LSU Fan Perspective on Bama "Inside the Program"

This is my first non-toungue in cheek post on this game, so Bear with me.

Here are my reactions after watching the Alabama "Inside the Program" show last night.

1. I was super impressed with Barrett Jones and his interview with Renaldi and his team mate Vlachos. both of those kids seem like very classy smart and genuinely good young men--the kind of men your school can be proud to have represent them. Jones really stood out to me. I could see this kid being a senator one day.

2. Hightower is a scary human being. I swear I thought he was wearing shoulder pads under his street clothes in that interview. He looks like a 28 year old full grown man. Dude is going to be a beast in the NFL. Also seems like a very classy kid.

3. I'm not a Saban hater. I appreciate everything He did for LSU when he was here. Most LSU fans don't want to admit it, but without him, we would not be where we are as a program. I still wish he would just loosen up a bit. He seems far tighter than everyone else and in some of his interviews you can tell he's forcing himself to try to appear a bit more loose. At one point Renaldi asked him "how uptight are you?" and he puts his hands up in a defensive position and says "I'm not uptight!". I know that is just how the man is wound and it has no bearing on the outcome of this game, but I wish a great coach like that would allow himself to enjoy it. Games like this just don't come along that often.

In all seriousness, Bama is a great program because Saban is your coach. He was a great hire after the likes of Frach, Shula, and so forth took the program backward. Without Saban, you guys are Michigan. With him, you guys are a premier national program again--as you should be.

I have a ton of respect for Alabama and their coaches and players. Tons of talent, well coached, and they play hard.

Hopefully this game turns out to be a classic.