We are still four days away from the biggest day in Louisiana… so with that said, we’ll talk about the game as the day get’s closer.

Fletch, I, and the earthlink crew have been in New Orleans now for two days, I must say, the “Big Easy” is a great place considering it’s my first time seeing the sights and staying over night here. When I say great, I am not referring to the “bourbon street scene” (that’s yet to be walked upon for the KTBS-3 Crew, and will probably be avoided with all the work we are doing)… the place is full of nice people, all with great and uplifting attitudes. A photographer in our crew, Rod White, took me over to the 9th Ward in New Orleans, and many homes have been rebuilt and moving on, other homes still look like that Hurricane Katrina struck yesterday. It’s an amazing sight to see first hand what kind of huge damage the hurricane did a few years ago. But what I’ve learned in my few days here, people are slowing returning, slowing rebuilding, and welcoming back all forms of hope.

Some LSU players that we have spoke to still talk about the rebuilding process of Hurrican Katrina, one player in particular, Glenn Dorsey, hopes that the victims who were affected don’t give up and keep on pushing. It’s hard to compare a football game to the trials and tribulations that the Katrina victims went through, but on Monday night, as much as we all want to see “it” happen for the Tigers…. New Orleans will be filled with a bunch of “hope”, the same type of hope that’s been residing in this town since 2005.