Welcome to The Trough, a place that really gets to the meat of LSU's opponents. Ok, not so much the meat, but the sinewy gristle and thick connective tissue. We then feed these funbits through a grinder to get a coarse meaty bounty, and that's what is on display here. It should be a given that while The Trough is loosely related to LSUChicageaux.com, it's more like a Baton Rouge uncle than a Tuscaloosa cousin. In other words, what's in The Trough is obviously not endorsed by any official LSU entity. They've got better sense than that. LSUChicageaux's storied history of strong analysis needed a new home - a home that could better frame the in-depth writing and embarrassing photos. The Trough is that place. Enjoy your stay and make sure to get your fill. A group of Ragin' Cajun fans tailgate with ULL alum Richard Simmons in front of Tiger Stadium in one last jubilant celebration before the slaughter. Over 300 gallons of daiquiris were consumed at this tailgate party alone.     The summer of 2006 saw LSUChicageaux help to underwrite Operation Bajillion, a plan to extend the scoreboard by more than 75 feet to accommodate the Tigers' score against the Ragin' Cajuns. The extended portion of the scoreboard actually contains a laser tag facility, so LSU's starters have something to do in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters of the game against the Cajuns. You can't see it but Chase Pittman is about to hit Cayenne with a well-placed laser tag blast. All we knew about our mysterious first opponent was that their mascot was a chili pepper. Thanks to the magic internets, we were able to discover the formidable foe we'll face this first weekend. A quick perusal of their roster was troubling - would Glenn Dorsey be able to break through the thick wall that is the babyback rib sauce? Would LaRon Landry be able to handle the intense flavor of the Southwestern Egg Rolls? Would their fans attempt to sneak ziploc bags of queso into the stadium? We soon discovered that our foe was NOT Chili's, but the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana's UL-(L).L. Understandably, we breathed a quick sigh of relief before falling to the floor and blacking out from laughing so hard. If you didn't know, LSU is 20-0 against USLSLIULLafayette, having outscored them by a total of 912 to 19. This points to many things, none of which can be called a "rivalry." Despite the fact that the Cajuns play "black hole" ball (that is, they suck so horribly that nothing can escape vast void), there's a certain amount of rancor present between the two schools. Well, it's sort of one way, really - a few folks at USLIULaLaf(L) really don't like LSU very much, and that's ok - I probably wouldn't be too keen on a team against whom I hadn't scored since 1924. Oh, and who at one point beat me 93-0. Keep on ragin', fellas. But hey, you get to watch Perrilloux play, too! *With obvious apologies to Chili's Restaurants, whose pleasant and helpful staff would have probably scored at some point in the last 82 years. You can see how we were a bit confused, as it's common knowledge that if you cut into a Cajun they actually seep molten chocolate like your lava cake. Our bad.