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re: WW’s roster is insane right now..
Posted by inadaze on 5/19/26 at 8:56 pm to LSUAlum2001
One thing that's clear is the commitment to explore all options in building a roster. How well that all comes together with team cohesion and eligibility questions is not as clear, but this means the program is already on upward trajectory.
The core of the team next season could be older than the SA Spurs if all these guys are eligible.
The core of the team next season could be older than the SA Spurs if all these guys are eligible.
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re: Garrett Nussmeier: Gallant Effort by his PR Team since January; Still a Day 3 Draft Pick
Posted by inadaze on 4/25/26 at 12:53 am to UncleLester
I know AI is impressive on some things. But it's generally not good for sports right now. Just test it on things that are verifiable, or you already know. You'll see what I'm talking about.
I had one rank the SEC football coaches for 2026-27. The results:
It does this kind of stuff over and over.
From my perspective, whether I'm talking to a person or a machine or an alien or whatever, I need to see that there is a good method for getting to accurate information first before I'm even able to start looking at analysis or narrative.
That narrative you got means nothing to me. And actually, I think Kelly did far too much yelling at Nussmeier that I didn't see him do with Daniels.
This is just speculation, but I wonder if that had a psychological effect at all that made Nussmeier play a little "tighter". I was watching some of the highlights from the 2022 SECCG against Georgia, and he seemed more fluid and freewheeling against pressure than he did later when he became a full-time starter. Some of that did need to be tightened up, but as a full-time starter, I don't think he ever got to a point of having a good feel for when to run, when to escape for more time on a pass, etc. The potential was there, so I'd say that's at least partly a failure of Kelly not getting him to that point.
I had one rank the SEC football coaches for 2026-27. The results:
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1. Kirby Smart, Georgia
Still the standard. Two nattys, 117-21 career, and 8 seasons with 11+ wins. Every ranking has him as the unquestioned No. 1.
2. Steve Sarkisian, Texas
Back-to-back CFP trips and has Texas looking like a legit title team. 0-3 vs Smart is the only knock.
3. Lane Kiffin, LSU
116-53 career, built Ole Miss into a playoff contender, now has LSU’s NIL muscle. Some fan polls even put him #1, but top-3 is consensus.
4. Kalen DeBoer, Alabama
Replacing Saban is impossible, but he took Washington to the title game and Bama’s roster is loaded. Ranked #7 nationally by ESPN.
5. Brian Kelly, LSU
SEC West title already, 20+ wins in 2 years at LSU. Fans argue he’s “too high” here, but the resume is strong.
6. Josh Heupel, Tennessee
Got the Vols to 10-3 and made Neyland loud again. Offense keeps him in the top half.
7. Eli Drinkwitz, Missouri
Back-to-back 10-win seasons with bowl wins over Ohio State and Iowa. Stock is way up.
8. Mark Stoops, Kentucky
Longest-tenured SEC coach. Floor is always 7-8 wins, ceiling is 10. Mr. Consistent.
9. Mike Elko, Texas A&M
New at A&M but his Duke turnaround + Aggie resources give him a high ceiling. Jury’s still out.
10. Hugh Freeze, Auburn
Recruiting is humming, but 2026 needs to show on-field results. Hot-seat chatter if it doesn’t.
11. Brent Venables, Oklahoma
10-3 last year helped, but OU expects championships. Another name that pops up on “warm seat” lists.
12. Shane Beamer, South Carolina
Beat some big teams, but consistency isn’t there yet. Solid builder, not top-tier.
13. Billy Napier, Florida
19-19 through 3 years. Has to win in 2025/2026 or the boosters will get loud.
14. Sam Pittman, Arkansas
Fan favorite but been on hot-seat lists for two years. Needs a bounce-back.
15. Clark Lea, Vanderbilt
9-27 at Vandy. Toughest job in the league, but record is the record.
16. Jeff Lebby, Mississippi State
First SEC HC job started in 2024. Still earning his spot.
It does this kind of stuff over and over.
From my perspective, whether I'm talking to a person or a machine or an alien or whatever, I need to see that there is a good method for getting to accurate information first before I'm even able to start looking at analysis or narrative.
