When POTUS comes to town

Wikimedia Commons President Harry S Truman in Philadelphia to watch the Game of the Century.In case you aren’t aware, Saturday’s showdown between No. 1 LSU (give or take a couple of poll positions) and No. 2 Alabama (who hasn’t played anyone and doesn’t deserve any hype) is a pretty big deal. Maybe not big enough for CBS to put it in primetime, but these One vs. Two games don’t happen often in the regular season.

It’s even more rare for sitting U.S. presidents to attend. Historically, this may be a point of cultural emphasis. Part of that had to do with the stature of the sport, part with the logistics of knowing “when to come,” and part of it with the fluidity of the rankings. Still,…