Sep 8, 2026 · 27 min · 9 segments
Sean Fazende and Andre Johnson Jr break down the parallels between the New Orleans #Saints and #LSU Tigers, and why that makes for a perfect football season for a Louisiana sports fan
Sean FazendeHost
Andre Johnson JrHost
And sometimes in TV, we have what's called an A block hit for sports, which means, for those that don't know, the sports story is big enough that it belongs outside of the sports cast and in the top block of the news, right out of the gate, right when the news starts.
But last week, this was one of those days, we had a big A block because we had Saints and we had LSU.
LSU was in game week, and the Saints were still, you know, the roster had just been set.
That's how much, you know, the sports, you know, is important here in our market.
First, we ran a soundbite of Lane Kiffin, who at the time was in the middle of game week.
Yes, but also knee deep in talking about the court cases and potentially adding NFL players right after that.
we ran a soundbite of Kellen Moore, low-key, being fairly just, it was a bonus week, so it wasn't a whole lot to talk about, but very low-key in his approach, very non-dramatic, if you will, whereas Lane Kiffin was in the trenches.
Could there be two more polar opposite personalities at head coach of two of the biggest football franchises, teams, whatever you want to call them, in Louisiana, in the LSU and the Saints this season than Kiffin and Kellen Moore? With Lane Kiffin running the show at LSU, Andre, he is completely comfortable in his own skin, embracing all the chaos that college football provides right now, and there is a lot.
And even, this is what separates him from everyone else, even voluntarily bringing that chaos onto himself.
being the only coach out in front of bringing players aboard his roster that were on or once on NFL rosters.
And sometimes in TV, we have what's called an A block hit for sports, which means, for those that don't know, the sports story is big enough that it belongs outside of the sports cast and in the top block of the news, right out of the gate, right when the news starts.
But last week, this was one of those days, we had a big A block because we had Saints and we had LSU.
LSU was in game week, and the Saints were still, you know, the roster had just been set.
That's how much, you know, the sports, you know, is important here in our market.
First, we ran a soundbite of Lane Kiffin, who at the time was in the middle of game week.
Yes, but also knee deep in talking about the court cases and potentially adding NFL players right after that.
we ran a soundbite of Kellen Moore, low-key, being fairly just, it was a bonus week, so it wasn't a whole lot to talk about, but very low-key in his approach, very non-dramatic, if you will, whereas Lane Kiffin was in the trenches.
Could there be two more polar opposite personalities at head coach of two of the biggest football franchises, teams, whatever you want to call them, in Louisiana, in the LSU and the Saints this season than Kiffin and Kellen Moore? With Lane Kiffin running the show at LSU, Andre, he is completely comfortable in his own skin, embracing all the chaos that college football provides right now, and there is a lot.
And even, this is what separates him from everyone else, even voluntarily bringing that chaos onto himself.
being the only coach out in front of bringing players aboard his roster that were on or once on NFL rosters.
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