Pardon me if I’m a tad excited, but tomorrow I’ll finally get to check out Jerry World for myself.
I’ve heard grandoise talk about the setup at the newly-named AT&T Stadium. Shopping mall-sized gift shops. Sushi at concession stands. Club and suite levels that make any other sporting arena obsolete.
I’m certain I can’t be the only one enthusiastic about Saturday. As students and fans make the seven hour trek from Baton Rouge to Dallas, car rides are sure to be filled with anxious chatter about the amenities that await.
Surely, there’s palpable excitement for the players to open a season in such grand fashion. Wide reciever Kadron Boone is the only player left on the Tiger roster who started against Oregon in 2011 in what was then known as Cowboys Stadium.
However, Jeremy Hill doesn’t deserve to be excited.
LSU coach Les Miles should prevent Hill from stepping on the bus at 11 a.m., stop him from getting to live the plush life in a snazzy hotel for a weekend and prevent him from stepping foot on the ground Jerry Jones built.
By now it’s common knowledge what happened outside Reggie’s Bar last April. There’s video to prove it. 
When the legal system played itself out — conveniently on the first full day of fall camp for veterans — a team vote was cast. 
Shockingly, it was unanimous. Hill was back.
Now almost three weeks later, Miles prolongs the life of this black eye on his program. He sophomorically evades any questions concerning the “witholding from play” he foretold during the initial press conference announcing Hill’s return.
Miles reached a new low on Monday when I asked whether Jeremy Hill would travel to Dallas with his teammates. He mumbled an answer so inaudible, the room of reporters was divided on whether he said he “would be surprised” or “wouldn’t be surprised” if Hill was on the trip.
When another reporter pressed Miles further, the coach clairified he “wouldn’t be surprised” if Hill was on the trip, shrieked “no further comment” and pouted.
Put bluntly, I’ve forgiven Jeremy Hill. I saw a contrite, genuine gentleman at LSU media day who confronted every reporters’ question head on and appeared remorseful for the pain and negative attention he brought upon the program.
But that doesn’t mean discipline should be overlooked. 
Punishments are meant to punish. They should take away privileges. Be severe enough so that I’ll never have to read another Jeremy Hill police report.
I think predicting final scores to games is pointless, so you’ll never see one from me before an LSU game.
But I do have another prediction for Saturday’s season opener.
Jeremy Hill will prance out of the AT&T Stadium locker room, warm up with those friends he was so egregiously separated from for four months, sit out the first half, then line up behind Zach Mettenberger on the first offensive play of the second half.
He’ll take the handoff, hit the hole with the burst and agility fans have come to know from their prized player and surge ahead for an impressive seven or eight yard gain.
Like nothing ever happened.