This, I believe, is a first. Mississippi State has painted a Twitter hashtag in its end zone for the Egg Bowl. This is a bit absurd, no? (H/T)

FTD now has NCAA licensed roses, only $80 a pop! The initial run only has seven schools available, but four of them are from the SEC: LSU, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee. The others are Oklahoma (which appear identical to the Alabama flowers), Miami and Penn State. This is the insanely expensive way to show your sweetheart you care on the eve of the biggest LSU-Bama game ever. (H/T Darren Rovell)

This actually happened on the SEC website tonight. It was a mistake, but it's also clearly a sign that the conference is ready to announce Missouri soon. Image courtesy @VUGymRat

I can't decide if this Derek Dooley costume is adorable or just plain wrong. Would you put the burden of teaching proper shower discipline on a child this young? (H/T Kegs 'N Eggs)

The Kentucky "crowd," via the multimedia John Clay. (HT: SB Nation)

LSUFreek provided this .gif of Les Miles to the world today. I don't know what's going on, but it's strangely hypnotic. Note: It's not working on the main page here for some reason. Use this link to see it.

Ad wars: Kansas City business interests are trying to sway Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton to stay in the Big 12 (Ad is here)

LSU has revealed its special uniforms for this year's Auburn game. They're actually quite stylish, showing that someone at Nike does have taste after all.

Texas A&M's, ahem, slot in the SEC is so close and yet so far. (by @cuppycup)