PurpleExile

A lot of these radio guys base their opinions upon how friendly of a radio guest the coach has been. They become advocates for the coach, thinking they have an inside source.

Hester has probably interviewed Drinkwitz a few times on his Sirius/XM show. Hence the push to hire Drinkwitz.

Hester needs to listen to the thousands of fans who groan at the mere mention of Dinkwitz's name as LSU coach. It would sap the energy out of the fan base overnight.

I don't see Jimbo as a serious candidate for anything. Kiffin is considered one of the best offensive minds in college football. Don't need or want Jimbo.

Not my money, so yeah. I want him.

Lane has been with some of the best programs in college football. He worked with Saban. He has seen what works and doesn't work. He's been both a highly regarded assistant and a head coach.

He would hit the ground running, already knowing what he needs to do as LSU's head coach. That puts him miles ahead of any assistant coach or coordinator we might settle for.

Nobody is playing anybody.

LSU is one of the top jobs in the country, and Kiffin has been around long enough to know that. Plus, Sexton and Saban are telling him the same thing.
Given the choice of LSU, Florida or staying at Ole Miss, they know the best route to multiple national titles is with LSU.

Kiffin/Sexton aren't trying to create a bidding war. Kiffin is already assured of becoming college football's highest paid coach. An extra one or two million isn't going to help him make his decision.

He wants to win, and he knows it's a lot easier to win big at LSU than at Ole Miss/Oxford or Florida in its current situation.

I think the refs ruled this like it was the Leon Lett play (Thanksgiving, 1993), when really it wasn't.

First, it's a terrible rule. When a defender leaps to block a kick, there's probably a 75-80% chance it's going to bounce off either an offensive or defensive lineman. So the stupid rule is saying that it's OK for a great defensive play's outcome to be determined by a random, unintentional carom of the football.

The ball Sunday hit a Carolina player first. Why didn't Kellen Moore scream bloody murder and challenge the call?
Leon Lett was the first person to touch the blocked Miami kick in 1993, so that was different.

This is one of the worst rules in the NFL book. The other truly horrible one is the one that awards a touchback when a guy fumbles at the 1-yard line and the ball bounces out of bounds in the end zone. Bad rules.

I'm curious to hear what some of you consider "decent" questions.

There are two kinds of questions that people ask at those things:
Questions that they expect the coach to answer, and questions that people ask just to say they asked a question (TV guys do this all the time).

If you ask something with an obvious answer, you're wasting valuable press conference time.
Questions have to be insightful and unambiguous. You can't ask, "Coach, your right tackle had one of the worst games in LSU history. Are you going to bench him and take his NIL money away?"
Kelly would never answer that.

If somebody asks him about being worried about his job, he will just say that he knows he has to coach better and prepare the team better. End of answer.

The thing is, Kelly is the most cooperative and forthright football coach LSU has ever had. Miles and Orgeron answered queries in a lexicon all their own. Saban never answered anything, except telling the media to quit dispensing rat poison.

This is not exclusive to Tiger Stadium. Ear-splitting, piped-in music is now a feature at NBA games, NFL games and even between pitches at baseball games.

I have complained and the answer I'm always given is, "Well, that's what the players want. They say it fires them up."

Sigh. Are the players going to chip in from their NIL millions when the paying customers stop going to the games?

Every athletic department has someone in charge of Game Management. That seems to be the guy/girl we need to dox and send our complaints to.
These game management people travel to meetings and conventions where they get fed this idea of turning everything up to 11 and making it non-stop. And the athletic directors just sit back and let it happen.

This is not the lineup of a division leading team. I mean, they are...for maybe the next 24 hours or so. But the Astros lineup doesn't stack up well when compared to the other five teams that appear headed to the postseason.

Houston has:
Worst general manager in MLB
One of the worst managers in the American League
A farm system that can't be counted upon to help the big club
A free agent bust at first base
A tired, inconsistent bullpen without Hader
And zero momentum heading into the season's final 15 games.

The golden years are over. The Astros are going to be passed by both the Mariners and the Rangers.

On a related front, best of luck to Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker.

He made it a bidding war. Miami paid him.

If a guy transfers twice, the first time might have been about playing time, but you can bet the second transfer was for the money.

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Needs to be investigated by the SEC for his obvious hatred for LSU. He's from Lafayette and hates LSU with all his guts. He's also salty because his dad is a legendary NFL ref and the NFL hasn't accepted him yet. Apparently they keep hiring DEI applicants (5/5 newest hires are DEI) and he's also mad about that.

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Russian troll account. Has to be.

He tried to hit all the conspiracies -- the Lafayette thing, daddy issues, NFL diversity.

Keep trying, though. There are people who think OJ didn't do it, either.

Lots of dumbassery being commented in this thread.

It's perfectly plausible that neither LSU nor Haulcy himself knew that (1) he had committed a suspension-worthy offense and (2) that the penalty would carry over to the next season and (3) to the player's next school.

Rules are rules, but sportsmanship still matters. And for Clemson to bring the matter to the NCAA's attention three days before the game is a dick move. But Clemson is gotta Clemson, I guess. This is why most of educated America laughs at Dabo.

If the SEC had a real commissioner, he would inform the NCAA that one of its conference members is questioning the timing and circumstances surrounding the BYU game altercation, and that LSU is appealing that nobody informed them in a timely manner.

Sankey should say, sure, LSU's appeal will be scheduled to be heard on Monday, Sept. 1. Haulcy's suspension could then be served for the first half of the Louisiana Tech game.

Eat it, Clemson.