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The first week of voluntary practices for the New Orleans Saints is in the books, and there were several notable no-shows. Among them were two of three running backs – Alvin Kamara and Jamaal Williams. Is there significance to this, and how key is it for them to get there to learn Klint Kubiak’s offense and to gain some cohesiveness?

Does it matter if they don’t get the offensive line problems solved? Also, LSU baseball is in the SEC Tournament semifinals, and could be primed to make a run. So many topics to talk about for Jim Derry who goes it alone on Friday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 243) presented by Evangeline Securities.

Finally in a very important ‘Extra Point,’ Jim shares his opinion on the landmark announcement Thursday that the NCAA and the Power-5 schools are settling with past college athletes for $2.8 billion. How will this affect current and future student-athletes and the landscape of college sports? Spoiler alert: This could be the most significant thing to happen to the NCAA since Title IX.

On Tuesday, New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen said All-Pro cornerback Marshon Lattimore will be back in 2024. Not saying we’re not sure, but is it a big deal we have heard nothing from Lattimore’s camp? What about how the team is lining up on the offensive line in OTAs, and what should we expect from Alvin Kamara, who also is a no show this week.

Host Jim Derry will ask WWL-TV sports director Doug Mouton on Wednesday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 242) presented by Evangeline Securities. Doug also will share his thoughts on what Klint Kubiak is doing thus far and a big difference we might see in the role of Taysom Hill, as well as his viewpoint of the schedule and prediction for 2024.

They also talked about LSU baseball live as they were whooping up on Kentucky in the SEC Baseball Tournament. On the 'Extra Point,' Jim thinks the “double first base” the SEC is experimenting with could be done quite differently. Is it safety or silly?

The LSU baseball Tigers took care of business this past weekend with a sweep of rival-Ole Miss at Alex Box Stadium, but is it enough for the defending NCAA champions to earn a berth into the Regionals?

That is Question No. 1 on Monday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 241) presented by Evangeline Securities, as host Jim Derry asks The Advocate LSU baseball beat writer Koki Riley, before he heads to Hoover, Ala., for the SEC Tournament. Also, how do the Tigers matchup against Tuesday’s opponent, Georgia, and potentially for the rest of the weeklong tourney?

Lastly, on the 'Extra Point,' Jim wishes a Happy 75th birthday to former Saints quarterback Archie Manning and goes through why Archie is one of the show host’s all-time favorite football players.

Dak Prescott. Jalen Hurts. Kirk Cousins. Patrick Mahomes. These are the quarterbacks the New Orleans Saints will have to face in succession over a four-game stretch early in the season. Can they navigate through that and find a way to a successful start?

This is the No. 1 question posed by host Jim Derry to Times-Picayune and The Advocate sports columnist Rod Walker on a special, schedule-release Thursday edition of the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 240) presented by Evangeline Securities. They also will talk about best- and worst-case scenarios, what the Saints need to do to make this season better than the past two and make their “far too early” predictions for 2024.

And in the ‘Extra Point,’ Jim goes back 39 years to a day when the future of the team was very much on the brink of whether they would remain in New Orleans and what Gov. Edwin Edwards did to step in and help save the efforts for Tom Benson to buy the Saints.

The NFL schedule isn’t officially announced until Wednesday night, but we have the inside scoop on who, when and where the Saints will lineup throughout the 2024 season. (And it ain’t pretty.)

That’s the main focus for Jim Derry, as he welcomes in ‘Inside New Orleans’ show host Eric Asher on Wednesday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 239) presented by Evangeline Securities. They will go through and talk about the toughest matchups and the waters the Saints will need to navigate through to have a successful campaign. Also, we ask Eric his thoughts on the addition of quarterback Spencer Rattler.

On the 'Extra Point,' Jim looks back 6 years to when the US Supreme Court struck down a rule that outlawed sports gambling, leaving it up to the states to decide. Was that a good thing or bad?

The first NFL practices are done for the newest members of the New Orleans Saints, but how significant were they? Do we like what we hear from quarterback Spencer Rattler and cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry? Do we make anything of Taliese Fuaga practicing at left tackle?

We hear from Rattler, McKinstry and new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak on Monday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 238) brought to you by Evangeline Securities, as host Jim Derry shares his thoughts on the weekend. Also, former LSU slugger Cade Beloso joins the show to talk about what the Tigers need to do on the diamond in the near future to make this season a success.

Lastly, on the 'Extra Point,' Jim goes back 22 years ago to the date Mickey Loomis was promoted to Saints general manager, which Jim says very well could be the most significant move in the history of this franchise.