By Justin Goar, Blogger

If I’ve ever done anything in my writing, it’s try to provide the fan’s side of things (especially with LSU) without getting too up or too down after a game.

I try to be a bit more positive than most, attempting to be the voice of reason while showing some perspective.

Fans have a short memory. They don’t remember how Matt Mauck (who won a NC in ’03) struggled as an underclassman, or how JaMarcus Russell (eventual NFL No. 1 pick) made crucial mistakes before he started to blossom.

We don’t live in that kind of world now in college football. When you are a championship team, there exists no world where players get a chance to develop their talents. It’s win and win right now. Fans get spoiled. LSU fans are (for the most part) spoiled.

They have short memories.

Now is the point where you would think I remind fans how short their memories actually are and defend the LSU program. But instead, give me a little time to agree with those purple and gold crazies.

What they’re worried about

The QB Situation

If Miles says he’s thinking about getting true freshman Jordan Jefferson some more time, then something is definitely wrong. Be glad that Miles is aware of it. Be glad that both Jefferson and Jarrett Lee get some experience this year, and be happy two outstanding QB recruits are headed to Baton Rouge next year.

LSU’s two losses are to two preseason Top Five teams quarterbacked by Tim Tebow and Matthew Stafford. Last time I checked, both were pretty good QBs.

This isn’t a panic situation, but it’s not good either. Honestly, though, it’s what was expected. Jarrett Lee has shown some upside by tossing 15 TD passes. He has shown some inexperience in that four of those 15 were to opposing teams.

In fact, Lee’s three picks against Georgia totaled 17 points for the Dawgs. The game was decided by 14 points.

Lee’s not going through his progressions, and I think that stems from the game moving too fast for him and his nerves getting the best of him. He rarely looks to more than one receiver on a play, and the Bulldogs game-planned for this and executed well.

This isn’t the bad thing though. LSU’s success in the recent past has been sustained because of the defense’s ability to bail the offense out when they make mistakes.

What they should be worried about

The Defense

There were some key losses from the defense after last season. Three of four in the secondary were new starters this season. Both OLBs are new, and there are a couple of new starters on the DL.

Yet most Tiger fans thought this wouldn’t be a problem. But it is.

It’s compounded by another problem: the new defensive coordinators.

When a DC leaves, usually the defensive players have to adjust to a new scheme. When Miles promoted Doug Mallory and Bradley Dale Peveto (the secondary and linebackers coach respectively) to co-DCs, his thought process was to provide continuance and consistency in the scheme.

Overall, not a whole lot has changed scheme-wise, so production should be similar (with a small expected drop-off), even with newer players, but it has not been. The drop-off has been astounding.

The Bayou Bengals are getting destroyed in big plays this year.

LSU is ninth in total defense and 11th in the SEC in scoring defense.

There’s also a stat that both offense and defense contribute to: turnover margin. The Tigers are ninth in the SEC.

Basically LSU has been put in the position of trying to outscore teams while using a freshman QB. In the SEC, that’s not going to happen.

Especially when you look at the fact that the Tigers are dead last in red zone defense, it’s a miracle the Tigers are where they are. Fans should maybe rejoice that the Tigers only have two losses in this situation so far.

I don’t usually suggest the drastic, but it’s time to maybe admit that Les’ decision to promote Mallory and Peveto was a poor one. The great thing about it is that both are position coaches and both could just be returned to their position coach duties for next season. That is, unless pride gets in the way and sours things.

But yes, I’m suggesting a change after just one season. While I expected a drop-off, I did not expect one this drastic. LSU has never in its history given up 50+ points twice in one season. Never.

We’re seven games into the season now. Blown coverages are fine once a game, but not as often as they occur now. Players are out of position and confused. The linebackers and secondary are struggling, and the defensive line looks as if they are overrated. I blame the DCs.

Miles is hands-on with his offense but a little less with the D. He needs a strong coach on the defensive side in order to make things run well. The current situation is not the answer.

Or maybe I’m the one who’s spoiled now?

What they should stop worrying about

Offensive Coordinator Gary Crowton

LSU is second in the SEC in total offense and third in the SEC in scoring offense. LSU is second in sacks allowed, so you know his line plays well. The offense is the reason LSU is still ranked in the Top 25 and not looking at a .500 season.

