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ESPN The Magazine: Hating Nick Saban - ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine: Hating Nick Saban - ESPN The Magazine
Gimme an F... ! When Alabama rolls into Baton Rouge, LSU fans will have a hard time deciding which is more fun: showering the Tigers with love - or raining hate on Nick Saban. by Wright Thompson [ Ed's note: For a story on appreciating Nick Saban by noted author (and Alabama graduate) Winston ...
Who will win the LSU and Alabama Game
secfootballblogger.com — This is Saban’s first game back in Death Valley. This game means a ton for the BCS. ESPN’s Gameday Crew is going to be there. Alabama is ranked #1 for the first time in over a decade. LSU has to beat Alabama to stay in the SEC West contention. This game is huge, just like it was last year. (more) Who will win the LSU and Alabama Game
Baton Rouge Condo Welcomes Saban Back
Baton Rouge Condo Welcomes Saban Back
zonqsports.com — Check out this billboard that a Baton Rouge condominium put up to welcome Alabama head coach Nick Saban back. Pure marketing genius! (more) Baton Rouge Condo Welcomes Saban Back
LSU fans waiting for Saban's return | thenewsstar.com
thenewsstar.com — BATON ROUGE -- "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," wrote 18th century playwright William Congreve in "The Mourning Bride." Well, hell also hath no fury like a LSU fan base scorned. And the Tiger Nation will get to unleash all that fire and ... (more) LSU fans waiting for Saban's return | thenewsstar.com
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Nick Saban returns to Tiger Stadium
Stiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done" — #1 Alabama @ #15 LSU Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 3:30 EST Tiger Stadium - Baton Rouge, LA Alabama -3 Summary Satan returns...well that is how LSU fans view former Tiger coach Nick Saban as he returns to Baton Rouge with the #1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide...however, people forget that Saban has coached at Tiger Stadium since leaving LSU...after Hurricane Katrina shutdown the Superdome, the Miami Dolphins played the New Orleans Saints in Baton Rouge before a half empty stadium...so Saban has prowled the LSU sidelines since leaving... This is the first time Alabama has been ranked #1 in ...

Crimson Daddy’s Impossibly Accurate Predictions - Laissez les maree’ cramoisie roullez edition
Third Saturday in Blogtober — That’s supposed to be “Let the Crimson Tide roll”. It’s close anyway. Last week’s 2-1 record pushes the season total to 16-5. This week we’re looking at the games involving the the two highest ranked teams in the country… Alabama v. LSU - Saban Bowl II The Tide ...

How Much Do LSU Fans Hate Nick Saban? The Coonass Bowl Is Upon Us [College Football]
Deadspin — ... Wright Thompson of ESPN hung out with some LSU fans two weeks ago for the Georgia-LSU game. Not surprisingly LSU fans were focused less on Georgia and more on their hate for Nick Saban. The result is a rollicking story of what happens when you get dumped for a hated rival and then your former coach rips Cajuns by making fun of coonasses. "As the drinks start to flow, so does the level of anger. There are jokes, both innocuous and disturbing (like Ragoo opining about what some of his less-civilized brethren might do with a 12-gauge should they spy Saban in the Bayou). "If I were ...

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