LSU vs ASU

( 35 - 31 Win )

Forget everything that has happened... everything comes down to one hour on a grass field. A field that was to be considered "home" yet was many miles away from home with few traces of anything resembling Death Valley... except for familiar white, purple, and gold jerseys.



Those jerseys were being worn by very tired and emotionally spent players. In addition to being full-time students, they continued a very demanding practice schedule, while loading supplies into trucks, transporting injured persons who were living on campus, and supporting up to 22 extra displaced hurricane victims in their own homes. Compassion; however, can't be measured in yards. They now had the eyes of a nation on them, would they overcome all the devestation in their own personal lives to become that which an entire state, desperate for something to bring up their spirits, were relying on.

60 minutes of play later... they were walking off the field... pride intact but not without struggling for it.



This was a game on the edge, good games usually are. A new head coach, loss of experienced players, an unproven starting quarterback, tremendous strain due to circumstances surrounding them, first time on the field when a majority of the teams around the nation already have gotten their first under the belt... the list goes on and on as to why this game could have been easily lost. The result - too many penalties, too many mistakes, redeemed by some very extra-ordinary, brave, and lucky plays. An extremely important victory, that now leaves the Tigers ranked 3rd in the nation but No. 1 always in my heart.



"Come play in my house,
said the spider to the fly."
You can call our field your home
Over in the hot desert sky.
Was being compassionate,
their sole motivation?
Or were they trying to sneak a win,
over the 5th ranked team in the nation?
Their quarterback and recievers were devils.
And they kept sneaking by.
It's hard to believe
they were often open so wide.
But our players came through,
when it mattered the most.
And our defense finally stopped them,
to the dissapointment of our gracious hosts.
This was a win that was badly needed
After all that we've been through.
So we can smile for a while,
Thanks to LSU.