I’m willing to make a bet that Gary Crowton knows more about offense and his own offense than anyone reading this sentence (author included). We should just leave it at that.

If the running game is working, you cannot run on every single down. Eventually it will be stopped. The key to any offense is balance. That’s a game plan Crowton tries to install every week. If you were content with the Saban/Fisher days of trying to get a lead and then sitting on it, then maybe you should follow another team.

Crowton is nails, I promise you. What his team does on the field is beyond his control. Turnovers can kill any offense, and you’d have to think that if LSU didn’t have the turnover ratio they have, they’d be even better.

This offense put up 500 yards and 38 points against Georgia, who statistically has one of the better defenses in the SEC. In fact, LSU rushed for 188 yards against the top-ranked rush defense in the conference.

The offense is averaging 412 yards per game to this point even with the mistakes.

If Gary Crowton is your main area of concern, I urge to find a new avenue of discontent. Quite simply, he’s the best assistant coach LSU has ever had.

He’s better than Bo Pelini, he’s better than Jimbo Fisher, and he’s better than Will Muschamp (that D was Saban’s).

Don’t worry about Crowton. He’s not the problem.

What they’ll never have to worry about

Giving up

Say what you want about Miles, but his teams don’t quit (unless you count offensive players trying to tackle the guy who just made the interception).

Put in countless come from behind situations, LSU never seems like they’re out of a game, even when they are. They make other teams nervous with the lead.

Give Les a bit of credit. Even when this team has swords against their throats, they never say die. I like that in a coach and a team.

I had to give you some kind of positive in all this.

Want some more positives??? (Sure you do!!!)

- LSU is beating the teams they are supposed to beat this season. Coming into the season, most wouldn’t have thought that the Tigers would take Florida in the Swamp or the preseason No. 2-ranked Bulldogs. It’ll be interesting to see the line on the Alabama game.

- If LSU loses to Bama and wins the rest of their games, that makes them 9-3. With a bowl win, they have a chance to have their fourth straight season with at least 10 wins. There are many teams across this nation that would strangle you with a piece of wet spaghetti if you turned your nose up at that. A 9-3 record in a supposed off year in a tough conference—I’d take it and run.

- LSU currently has the No. 3-ranked recruiting class coming in for 2009 and still has a few more spots to fill.

Just something to think about.

Wee and pat get you pumped up for the home stretch opener with UGA. Special Rival Guest: Derek from The Dawgcast

By Justin Goar- Blogger

O-H-......Oh no!!

If you’re a Buckeye hater (which I’m not, but I know they have many), you have to be thinking, “Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in.”

You want Ohio State football to drop off the map and the title picture—and it totally could’ve happened had they lost in East Lansing. But they quietly destroyed the Spartans, and now they get a home game against the Fighting Joe Pa’s that, if they win, puts them right back in the title hunt. They have a healthy Beanie Wells and seem to have found their quarterback.

If Tressel and company get this win, give them some credit. They’ll have to go to Northwestern the following week and then play a revenge game against the Illini on the road before coming home to host a hapless Michigan team. None of these are gimmes, but the toughest test ahead for the Bucks is this Saturday at the Horseshoe.

Pass it, and things are looking up in Columbus.


Wasn’t that guy Bubba on “1st and Ten”?

My favorite commercial this past weekend was the Miller High Life Commercial. You know the series of ones where the delivery guy comes in and confiscates beer from snooty people not living by the “guidelines of the High Life.”

Well, in this one the delivery guy stops by a corporate skybox at a baseball game and no one is watching the game, so he takes the beer—I would guess in order to give it to the homeless or something.

Which brings up the question...what kind of corporation has Miller High Life as their beer of choice in their skybox???

Is the economy really THAT bad?!?!

I’m pretty sure that Miller’s skybox doesn’t have Miller High Life in it.

“We're gonna be getting rid of these people here... First, Mr. Samir Naga... Naga... Naga... Not gonna work here anymore, anyway.”

