I am Thankful for LSU Football!

I am thankful . . . for LSU football.

I’m thankful for Tiger memories of yesteryear and LSU’s continued success today.

I’m thankful that LSU has won more games than any other SEC team in the last ten years.

I'm thankful for the purple and gold menagerie of LSU football moments that colors my childhood.

I'm thankful that this fall, for the first time in years, I returned to the shrine of college football that is Tiger Stadium. I’m thankful that it remains the awe-inspiring place I remember as a boy.

I’m thankful that this year’s LSU team will likely win 11 games and play in a BCS bowl. We’d all prefer a national championship. But I’m proud of my Tigers and thankful that the team is a perennial national title contender.

I’m thankful for that goofy son of a gun head coach we have. Say what you will, but the man wins, runs a clean program, and his players would run through walls for him.

I'm thankful there’s always some lagniappe surrounding LSU football. The Tigers never do anything by the book; it’s perpetual heart-racing, unconventional excitement with LSU.

I’m thankful that LSU’s roster is dotted with names like Juneau, Delahoussaye, Langlois, and Boudreaux, and that the team reflects the unique personality of Louisiana.

I'm thankful that you can spot and hear Tiger fans from miles away. We are loud, we are proud, and we love family, friends, football and fun.

I'm thankful that after every LSU touchdown, my five-year-old daughter demands with innocent excitement that I swing her upside down. I wonder how long until she thinks she’s too old for that. Keep scoring those touchdowns, Tigers.

I’m thankful that after every LSU touchdown when her big sister is swinging upside down, my two-year-old daughter screams with unabashed enthusiasm, “My turn!”

I'm thankful for tailgating under stately oaks in the shadows of Death Valley, making my way to the stadium, and visiting with good friends along the way.

I’m thankful for that three-and-a-half hour window when you befriend all Tiger fans sitting around you. Old men, little kids, random guys from random small towns across Louisiana – they’re your best friends during the game, united by the common bond of LSU football.

I’m thankful that it could be mid-June but my mom always signs her letters and emails the same way: “Geaux Tigers!”

I'm thankful that LSU football helps me reconnect with friends I haven't seen in years.

I'm thankful that my wife's family has fully embraced the Tigers just because of me.

I'm thankful that Tiger fans no longer with us – those who handed down their passion for LSU – always have the best seat in the house to catch the Tigers. I bet they’d tell us to savor every moment if they could.

I am thankful . . . for LSU football.

Prediction:

LSU 38
Arkansas 27

Happy Thanksgiving and Geaux Tigers!

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