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Aldo Raine
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| Registered on: | 8/1/2012 |
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re: What is something you think is completely overrated in sports?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 8/11/17 at 9:14 pm to Dawgsontop34
Any award (or anything else for that matter) that is voted on by the media. Heisman, AP Poll, MVP, etc.
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re: Reading tea leaves from Hayward's wife's IG posts
Posted by Aldo Raine on 6/29/17 at 8:36 pm to RedRifle
Regardless of where he signs, safe to say the man is winning at life.
re: Chris Paul Plans to Meet with Rockets in Free Agency
Posted by Aldo Raine on 6/15/17 at 4:25 pm to RedRifle
He just wants to be courted like every other guy who goes through the FA process. Don't see him giving up all that extra money LA can give him unless he honestly thinks he can win a ring with the Spurs.
re: Wouldn't an eight team playoff just shift the controversy down a few rankings?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 11/28/16 at 7:40 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I'd go with a 6 team playoff where 1 and 2 get a bye.
Even though it lets two more teams in, it also rewards the top 2 teams a little more than the others.
5 conference champs and 1 at large. Doesn't devalue the regular season as much as an 8 team tourney and places huge emphasis on the championship games.
I think it's pretty lame that it essentially doesn't matter if Bama wins Saturday. In this scenario, even though they would get the at large, its significant because they would bump OSU out.
Also, teams would beef up their non conference schedules because you'd have to have a really impressive resume for that 1 at large spot.
Even though it lets two more teams in, it also rewards the top 2 teams a little more than the others.
5 conference champs and 1 at large. Doesn't devalue the regular season as much as an 8 team tourney and places huge emphasis on the championship games.
I think it's pretty lame that it essentially doesn't matter if Bama wins Saturday. In this scenario, even though they would get the at large, its significant because they would bump OSU out.
Also, teams would beef up their non conference schedules because you'd have to have a really impressive resume for that 1 at large spot.
re: Has there ever been a more uninspiring NASCAR season than this one?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 11/7/16 at 6:45 pm to Paul Allen
The chase is a dumb way to select a champ, especially the winner take all in Homestead.
I think the bigger problem is the way the rules are constantly changing to promote parity. You get races at these 1.5 mile tracks where everybody just sort of rides around with very little passing. I'd rather less rules where the teams that find speed that others can't get to show it on the track. If that means JJ or whoever dominates then so be it.
We embrace dominance in other sports. Everybody wants to watch the Warriors whether you love them or hate them. Ppl wanting to see the massive favorite get knocked off drives ratings. Nascar seems to not want this for some reason.
I think the bigger problem is the way the rules are constantly changing to promote parity. You get races at these 1.5 mile tracks where everybody just sort of rides around with very little passing. I'd rather less rules where the teams that find speed that others can't get to show it on the track. If that means JJ or whoever dominates then so be it.
We embrace dominance in other sports. Everybody wants to watch the Warriors whether you love them or hate them. Ppl wanting to see the massive favorite get knocked off drives ratings. Nascar seems to not want this for some reason.
re: Best SEC receiver of the Nick Saban era (2000-present)?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 2/7/14 at 4:03 pm to TigerintheNO
quote:
AJ Green was the best WR, Josh Reed had the best season.
When he left he held the SEC career record for receiving yards, not really a one hit wonder.
I don't disagree that AJ is the more gifted player though.
re: Best SEC receiver of the Nick Saban era (2000-present)?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 2/7/14 at 3:55 pm to Jefferson Pilot
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Reed accounted for 230 of them
293 :pimp:
re: Best SEC receiver of the Nick Saban era (2000-present)?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 2/7/14 at 2:39 pm to Tornado Alley
Josh Reed
re: Is there such a thing as the GOAT?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/20/14 at 1:07 pm to RollTide1987
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Different eras are different eras but no one ever dominated the sport like Richard Petty and no one ever will.
No argument there.
re: Is there such a thing as the GOAT?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/20/14 at 12:42 pm to RollTide1987
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76 wins vs. 200 wins. No...I don't think you can.
Perfect example of the different era argument. Petty won a lot of races at a time where there were multiple races on the same weekend which diluted the competition (also over 60 per season). Many of those races were even on dirt. Petty, Earnhardt, and Johnson are all great but it's kind of apples and oranges.
re: Is there such a thing as the GOAT?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/20/14 at 9:57 am to MIZ_COU
quote:
Cockiest little four year old I ever met ever. I used to give him so much shite.
