Last week's commentary lacked any references to the undisputed best TV show of the 1980s, Magnum, P.I. My inbox was deluged immediately with emails from many longtime readers, most of whom irately insisted that this week's LSU vs. Ole Miss preview explore the uncanny parallels between consensus No. 1-ranked LSU and Magnum. It's good to know so many share my passion for the Tigers and television's most iconic character of all-time!

In all seriousness, only one reader chimed in about Magnum, and you know who you are. But time's running out for the annual Magnum-themed commentary, and the Ole Miss game presents the perfect opportunity. Not only does Ole Miss flat out suck, but they have a lame duck coach, lost to Louisiana Tech at home last week, are 0-6 in the SEC, has fans lobbying for Peyton Manning as their next coach, and just suspended their starting quarterback and running back for Saturday's game.

The game should -- should -- be a cakewalk for the Tigers, so let's dive head first into the wonderful world of Magnum, P.I. as it relates to this year's LSU football team. The possibilities are endless.

I spent hours researching with hopes of finding the perfect Magnum episode that shared the characteristics of the 2011 Bayou Bengals. I figured at least one episode in the TV series, which ran from 1980-1988 and was produced by the legendary Donald P. Bellisario, would have plot themes in common with the story that's still unfolding for our LSU Tigers. It wasn't too much to ask for. All I needed was one Magnum episode in which Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV had successfully completed 10 straight investigations, including a close call in hostile territory, was the undisputed top-ranked private investigator on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, was faced with a seemingly easy case to solve before turning to a more difficult challenge a week later, and . . . well, you get the gist of it.

Turns out I couldn't find that perfect episode to sum up LSU's season thus far. Shocking, I know. But one episode that aired in November of 1987 was called "Tigers Fan." That's pretty cool, even if it refers to Thomas Magnum's favorite baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. Another was called "Almost Home," which accurately describes this LSU team considering the Superdome -- sight of this year's national championship game -- is the Tigers' second home. A 1981 episode, "Lest We Forget," applies to LSU's mindset entering Oxford, as they shouldn't forget that playing LSU is Ole Miss' version of a bowl game and those pesky Rebels always show up against the Tigers.

Let's hope this game is never in limbo as Magnum was in the 1987 episode, "Limbo," in which he was shot in a warehouse and left for dead. LSU would benefit from gaining an early lead on Ole Miss, never looking back, and giving the Tigers' starters a rest heading into the short Arkansas week. After an easily understandable slow start last week, look for Les Miles to have this team firing on all cylinders come Saturday night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Thomas Magnum would be proud.

Prediction:

LSU 49
Ole Miss 10

Geaux Tigers!