WITH GUSTOV IN THE AIR THE TIGERS BLOW AWAY THE APPS

As expected, the LSU tigers took game one in blow out fashion beating the App State mountaineers. On a day where it was so hot that the devil would have had issues with the heat, the fans packed the stadium to get a taste of what the rest of this season will look like. As always the game started with the Golden Band from Tigerland playing and marching to its world famous pre-game show. A special addition was made to the pre-game this week with the raising of the championship flags from 1958, 2003, and 2007 (even if the last one did take 3 tries to hang up correctly.) The military also gave us a nice surprise by having a fly over shortly after the national anthem. Then the game started. On LSU's first play from scrimmage, Charles Scott ran for 57 yards down to the 8 yard line, where he would run it in for the touchdown on the very next play. After that, the rest of the game was a blur for everyone in the stadium, mostly because none of us could see with the sweat in our eyes. By halftime, LSU had a 31-0 lead, taking away all chances of another App State miracle. (For the record, Michigan  lost again to a nothing team on opening day.) By the start of the 4th quarter, the stadium looked like a ghost town. Even the student section was near empty, which in death valley, is never seen. I know it says it never rains at death valley but we all needed yesterday. It seemed like there was the band and maybe 1000 other people left in the stadium by the end of the 3rd quarter in a stadium that is 100% full 100% of the time. However with the heat and the hurricane and the fact that the game was a blow out, it was no longer enjoyable to be there. At the end of the game the score was 41-13 with LSU winning the opener. This weeks player of the game is Charles Scott who ran for 160 yards with 2 TDs in 16 carries. The tigers this year are going to be a running team. Our 2 quarterbacks are going to have to just make good passes when needed and hand the ball off and we should be golden. Later this week I will be previewing the LSU-Troy game scheduled for 7pm at Tiger Stadium this Saturday. Lets all hope it is not another 10 am game where it is hotter than hell for the entire game. On a non sports related note, lets all say a prayer for New Orleans as they work to try to avoid another Katrina. See you later this week.