That narrative you got means nothing to me. And actually, I think Kelly did far too much yelling at Nussmeier that I didn't see him do with Daniels.
This is just speculation, but I wonder if that had a psychological effect at all that made Nussmeier play a little "tighter". I was watching some of the highlights from the 2022 SECCG against Georgia, and he seemed more fluid and freewheeling against pressure than he did later when he became a full-time starter. Some of that did need to be tightened up, but as a full-time starter, I don't think he ever got to a point of having a good feel for when to run, when to escape for more time on a pass, etc. The potential was there, so I'd say that's at least partly a failure of Kelly not getting him to that point.
re: NBA Sunday Schedule
Posted by inadaze on 4/20/26 at 11:08 pm to LordSaintly
Two crucial misses. Good game overall, though.
Not as much of a letdown to his team as Towns was. He just disappeared in the 4th.
Not as much of a letdown to his team as Towns was. He just disappeared in the 4th.
It adds some interesting dynamics to college basketball to have some of the older guys coming back. Calipari doesn't like it because he has such an advantage in being an outstanding HS recruiter.
AJ Storr finished the season on fire against Arkansas. Up-and-down career with a different team each season, but the ups are really high.
AJ Storr finished the season on fire against Arkansas. Up-and-down career with a different team each season, but the ups are really high.
re: Is Trump a Greater Healer than Jesus Christ?
Posted by inadaze on 4/14/26 at 12:46 pm to StrongOffer
Are you talking about Trump's homosexual protests in regard to President Pena?
What does that have to do with his greatness as a healer?
What does that have to do with his greatness as a healer?
Is Trump a Greater Healer than Jesus Christ?
Posted by inadaze on 4/14/26 at 9:36 am
Are people so busy being offended that they're unable to see this objectively? As a tribute to JC, or any Red Crosser, to be portrayed with Trump as a healer?
How many millions did Trump heal because of Operation Warp Speed and his many promotions of vaccines? Trump is the self-proclaimed "father of the vaccine". How many millions of Americans has he healed psychologically? How many millions of Venezuelans, Iranians, Afghans will have the chance to be healed because of Trump's heroics?
If you still feel offended after contemplating all these healing heroics, ask yourself these questions.
Who is more of an alpha? Jesus abandoned his leadership role after being crucified. Would Trump ghost his people like that?
Who is more of an exemplar of family values? Trump has been married three times, and brings his kids to work. According to the historical record, Jesus didn't even get married or have kids.
Who is a better businessman? Trump built a massive tower, casinos, hotels, golf courses, even a university, and only had a tiny silver spoon to start with. Did Jesus even build anything notable as a carpenter?
Who is the better public speaker? Trump has the best words. Jesus spoke in riddles, and was so ambiguous that people still disagree about what his words meant. Because of this, most of the counties around his homeland are majority Muslim, and conflicts rage on. It's an absolute mess for Trump to deal with.
How many millions did Trump heal because of Operation Warp Speed and his many promotions of vaccines? Trump is the self-proclaimed "father of the vaccine". How many millions of Americans has he healed psychologically? How many millions of Venezuelans, Iranians, Afghans will have the chance to be healed because of Trump's heroics?
If you still feel offended after contemplating all these healing heroics, ask yourself these questions.
Who is more of an alpha? Jesus abandoned his leadership role after being crucified. Would Trump ghost his people like that?
Who is more of an exemplar of family values? Trump has been married three times, and brings his kids to work. According to the historical record, Jesus didn't even get married or have kids.
Who is a better businessman? Trump built a massive tower, casinos, hotels, golf courses, even a university, and only had a tiny silver spoon to start with. Did Jesus even build anything notable as a carpenter?
Who is the better public speaker? Trump has the best words. Jesus spoke in riddles, and was so ambiguous that people still disagree about what his words meant. Because of this, most of the counties around his homeland are majority Muslim, and conflicts rage on. It's an absolute mess for Trump to deal with.
What might be more horrifying is the volcanic eruption that caused weather changes around the globe, and had the Shelleys indoors on their vacation to Switzerland in 1816.
