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FSU just needs to get the heck out of the ACC. They will be relevant again once they can align in a new conference. I think Clemson is screwed. That ride is over.
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.
With the LSU brand, tradition, and Hall of Fame players, our Basketball program should be so much better.

Not sure if it's the old guard trying to control everything, or just lazy ATROCIOUS hires. But at least Will Wade wanted to be great here. The passion was back, the basketball was imperfect; but the desire / belief / interest was back.

I have never understood the level of incompetence by the powers at be to not getting behind a money making sport.

As a basketball fan, it's such an insult how little care / effort there it

re: Stranger Things S5 - Volume 2

Posted by Outback Ray on 12/25/25 at 10:43 pm to
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
Kinda meh, no real charismatic like Billy or Eddie to be the icing. It has potential to close really well, but I think breaking it up was a bad idea. Should have been all the episodes BUT the finale. If people sour on it it's not going for driving viewership,
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.
A Christmas Carol is one of my favorite works of Literature even though it's seasonal the material is so incredible and very human. Johnny Depp is interesting casting. I usually prefer a Brit, but it could work. With Johnny I think it should tilt a little darker and more gothic. A warm brassy version with Jack Sparrow could be a silly hot mess.

Willem Dafoe would be an amazing choice to play Scrooge
Their defense was athletic and FLYING around, they will crush weaker ACC teams. Their QB is a really athletic tough player. Made some big plays a lot of QBs can't.

This is not the best team, we have played in the Kelley era. But on paper it's top 5, and on the road to open the season. Epic win.

1) Florida St 23
2) Bama 22
3a 3b) Bama 23 / Ole Miss 24
5a 5b) Tenn 22 / Clemson 25
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
Half of the league will satisfy their P4 OOC in last week of season.

Kentucky / Louisville
South Carolina / Clemson
Georgia / Georgia Tech
Florida / Florida St

Ole Miss / Miss St
Texas / Texas A&M
Alabama / Auburn
Tennessee / Vanderbilt

Unless Oklahoma wants to schedule bedlam to end the year every year. It would leave us

Even Years
Missouri / Arkansas
LSU / Oklahoma

Odd Years
Missouri / Oklahoma
LSU / Arkansas

re: Predict the 3 annual rivals

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/21/25 at 5:42 pm to
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.
I think it depends on what becomes more important to the league More valuable inventory or new markets.

re: 2029 non-conference games

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/21/25 at 5:22 pm to
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
TV Brass is NOT letting an Alabama / LSU or Florida / LSU annual game get off the docket.

This is about more quality matchups.
quote:

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


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

re: Annual Opponents Predictions

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/21/25 at 4:50 pm to
For TV networks the more games involving

Oklahoma
Texas
LSU
Alabama
Auburn
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida

Playing each other, the better. Doesn't even matter if they are having good season. Those 9 will drive the money the conference can make. All schools who have won and competed for national titles in the modern era.

re: Annual Opponents Predictions

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/21/25 at 4:40 pm to
Depends on how much TV dictates.

Also remember there are 6 other games. Those with easy annual will have brutal rotating
Why not? Tennessee / Auburn are locks, and LSU vs Bama is one of the most viewed TV games every year.

re: Predict the 3 annual rivals

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/21/25 at 4:33 pm to
Something like this would work for me. Miss St would have a cake walk annual, but there rotating would be brutal.

Missouri - Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky
Arkansas - Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M
Oklahoma - Texas, Missouri, Texas A&M
Texas - Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas
Texas A&M - Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
LSU - Ole Miss, Alabama, Florida
Ole Miss - LSU, Miss St, Auburn
Miss St - Ole Miss, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
Alabama - LSU, Auburn, Tennessee
Auburn - Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss
Georgia - Florida, Auburn, S.Carolina
Tennessee - Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Florida - Georgia, LSU, S.Carolina
Kentucky - Tennessee, Missouri, Miss St
S. Carolina - Georgia, Florida, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt - Tennessee, S.Carolina, Miss St

Annual Opponents Predictions

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/21/25 at 4:31 pm

Missouri - Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky
Arkansas - Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M
Oklahoma - Texas, Missouri, Texas A&M
Texas - Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas
Texas A&M - Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
LSU - Ole Miss, Alabama, Florida
Ole Miss - LSU, Miss St, Auburn
Miss St - Ole Miss, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
Alabama - LSU, Auburn, Tennessee
Auburn - Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss
Georgia - Florida, Auburn, S.Carolina
Tennessee - Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Florida - Georgia, LSU, S.Carolina
Kentucky - Tennessee, Missouri, Miss St
S. Carolina - Georgia, Florida, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt - Tennessee, S.Carolina, Miss St

re: Predict the 3 annual rivals

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/21/25 at 4:19 pm to
Not in this format

Predict the 3 annual rivals

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/21/25 at 4:17 pm
Gotta be Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Alabama

I'll miss the Florida game.
Not really, we were a whisper away from 6-6 last year. Not saying we are going to lose them all. But we can. I don't understand why everyone thinks this team is a bonafide 10-2.

You have a moderately mobile QB prone to making bad decisions under pressure (until he proves otherwise). And that's with 4 NFL lineman. This year the whole unit is new. And the weakness is the interior.You also have a terrible play caller in Sloan we ranked 13/16 SEC in red zone TD %. Mubenga / Chester are among the worst graded players in LSU Football last decade. We absolutely will have to scheme around that weakness

Positive , I think the Center will be pretty good and help Nuss stay calm.
If its Mubenga / Chester playing at all, then prepare yourself for this O-Line to wrecked this year. It's going to make games that shouldn't be close much closer. 2019 vs Auburn is a prime example. We moved the ball up and down the field. But their D-Line was NASTY that year in the interior and kept the game close.

Florida, A&M, Oklahoma, SCAR, Bama, Clemson all have as good or better D-Lines than we do. IMO we could lose all 6 of those games easily because they all have QB's who can make plays and quality defensive line.


CBS 2:30 games sucked. Yeah the theme song was great, but the rest was AWFUL. Night games were a little better, they seemed to move quicker pace of play was better. But those day games drug on FOREVER.

2000's era ESPN night games were my favorite, with Mike Patrick
WRs get a bad rap for being drama, but RBs seem to take the cake for me

re: Texas/LSU Rivalry

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/7/25 at 7:09 pm to
Yeah looks like it , league is repeating Arkansas all over again. They force fed that so hard. No one cared but Arkansas fans.

Now after 30 years, the SEC is like "look a prettier girl you don't care that much about"

Although OU vs LSU is a much better brand matchup than Arkansas.

re: Texas/LSU Rivalry

Posted by Outback Ray on 8/7/25 at 5:15 pm to
LSU has transient rivals. Everyone else has one major rival with more history or an in state school. Historically Tulane, Ole Miss would be the ones for us. Then it rotates every decade or so Auburn, Florida, Alabama. Texas A&M was picking up steam. I freaking hate that school. Texas / OU being in the league now changes that some.