Yeah, you showed him
re: Is there such a thing as the GOAT?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/20/14 at 9:43 am to TbirdSpur2010
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I think we will be talking about Jimmie Johnson as a potential GOAT by the time he's through.
No doubt. He's doing it with a lot more parity in the sport.
re: Is there such a thing as the GOAT?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/20/14 at 8:28 am to TbirdSpur2010
You're not wrong but you can at least make an argument for Dale Sr.
re: Random celebrity you would like to hang out with for a day
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/14/14 at 1:08 pm to lsufan9193969700
Dude: Mark Cuban
Chick: Fill in the blank with the most recent smoke show I've seen. I'll go with Minka Kelly at the moment.
Chick: Fill in the blank with the most recent smoke show I've seen. I'll go with Minka Kelly at the moment.
re: .
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/13/14 at 4:50 pm to DelU249
Broncos. Always root for Manning.
re: Tell me about Huey's Bar on 3rd Street in Baton Rouge...
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/10/14 at 3:41 pm to LSUGrad9295
quote:
--Good Scenery? (bar staff and patrons)
:thup:
re: What if I told you, none of the ESPN analysts can get the 4 games correct
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/10/14 at 2:21 pm to Chad504boy
Saints
Panthers
Colts
Broncos
Panthers
Colts
Broncos
re: SECr poll: JFF, Tebow, or Cam?
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/10/14 at 2:04 pm to genro
Cam
re: Biggio and Bagwell
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/8/14 at 1:42 pm to Agforlife
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Biggio missed it by 2 fricking votes
Unreal :wah:
re: Biggio and Bagwell
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/8/14 at 8:20 am to PortCityTiger24
:lol:
If I was betting, I say Biggio gets in this year but Bagwell has to wait.
If I was betting, I say Biggio gets in this year but Bagwell has to wait.
Biggio and Bagwell
Posted by Aldo Raine on 1/8/14 at 8:05 am
Hoping to see the Astros get their first two HOF's today. Took this from a Jayson Stark article on ESPN. Makes it hard to believe there's so many writers who haven't voted for these guys.
Craig Biggio
More doubles (668) than any right-handed hitter who ever lived. No kidding. … The only player in the past 100 years who can say he had a 50-double, 50-steal season. No kidding. … One of just three players in history who got 3,000 hits and spent most of his career at second base -- and neither of the other two (Eddie Collins, Nap Lajoie) has shown up in a box score for more than 80 years. … Made a gigantic impact as a power/speed/leadoff force at three premium positions (catcher/second base/center field). Still hard to believe he didn't get elected last year. But this time for sure. Right?
Jeff Bagwell
Whatever reasons people are finding not to vote for this guy, they obviously have nothing to do with the amazing career he had. Bagwell is still the only first baseman in the 400-Homer, 200-Steal Club. (And nobody else since World War II is even in the 400-100 Club.) … He's one of two first basemen in history to run off 12 straight seasons with an OPS-plus of 130 or better. The other? How 'bout Lou Gehrig. … And have you noticed he won pretty much every award you can win, other than maybe a Grammy? Owns an MVP, rookie of the year, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and Sporting News player of the year. So Jeff Bagwell, my friends, is one of the four greatest first basemen of the live ball era. But he's still tainted, apparently, by suspicions of something or other.
In your opinion would these guys have been first ballot if they played in a NY, Boston, LA type market?
Craig Biggio
More doubles (668) than any right-handed hitter who ever lived. No kidding. … The only player in the past 100 years who can say he had a 50-double, 50-steal season. No kidding. … One of just three players in history who got 3,000 hits and spent most of his career at second base -- and neither of the other two (Eddie Collins, Nap Lajoie) has shown up in a box score for more than 80 years. … Made a gigantic impact as a power/speed/leadoff force at three premium positions (catcher/second base/center field). Still hard to believe he didn't get elected last year. But this time for sure. Right?
Jeff Bagwell
Whatever reasons people are finding not to vote for this guy, they obviously have nothing to do with the amazing career he had. Bagwell is still the only first baseman in the 400-Homer, 200-Steal Club. (And nobody else since World War II is even in the 400-100 Club.) … He's one of two first basemen in history to run off 12 straight seasons with an OPS-plus of 130 or better. The other? How 'bout Lou Gehrig. … And have you noticed he won pretty much every award you can win, other than maybe a Grammy? Owns an MVP, rookie of the year, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and Sporting News player of the year. So Jeff Bagwell, my friends, is one of the four greatest first basemen of the live ball era. But he's still tainted, apparently, by suspicions of something or other.
In your opinion would these guys have been first ballot if they played in a NY, Boston, LA type market?
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