Greatest 4th Quarter EVER!

I had been looking forward to this for 9 months. LSU Football. There's something everyone from Louisiana should be doing on Saturday nights in the fall. It involves food, friends, beer, a comfortable living room and the LSU Tigers on TV. Old habits die hard. I broke out my last pack of Louisiana shrimp from the freezer and made a shrimp and sausage gumbo. Even though I really don't drink anymore, I was strangely compelled to buy a six pack of beer Saturday evening. The in-laws came over and after tearing up possibly the best gumbo I've ever made (good smoked sausage not withstanding) we hunkered down to watch the purple and gold play a home game in Tempe, Arizona, a game made all the more poingnent by the events unfolding in Louisiana.
I should have slept for the first three quarters. After getting us all worked up on a ballsy fake punt from their own endzone, LSU proceeded to do zippy. Producing only 7 points in three quarters was baffling. The sun devils couldn't stop the running game. JaMarcus Russell looked great, tossing bullet at the hands of his receivers, most of which were dropped. I was calling for the benching of Early Doucet after three painful drops and a holding call that wiped out a standard Joseph Addai run. Addai's standard is always picking up around 9 yards every time he touches the ball. He's a Horse! The party started to wind down. Guests left in the 3rd quarter, the Dominator and the wife both checked out at the start of the 4th. I was alone in the dark with the Tigers, down 17-7 as they suddenly blocked a field goal and ran it back for 6. Score: ASU 17, LSU 14. If anyone has watched an LSU, UL or Saints game with me, they know I scream while my team breaks open a big play. I was screaming my big ol head off here! 4 minutes later, the Tigers blocked a punt and took it to the house! More scream! Looks like the special teams decided to win this game for themselves. By the way, what's with ASU's stupid punt formation with 3 linemen back by the punter. Great idea retards! I lay down on the sofa as the tigers cheered, LSU 21, ASU 17. Then I fell asleep.
SHIT! I woke up with 5 minutes left on the clock. Both teams had scored touchdowns to make the score LSU 28, ASU 24! DAMMIT!!!! Then my worst fears were confirmed. ASU's Sam Keller hits WR Moey Muntz (wha?!?!) in the endzone to grab the lead, 31-28. By now it's apparent that Nick Saban took his "best damn D in the country" with him to Miami. Keller finished with 461 yards, 35-56 and an Abe Lincoln (four scores). I'm sure LSU now has the worst passing D in football. But never count out the tigers on Saturday night!
Russell and Addai confidently led the tigers down the field, until the drive stalled at the ASU 40 yard line. Too far for a game tieing field goal from squirrelly kicker/third baseman whatever-his-name-is Jackson. 4th and 12. Go for it all! Russell finds Doucet in the endzone!!! TOUCHDOWN TIGERS!!!! (SCREAM, SCREAM, SCREAM!!) Now we just have to stop the young Dan Marino here before he passes for another 80 yards and a td. And what do you know, we did! The D finally showed up and stuffed Keller and co with some Blitzes and some fine Man-to-Man coverage that has been the trademark of LSU defenses for the last few years!
Russell is for real at QB. So is Joseph Addai at RB, something we've know for 3 years now. The receivers are a question mark but LSU has about 10 of them, so I think we can find the right combination soon. The D was torched, but I attribute that to just how good ASU's pass happy offense is. When they needed the stop, they got it. And the special teams unit truly is special, and not in that Special Ed sort of way.
Next up: Tennessee. Home opener. In Death Vally, under the lights. Louisiana Saturday Night!