Mark me down as severely intrigued when it comes to the head coaching vacancy at Clemson after they 86’ed Tommy Bowden. With two potential candidates at SEC schools now (Vandy’s Bobby Johnson and Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville), as well as speculation that former Nick Saban, Tuberville, and now Texas DC Will Muschamp is also in the mix, I think this could make for some good rumor fodder for a long time.

Buffalo Wild Wings referees strike again...

Two of the better plays in the South Carolina/LSU game were made by the umpire. I think he had some flashbacks to his Polk High days. Actually, he played linebacker at Kentucky.

Check this out.

Some Carolina fans argued that this changed the game, but actually a few plays later, Spur-Dog and his boys scored on a fourth and goal play right before the half where it seemed the ball never broke the plane.

I’d take six points over an open field tackle any day.

Add that to the same umpire running a pick on an LSU linebacker on Carolina’s only other TD, and this guy should get the “player of the game” award.

Someone get me a helmet, quickly!

Les Miles joked in his Monday press conference that the umpire wasn’t following proper technique. Miles joked, “We teach our guys to wrap up.”

Best sign I saw on ESPN GameDay...

“Chase Daniel has a fupa.”

I chuckle every time I think of it.


You know what really grinds my gears...

Am I jaded? Can I not appreciate the fact that college football is more popular than ever? And that people with varying knowledge levels watch the game together sometimes?

My wife lovingly puts up with my college football addiction, and she tolerates football but doesn’t really like it, so to speak. When she doesn’t know something, she asks questions, and these questions are taken by me as an interest by her wanting to know more about my hobby. I think it’s sweet and answer her question, no matter how basic it is.

But there is nothing worse than watching football with someone who thinks they know what they are talking about but in actuality have no clue.

These people are usually the loudest in the room or in your section if you’re at the game.

It always pains me to hear someone calling out a WR on a drop when the QB puts it two feet behind him. Or a tailback who gets blasted in the backfield because someone missed a block but Lombardi over here is calling out the running back. This also happens to a QB when he gets .5 seconds to throw before getting mauled, and then you hear...

“C’mon (insert QB’s name here), get rid of the ball!!! What are you doing??!!!! You gotta be smarter than that!!!”

My sentiments exactly. You gotta be smarter than that.

See, these players had to excel in high school and work hard on and off the field. They had to come to college to compete with very talented guys to win a role on the team. Then after all that hard work and sacrifice, they finally get their shot on the field, and they have to listen to some moron whose football IQ happens to mirror his shoe size tell them how to play the game.

They work hard to get where they are, but all you have to do to criticize them is pay for a ticket or flip on the television.

That’s not really fair.

These same fans think football should operate like a game of Xbox. Like, let’s say your team is a three-and-a-half point favorite and they win by twice that margin, but there’s Mr. Loudmouth lamenting the fact that his team didn’t win by four touchdowns.

There should be fan tryouts or something or maybe a written test. Unless you show that you can be trusted to not say something stupid or falsely lay the blame where it doesn’t belong during a game, you have to be quiet and let the grown-ups talk.

In football terms, you get to ride the pine. You can still watch the game, but you no longer are an active participant in it. Let’s face it, you can’t be trusted, and all you do is pollute the air with your lack of knowledge. So you’ll have to be muzzled.

The majority of LSU fans know their football, but it never fails when at the game, I sit in front of the loudest guy in the stadium who fills the air with his football ignorance. I usually say nothing.

But let’s change that. From now on, when someone says something stupid, let’s vow to correct them. You’re doing them a favor in the long run, and most reasonable fans will thank you for doing so. This is not recommended if everyone in your section is an idiot.

We must stop the proliferation of football idiocy. Heck, this guy could be teaching his children his ways, and then my kids will grow up and have to go to games and listen to his kids spew misdirected venom.

It’s a vicious cycle. But we can break it. In the next game you watch with someone who knows less than they let on, point out that they are wrong, won’t you? You could be doing the college football world a great service.

This has been a public service announcement furnished by the “Coalition for better fans.”

And another thing...

I know that song “Kerkraft 400” by Zombie Nation is popular in places like Penn State and such (I actually like PSU btw and respect the "White Out"). In a way I expect that, because up north you get more of a pro sports environment.

But in the beginning of the season I remember thinking, “no self respecting SEC team would have this soccer stuff blaring in their stadium.”

Then a week later I heard it at Florida (for the Miami game I think).

Then this past weekend, I heard it at South Carolina for the LSU game.

I just shook my head.

How awful. When did college football games become no better than NBA TV timeouts???

I know canned music is going to happen nowadays (LSU plays piped-in music leading up to kickoff before the band gets seated again), but a song from a German techno band?? Is that really what the kids are listening to these days????

I weep for the future.

Maybe I’m getting too old.

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I swear this has never happened to me before…
This isn’t a mystery people. It happens all the time yet we make a big deal about it. It’s called playing down to your opponent. Florida did it to Arkansas, Alabama did it with Kentucky, it affected Penn State at Purdue, and Kansas let it happen against Iowa State.
 
It’s not a reason to get overly worried. You need to worry when it happens and your team is on the losing end. (Cough*Auburn*Cough) That’s a bad thing, but in this “every week counts” world of college football getting the win is all that matters.
 
Florida is going to put up a much better effort when they play Georgia. Alabama won’t play like they did against Tulane in the Iron Bowl.
 
What you should be focusing on is whether or not your team wins the big important games. There’s a handful of those coming up this weekend with Texas/OU, LSU/Florida, Penn State/Wisconsin, etc.
 
For example, I’m much more impressed with Alabama destroying Clemson and UGA than I am unimpressed with them sleepwalking through Kentucky and Tulane.
 
Too much importance is placed on how a team wins against inferior competition. Good teams have bad weeks and vice versa. I know it seems to be over in a flash for the fans but for the players the college football season is long and grueling and it takes some major focus and mental grit to play a high level every single week.
 
Sometimes bad weeks can help your team better prepare and make them aware of what to work on for the next week. Also, it can lull an opposing team into a false sense of security about their chances and possibly force them to play at a lower level.
 
It seems to me that those that follow college football are too reactionary these days. Do I sound like an old man complaining?
 
Predicting champions in September, counting teams out in early October, and jumping teams around the Top 25 like it’s the stock market is just a little too crazy for my tastes.
 
Am I the only one who thinks this is a recent trend?
 
Get off my lawn!!!!
 
 
It’s nice to be back to normal…
After one week of being berated for losing to Oregon State, the USC Trojans beat Oregon like a rented mule and they’re back to being the greatest team ever. Thanks, my delicate system wasn’t ready to exist in a world where USC isn’t lauded every week.
 
My favorite part of this game though was after Joe Mcknight muffed a punt in the early going, there were some boos among the crowd. I don’t remember who was calling the game but the exchange went something like this:
 
Play by Play guy: “There are NFL type expectations among this crowd.”
Color analyst: “That’s because they’re an NFL type crowd.”
 
I don’t think that was a compliment.
 
And whoever it was covered quickly by saying “What a recruiting advantage Pete Carroll has here to be able to prepare guys for what the NFL is going to be like.”
 
Think that comment came from him or from the headset?
 
Can someone get Kenny Chesney a booster seat…?
Ok, c’mon admit it. If you were like me you were thinking that Vandy has made a nice showing this year but Auburn’s going to wipe the floor with them. It looked that way in the early going but then Auburn decided to stop playing football and the ‘Dores kept it close and gutted it out.
Auburn’s offense is bad, I can’t say much more. The fans want to blame Tony Franklin but I think it’s their talent in the quarterback position (or lack thereof).
 
That game had LSU fans thinking two things:
1) Awesome, Auburn lost!
2) LSU’s win over AU doesn’t seem that special now.
 
Of course, another thought that may have crossed your mind is whether or not Vanderbilt is actually that good. It basically comes down to the fact that they are an opportunistic team that took advantage of Auburn’s punch less offense and won the game the same way they have all season, ugly. But whatever, a win is a win especially when this year is shaping up to be another crazy one.
 
But honestly I think this game was more of a statement of where Auburn is and not Vanderbilt. If the Commodores can get a win against either Georgia or Florida then I’ll be on board.
 
But you have to give Vandy head coach Bobby Johnson credit, as I’m sure his phone will be ringing off the hook with offers by season’s end.
 