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Tambora’s catastrophic eruption began on April 5, 1815, with small tremors and pyroclastic flows. A shattering blast blew the mountain apart on the evening of April 10. The blast, pyroclastic flows, and tsunamis that followed killed at least 10,000 islanders and destroyed the homes of 35,000 more. Before its eruption Mount Tambora was about 4,300 metres (14,000 feet) high. After the eruption ended, a caldera spanning some 6 km (3.7 miles) across remained.
Many volcanologists regard the Mount Tambora eruption as the largest and most-destructive volcanic event in recorded history, expelling as much as 150 cubic km (roughly 36 cubic miles) of ash, pumice and other rock, and aerosols—including an estimated 60 megatons of sulfur—into the atmosphere. As that material mixed with atmospheric gases, it prevented substantial amounts of sunlight from reaching Earth’s surface, eventually reducing the average global temperature by as much as 3 °C (5.4 °F).
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In 1816, parts of the world as far away as western Europe and eastern North America experienced sporadic periods of heavy snow and killing frost through June, July, and August. Such cold weather events led to crop failures and starvation in those regions, and the year 1816 was called the “year without a summer.”
re: How good is Ohtani?
Posted by inadaze on 4/11/26 at 8:40 pm to vidtiger23
I like Babe Ruth as an American icon. By all accounts it seems he was a free and fun-loving spirit. But yeah, I agree, those statistics need a lot of contextual factors added. For one, he wasn't playing against the large talent pool that Ohtani is, especially with Black and Hispanic players.
Then let's look at a percentage breakdown on those ERA numbers from 1918 and 1919, along with the two years Ohtani pitched the most while also hitting, 2022 and 2023.
ERA, Average MLB ERA, % better than League Average
Ruth 1918 - 2.22, 2.77, 19.9%
Ruth 1919 - 2.97, 3.07, 3.3%
Ohtani 2022 - 2.33, 3.96, 21.3%
Ohtani 2023 - 3.14, 4.33, 27.5%
Then let's look at a percentage breakdown on those ERA numbers from 1918 and 1919, along with the two years Ohtani pitched the most while also hitting, 2022 and 2023.
ERA, Average MLB ERA, % better than League Average
Ruth 1918 - 2.22, 2.77, 19.9%
Ruth 1919 - 2.97, 3.07, 3.3%
Ohtani 2022 - 2.33, 3.96, 21.3%
Ohtani 2023 - 3.14, 4.33, 27.5%
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BIG TEN = 18 Teams
10 =/= 18
It's time for a name change.
They've got some things lined up for football. They're bringing in a top recruiting class, and they now have Gary Patterson as DC. But they're also now in the best football conference.
Are you thinking of the OP making up a straw man that "bigs don't matter"? Because you're not talking about my posts.
Another airball.
If you watch it closely, there was about one second left when he made the pass. But calling it a mistake, I don't have an issue with that. It's a scenario with an extremely slim margin for error, though.
What I disagreed with was you putting it on the level of the 1982 and 1993 blunders.
All this to fail on a narrative about a team that got blown out by Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
What I disagreed with was you putting it on the level of the 1982 and 1993 blunders.
All this to fail on a narrative about a team that got blown out by Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
That's just not true.
If a first-year starter in the SEC next season passes for over 4000 yards, over 64% completion rate, and 29-12, would people say that's a good season? Yes, they would.
That was Nussmeier in 2024.
Now, the NFL is a different discussion. I have not seen enough in handling pressure well in my opinion. He did it at times. In the comeback vs. Ole Miss in 24.
He got knocked out of the game vs. Oklahoma in 24 because Campbell got beat by R Mason Thomas for a sack, then he came back and played well.
He had good games, but he also got affected by pressure at times. That's what he really needed to improve going into 25 in my opinion. And we didn't really get to see that.
If a first-year starter in the SEC next season passes for over 4000 yards, over 64% completion rate, and 29-12, would people say that's a good season? Yes, they would.
That was Nussmeier in 2024.
