people in La love their state as much or more than any of them. There's no reason we can't translate that pride into exceptionalism.
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If the goal is to lift the entrance scores, requirements and standing of the university, it will probably happen. It will also probably reduce the number of students from Louisiana getting into LSU. Please explain where this benefits the tax payers of Louisiana. I would think the majority of these tax payers subsidize higher education at LSU, but many of their kids will never qualify to enter. I don't know where you reach a happy median, but the less inclusive you become the less support for funding by tax payers.
Maybe LSU is losing funding because it is losing focus of it who serves.
Thats a good point. I think a question that needs to be asked is, should LSU be the university for ALL La students, or the university for the best and brightest in the state. You have to wonder, how many kids put in less effort in HS because they know they've done "well enough" to get into LSU, when if the entrance standards were higher they might try harder. That SEEMS to be the case in places where there are large flagship state universities with high entrance standards (Michigan, UT, UCLA, etc). Fact is, it's not THAT hard to make the grade at any of those universities, if you apply yourself. I don't buy into the idea that kids in La are less talented or less capable than their counterparts elsewhere, but i worry that less is being asked of them.
Not sure what the answer is, but I think it's definitely worth asking the question.
re: Note to Out of State Alums
Posted by AFTiger on 8/27/10 at 4:37 pm to Tigerbait46
Thanks Tigerbait46. It's funny, very few people are saying that this is definitively a bad move, and some of us are simply arguing that the potential exists for this to be a detriment to the future of LSU. I think most of us want what's best for the university, period, but there are some here who seem to have a lot of pent up anger at those of us who had to leave the state for work reasons.
What I REALLY want for my home state and my alma mater is for LSU to be an aspirational academic university, not a backup for kids who can't get in anywhere else. The potential is there, and I'm willing to support anything that takes us in that direction.
What I REALLY want for my home state and my alma mater is for LSU to be an aspirational academic university, not a backup for kids who can't get in anywhere else. The potential is there, and I'm willing to support anything that takes us in that direction.
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Wow, your lack of understanding how colleges work is amazing.
Right backatcha fricktard. I see from your posts that you are a fricking infant who only wants to argue--unless you currently serve on the governing board of a university, you should just shut the frick up and let the adults have a civil conversation. You have absolutely zero credibility when your only argument is "whaaaaaah, you people left the state and left the rest of us here!" Did it ever occur to you that perhaps some of us are contributing alumni who have given more to the university since we graduated than you will ever make in your lifetime?
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Fact is if LSU wants to move into the top 50, they need to shrink their undergrad enrollment and more than double their graduate student enrollment. That is how you increase in these "rankings". PERIOD. No school with 4,000 grad students in a student body of 36,000 (less than ~12% of the entire student body) being graduate students is going to be in the top 50.
UT is almost twice the size of LSU and enjoys a ranking and reputation in the Top 50--size has nothing to do with it, standards do. Rather than bragging that the average ACT score of entering students is "almost 26," perhaps the university should set that score as the floor and recruit talent. Those that can't make the cut can go to ULL or ULM. Just a thought...
re: Note to Out of State Alums
Posted by AFTiger on 8/26/10 at 8:47 pm to TexasTiger89
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Looks like my money and my kids are going to the University of Texas.
Hook'em Horns
Likewise, though that was going to happen anyway...but to the poster who thinks the Legacy cuts are a great idea, ponder this--it's not just about providing a monetary benefit to alumni (though that's certainly an effect); a university becomes immeasurably stronger by attracting talented students and professors from around the world. This program was one way to allow outstanding students whose parents moved away to attend LSU rather than taking their talents elsewhere. LSU has incredible potential to make a run at Top 50 status as an academic and research institution; while I understand why the Chancellor made the decision here, I believe it may have some seriously detrimental long-term effects down the line. I hope I am wrong.
re: Official "Where/How to Watch The LSU Game" Thread
Posted by AFTiger on 6/4/10 at 9:44 am to BACONisMEATcandy
That's an idea. I live in Old Town and just called Theismann's, they're on DirecTV so they're not an option. Headed to work now, will check back here around gametime to see if anybody came up with anything.
re: Official "Where/How to Watch The LSU Game" Thread
Posted by AFTiger on 6/4/10 at 8:25 am to BACONisMEATcandy
Thanks Bacon. I emailed them yesterday and haven't received a reply. I think Comcast carries CST on cable channel 10 in NoVa, but I haven't seen it pop up on the program list yet. We may be screwed...
re: Official "Where/How to Watch The LSU Game" Thread
Posted by AFTiger on 6/3/10 at 1:15 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
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18th Amendment is the best bet for those in the Washington, D.C. area. I will call & confirm this when they open at 4 p.m. today
Was thinking the same thing Bacon--will stand down until you talk to them. If they're going to have the game, we should definitely pack the place....
I think I'll place my trust in someone who actually watched the games vs. a computer formula--Kyle Petersen is picking UT, and as much as it pains me I think he's correct.
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