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I have been to many LSU games and I can say for the most part OOC teams are treated pretty respectfully in Tiger Staduim. Sure there always a couple of jerks, but most of the ribbing I have experienced has not been over the line. SEC games are another story. I have been embarrased for LSU fans almost every time I have gone. Night games are always worse. In fareness to yall, I have experienced similar rudeness at other SEC stadiums. Florida in particular.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4LSU
Traveling to an SEC conference game as an opposing fan/team is not for the faint of heart in any sport. It can be like taking part in a feeding frenzy and you are the food. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
It can be ruff, but then there are lots of things in life that can ruff. We smile, bare it, and move on or we p#ss, moan, and stomp our feet. I have done both, but as I have matured I do more and more smiling. :)
Good luck with SU on the 5th. It should be an entertaining evening whether they bring 5k or 20k.
Unfortunately, I've also seen the good, bad and ugly at Tiger Stadium. I've called out LSU "fans" on several occasions for poor behavior. Unfortunately, I'd be willing to bet money that the majority of these rude fans never attended LSU. Life on the road in the SEC is interesting to say the least. I've been to Auburn four times, two of them were great trips, one was bad and one was horrible. I've been to Florida three times with two of them being bad trips and one was ok. I've been to Georgia once and it was very bad. I've seen the good and bad of Ole Miss as well. Miss State and Vandy weren't nearly as intense for obvious reasons. Basically, it all boils down to being in the wrong place at the wrong time.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
Keep in mind that the Cajuns have two home games prior to the LSU game and they are being pushed hard in Lafayette. Many fans, especially those who come in from out of town will take a break in Week 3. Metry is also right in that the competitiveness of the last two games may have an impact. What I see as a bigger impact is the hassle you have to go through in regards to parking/traffic etc. to go to an LSU game these days. In 2006, I did not get out of the parking lot until after midnight. When I lived in New Orleans in the 80's and 90's, I occasionally went to Tiger Stadium and it was not nearly the hassle it is today. Stadium expansion has something to do with that. I understand fans not wanting to go through that if you are not at your school's stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4LSU
That is so true. An LSU game is an all day and most of the night affair. Here in NOLA my LSU friend gripe about the amount of time a game takes out of their weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
This next point is relatively minor and it does not bother me, but it does rub some people the wrong way. Some fans of opposing teams just don't want to have "Tiger Bait" yelled at them all day. LSU fans may say if you can't take that, you are not ready for the big time and nothing personal is meant by it. Response, and a valid one, is that you don't hear anything like that when you go to Texas or A&M. Again, it is not a big deal but I know Cajun fans who refuse to go to the LSU game becasue of that factor alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
For us, it's more like a weekend affair. The family comes in on Friday and we go have a nice dinner. Saturday is obviously consumed by tailgating and the game. We do either brunch or lunch on Sunday to talk about what took place on Saturday and watch the Saints play. But you guys are right, things are much more complex these days. I forgot which game (maybe Saban's return) but they estimated something like 130,000 people on campus that day. We usually just hang out and watch TV at the tailgate spot after the game for an hour or two. I'd rather be stuck there than in the parking lot sitting in my car. I know some people that simply show up to tailgate without attending the game but I can fathom doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
The team that plays better will likely be the one that has the most talent and we all know which team that is. Talent differential is largely because of the difference in resources between the two programs. Resource difference is largely a case of conferenc affiliation and historical events. Getting several million dollars for having your conference champion in a BCS bowl every year is something mid majors can't take advantage of. Nothing will change that anytime soon and we need to work to increase our resources. Fortunately we have started to do that. It does amaze me how few of the fans of BCS schools realize how significant this issue is in how teams perform on the field. That is one advantage the NFL has over college. Resources are even in the pros and teams can't do things like playing 2/3 of their games at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4LSU
I agree that there is a wide disparity and that is only getting wider as the BCS conferences make more and more money. Nonetheless, schools with budgets not much greater than ours remain much more competitive against BCS programs, such as Troy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
2006
Florida State 24 - Troy 17
Georgia Tech 35 - Troy 20
2007
Troy 41 - Oklahoma State 23
Georgia - 44 - Troy 34
Arkansas 46 - Troy 25
2008
Ohio State 28 - Troy 10
LSU 40 - Troy 31
Troy also had other lopsided losses in those years as well, but were very competitive against the top teams in the country, including LSU. LA Tech beat Alabama, Michigan State and California; ULM beat Alabama and nearly beating Arkansas last year; Middle Tennessee beat Vandy and Maryland. My point is, if these schools can do it with similar resources as us, why can't we too be more competitive against BCS schools? Troy should have beaten LSU last year, with that win over a Sun Belt school being LSU's biggest comeback win ever. We've lived in the fear and shadow of mighty LSU for so long, we are intimidated before we even step into the stadium. Heck, UL has played and been competitive with programs as strong as LSU in the past with near upsets of Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss and Arkansas. We beat Texas A&M. We've played in stadiums like LSU's at Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Auburn and Texas. I, for one, hope we can step out from that shadow and make a competitive statement and play with confidence, especially after we beat both Southern and Kansas State. A win would be a freak occurrence, but a competitive game that brings some respect to UL should be expected.
Sounds like a good pre-game speech!!Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonCajun