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Worst of the Worst Award Series: And the Losers Are...
We will soon know who will be collecting the individual hardware that signifies the best of the best in college football. The votes are in and are being tallied. All that’s left to do is print up the programs...
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Despite a Disappointing Season, the LSU Program Is Still “Damn Strong”
Before the confetti even dropped on LSU’s second BCS Championship in five seasons, the distractions had already started...
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Dan Borne': LSU's "Voice of the Valley"
Don't let the look on my face fool you. I was actually enjoying my time in the Press Box at Tiger Stadium. I had just witnessed LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee throw another interception to the Georgia Bulldogs, so please forgive my ugly mug...
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Creature Vs. Creature: A Tiger on the Alabama @ LSU Game (AKA: The Saban Bowl)
Game Preview Hardly anyone in Baton Rouge is even paying attention to which team is coming to town this weekend, they just know that Nick Saban is coming back wearing enemy colors...
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Texas Tech's “Fun And Get Your Guns Up” Offense: Version 2.0
Back on July 28, I was one of the few college football analysts in America that agreed with all the pre-season hype that the Red Raiders of Texas Tech were receiving...
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Lou Holtz: From Legend to Laughingstock
Over the years I had always put Lou Holtz in the category of living legends of college coaching, like Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden. After all, Holtz is the only coach in college football history to lead six different teams to a bowl game...
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The Mad Hatter And The 'Ol Ball Coach
I know that when I first wake up in the morning, I always feel better after splashing some cold water in my face. Hopefully the LSU Tigers are feeling better after getting their heads dunked in the ice tub on their recent trip to Gainesville...
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“Temporary Cranial Flatulence” Infects the LSU Defense
After spending the last several weeks trying to get business and life back to normal after Hurricane Gustav, I figured that an important, albeit overlooked, problem plaguing this nation was as good a reason as any to return to the pack...
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The Top 10 Worst Calls of the BCS Era
Since incompetent officiating is fresh on the minds of college football fans everywhere, I thought it may help the victims of this latest hosing to know that they are not alone...
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Game On: Back to Business in Baton Rouge
The title of this article may be a little misleading considering that many people in the Baton Rouge area, and frankly all throughout south Louisiana, are still without power and other basic services...
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A Hurricane Party on the Bayou
It’s unfortunately become a familiar routine. I just emptied everything out of my refrigerator and freezer and put it all in the dumpster...
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Top 10 Reasons Why College Football Is Better Than the NFL
10. College football starts a week earlier Sure, the NFL has preseason games. I’ll be the first to admit that the first preseason game is always exciting for me simply because it means the end of the late summer abyss in the annual sports calendar
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The Healing Power of Sports
Can you feel it? It’s the opening week of the 2008 college football season! In New Orleans we have four seasons: Mardi Gras, Crawfish, Football, and Christmas. For me, football season is like the other three seasons all rolled into one...
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SEC Fans: The Force Behind the King of Conferences
It’s not clear why the sports media spends so much time debating which of the BCS conferences is the best. On paper, the answer is simple. First of all, the BCS era only goes back to 1998...
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LSU Fans Tell Appalachian State, "Not In Our House!"
Every season produces a college football national champion, and every championship is always followed by yet another season...
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USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll: Team By Team Breakdown (Part II)
The 2008 college football season officially kicked off Friday with the release of the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll. To read Part I of this two part series, click here. 11...
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USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll: Team By Team Breakdown (Part I)
The 2008 college football season officially kicked off Friday with the release of the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll. To read Part II of this series, click here. 1...
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Les Miles and Snoop Dogg in the Baton R'izzle?
It had already promised to be anything other than an ordinary summer meeting for the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge. The annual address by the head coach of the LSU Tigers always ensures a packed ...
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Breaking News: Saints Strike A Deal With Holdout Sedrick Ellis
The New Orleans Saints have announced that they have agreed to a five-year deal with first round draft pick out of USC, defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis. The financial terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed...
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Texas Tech Fires Up the "Fun and Get Your Guns Up" Offense
Like many obsessed college football fans around the country, the summer tends to be the most anti-climactic season of the year for me...
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Caleb Campbell: Le Coeur d'un Lion
It wasn't just another hot, summer day for West Point Alumnus Caleb Campbell. The Perrytown, TX native had been drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions...
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A Message to the Georgia Dawg Pound: Settle Down!
Ok Georgia fans, now that I have your undivided attention, please listen up! No, I don't really want you to settle down, on the contrary. I think you guys should keep up the intensity until the final second of the BCS Championship game ticks away...


