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re: Clemson game to start the new era

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/16/26 at 8:38 am to TDsngumbo

It is going to be surreal.

Lane said "he always wondered what it would be like to be on the opposite sideline in tiger stadium" and his first game is going to show him how important that is.

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re: How many people do you think Clemson will bring for the game?

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/16/26 at 8:36 am to tigers1956

Clemson travel's very well, and this is a big one for them (same as it was for us going there last year).

I'd say they will have 10k+ in the stadium easily, and another 10k on campus.

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re: Looks like I will hit Platinum Medallion this year (Delta)

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/15/26 at 10:01 am to weagle1999

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What will be my chances to sometimes get First Class upgrades? I almost always fly out of Atlanta.

10% - Lot's of Diamon and 360 now, but the biggest reason is cheap upgrade offers for non-status members.

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I have platinum status (3rd tier out of 4) on AA and fly out of DFW

Technically 3 of 5 with EXP and CK. With that being said, AA uses rolling LP so even as a Platinum you could be at the bottom of that list.

TL:DR - A lot of it depends on route, cabin size, time of day, etc. I am EXP with AA and have had 100% months and 0% months depending if I choose to take a 321 on a Tuesday evening first a 737 on a Monday morning.

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re: “New Orleans thinks they’re so special …” -Gov. Jeff Landry

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/15/26 at 9:53 am to BugAC

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Blah blah blah. We get it, you don't like Landry. That isn't a debating tactic.

I wasn't debating, Landry does for Landry not for Louisiana. Saying "blah blah blah" certainly advances your argument.

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What is wrong with what Landry said?

Nothing.

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Did you know that New Orleans has had a Democrat mayor since 1872?

Yes

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re: "for the next 3 or 4 years" needs to disappear from recruit announcements

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/15/26 at 9:50 am to Rouge

old man yells at clouds

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re: "CFB fans have been robbed of so many instant classics."

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/15/26 at 9:49 am to TheDeathValley

12 Team CFP - 10+ Point Wins

2024 CFP (10+ point wins)
First Round: Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17 (+25)
First Round: Penn State 38, SMU 10 (+28)
First Round: Texas 38, Clemson 24 (+14)
First Round: Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17 (+10)
Quarterfinal: Penn State 31, Boise State 14 (+17)
Quarterfinal: Ohio State 41, Oregon 21 (+20)
Quarterfinal: Notre Dame 23, Georgia 10 (+13)
Semifinal: Ohio State 28, Texas 14 (+14)
National Championship: Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23 (+11)

2024 total: 9 of 11 games decided by 10+ points

2025 CFP (10+ point wins)
First Round: Alabama 34, Oklahoma 24 (+10)
First Round: Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10 (+31)
First Round: Oregon 51, James Madison 34 (+17)
Quarterfinal: Miami 24, Ohio State 14 (+10)
Quarterfinal: Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0 (+23)
Quarterfinal: Indiana 38, Alabama 3 (+35)
Semifinal: Indiana 56, Oregon 22 (+34)

2025 total: 7 of 12 games decided by 10+ points

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re: "CFB fans have been robbed of so many instant classics."

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/15/26 at 9:40 am to TonytheT

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"They should have had the 12-team playoff from the start."

CFP 4 Team Playoff - Games decided by 10 or more
2014-2023
21 of the 30 games
That is 70% of all CFP games (20 semifinals + 10 national championships)

20+ points
Semifinals: 10 of 20 games (50%)
National Championship games: 4 of 10 games (40%)

So.... 50% of the 4 team playoff games were non-competitive and we added 8 more teams.

2014 Season

Semifinal: Oregon 59, Florida State 20 (+39)
National Championship: Ohio State 42, Oregon 20 (+22)

2015 Season

Semifinal: Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 (+38)
Semifinal: Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17 (+20)

2016 Season

Semifinal: Clemson 31, Ohio State 0 (+31)
Semifinal: Alabama 24, Washington 7 (+17)

2017 Season

Semifinal: Alabama 24, Clemson 6 (+18)

2018 Season

Semifinal: Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3 (+27)
National Championship: Clemson 44, Alabama 16 (+28)

2019 Season

Semifinal: LSU 63, Oklahoma 28 (+35)
National Championship: LSU 42, Clemson 25 (+17)

