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Heisman 2010: Big Cam, the Big Scam, and the Big Sham
As we in the media wake up on another Heisman Saturday, there seems to be a lack of suspense about who will win the 2010 Heisman Trophy...
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Road Cats? A Look at the LSU Tigers’ 2009 Travel Games
Most people do their best work in a familiar environment, like their home turf. Heck, I don’t even like using public bathrooms – no magazines...
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An Inside Look at the 2009 New Orleans Saints Coaching Staff
The 2009 off-season has brought several major changes to the Saints coaching staff. In this piece, we'll examine who the new key coaches are, who got promoted, and what each man will bring to the table in 2009...
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The Top 15 Questions I Would Ask Drew Brees
If I could sit down one-on-one with Drew Brees, I would probably come up with at least a million questions to ask him. Fortunately for the readers, I have narrowed it down to only fifteen: 1...
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Offseason Shake-Ups Are Sure To Shape the 2009 Saints
Most Saints fans fully expected the majority of the offseason tweaking would come on the defensive side of the ball, and they were right. Gary Gibbs was dismissed as the team's defensive coordinator and Gregg Williams was brought in...
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Being a “Who Dat”…and Other Lessons in Self Deprecation
They say you have to have faith to be a Saints fan. This may be the understatement of all times.My earliest recollection of the New Orleans Saints came from my grandfather, who was a huge Saints fan and a season ticket holder...
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The Saints Are Coming: A 2009 Preview
Last month, Regis and Kelly were filming their morning TV show in New Orleans for an entire week. Keeping in line with the local theme, one of their featured guests was New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush...
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New Sports Radio Show Will Feature Bleacher Creatures!
In my college days, I fell in love many times, almost weekly—and in the morning I was always cured! But one particular love affair I developed just wouldn't wash off with the "morning after" hot shower—and that was the love of radio...
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Rueben Randle: The Nation's #1 Recruit Joins LSU's #1 Class
National Signing Day turned out to be an emotional roller coaster with plenty of shock and awe. But when the dust settled, the consensus of the combined national recruiting services, ...
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LSU Tigers Turn in Nation's Top Recruiting Class
After a roller coaster 2008 football season that saw LSU burn through four quarterbacks and two defensive co-coordinators, the Tigers finished strong by routing the #14 ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the Peach Bowl...
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Troy Vs. Southern Miss: The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Preview
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Troy Trojans vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles December 21, 2008 8:00 pm ET Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, LA Spread: Troy -4.5 How they got here...
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Christmas Cash: A Bettor's Guide to the College Bowl Games
With all the prognosticating going on for the upcoming bowl games, I thought it might be fun to handicap these games using the latest information from Las Vegas...
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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...
