Victorious!

LSU.
Standing atop the heap, the apex, of college football. Winners of the National Championship last night in a glorious defeat of THE Ohio State University. LSU wins again. THE Ohio State University loses again.
The Schwab and I outfitted ourselves in purple and gold (the Schwab in a Sugar Bowl/National Championship t-shirt circa 2003) and we stayed up well past our bedtimes, to witness the victory. I didn’t play, I wasn’t there…..but I might feel just as good today as Glenn Dorsey and Matt Flynn about the victory.
You see, I’m not a THE Ohio State fan. I lived in Ohio, was surrounded by rabid fans of the Buckeye’s and their horseshoe. I’ve bore witness to drunken fans scream-singing the “sloopey” song, gesticulating wildly as they spell out O-H-I-O, much the same way crazed disco-goers in the 70’s must have responded to YMCA. And it’s cool. I get it. They like the team.
I just never got into it.
I grew up in Louisiana, and since the (S)aint’s were never anything to cheer for, LSU became the pride and joy. Mike the Tiger, the purple and gold….it’s ingrained from an early age. My dad? Still hates Notre Dame for beating LSU more than 30 years ago. Friends of the family? Moved to AFRICA, but made sure to keep their season tickets. The fans? Amazing.
However flawed the BCS system is (and yes, it’s flawed…is that even a question anymore?), my Tigers arose victorious from it this year.
Today is a good day.
I’ll try not to gloat too much to my Ohio acquaintances.
Geaux Tigers!