clamdip

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I've said this before and got downvoted into oblivion. There is zero reason ever for an American college or pro team to immigrate talent. Those opportunities should be for Americans.

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So if you were LSU's tennis coach, you'd go all 100% 'Mericans even if it means finishing 16th out of 16 in the SEC every year?

I figured these international/Olympic type sports like tennis and swimming have always had a majority internationals.

When I was in college our best tennis player was an Egyptian named Tamer El-Sawy. I followed him during his short pro career because geaux Tigers.

Don't forget Mulkey. We are the axis of evil.

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the oldest dog is named "Bo" and belongs to Derek;

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Derek's sister is a 10.

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I was 4 when Chitty Chitty Bang Bang came out, and my parents took us to see it. That dude scared the shite out of me...

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I watched it again with my kids a couple of years ago, and had completely forgotten that nightmarish character. All my horrors from seeing him when I was a 5 year old were recalled.

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Like the witch in Wizard of Oz...

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The monkeys, bro.

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one minute’s worth of content repeated 7 times in the 7 minutes

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Best description of Moscona one can give.

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badeball

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I imagine this is how the Swedish Chef pronounces it.

I'm curious how these regional sites are selected. Wake is the 6th seeded team in the regional they are hosting.

Arizona is 3rd seed and is absolutely running away with that regional they are hosting. Okie State a distant 2nd; LSU a distant 3rd.

Seems like more than any other sport it's a big advantage to know a course well in NCAA golf regionals.

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After eye-balling some numbers based on some reports and others are just pure speculation. It looks like we could be sitting around 20-25 million on the roster just based on the ones that have been reported to have an agreement in place or have signed with LSU.

*Some of these have been reported and others are just a rough estimate based on what the other players are getting. Very few have been reported.

Brice Dessert - C 5-7 million
Marcio Santos - C/PF - 1 million?
Mo Dioubate - SF/PF? 1-2 million?
Saliou Niang - SF 7 Million
Abdi Bashir - SG 1-2 million?
Divine Ugochukwu - CG 600k?
Yam Madar - PG 5 million

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That's nuts.

Ain't my money so let's ride.

My 4 years were great. Actually 4.5 years. I had a couple of 18 hour semesters but avoided any summer classes. Needed to work full-time in the summers to make money. Got a great job in IT in Houston and got into UT-Austin MBA later. The LSU degree is very well respected in engineering, oil & gas, finance, audit, etc. Have run my own consulting company for last 20 years.