Merry Christmas and here’s to Santa being good to you. (imagine me raising a toast of egg nog to you)

Grateful Dead did a song called “Truckin’” and it included a lyric that said, “what a long strange trip it’s been.” It even included New Orleans references. Well, to say that this weekend was a long strange trip would be a major understatement.

We enjoyed the bowl atmosphere. Bourbon Street, pep rallies, parties and food all make NOLA a fun trip. The game, well that was another story. But in the end I remind myself that this was the 4th bowl in five years and that’s unchartered waters for my university. In my opinion, we need to realize that every road to somewhere has its bumps. The Tigers have had a few of those bumps but they finished the season with a winning record and that’s what it is all about. Do I expect more improvement next year? Oh, yeah. Tommy West does too.
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