[/quote]I noticed the NCG LSU fans are great after the game! Great losers but pretty vocal before the game!
At the risk of hitting the proverbial hornets nest I'm going to put my opinion on here. It is formed from my experiences and seeing probably close to 100 college football games and not meant to represent any other person's views. Now that the disclaimer is out of the way...
Are you really serious? What few LSU fans were still in the Super Dome were as crappy as they were before the game. Never, and I mean NEVER have I seen as much vile and vulgar actions before, during, or after a football game. They are not great losers. They are horrible losers. And even worse winners. Even after the complete, total, and dominating ass whooping they got in NOLA, they still had crap to spew out of their vile mouths. In New Orleans, they were a little less vocal after the game but still rude as ever. Here's a small slice of what I endured:
I saw two girls probably 14 years old running around just outside the Superdome with "F**K Saban" (spelled out) written in yellow on purple shirts. And yes, they were saying it out loud for everyone to hear and probably in the 7th or 8th grade at most.
Just before kickoff and in the row in front of me, I watched two LSU guys (probably in their early 20's) cuss 2 old ladies (Bama fans in their 80's who were being treated to the game by one of their granddaughters) cussed for filth. I mean I haven't heard language like that anywhere. Well, maybe Mellisa McCarthy would be almost be bad but she would still get the silver medal. I don't know how they survived that verbal onslaught. It was beyond disgusting and I'm not a prude by any stretch.
Can't tell you how many times I heard "Hey Bama fan! F**K YOU!!"
I'm a big boy and I just kept walking when the "tiger bait" chants were in my ear. Some guy physically screaming in my face over and over. I just smiled. Didnt say anything. Just smiled... I knew my butt would be kicked and I'd be in jail and miss the game. After dropping that kind of money on a ticket, nothing was going to cause me to miss it. Can't say I didn't want to put my fist through a few faces but somehow I controlled my emotions enough to keep on trudging through the gauntlet of sewage that the LSU fan base represented that day.
To say I was shocked to the point of being speechless would be true. I'm a passionate fan. I love my team and cheer for them but c'mon people...
My fellow Bama fans have their share of obnoxious fans, no doubt. The dude in the restaurant putting his junk in the passed out LSU fan was despicable. But LSU fans seem to pride themselves on being just as rude, hateful, violent, and uncouth as possible. And raise their children the same way. It's just a way of life from my perspective.
For that reason, I just can't stand their fans (although I have met 3 that I can tolerate) and will never pull for them in any game no matter the impact. I'd probably have to think a minute if LSU played Satan. That MIGHT be the only time I'd pull for them.
I hope Bama beats the brakes off LSU Saturday night. It won't impact my life either way, but I may just sleep a little better if we can pull off a victory in Tiger Stadium.
Dr. B [/quote]
My experiences as well. Oddly enough, I have family and dear friends who are LSU fans, but I find it difficult to root for them due to the rest of their fan base. It's a shame the fans can't take a cue from the players.
I doubt there's much if hardly any hatred among the players of these teams. I was very impressed with Saban's return to Tiger Stadium a few years back. The fans were shouting "F U Saban!" until several LSU players who were on the team with him came across the field, hugged and talked to him a few minutes before warm ups.