My favorite ESPN Gameday Signs from Vanderbilt…
 
1) “At VU, we use three fingers.” (So does Arizona State by the way)
 
2) “The Geeks Shall Inherit the Turf” (Musberger messed this up at the end of the game trying to repeat it).
 
3) “Philip Fulmer ate my other sign” (maybe not original but chuckle worthy nonetheless)
 
4) “4-0. It’s not just our GPA anymore.”
 
And this one time at band camp…
I guess “American Pie” was right on the money here.
 
Wisconsin’s band has been put on probation because of misconduct including hazing rituals and sexualized behavior. I kind of feel bad though. You know the band kids in your world when you were growing up. The jocks picked on them the fratty pack looked down upon them and now they act like those two groups and they get into trouble for it.
 
I don’t think it’s fair though. I don’t know the whole story but I’d be willing to say that not all 300 members of the band were behaving badly.
 
Why punish the whole band? Why not just do what they do on a team and suspend the guilty parties? Sure “On Wisconsin” might not sound as grand when the entire wind section is absent because they like to shave heads and dance around naked but you know the reputation those crazy ass party monster clarinet players have to uphold. They’re straight from the Woodwind section yo, it’s a double dub thing, you wouldn’t understand.
 
Higher or lower…
This week the National Debt calculator has run out of room. I’m not joking.
 
So this week we play higher or lower than the National Debt. These should all be lower, but by how much?
 
# of times Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson drool over and audibly express their man-crushes for Tim Tebow this Saturday night.
 
# of attempts by LSU fans to Cloak and Dagger their way into finding out Tebow’s cell phone number this year.
 
# of LSU fans that quit such a venture in favor of getting schnockered.
 
# in ounces of projectile saliva collected from a ten foot radius of Lou Holtz this season on the ESPN set.
 
# of pounds in mayonnaise that Mark Mangino consumes in celebration of victories this season. Or defeats.
 
 
 
What’s in a name…?
 
Did I read that right? Is Southern Miss’s kicker named Britt Barefoot? Was Johnny Mistletoe or Peter Thundershoe taken? That’s like an Xbox “create-a-player” name. That’s like having a golden boy quarterback from Texas and naming him “Colt McCoy.”
 
Wait….oops.
 
That’s even more impressive when you can get regional with it or make a name correspond to something within the school like Notre Dame’s WR Golden Tate. Why not just change his last name to “Domer”?
 
Seriously, if my wife and I have a son next month, we’re gonna name him Remy Threauxdeep so he can play QB for LSU.
 
(I’m kind of unsure of my execution of that last joke, is there a more Cajun sounding first name than Remy?? Should I have gone with Pierre or something? Or should I just name him “Tiger”?
Man, I’m having a Sage Rosenfels type day, or should I’ve said a “Kimbo Slice” type day? I’m going to stop typing now)
 
Why don’t you comment with a “create a player” name of your own. Give me the player’s name, position, and school. For example, if I were to create an Alabama QB, I’d name him Fratboyhaircut Hatfield or something like that. (Ok, it’s definitely more like a Sage Rosenfels type day now).
 
See you next week!

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By Justin Goar, Blogger

Now that we’ve gotten through September and LSU has a bye week before taking on three tough October dates with Florida and Carolina on the road before returning home to face Georgia on the 25th. Let’s take a look at the one month progress report grades for the Tigers…

Quarterback: B-
This is still a question mark since the play of Jarrett Lee and Andrew Hatch have been consistently inconsistent. But the Tigers get a jump in letter from C to B- with a great second half at Auburn.
No doubt Lee has more physical talent than Hatch especially in the arm strength department but Hatch brings nice mobility and seniority for a change of pace.

Running Backs: A
Two words: Charles Scott. Scott is the answer to the question of who would replace Jacob Hester in the backfield as the guy who gets the tough yards. Actually Scott not only gets the tough short conversions, he gets the long highlight runs and all yards in between. He’s a large part of the big discrepancy in rushing yards between LSU and their opponents. LSU have out gained their opponents 884-363 this season.
Scott is averaging 133 yards per game and 7.5 yards per carry. That’s useful.

