A cult of personality differs from general hero worship in that it is specifically built around political leaders. However, the term cult of personality is often applied by analogy to refer to adulation of non-political leaders; an argument could easily be made, however, that the only notable differences to be found between the terms “hero worship,” “cult of personality,” or even, more simply, excessive admiration are largely in the context of the person making the accusation.

“That was my dream. I wanted to be head coach at Tulsa,” said Todd Graham, speaking on a conference call from Kansas City, where his plane was diverted from Houston due to Friday’s ice storm. “We have a heart for Tulsa.”

Breaking Arkansas Mustain-a-riffic news: Coach Gus “I am Houston Nutt’s Puppet” Malzahn is reported to be moving to Tulsa with the good haired Todd Graham. Will he take the Springdale Divas and their Spiritual Leader Beck Campbell with him? Does Gus possess the requisite “good hair”? Will the Hogs now return back to offensive mediocrity? Houston Nutt is insane.

The influence of Nick Saban, his cult of personality if you will, permeates in the deepest of fart chimneys of college football. Just take a look at the Rice to Tulsa coaching swap. Nope, we are not kidding, Tulsa and Rice, good God almighty these boys have entered “Fart Combat”. This is so wrong on so many levels. But if ESPN can push Louisville, West Virginia and Rutgers, why not Tulsa and Rice? (C-USA=the ‘New Blaque’ Big East) Look at the parallels to the Saban to Bama scenario:

• Saban from LSU (with the NFL failure in between) to Bama; Todd Graham goes Rice to Tulsa; Freakishly, both guys are staying within the same (West) division of their respective conference.

• Saban left his former team (the Dolphins) in a lurch after telling anyone and everyone that he was not going to go to Bama; Graham had just signed a new contract with Rice before taking off to Tulsa.

• and finally, the hair, it always comes back to the severe glorious hair. Saban has been said to possess the SEC’s best hairdo. Take a peek at Graham below. No that is not an SEC coiff but I ask is there a Conference USA coach that can touch Graham from a hairstyle perspective?

Graham is not Nick Saban but who really is? Ask any Bama fan right now, they will certainly tell any Barner that will listen that Saban is the fat girl’s milkshake. Certainly, there is nothing wrong with a little emulation Nick. It just means that you really made it.

Back on topic, Saban’s “Angel-Wing Bangs” are best described as hypnotic. Look at Saban’s photo below, it is almost as if he is trying to steal our soul as he points upwards towards his angel-wings.

Tulsa hired Rice’s Todd Graham as its new head coach Friday, replacing Steve Kragthorpe with his former defensive coordinator.

“I left Rice a lot better than how I found it,” said Graham. (sure you did Todd. They all say that when they they have hit the potential wall)

That won’t win him any humanitarian awards in Houston, but it is the harsh lesson of coaching in the fast-paced modern world of college athletics. (Not that anyone really gives two shits about C-USA Football)

“It’s the reality of where we’re at,” said TU athletic director Bubba Cunningham. “That’s the world we live in.” (Bubba? Could he be the notorious Bubba for Bama?)