Geaux (to hell) Tigers. Roll (to hell) Tide... Pretty much sums up the roar on newsfeeds and timelines. We can agree that the BCS champion (and runner-up...whatever that's worth) comes from the SEC. Yeah, we like that. The next best thing to a localized apocalypse depends on which bandwagon we just hopped on (and right back off again).
It's cause for a debate that Jarrett Lee was benched during this match, as he might have saved a little face for LSU. Yes, Les, it's Jefferson's last season. He had an impressive season. Lee floundered in the last meeting with the Tide. But when something isn't working...It isn't working. There's something to be said for letting a savior finish his final season at the BCS championship, but it simply isn't winning at all costs by exhausting all options. Granted, Miles would have taken heat either way, so it's open to debate as to whether or not he should have played Lee.
The Tiger defense performed...just fine, all things considered, forcing the Tide to rely on field goals to take and hold the lead. We take solace in the fact that, although LSU decisively asked us who our daddy was—and proceeded to show us—we at least managed to eke out a field goal. They can't say that about this match.
Yes, the very same team that showed it's rear end by intentionally turning the ball over on downs to let the defense run over the suspension-crippled Ole Miss line has just been spanked by an equally cocky team ("We beat ourselves" isn't a valid excuse in the SEC). Not to say the ego is completely unjustified—look at their seasons...
The point is, we're just (im)patiently waiting (read: salivating at the chance) to let loose a bear on the sideline for our own shot at the BCS title. Please?
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