Recent content by ShreveportVol

Well, we're officially way off topic lol. Of course talent plays a huge part. I said he's good at acquiring talent, using talent, and coaching. 2/3 of those revolve around talent, so I'm not pretending that talent isn't a huge part. But he is better at acquiring talent than other coaches, which...

You truly believe that? He built up Michigan St, LSU, and Bama. None were good when he got there. Yes, he's good at acquiring talent, but he's also a good coach and good user of talent. Butch's success coincides with Dobbs. With Dobbs, we were teetering, but winning. Without him, we were the...

A tired dogma... but is it untrue? Also, I think there's a lot more to a coach than their record. Otherwise, Nick Saban was a mediocre coach his first year at Bama, then suddenly become the GOAT, or Heupel is a worse coach now than he was at UCF. There's a lot of nuance and moving pieces, and...

I think Butch had the highest highs and lowest lows of the 3. I honestly think he was the worst coach (roster mismanagement, insane injury problems, culture, weird coaching decisions), but having Dobbs really covered up a lot of blemishes. Even in some of our big wins, seems like we were down...

The only coaches I don't like are Drinkwitz and Kirby. Drinkwitz just makes my skin crawl for some reason. Kirby because of bowl cut, various stories about him being a jerk, being overrated as a gameday coach because of recruiting ability, and the fact that THAT guy is able to recruit so well...

Well deserved and not surprising for Callaway as a Saints fan. Last year, our top 2 went down, and everybody thought it was Trequan Smith's time to shine as #1, but Callaway waaay outplayed him. As for Trey Smith, who else is saying "told ya so" after saying "Trey Smith is still on the board"...

Eric Berry is maybe the only defender that I have been able to notice every play. On any given play, if you followed the ball, you'd see 14. Or if i saw a really great tackle/deflection, I would think "that was probably EB," and I'd be right 90% of the time. EB Dobbs Jauan Clausen (Miami was my...

I remember thinking Da'Rick was most definitely carrying that entire offense in 2011 after Hunter and Bray went down. Most definitely hard for a WR to do. Dunno if I'd call him a bust, but most definitely a waste to end up in the FCS.

2010 LSU for me. The first and only UT game I've ever been able to attend

You make a lot of assumptions and keep comparing me and my views to other things. I never said their rights were violated. Their rights are well in tact. They're just getting a bad deal. I'm all about honor, integrity, and protecting others, those are all just subjective things like you said...

Yes, they agreed to it, but just because it is the best deal they can get doesnt make it a good deal. Otherwise, they wouldnt be trying to change it. But we are clearly built on far different axioms, and it's clear we won't meet in the middle on them. That's okay. I wont villainize you over...

Stealing hurts. Who is being hurt by paying players? They are not the same. I think the rule should be changed, so do a lot of powerful people, and they are changing them as we speak. But if you think paying them in the meantime makes the entirety of coaches morally wrong, then we've reached an...

Strawman. When did I say anything about stealing? How does paying a guy money equate to stealing? Why is it such a crime to compensate someone who is devoting 12-16 hours a day to your university? I was a poor college student too. I am a poor grad student right now, in tons of debt, and a pizza...

I guess we have different ideas of character. I get it being low-character to break rules, but I find the rules themselves to be low-character. If there was a rule/law you thought was low-character, would you still think it was wrong to break it? On Barnes, I think he breaks less rules than...

Lol you're not disputing me at all, because I've already said it isn't an act of charity on the coaches' parts, but an act of self-interest. The point there is merely that their cheating is not some heinous, harmful act and that it actually has good side effects. Also, I'm not speaking...