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It is a huge benefit to have actual talent at backup QB spots. It makes evaluating receivers and linemen so much better.
The days of Ian Book as a preseason backup was a waste.

With podcasts, YouTube, and so many other options for sharp, informative, funny, and entertaining Saints and football talk, WWL had to do something. Back in the day, they basically had a monopoly over Saints football conversation on radio. Not so anymore.
So many hosts are way more knowledgeable and charismatic than Bobby could ever be. I haven’t wasted time listening to Bobby in at least 5 years. Even Detillier seems to give easy, lazy takes a lot of times.

Lane is known for following analytics excessively for in game decisions such as kicking a field goal or going for it on 4th. Goes for it on 4th at a high rate. I’m curious about what the rant thinks about this.
I tend to be old school in the sense that I think you should almost always kick in the first half (exception being when you are within the 5 yard line). You never know how valuable those free points maybe later in the game. Second half- going for it doesn’t bother me as much.

Two years ago, Lane and the Rebels lost to Florida. They had 4 possessions in the red zone where they chose not to kick. It was the difference in the game. If Lane loses some games for us in a similar manner, I could see some criticism from the fan base.

Saying chippy retorts is one thing. I agree it would be more fun with Spurrier type personalities poking each other.

What Heupel did is NOT that. He openly advocated for violence against an opponent!!!
Why? Because he left Tennessee abruptly and disrespectfully over a decade ago.

Agreed!!
Some fans are bemoaning the fact that 18-24 year olds are now being paid to work. They say it’s stealing the soul of college football.

You want to see the soul of college football die, let corporate executives control it. All they care about is profit. College athletics will dissolve into bland greed.

Groups steal cultural symbols from other groups when they feel their own culture is lacking.
Louisiana doesn’t need to take cultural symbols from West Virginia. There’s negative things about Louisiana but lacking in culture is not one of them.

You just called the American way of life moronic. In our culture, people want to be compensated for the work that they do with $$.

If your employer offered you:
A: triple your salary
B: free college tuition and a personal trainer to improve your health.

Which would you choose?

Even if your HS recruiting has improved, that is not the benefit it once was. If a 5 or 4 star doesn’t like their playing time or believe they can do better at another school, they transfer.

Appreciate different viewpoints. My response to your responses:

1 and 3. Teams have less practice time than ever before. Realistically, it’s not possible to adequately develop QB prospects 2-3 at a time. It’s why most teams get a young prospect and an older veteran (ie Mendoza and Cousins in LV). By crowding the room with similar talents, you run the high possibility of no one developing. QB development seems to be the secret sauce in the NFL right now. Several QB’s who were “busts” on the team that drafted them are quality starters on other teams. The talent is there for Shough. Just needs patience and support….not competition that causes him to overthink.
2. I’m a mental health professional. Gambling addiction is a real diagnosis as of 2013. You may not believe it but there’s people who still don’t believe clinical depression or ADHD is real. There’s people who think the world is flat or only 6,000 years old. People can choose to not believe scientific, factual evidence. I just hope that the Saints leaders are people who make calculated decisions based on known facts. The facts in this situation are that this young man likely has an untreated addiction and is seeking to be in the middle of temptation. It is highly unlikely that he will not relapse.

I’m going to call foul on Ric Flair (Tennessee). I get that your list was sports icons but let’s not pretend like that form of wrestling is legitimate sport. I get that it’s athletes but they are performing in a scripted drama.

Ole Miss fans probably shouldn’t comment about local judges ruling in favor of QB’s who clearly broke the rules.