2020 Season

Semifinal: Ohio State 49, Clemson 28 (+21)
National Championship: Alabama 52, Ohio State 24 (+28)

2021 Season

Semifinal: Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6 (+21)
Semifinal: Georgia 34, Michigan 11 (+23)
National Championship: Georgia 33, Alabama 18 (+15)

2022 Season

National Championship: Georgia 65, TCU 7 (+58)

2023 Season

National Championship: Michigan 34, Washington 13 (+21)

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re: Two Dates to Mark for High Caliber Football

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/15/26 at 9:36 am to beebefootballfan

I mean "high caliber" sure is a stretch

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re: “New Orleans thinks they’re so special …” -Gov. Jeff Landry

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/15/26 at 9:30 am to SlidellCajun

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His ego is very fragile

Correct - He does everything for the headlines.

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re: Taco Bell quality of Food

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/14/26 at 11:13 pm to PGAOLDBAWNevahBroke

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My wifes taco is always juicier

Bro

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re: Charlotte airport help

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/14/26 at 3:12 pm to ChenierauTigre

I fly through CLT every other week or so.

Assuming your flight from PNS arrives on time, you will be fine. Anywhere to anywhere in the terminal is reachable in 15 minutes if you hustle.

You will likely be arriving in E, and then heading to B/C/D so expect a bit of a walk.

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re: How bad is your handwriting

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/14/26 at 10:27 am to Recognizable Poster

I looked it up just to see:

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I'm not from La. but I heard that it was stopped being taught in school.

Cursive writing shall be taught in all public schools. Each public school shall ensure that such instruction is introduced by the third grade and incorporated into the curriculum in grades four through twelve.

Acts 2016, No. 482, §1, eff. July 1, 2017

LINK

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re: Anyone ever reeeeeally stretched on a home purchase?

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/14/26 at 10:23 am to NolaLovingClemsonFan

Sounds like you need to go with the starter house. I would try and apply what I am saving on the mortgage into an investment.

If you put in $1,000 a month (let's say that is the difference between mortgage in option a and option b), you'd have ~105,000 in 7 years (at 6%).

Also in this scenario, if you can't afford to put the extra away then 1) you can stop and 2) you know you made the right choice.

Your first home does not need to be forever home.

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re: How bad is your handwriting

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/14/26 at 9:00 am to DoUrden

Mine is average and legible. If I am in a rush, or write something in cursive, it gets a little clunky.

My wife is an assistant principal and she said they started teaching cursive again in 2017 (Louisiana passed a law).

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re: Predict how Kiffin’s tenure at LSU will end

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/10/26 at 1:53 pm to Scoob

Preferably the way of Miles and O- Win a title, then peace out

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re: Marcus Spears jr...The number one basketball player just committed to Texas

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/10/26 at 1:46 pm to RGT

Good for him, that is his home team.

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re: Ever wondered how 2019 LSU would fair against 2011 LSU?

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/10/26 at 11:30 am to tarzana

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2019 LSU gave up 41 vs Bama, 37 vs Ole Miss and 38 against a BAD Vanderbilt team. To their credit, however Aranda's defense improved drastically the last five games.

2019 Bama and 2019 Ole Miss were much better offensively than 2011 LSU.

Vandy Game:
1 TD was a scoop and score
1 TD was a pick Six (Myles Brennan)

They scored 24 offensively, one of which was a 54 yards busted run play.

Vandy had 374 total yards (229 passing, 145 rushing)

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re: Is there anything better than a cold banana?

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/10/26 at 9:51 am to boogiewoogie1978

I don't know, I have never had a refrigerated banana

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re: Ever wondered how 2019 LSU would fair against 2011 LSU?

Posted by TheDeathValley on 7/10/26 at 9:46 am to MilkJug

2011 defense would absolutely slow the 2019 LSU offense down, but they wouldn't stop them.

I would think it would be close to the SECCG against UGA - 37-10 ish

2011 LSU gave up 27 to Oregon and 21 to WVU

2011 LSU would run the ball ok, and could maybe steal a TD on special teams.

2019 would dink and dime all day, and would get 1-2 deep shots with Chase or Jefferson.

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