Nick Saban is still loved in Louisiana, I’m sure. But what will they think of him if Alabama beats LSU in a 6 to 2 slugfest? That’s something we won’t know for sure unless it happens.

SEC schools have very loyal fan bases, and everyone at one SEC school hates all the other SEC schools. The conference is so tough that most (if not all) of the schools blow cash to get ahead, giving the conference a motto that “If ya ain’t cheatin’ then you ain’t tryin’.”

With the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs and the LSU Tigers in the BCS National Championship, I actually wonder who the residents of Louisiana care about more. Coming from Northeastern part of the states, where people care far less about college athletics, I feel like the nod always would go to the pro team but in SEC country I’m just unsure.

Alabama and LSU met earlier this year in a close game. That overtime effort was a road game for LSU, and considering the SuperDome is more or less home turf for the Tigers they have an advantage.

You can’t rule Alabama out just yet, though. Nick Saban is a smart coach and he more than likely has a few tricks up his sleeve.

Everyone expects this game to be low scoring like the last one between these two defensive schools, but I don’t see it being as low scoring. That could be just because I don’t want it to be low scoring. I’d bang my head against the wall if I had to endure watching every three-and-out in a game where the final score is -6 to 3. What’s worse is if the final score is 3-2 then everyone will ramble on about how the game was so good and close, when in fact it was just boring.

My idea is this, though: If these defenses are good enough to put their teams in position to score then scoring will probably happen, even if the defenses have to do it themselves. I can see at least one touchdown being scored today by the defense, or by a takeaway that puts a team in great scoring position.

Tonight’s game won’t be high scoring, but I believe both teams will reach the double digits. Heck, even Pittsburgh gave up 29 to the Broncos. Hopefully it’s entertaining, I really don’t care which cheater wins in a corrupt championship game anyway.

I have 3 Predictions…

LSU 17, Alabama 13

Nick Saban will still be loved in Louisiana and still hated by just about everyone else.

And at least one drunk fan will run on the field and delay the game.

Enjoy the game!

Oh god, these games are so boring, I mean they’re all blowouts, when are they going to just end, and we can al- TEEEEBBBBOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!

Yes, the man that is already saving souls and making believers saved the NFL’s Wildcard Weekend and made it AWESOME!

Every year the first weekend of the playoffs seems to be great, and I was really worried that this year’s round would be remembered as lackluster, or just not remembered, going into the 4th quarter of the Giants’ mauling of the Falcons.

I must say though, that game between Pittsburgh and Denver was one hell of a game. Not just the amazing ending, but everything that happened throughout it was entertaining. Denver was considered a boring team, and it seemed like every drive they would throw a deep ball. This wouldn’t always be a complete pass, but when it was there would be a rush of extra excitement that it happened, that Tim Tebow was connecting on BOMBS!

That last play was something else though. Extra props go to Demaryius Thomas for a great run after the catch too. That play was this year’s beast mode, a play that got everyone off their seats and clinched the win for the underdog home team on Wildcard Weekend.

With this past weekend now over we can look towards the Divisional round, and there are some stellar matchups that I’m excited about. I’ll address all of that later this week though.

Doesn’t mean you should stop reading JuanSense until then though!