TDReader

you don't read well, do you?

Anybody who is blaming journalists, Texas fans, LSU fans, the internet, or anybody like that is being played for a fool. You heard all this Saban-to-Texas stuff for one very simple reason: Saban wanted you to. There is nowhere else to look, no one else to blame. This is who Saban is. He did it to Michigan St., he did it to LSU, he did it to the Dolphins, and now he's doing it to Alabama. Occam's razor.

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Out of those non conference, only Tulane was a true rent a win.

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That was the only win LSU had over Tulane in 4 years. Tulane won in 1979, '81 and '82, which would be their final win over LSU. I still remember Buddy D yukking it up in that stupid Russian hat. It is a mark of Tulane's irrelevance these days that there are no Tulane homers here to remind you of this.

fake fieldgoal

jk... going

Going to a party at a business associate's house to watch the game. DEFINITELY don't want to be the first one there, but also don't want the crappiest seat in the house. Can I go now?

I didn't see a Manning on the list.

I do not find this suprising and have expected it all along.

The one where the offense lines up and everyone turns to the sideline to get the call while the other team's defense immediately scrambles to put itself in the perfect position to stuff the play they already know is coming.

I think this is what's driving this:

LSU has been "owned" historically (defined as a string of consecutive losses) by a few teams, most notably Alabama and Florida, but with the success of the last 10 years, LSU has been able to avenge these series with a pretty good string of wins lately.

That leaves three teams that have "owned" LSU with a series of wins over consecutive years, which LSU has NEVER been able to avenge: Florida St., Nebraska, and Texas A&M. Of these three, Texas A&M is the most recent (91-95), and the deepest (5 straight years). THAT is why so many welcome the chance to beat the Aggies.

It's pretty ironic that some here are dismissing TAMU as a little sister to Texas, while elevating Michigan St. as some B10 powerhouse. Since the 60's, Michigan St. has pretty much defined "little sister" when it comes to it's in-state superior, while TAMU has been pretty much even with Texas for the past 30 years. These are probably the same people that would have told you that Illinois was a prestigious draw in the Sugar Bowl when LSU played them in 2002.