Good Old-Fashioned Effigy Burning Awaits Saban
The hate fans harbor for perceived slights tend to disappear once the team wins without the guilty party. I didn’t see many Phillies fans at the victory parade calling for former GM Ed Wade’s head. Giants fans are willing to give Tiki Barber a free pass. But things are different in college football, where hatred runs long and deep. Nick Saban will be making his first return to LSU this weekend, and Tigers fans are already ramping up the invective.
You’d think Baton Rouge might roll out the Carpet Rouge for the man who coached LSU to its first national championship in 45 years, and whose recruits won a second title this past January. So why is Saban being forced to travel in an unmarked vehicle?
