MAT backs LOUISIANA!

[facelessjonmoon]

I don't like TSAB at all and I am not standing up for them. I am backing special needs kids who don't need to be referred to with the name you used. Nothing more bro.

Respect

[CajunVic]

Respect

. . . that’s an R word you have to earn . . . he would know nothing about that . . .

[Turbine]

For better or for worse, LSU does represent the State. I don't think that's an angle, Josh should have taken.

However Ragin' Cajuns define the State of Louisiana. Enrollment wise Louisiana has had students from every Parish for over 100 years. Second largest university since 1939. And and R1 school most definitly represents.

How can Rough say Louisiana doesn't represent the State.

Every other State in the U.S. has 2 or more representing Universities.

[ManAboutTown]

I really appreciate the support.

In all honesty, we decided as a group NOT to accept the AYS invite. But after sleeping on it, I thought it would be worse having these clowns run around the internet saying the Ragin Review boys were cowards and ran from a fight. We talked about it and agreed that I’d go on.

The strategy was to give him enough rope to hang himself. And he did. He proved that everything we ever say about those people is exactly correct. Countering with in-depth facts and history would have been a waste of time. Staying on my toes and dodging incoming fire was top priority. Standing up to a bully is not about winning the fight. It’s about resistance. We did that.

For the people that want to critique my “performance”… I literally was packing for vacation when all of this happened. I was enjoying my summer with my family. I did not think about Ruffino, sports, TSAB or anything of the sort for 9 days. When we got home, I asked Blake what I should expect and how long to prepare for. He said, “no talking points. Plan for 20 minutes tops.”

Based on our twitter exchanges, it was going to be about TSAB fans and RR “trolling them.” Also expected some name stuff. I had a function that night with my wife and walked in the door 10 minutes before we got on.
You have no idea what it’s like walking into a situation where you have no idea what’s going to be said, what topics are coming your way, oh and, the guy asking you the questions is trying to make you look like a fool. The vast majority of people wouldn’t even accept that challenge, including the ones with negative ____ to say about me in this thread. After he started running out of steam, the last 12-15 min of that “debate” was 100% MAT.

This fanbase sometimes struggles with the different levels of engaging fans. Before RR, there was little to no presence in the social media spaces and ZERO push back when TSAB bullies. We have an army of defenders now. Like it or not, you have to have that in today’s world.

Was it a perfect showing? Of course not. Would I have liked to have remembered a few things? Sure.

It’s easy to sit and watch and think and remember and plan. It is not easy to do it in real time. Especially when you can’t finish a damn sentence before this guy starts yelling about something else..

When Ragin Review does a follow up, and they will, they’ll do what we always did: treat the guest with respect, ask real questions, listen and end with an intention to form some sort of alliance.

I had fun. I’ll always protect our brand and I’ll always stand up to morons that think wearing purple & gold makes them better than us.

[JMV JustMyView]

I really appreciate the support.

In all honesty, we decided as a group NOT to accept the AYS invite. But after sleeping on it, I thought it would be worse having these clowns run around the internet saying the Ragin Review boys were cowards and ran from a fight. We talked about it and agreed that I’d go on.

The strategy was to give him enough rope to hang himself. And he did. He proved that everything we ever say about those people is exactly correct. Countering with in-depth facts and history would have been a waste of time. Staying on my toes and dodging incoming fire was top priority. Standing up to a bully is not about winning the fight. It’s about resistance. We did that.

For the people that want to critique my “performance”… I literally was packing for vacation when all of this happened. I was enjoying my summer with my family. I did not think about Ruffino, sports, TSAB or anything of the sort for 9 days. When we got home, I asked Blake what I should expect and how long to prepare for. He said, “no talking points. Plan for 20 minutes tops.”

Based on our twitter exchanges, it was going to be about TSAB fans and RR “trolling them.” Also expected some name stuff. I had a function that night with my wife and walked in the door 10 minutes before we got on.
You have no idea what it’s like walking into a situation where you have no idea what’s going to be said, what topics are coming your way, oh and, the guy asking you the questions is trying to make you look like a fool. The vast majority of people wouldn’t even accept that challenge, including the ones with negative ____ to say about me in this thread. After he started running out of steam, the last 12-15 min of that “debate” was 100% MAT.

This fanbase sometimes struggles with the different levels of engaging fans. Before RR, there was little to know presence in the social media spaces and ZERO push back when TSAB bullies. We have an army of defenders now. Like it or not, you have to have that in today’s world.

Was it a perfect showing? Of course not. Would I have liked to have remembered a few things? Sure.

It’s easy to sit and watch and think and remember and plan. It is not easy to do it in real time. Especially when you can’t finish a damn sentence before this guy starts yelling about something else..

When Ragin Review does a follow up, and they will, they’ll do what we always did: treat the guest with respect, ask real questions, listen and end with an intention to form some sort of alliance.

I had fun. I’ll always protect our brand and I’ll always stand up to morons that think wearing purple & gold makes them better than us.

With no time or notice to prepare MAT did an excellent job.

[Turbine]

Overall I feel Matt did a fantastic job with no time to prep, and, a couple of blindsides.

[CajunSaint08]

Overall I feel Matt did a fantastic job with no time to prep, and, a couple of blindsides.

Ditto!

[Sonsissymia]

Nicholls also beat LSU in a midweek game.

UNO beat us in our only game against them in 2014. Should they hang the banner saying they were the best baseball team in Louisiana that season?

Comments like yours is why so many people think us winning some midweek game against LSU is our “biggest accomplishment”. I would have gladly trade a loss that night in exchange for even just being in the championship game for the Miami Regional.

We had a good season improving on the past few years, they won the whole freaking thing in Omaha.

this is such a spot-on post. this "we beat them mid-week" bragging rights thing is just so lame. any given year, the mlb w.s. champ loses perhaps 70'ish games. have literally never heard any also-ran's fans crowing about winning a game[s] against the champ during the season, or even winning the season-series. that's a loser's position, in my opinion. i read many school's chat boards intermittently [am a poster here, only], but have seen this mantra more often here than anywhere else.

[Sonsissymia]

Overall I feel Matt did a fantastic job with no time to prep, and, a couple of blindsides.

overall, i'd be surprised if he had any natural younger siblings on his dad's side.

[CajunJack55]

this is such a spot-on post. this "we beat them mid-week" bragging rights thing is just so lame. any given year, the mlb w.s. champ loses perhaps 70'ish games. have literally never heard any also-ran's fans crowing about winning a game[s] against the champ during the season, or even winning the season-series. that's a loser's position, in my opinion. i read many school's chat boards intermittently [am a poster here, only], but have seen this mantra more often here than anywhere else.

You are missing the point..but you knew that…

[CajunVic]

Overall I feel Matt did a fantastic job with no time to prep, and, a couple of blindsides.

really . . .

[ULvictory]

this is such a spot-on post. this "we beat them mid-week" bragging rights thing is just so lame. any given year, the mlb w.s. champ loses perhaps 70'ish games. have literally never heard any also-ran's fans crowing about winning a game[s] against the champ during the season, or even winning the season-series. that's a loser's position, in my opinion. i read many school's chat boards intermittently [am a poster here, only], but have seen this mantra more often here than anywhere else.

You must not have read some of the Tiger message boards throwing massive fits losing that game to us compared to when they lose to other teams.