LSU also named as having the rudest fans: Tiger Stadium topped a Sports Illustrated survey of SEC football fans as their favorite stadium to visit in the conference. But while 25% of fans that participated in the poll say they enjoy going to Tiger Stadium, 32% say LSU fans were the rudest to visitors. Vanderbilt was ranked as having the most polite fans. LSU was ranked in the middle of the pack for biggest rival. Seven percent of the people who participated in the poll say the Tigers are their main opponent, while Alabama was listed as the main rival by 23.5% of participants — there must have been a lot of Auburn, LSU and Tennessee fans who took the poll.
Also appearing with Obama: New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leads the Pro Bowl voting, according to the Times-Picayune. Brees had 539,228 votes, according to the NFL.com, putting him narrowly ahead of Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback. Brees will also appear in a public service announcement with President Barack Obama, Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu. The three players and the president — wearing a Chicago Bears jacket — were filmed playing touch football with children on the White House lawn. The PSA, which debuts during the Thanksgiving Day NFL games, promotes the league’s Play 60 campaign, which encourages physical activity to combat childhood obesity, and the president’s community service initiative United We Serve.
He’s a rebel: Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead is finding his groove, just in time for the Rebels’ game with LSU, notes the Times-Picayune. Snead started off the year with nine interceptions in the first five games of the year; in the past five games, he’s thrown five interceptions and completed 59% of his passes. Florida Coach Urban Meyer called Snead, who torched LSU last season “a tremendous player.” The Rebels host LSU Saturday, kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. and CBS will televise the game. The Tigers are 4.5-point underdogs to win their fifth consecutive game in Oxford, Miss.
LSU’s Farrer out for the season: LSU senior guard Alex Farrer will miss the rest of the season after surgery on his knee revealed damage that was more severe than originally thought, The Times-Picayune reports. Farrer, a fifth-year senior from Phoenix, suffered a dislocated knee cap in a scrimmage against Houston on Nov. 8. He was expected to miss at least six weeks, but extensive bone and joint damage was discovered during his recent surgery. Farrer will not be able to apply for a sixth season of eligibility. He totaled 153 points and 86 rebounds in three seasons with the Tigers, including career highs of 11 points against Alcorn State and Arkansas in 2008 and six rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana in 2009.
