BATON ROUGE, La. -- If you want to gauge the temperature of a head coach's seat at any given time, ask the local call-in show hosts. It's an imperfect science, sure, but nobody has a better feel for a fan base's emotional state than the people who hear from them for a few hours every day.
For LSU fans, one word perfectly describes their mindset after a disappointing 1-1 start:
"Fragile," said Derek Ponamsky, who co-hosts the pregame and postgame shows on the LSU Sports Radio Network and also holds court on the "Culotta & the Prince" morning show on Baton Rouge's ESPN affiliate, 104.