Pathetic, terrible, horrendous, all of those adjectives describes the Saints 41-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers yesterday in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. It’s the fourth straight loss at home and the largest margin of defeat for the franchise since 2007. Saints Coach Sean Payton didn’t sugarcoat the performance when he spoke with reporters after the game…

Cut 17 (10) “it was awful”

Carolina jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and the Saints didn’t do much to get back in the game.

Elsewhere in the NFC South…Tampa Bay fell to the Detroit Lions, 34-17, and the Atlanta Falcons are on the road to take on the Green Bay Packers. A loss by Atlanta, and the Saints are still tied for first in the division.

Anthony Davis scored 23 points and Jrue Holiday added 22 as the Pels blew past the Los Angeles Lakers 104-87.

The LSU football team will play Notre Dame in the Music City Bowl on Tuesday, December 30th. It’s the 15th straight season the Tigers will play in a bowl game and it’s their first meeting against the Fighting Irish since beating them 41-13 in the 2007 Sugar Bowl. Offensive guard Vadal (vuh-Dall) Alexander is excited to face Notre Dame…

Cut 19 (18) “play em”

Kick-off for the game is set for two PM in Nashville.

Louisiana Tech has accepted an offer to play in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The 8-5 Bulldogs will take on the University of Illinois in the game on December 26th at the historic Cotton Bowl stadium. The Fighting Illini come into this matchup with a 6-6 record.

In December 20th’s New Orleans Bowl, UL-Lafayette will face Nevada. This is the Ragin Cajuns fourth straight appearance in the game, which will have a 10AM kickoff and will be televised nationally by ESPN.