Well you can thank AD Joe Alleva for no going to bat for LSU....

Joe Alleva is too nice. I wish we still had skip.

So you were there, then? In on all the conversations? With Alleva? You work with him?

Before the Bama game, I watched Les Miles joyfully greet Mike Slive right outside the LSU locker room. Instead of slobbering over him, Les should have kicked him in the nuts.

I thank Les Miles for a middle school coaching job against Alabama.

Skip would do

Back in the day, it was Bear Bryant who dictated the bowl setups. Doesn't look like things have changed much.
Sorry to sound negative, but as long as the SEC office is in Birmingham, this kind is stuff will happen.