Know That I Speak From Envy

If you hear me call Nick Saban a liar, sinner or whore, just know it's envy that's driving me. Of course I'm a little envious that my school's primary rival just made what could one day be called one of the biggest hires in SEC history. If Saban does the same magic in Tuscaloosa that he did at LSU then 'Bammer could perhaps win 3 National Championships over the next 10 years. If the job hopper decides to stay 10 years that is.

And while Auburn's coach is good he's never won a national title. Being in Memphis I don't hear much Auburn chatter but I can't imagine that anyone is calling this a bad hire by 'Bammer.

LSU Who?
Let's be clear, you do not want to play LSU in a bowl game. You are more likely to get a knife stuck in your thigh than to actually win. LSU is 9-3 over their last 12 bowl games while the Fighting Golden Domers have lost an NCAA record 9 straight bowl games.

Oh snap... thanks DannyR for passing on this article from ESPN. Boy, they are reaming the South Bend boyz out. I'm not hating, ESPN.com is:

Even after Notre Dame lost its ninth consecutive bowl game Wednesday night -- yet another one in ugly fashion with a 41-14 loss to No. 4 LSU in the Allstate Sugar Bowl -- there is hope for Fighting Irish fans.

Even without record-setting quarterback Brady Quinn, receiver Jeff Samardzija and many more of its best players next season, Notre Dame will finally end its postseason drought, now the longest in NCAA history.

The Fighting Irish will end the postseason losing streak that dates back to 1994 because next season they'll be playing in some second-tier bowl game in a non-descript place like Shreveport, La., which is where they should have been playing during much of the last two decades.

Against LSU, Notre Dame once again proved it doesn't deserve to play in BCS bowl games, which have become its birthright because of the school's national stature and ability to draw high TV ratings.

And by shutting out the Fighting Irish in the second half and erupting for 577 yards of offense in the game, the Tigers again proved Notre Dame is no longer capable of beating teams like LSU. Or Ohio State, Michigan and Southern California, which also handed the Fighting Irish lopsided losses in the last year.

Notre Dame opened the season ranked No. 2 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, but never lived up to its lofty billing in its biggest games. The No. 11 Fighting Irish lost two in a row to finish the season, and were embarrassed in a bowl game for the second straight year. Ohio State beat the Irish 34-20 in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl.