stratman

re: Alabama baseball hiring Maryland coach Rob Vaughn

Posted by stratman on 6/12/23 at 1:47 pm

[quote]So is Alabama committing to baseball?[/quote] The entire SEC should be committed to, and stay committed to, the American sport of Baseball. Great hire. ...

re: How long are the Saints locked in New Orleans?

Posted by stratman on 6/8/23 at 2:08 pm

[quote]Does Rita have any agreements in place to keep the Saints here long-term?[/quote] Rita? As in Rita Benson LeBlanc? She has no ownership interest in the team anymore. It's owned by Gayle Benson Leblanc....

Saints Talk

re: Battle for the Rag/ State of Louisiana Championship

Posted by stratman on 6/8/23 at 11:55 am

[quote]Tulane would have won in 1998.[/quote] I agree. LSU was really not competitive and in the midst of a coaching nightmare with Gerry DiNardo. Tulane had a great team with a really good coaching staff. I think Tulane's best chance at beating LSU was that year. Last year could have happened, t...

re: Battle for the Rag/ State of Louisiana Championship

Posted by stratman on 6/8/23 at 11:45 am

[quote]What is the Louisiana school you refer to? Do you mean ULL? There is no University of Louisiana. There is only a University of Louisiana-Lafayette just like there is a University of Louisiana-Monroe.[/quote] I love it when Tiger fans refuse to acknowledge that the rest of the country refer...

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re: Battle for the Rag/ State of Louisiana Championship

Posted by stratman on 6/8/23 at 11:43 am

While I fondly remember the days when LSU and Tulane would play the last regular season game of the year, and in New Orleans where there is a very large percentage of LSU fans, the loser fans in certain bets had to push the winner fans around the blocks in wheel barrows, I do not think that this wil...

re: What was the biggest beatdown ever handed out in the New Orleans Superdome?

Posted by stratman on 6/7/23 at 2:55 pm

Tulane 48 LSU 7. 1981. ...

re: As much as I hate to shed a positive light on Bama - baseball team turnaround is amazing

Posted by stratman on 6/6/23 at 11:42 am

[quote]efinitely proud of the way they've rallied after dealing with one of the worst kinds of betrayals a team can face...your own head coach betting against his own players.[/quote] Not really a Bama fan, but I love baseball, and I love a good baseball story and you guys have one. Awesome job ...

re: The last time Florida and South Carolina met in the baseball postseason

Posted by stratman on 6/6/23 at 11:39 am

[quote]Says the LSU fan.[/quote] Hey, I do believe LSU has more skins on the wall than Palmetto St., I mean South Carolina. Back to back? LSU did that, too. ...

re: Does Texas run the SEC?

Posted by stratman on 6/6/23 at 11:36 am

Texas does not, and will not, run the SEC. The SEC has way too many alpha dogs to allow that bullshite to happen. The Big 12, that's another story. ...

re: Oregon St will come out of the Baton Rouge regional

Posted by stratman on 6/6/23 at 11:32 am

I would like to thank the OP for making my day...but...what happened to him? ...

re: Oregon St will come out of the Baton Rouge regional

Posted by stratman on 6/6/23 at 11:25 am

[quote]Very Sad. Threw its only D1 pitcher against 19-40 Tulane. Oregon St hitting nukes. Second tier program these days. Getting sent home by Southern Miss and Pac 12 teams [/quote] Well, this didn't age well. Play nice....

re: Regardless of sport, who is the best game day coach in LSU history

Posted by stratman on 6/1/23 at 1:49 pm

Skip Bertman. Results. Listen to his players talk about him and his preparation. Championships count. Skip Bertman without a doubt. He's also probably the greatest single coach--gameday or otherwise--LSU has ever had....

re: Worst Games You've Witnessed in Your Team's Stadium

Posted by stratman on 5/31/23 at 2:29 pm

[quote]How in the world did this guy get that job?[/quote] Politics. Seriously, he was the flavor of the month having just guided SMU to some pretty good records. Arkansas needed a coach, looked like they thought they couldn't lose. Turns out they couldn't win. ...

re: Worst Games You've Witnessed in Your Team's Stadium

Posted by stratman on 5/31/23 at 2:22 pm

1982 LSU vs Tulane. LSU had just beaten Florida State and was going to the Orange Ball on New Years Day. Tulane had only won 3 games that year. This was back when, even though LSU dominated the series, it still was a rivalry. Tulane had beaten LSU the year before at the Superdome 48-7 (ugh) and LSU ...

re: OSU will be down two starting pitchers this weekend.

Posted by stratman on 5/31/23 at 2:04 pm

Cue two Oregon St. Freshman pitchers pitching the games of their lives....

re: People who won’t use self checkouts….

Posted by stratman on 5/26/23 at 11:00 am

[quote]Don’t they realize these low end jobs are better off being automated?[/quote] You know, there are tons of folks who are only qualified for, and have the intelligence and motivation to be hired in, "low end jobs" as you put it. Don't even say that these folks should go back to school or som...

O-T Lounge

re: Mcneese and ull

Posted by stratman on 5/22/23 at 2:51 pm

Louisiana has beaten LSU in softball. Deal with it. ...

re: This is probably the last year of the LSU/UF series

Posted by stratman on 5/19/23 at 4:31 pm

[quote]Conference expansion sucks. LSU loses the Florida series and instead has to play the shite dicks from college station annually. What a trade! [/quote] No kidding. This is horrible. Is this even the SEC anymore? It's like we're in some nightmarish half arsed version of the old Southwest Co...

re: God that umpire was a piece of work

Posted by stratman on 5/19/23 at 4:24 pm

In all my years of judging I've never heard before of someone more deserving of the full penalty of the law. The way you've made them suffer, all the players and their brothers, fills me with urge to defecate. ...