Outback Ray

Almost 40, I have young kids. I do love a lot about Baton Rouge, and it's home. But all my extended fam beyond my folks, are from or live elsewhere. I know places have their ups and downs. I know BR isn't rated super high on the best places to live and I'm really not keen on living anywhere else in the state. But man yesterday shook me, I have a little girl. I can't imagine the grief and anger that family is feeling. Pain / Tragedy can find you anywhere I get that, but my mind works logically and you don't want to overexpose yourself to being unsafe. To be frank Baton Rouge just "feels" so different than it did even 20 years. I know everyone says that as they age but I don't think it's just because I'm older.

Ive pretty much stopped going out at night to places besides restaurants a few years before COVID. It was so expensive and a hassle with young kids. But geez so much of culture hubs / city life has become just miserable or unsafe feeling. Almost creepy and seedy. Nothing feels beautiful, nothing feels happy. My favorite remaining parts of BR are Highland Road Park / LSU lakes, nature helps with that.

But I'm thinking I might not stay. I don't want to raise my kids, thinking every-time they go out when they are older, they are at MORE unneeded risk, than if I were in another place with less crime. It's all so depressing. Our life and home is in a pretty safe bubble. But I am growing tiresome of what's outside.

Is there any feasible hope for BR to improve in the next 5 to 10 years?

I think LSU has more financial support under this leadership and the governor play a big role in that. There is actually some really big dollar boosters people don't know about that have emerged. Also I think based on the guys they brought in, a lot of them are multi year players. So I don't think we spend nearly as much NEXT off season.

If all plays right and Land can win on the field. LSU will be bringing in more money than they ever have before.

I have heard some rumors, but not sure how accurate.

The only thing to save this pathetic queer feminist power trip show is to kill everyone ... please just kill them all let the bad guy win

I don't like massive deviations from source material, either write a completely different story, or stay faithful, don't mix it

Aspects of this film I really loved, starts really strong but ultimately in the end it's not that good.

He would still miss it

Miami is NEVER coming to the SEC. I think Kansas has a better chance than them. Miami does not make the league any more money. I'm even iffy on FSU Clemson even joining. The targets are UNC and Virginia. You only take FSU Clemson, if you feel the BIG10 is coming for them, I actually think they could end up in BIG12

Y'all crazy to think TV is going to pay more money for LSU Bama or LSU Florida NOT to be annual. So Bama can play Miss St lol. You're asking more money for 16 more slots of high end inventory, SEC honestly needs the money.

BIG10 has lots of bad teams but they are in MASSIVE markets that generates some big time money.

If you gave me a choice between 9 SEC games, and schedule 3 of the weakest teams possible

Then having a 8 game SEC season and play Oregon / West Virginia or UCLA / USC

Yeah ... bring on 9 with McNeese and Nichols

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3 annual opponents makes the last game of the season interesting A&M will play Texas to end the season. Arkansas probably would stick with Mizzou(an actual rival for them to end the season with so good for them) Our 3 perms are almost certainly between Ole Miss, A&M, and Bama/UF, and they all have rivals to end the season Probably keep Oklahoma the 2 years they're on the schedule. But what about the other 2. Legit have no clue

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Kentucky / SCAR / Georgia / Florida have the annual ACC rival

Texas / TA&M - Bama / Auburn - Egg Bowl

Oklahoma should play bedlam

We should rotate Missouri and Arkansas

Battle of The Boot

Battle of The Bigger Boot LOL

Depends on how much TV dictates.

Also remember there are 6 other games. Those with easy annual will have brutal rotating