Wide Receivers and Tight Ends: C+
Maybe I’m a little too hard on the WR’s. They’ve done their jobs haven’t made too many mistakes but at the same time haven’t overwhelmed me either. The guy carrying this group right now is Brandon Lafell. In most statistical categories, Lafell is doubling the stats of any other WR. Other than doing the obvious of making the catch (which wasn’t a given for the guy nicknamed “JoJo” last year) Lafell is doing a great job of getting open as well as blocking downfield when he doesn’t have the ball. Lafell turns this corps’ grade from a C- to a C+.
Richard Dickson has been great as a tight end both catching and blocking.

Offensive Line: A-
Once again I’m probably too hard on this group that probably deserves a solid A or A+. Ciron Black and Joseph Barksdale have been anchor bookends at the tackle position. Lyle Hitt and Hermann Johnson have been solid at the guards and center Brett Helms is the captain of that line. My one knock on Helms is he is sometimes overpowered by bigger lineman and he’s probably a better run blocker than a pass blocker. But with a crew this good, I’m just being nit-picky. LSU has been an excellent run blocking team and pretty decent at pass blocking as well.
I’ll add fullback Quinn Johnson to this crew. Johnson is an offensive lineman with a running start on every down. He’s a wrecking ball disguised as a football player.

Defensive Line: B+
This is kind of an unfair grade when you take into account that LSU basically rushes these four guys during pass plays and drops their linebackers in to coverage. The line has done a superb job against the run and holds their own in the pass rush. Tyson Jackson is doing plenty to disrupt opposing offenses and since LSU has the best depth in the country on the line.
Rickey Jean Francois hasn’t been making as much noise as the experts had wanted him to having just two solo tackles and a sack in four games, but guys like Rahim Alem, Kirston Pittman, and Marlon Favorite have stepped up in his place.

Linebackers: B
This is probably one of the spots that is up in the air. On the run, they are an A. Against the pass, they are a C. They average out to a B. Perry Riley has been great so far and Jacob Cutrera actually had pretty decent game against State filling in for injured MLB Darry Beckwith but this crew won’t be the same until Beckwith returns. They need to improve against the pass since most don’t spend time pass rushing.

Defensive Backs: C
If I was grading on a curve this group would be higher. The reason they are not a C- is because of safeties Curtis Taylor and Harry Coleman. The corners have been doing as well as expected for being new starters but there’s a blown assignment every once and a while from either the corner or the nickel back. Both Chad Jones and Danny Mccray have struggled in pass coverage at the nickel back position this year. This squad is saved by the safeties but they’re in danger of having the worst grades in the class.

Special Teams: B-
I have to break this down into units. The return game has been ok but there is no one that can field a punt apparently on this team for like the third straight year.
Coverage teams are doing ok as well but there have been some decent gains this season by opposing returners.
Punting started off horrible but made hay in the Auburn game when it mattered so they get good marks.
Finally kicking has been solid as Colt David seems like he’s ready to have a great year.

Let’s face it, grades aren’t going to be very low when you haven’t lost a game. The Tigers need to tweak some things but have all the tools in place to make an SEC title run this season.

By Justin Goar, Blogger

“I’m not drunk, I’m just tired from being up all day drinking…”

The good news for LSU fans is simple: the Tigers remain in the Top 5 after beating an inferior opponent in a workmanlike manor.

The bad news is: The Tigers didn’t look great doing it. Keep in mind that the Bulldogs of Mississippi State were never really a threat in the game and a late MSU touchdown made the score closer than the actual game was. But a sluggish Tiger team only beat State by ten points in a series where LSU usually beats the Bulldogs by five scores. Some untimely turnovers didn’t hurt LSU in the win-loss column in this game but might later in the season.

The Tigers will take on Florida at 8 pm EST on October 11th on CBS. Last year’s game was epic and was probably lost in the shuffle of the Tigers playing in so many exciting games last year. No game last year was tougher than Florida for LSU and I’d be willing to say vice-versa.

Cheer up, you guys act like this was a motherf%$#ing funeral…

Anyone afraid of Bama yet?

Maybe “afraid” is too strong of a word. I’m afraid of prison. I’m afraid of zipping my fly and not being totally “out of the way.” I’m afraid of maybe one day having a teenage daughter.

