Even youth football preaches this important rule of football...

Initially, I wanted Orgeron, Ensminger, and Aranda fired. I even wanted the entire water bottle crew fired. Fire everyone! If I could have fired my waitress at my local sports bar I would have. But then I remembered the words that my favorite Pop Warner coach said often. He said, never EVER allow the outcome of a game to fall into the hands of referees or overtime scenarios because both things are intrinsically flawed and unpredictable, not to mention unmerciful. Instead take the lead, keep the lead, and win the game beyond any doubt. Sadly, LSU failed to do that Saturday. Now that I have calmed down, I am grateful that I got to witness such a competitive and evenly matched game, despite my team losing. That game is exactly what football was meant to be and why we love it so much. Complaining about it won’t reverse the outcome. Football is an imperfect game that often produces unfair outcomes. It sucks. Anyone who watched that game knows that officiating had a lot to do with A&M’s victory. So now what? Failure is no better teacher. Hopefully Orgeron learns something from this and makes the necessary improvements to prevent this from happening again, starting with the O and D line. I have my doubts about Orgeron as head coach, but let’s not forget this is his dream job. He wants to keep this job. He knows what is expected of him. He also learned from Les Miles what happens when you refuse to implement changes that will make you more competitive and victorious. I think we’ll see some changes over the off season. Regardless of who the OC is next year, fixing the O and D line will solve most of our problems. QB, RBs, DBs, are mostly sound and capable of great things next year. Not sure if we can fix the line in a year though. That’s done through refocused recruitment efforts which unfortunately could be years away. Stay together fans. Its the ups and downs that make the ride more fun and memorable. Its the downs that make the ups more meaningful.