"HEY CORNDOG!"

First time I heard that I didn't even know it was directed at an LSU fan.  Even after it was clear the opposing fan was taking his finger out of his nose long enough to point and compare me to a battered mystery meat log on a stick, it just didn't make any sense.  

Well, count on your buddy Mike A. Tiger to hunt down the truth of the matter, and it evokes the Forrest Gumpism that "Stupid is as stupid does."  So here is the real story of the corn dog reference and how it came to be.  And why those Tiger fans who know the history are laughing even harder about it now.

Separated at Birth?

Mikey couldn’t believe his eyes a few years ago when Vanderbilt took the field.  What…the…heck?  Was that Steve Martin leading the Commodores onto the field? No, it’s Bobby Johnson, and he’s a pretty solid football coach.  The two did finally meet when Martin toted his banjo to the Grand Ole Opry recently.