But I’m not afraid of Alabama.

How about “concerned?” Is that a better word?

Yeah, maybe that’s it. I’m mildly concerned like I am about that mole on my head that I really need to get checked out or about that chili I had for lunch that “is not sitting well.”

What about “respect but fear”? You know like with electricity or 25 foot long snakes.

As an LSU fan, I have to respect the performance of Nick Saban’s crew as they absolutely rolled over Georgia in Athens.

And the first thing I thought was “Uh-oh, what does Bama’s schedule look like the rest of the year?”

Meaning I know right now that LSU has two potential losses against Georgia and Florida, two potential letdown games against South Carolina and Ole Miss. And that’s before we talk about the meeting between Alabama and LSU in Baton Rouge.

That’s 5 games where the outcome is up in the air for LSU. What about Alabama? Give the way they are playing now, how many games do they have like that? If LSU is one you would think maybe Kentucky could be a potential letdown game along with Ole Miss. But is Bama going to drop a game to Mississippi State this year?? Tennessee?? Probably not.

The Iron Bowl is beginning to look even better for the Tide. How many potential losses is that? Two?

Alabama made a major stride in winning the SEC West in September by winning a game they were expected to drop in the pre-season. It looks like this team will go as far as John Parker Wilson will take them.

How tough is their remaining road? It doesn’t look so tough all of a sudden.

Heck let’s say LSU beats Alabama in November but drops the Florida, Georgia, and either South Carolina or Ole Miss game. For those of you that say LSU would never lose to South Carolina or Ole Miss might I refer you to last season. Will Alabama lose more than two SEC games this year???

And I don’t even want to think about some beyondo world scenario where Vanderbilt gets in from the East and Bama cake walks to an SEC title and maybe a National Title shot.

So listen up, Bama’s for real. They cannot be stopped and LSU fans must consider the possibility that even if they beat Bama, the Tide could still be rolling to Atlanta in December.

The 2008 season is over for all intents and purposes. Roll Tide Roll!!!

I mean there is no way, I mean NO WAY that Alabama loses this weekend to Kentucky. That’s impossible. That’s just not gonna happen.

Or am I just writing all this in hopes to jinx the Tide? Hmmmmm…would I do that???

Ridiculously hard as pie…

In honor of USC coach Pete Carroll who said after the Oregon State game that the Pac Ten is “ridiculously hard”. Here’s a top ten list of other things I find “ridiculously hard”:

10) Dunking on a six foot goal using a trampoline.
9) Playing hide and go seek with my dog.
8) Finding a Clemson fan willing to pack Tommy Bowden’s bags.
7) Saving money on my car insurance by switching to Geico.
6) Counting all the Pac 10 teams in the Top 25.
5) Following the directions on the side of a “Pop Tarts” box.
4) A-B-C, which in fact is also just as ridiculously hard as 1-2-3.
3) Playing dodge ball with 1st graders. Blind 1st graders.
2) A Sunday morning.
1) Finding a guy willing to go on a date with Erin Andrews.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you Alabama’s opponent in the 2008 BCS Championship Game, the USC Trojans. Think I’m kidding?? I’m kind of hard to read today, eh?

Uh, actually don’t answer that.

Therapeutic ravings I should probably keep to myself …

---Ok, can we stop all the “black out” talk in Athens? You actually have to show up to play in those black jerseys you wear. It’s foolish to think some gimmick can win a football game. But since you like them so much feel free to wear them in Baton Rouge on the 25th. We wear white at home. But only because we play better when we wear white……and also when we play at night.

---Kentucky, if y’all want a shot to upset Alabama, try getting an early lead. Saban loves to play with a lead and this year it shows. Want to guess the number of times Bama has been behind this season??? I’ll give you a hint, it’s the same number of times you’ve gone out on a date with Erin Andrews.

---All you peeps who thought this year would be a more “normal” year than last season, I humbly submit to you the events of this past weekend. 2008 is just 2007’s late blooming cousin. If I were you, I’d make sure to keep your hands and feet inside the ride while it is in motion.

Wee and JJ are back and better than ever taking your calls after a great win against MSU. Special thanks to this weeks callers: Nootch from south LA and Shane from OK.