Less Nancy Grace, More Football

Mission #1: Make it through a week of football without having to mention the name of a certain embattled quarterback.
Mission #2: Forgive ESPN for spending more time doing commentary on said quarterback during Monday night's football game than actually showing the game.
Mission #3: Ask our Saints for forgiveness for the temporary diversion of attention to an unnamed enemy team and it's (fallen) star player.
Mission #4: Get pumped about the fact that tomorrow we can watch the first round of football games that actually count toward a team's record.

Yes, we realize the NFL season doesn't officially start until September 6th which is a whole week away. (We're Chicks, we're not stupid...no matter how bad Ms. Teen South Carolina made us look.) Tomorrow marks the long awaited return of College Football, the pacifier of sorts for those of us NFL junkies who can't help but whine about the tawdry tease that is preseason.

While tomorrow's NCAA lineup won't exactly feature any must watch rivalries on par with the likes of say UCLA v USC, we will get our first glimpse at #2 LSU's beefed up squad. The Tigers take on Mississippi State in what is sure to be a beat down before you've gulped down your first beer. Though the Chicks love a good butt kickin as much as the next guy, we'll have to skip this one as the Saints will be delivering a beat down of their own versus the Dolphins in the Dome. And as much as we're over preseason, we're NEVER over watching our Saints, no matter how frustrating it is to note that the efforts of their spellbinding offense will count for nought.

This week also signals something else sure to capture the attention of Saints fans everywhere. It's the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. With that said, we may need to skip our pregame tradition of hard liquor and stick to beers, or things might get real ugly, real fast...