W O W!

That's about all can be said about the performance this week. So instead of analyzing it, I prefer to simply ignore it and not acknowledge that it happened. Despite the bad week, it doesn't compare to the one our basketball obssessed brothers to the north are having. Is there any chance Robert Montgomery Knight makes a push to be back in Bloomington? If so, his reputation as the biggest horse's ass in the history of coaching would be cemented. On to today's game:

• All those "pundits" calling the John Brady firing a disgrace feel kind of stupid now don't they? If a real coach ever shows up down there, they will be a perrinial NCAA team and challenge for the SEC West yearly. What do Tasmin Mitchell, Big Baby Davis, Brandon Bass, Tyrus Thomas, Darnell Lazare, Garret Temple, and Bo Spencer have in common? They are all big time recruits signed by LSU in the last 5 years FROM BATON ROUGE. Not their home state, their home city. You could argue that NY or LA hasn't put out that much talent in the last 5 years. If someone who can coach his way out of a paper bag gets there, they will make more than the occasional lucky NCAA run that Dale Brown and John Brady did. Quick fact: did you know that Dale Brown had Chris Jackson, Shaq, and Stanley Roberts on the same team (all first round picks) and didn't make it to the sweet 16.
• LSU is long and has some shooters. This could give the Cats some fits. However, the Cats are motivated after getting embarassed and have an angry Ra Smoove comin' down to the Bayou. Will the rock make its reapearnce today? Time will tell.
• P Pat is angry. You won't hear him say it, but he is. He was dominated by the boomerang-throwing center from Vandy and embarassed on national TV. Look for him to bounce back in a big way today. The tigers have a big-time freshmen big man themselves in Anthony Randolph and if he can win the head-to-head it will go a long way for his confidence.
• It's always tough to play in the Maravich center. However the Cats have something to prove today and an angry Billy Clyde on the sideline. I say they take it 68-56.