SEC, NC, and Les

Well, LSU did it, the defense came to play, and they pulled out a great victory. LSU is not guaranteed to go to New Orleans. The question is, which bowl will they play in. With the fall of Mizzou and West Virginia last night, Ohio State is getting in, but the second team is up in the air.

Well, The Mad Hatter came out before the game and had a press conference to announce that he would be staying at LSU. His words were a bit misleading in that he never said he would be here next year. Before the game, Tracy Wolfson asked Les if he would be the coach next year, and he said YES. After the game, The Hat reiterated that he loves Michigan, but he is happy at LSU and will be here for a while. Some people conjecture that Les being the coach "next year" refers to the bowl game, since its technically next year, and that he is gone after. I have been a bandwagon Les Miles fan since his arrival, i have never denied that. i thought that he was definately gone to Michigan and frankly i was excited at the prospect of a new coach. After the big win yesterday and the possiblility of getting back into the National Championship game, i guess you could say I'm back on the band wagon. There were a few things i questioned during the game, but who am i and as always, hindsight is 20/20. These next few days (Sunday and Monday), the media will be all atitter with whos and whys. LSU, Georgia, USC, VT, and Oklahoma messageboards will be on fire as to why their teams deserve to go to the MNC. i believe that there should be some rules in put in place to determine who goes to the MNC. i know there is no rule that states you must win your conference to go, but come on! thats just stupid. if you dont win your conference, much less your division, you should not be able to play for a National Championship. this whole season plays right into why there should be some sort of playoff, be it a +1, a 6 team, or an 8 team system. i dont care, but leaving the decision of who should play for the crystal up to a bunch of "voters" is ridiculous (thats my 2 cents).

Well, all in all, it has been a really fun season not for the faint of heart. I did not have heart problems going into this season, but i may have developed a few over the months. Now i am looking forward to going to New Orleans and cheering for my Tigers (good thing i have Sugar Bowl and NC tickets)!