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SECond fiddle to football
 No offense to Gov. Bobby Jindal but his inauguration next week to mark the beginning of a second term in office isn't the big news in Louisiana these days.
Instead, it's football that has the public's attention, and that's understandable since the New Orleans Saints will host the Detroit Lions Saturday in the first round of the NFL play-offs. The record-breaking Saints, including quarterback Drew Brees, who may be the classiest individual to ever wear a Saint uniform, are hitting on all cylinders headed into the post season.
Meanwhile, the BIG GAME is Monday when our LSU Tigers take on Alabama for the BCS national title. That's right. The little bastard (Nick Saban) will return to Louisiana with his Crimson Tide in tow, offering LSU head coach Les Miles the opportunity to silence his detractors for good. After all, Miles must live with fact that he won the 2007 BCS title at LSU with ball players who, by and large, were recruited and signed by Saban before he bolted from the Ole War Skule for a coaching job in the NFL. A win over Bama – and Saban – on Monday would solidify Miles' mark as the most successful coach in the history of LSU football.
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