Ok I am sorry for calling you a sheep. It's the fact that you are so adamant in the face of these facts that this game has some sort of earth shattering permanent ripple effect that the loser will be stained with this black mark on their resume that will be impossible to overcome. The loser literally gets a shot at redemption 12 months from now. Both coaches just got extensions, that seems to me like that strengthens job security, not weakens it. It is very early in the season, before either team begins conference play. There is simply too much football left to be played to claim that the loser will have dug themselves this hole that will be too deep to climb out of in the first week of september when theres 10 games left on each of their schedules.

Also, you are relying on anecdotal evidence. Just because you're in Austin all the time and the "AD who hired Herman is a very good friend of mine" does not actually make it a fact that Herman is unpopular. Also, you put entirely too much weight on the opinion of people on here. This is a message board. Very few casual fans sign onto message boards to talk about their team. That is reserved for the 5-10% of crazy die hard fans who want/need a place to talk LSU football on the daily. I'd imagine that is the same for Texas, and any other P5 program. The genpop fanbase at large has opinions that are by and large not those reflected by a (very) vocal minority online.

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I just think you are grossly exaggerating the stakes of the game. Is it a huge game? Absolutely. These two programs have a combined 7 national titles, 45 conference titles, and 1700 wins. This isn't Akron vs. Kent State. Its freakin LSU and Texas. But having said that, these coaches will not be forever remembered by the outcome of these games. Their legacy will each extend far beyond one game.