Now, the NFL is a different discussion. I have not seen enough in handling pressure well in my opinion. He did it at times. In the comeback vs. Ole Miss in 24.
He got knocked out of the game vs. Oklahoma in 24 because Campbell got beat by R Mason Thomas for a sack, then he came back and played well.
He had good games, but he also got affected by pressure at times. That's what he really needed to improve going into 25 in my opinion. And we didn't really get to see that.
The "spin" is being attempted by you. I don't even have an incentive or bias either way.
I guess you're trying to act like the thread wasn't blown up by people simply citing Florida as a counter example. But it was.
That continues to happen as you go back through the time frame in the OP. Arguably the best team in that time frame, 2023-24 UConn, was a guard-heavy team. Clingan was a really important part of that team too. As I said, it's really about being a complete team. But if you're giving weight by position, that team was guard-heavy. There are different ways to win, and build rosters, though.
The degree of difficulty on that last play you're trying to fixate on was high. That's why it's not the "blunder" you want to portray it as for your narrative. Would it have been a blunder if Mullins missed the shot vs. Duke? No, because that shot also had a high degree of difficulty.
I guess you're trying to act like the thread wasn't blown up by people simply citing Florida as a counter example. But it was.
That continues to happen as you go back through the time frame in the OP. Arguably the best team in that time frame, 2023-24 UConn, was a guard-heavy team. Clingan was a really important part of that team too. As I said, it's really about being a complete team. But if you're giving weight by position, that team was guard-heavy. There are different ways to win, and build rosters, though.
The degree of difficulty on that last play you're trying to fixate on was high. That's why it's not the "blunder" you want to portray it as for your narrative. Would it have been a blunder if Mullins missed the shot vs. Duke? No, because that shot also had a high degree of difficulty.
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zero to do with position.
As you meant it. But again, and I realize this is hard for you to grasp, analysis doesn't begin and end with your reasoning for the reference.
We don't need a list of gaffes here. The 1982 reference is on the level of the Webber play in terms of historic blunders. That I'll agree with. But the Lee play is not on the level of those.
With the 1982 and 1993 plays, those guys had plenty of time, but blundered it at critical points of the game.
Lee had less time than Tyus Edney in 1995. Edney's shot would have to be on a list of all-time best tournament buzzer beaters.
Had Lee made a play in 4.5, it would've been considered a great play. That he wasn't able to doesn't make it a "blunder" similar to your references. Was it a good play? No. But also not a historic blunder.
You've got it backwards. In no way am I trying to tell you what you meant. I'm telling you what the implications of the reference are in a thread about different positions.
The adage that "guards win in March" is repeated so much because of their value late in games. The 1993 reference highlights that. Analysis of a reference doesn't stop at what you decide the meaning to be. This is obvious, and we don't need to keep going with it.
You think Lee's play is on the level of Webber's. I disagree, and gave you my reasons. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
The adage that "guards win in March" is repeated so much because of their value late in games. The 1993 reference highlights that. Analysis of a reference doesn't stop at what you decide the meaning to be. This is obvious, and we don't need to keep going with it.
You think Lee's play is on the level of Webber's. I disagree, and gave you my reasons. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
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the reference had zero to do with positions.
That's not your decision.
I know you think it is, but you don't actually control the parameters of analysis in a thread about how different positions are valued.
Even within your restricted parameters, it's not a good reference.
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It had zero to do with either players position.
You may not have thought it through, but that's the context of the thread. And referencing that play highlights the importance of guards.
There was no spin. It just wasn't a good reference for any point you're trying to make.
You went back to 1993 to again highlight the importance of guards. Ideally, you want a guard bringing that ball up the floor. But those plays were not really similar.
Webber had 19 seconds. Then the timeout call resulted in a technical that put the game completely out of reach for Michigan.
Lee had 4.5 seconds. He got down the court fast, but he just kind of got stuck because Iowa's defense was good.
Webber had 19 seconds. Then the timeout call resulted in a technical that put the game completely out of reach for Michigan.
Lee had 4.5 seconds. He got down the court fast, but he just kind of got stuck because Iowa's defense was good.
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