I feel peaceful and serene-no residual depression or gloom

I had a great day, got a lot done, had a wonderful dinner with Mrs. Pimp and the Pimpettes.

I've seen a LOT of tough losses during my 36 year love affair with the LSU Tigers, and this one doesn't seem any more significant that most of them.
It's just the latest one.

It was just a rather poorly played game.
An extension of EXACTLY what we have received for the last two years.
Another field goal and we win, and sunshine and lollipops for everyone...

Reading this board you would think the LSU plane crashed over Mississippi on the way back.
It's like a bunch of teenage girls who couldn't score tickets for The Jonas Brothers concert, with all the wailing and misery.

Yet, Nothing changed in my world.
I still go to work Monday, and I will be helping the kids with their homework Monday evening.
Mom is stiff battling cancer, I still have twenty lbs to lose, my wife is still impossibly beautiful.
Life goes on...until it doesn't.

Before long,the letter will come in the mail and I will renew my season tickets and be relatively sure that LSU will field a competitive team.

I know that my desire for an undefeated season likely will not be met.

I will continue to avoid those who seem to revel in LSU-related misery.
I will continue to support the team and the coaching staff and do my part to create a positive attitude for those around me.

The criticism of Les Miles runs the gamut from the dead-on accurate to the lead-based-paint-chip-eating hysterics of the average ranter.

I am glad this board provides an outlet.
I tend to agree with many points from both camps.
I have not stuck my head in the sand nor have I come here to bury Les Miles.
I laugh at the pure sophistry of the elaborate STRAWMEN built on this board.

But I refuse to let all this negativity destroy my enjoyment and passion for LSU football.

I can't wait for 2010 !