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LSU is the premier program in college football right now
Posted on 6/26/11 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 6/26/11 at 1:57 pm
I was at the top of Grand Mesa in western Colorado yesterday and I ran into a couple of German tourists with LSU shirts. They catch all the games on the internet. I was in Kohl's today in Grand Junction and a kid yells out 'Go Tigers!'. This happens everywhere I go and I've lived in Louisiana, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nevada, and Alabama.
I think in terms of fan support and on field results LSU is regarded as the powerhouse program. Think about it: we have 2 national titles, a quirky kick-arse coach, the best stadium, the best field with that menacing tiger eye, the best unis, perennial bowl beatdowns, the meanest defense, a bunch of last second crazy wins, and the best, most active college football forums.
Just this year we will be ranked top 3 and have the premier matchup in the first half of the year. I can't even get tickets to LSU-Oregon without paying a shitload.
I don't post much but I've read this board everyday since 2001 and it seems that that there is too much 'are we elite' and 'who has the best tradition' bullshite. I think that fans of other teams are scared shitless of us. We'll either give them a VT style arse whipping or Miles will pull some voodoo shite in the last second. I'll bet Oregon fans are secretly quaking in their boots right now.
Nobody wants to play us because we're big, mean, physical, ugly, and we might let Mike out of the cage at anytime. Are we elite? Of course we are.
What say you?
I think in terms of fan support and on field results LSU is regarded as the powerhouse program. Think about it: we have 2 national titles, a quirky kick-arse coach, the best stadium, the best field with that menacing tiger eye, the best unis, perennial bowl beatdowns, the meanest defense, a bunch of last second crazy wins, and the best, most active college football forums.
Just this year we will be ranked top 3 and have the premier matchup in the first half of the year. I can't even get tickets to LSU-Oregon without paying a shitload.
I don't post much but I've read this board everyday since 2001 and it seems that that there is too much 'are we elite' and 'who has the best tradition' bullshite. I think that fans of other teams are scared shitless of us. We'll either give them a VT style arse whipping or Miles will pull some voodoo shite in the last second. I'll bet Oregon fans are secretly quaking in their boots right now.
Nobody wants to play us because we're big, mean, physical, ugly, and we might let Mike out of the cage at anytime. Are we elite? Of course we are.
What say you?
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Posted on 6/26/11 at 2:03 pm to Miami Tiger
I say you are delusional.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 2:03 pm to Miami Tiger
Purple and Gold glasses ftw.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 2:04 pm to Miami Tiger
I say you're pretty darn biased to say that with such certainty. One of the premier programs, sure.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 2:04 pm to Miami Tiger
Glad there is someone that has been on here longer and has post less me 
j/k
j/kPosted on 6/26/11 at 2:04 pm to Miami Tiger
elite for nowagreed, but dont get too cocky. I remember the curley hallman days. The only time that people mentioned tigers was with a paper bag on their heads or at the zoo
Posted on 6/26/11 at 2:05 pm to Miami Tiger
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I was in Kohl's today in Grand Junction and a kid yells out 'Go Tigers!'
Posted on 6/26/11 at 2:38 pm to Miami Tiger
Very positive and some very correct observations however, nobody is afraid to play LSU not a 2nd team ACC team, Ole Miss, TN, some state schools - nobody and especially not AU, ARK and AL. And nor are they afraid to play at Tiger Stadium. With the ever increasing commercialism and day games, we have lost some of our game day advantage.
Don't underestimate Oregon. No Oregon fan is afraid to play LSU. All they have to do is watch their game against AU and then see us get kicked up and down the field by the AU offense.
We could get a huge eye awakening in the season opener. While plenty of preseason polls have us in the top 10 some also have us going 8 -4 ............
Keep up the optimism. Just IMHO, this regular season is going to possibly conclude as one of 2 extremes. We go 11 -1 or 8 -4 ...
Fans are going to be really happy or pissed off.
Don't underestimate Oregon. No Oregon fan is afraid to play LSU. All they have to do is watch their game against AU and then see us get kicked up and down the field by the AU offense.
We could get a huge eye awakening in the season opener. While plenty of preseason polls have us in the top 10 some also have us going 8 -4 ............
Keep up the optimism. Just IMHO, this regular season is going to possibly conclude as one of 2 extremes. We go 11 -1 or 8 -4 ...
Fans are going to be really happy or pissed off.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 2:55 pm to Miami Tiger
I think people can't get enough of Les Miles. He makes every game interesting.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 2:57 pm to Miami Tiger
LSU may not be the best football program in America, but we are certainly one of the top ten programs.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 3:10 pm to Miami Tiger
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What say you?
I really question whether you read this board or watch LSU on TV.The media and fans say the coach is a moron and the QB is an idiot.I haven't read on this board or heard on TV that LSU is an elite program.All I've heard or read is LSU has the worst coach that has a problem with time management, making adjustments during the game,weirdo who eats grass and LSU should fire him.Again, I don't know what board you have been reading or what TV station you have been watching but not one that said LSU or their coach,QB or football team was elite.Actually, just the opposite.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 3:36 pm to Miami Tiger
I'd say its a powerhouse at this point, not the premier college football program though. USC, Ohio State, Michigan, UF, and probably Notre Dame still have greater recognition than us.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 4:39 pm to Miami Tiger
Posted on 6/26/11 at 4:45 pm to Miami Tiger
Not sure about anyone else's "Tigers" but MY "Tigers" are the baddest team in the land and always will be. I grew up in a family that didn't follow LSU except for one uncle who beat my brains in with LSU history since I was 7 year old. I've been in that stadium threw the mid 80's and went to every game I possibly could since then. Even when we got our asses trounced the "True Tiger Fans" showed up no matter how bad we were gonna get our arse beat and stood behind the team we were born to love. I honestly don't post much on here because of all the bitching and cry'n and the sense of entitlement most of the fair weather fans seem to have. When you really bleed Purple and Gold...you show support 100% of the time. I look at MY "Tigers" like family and when a family member goes threw a rough time, you have their back no matter what. People can say what they want and bash my post...and I'm not about to get into a piss'n match and argue about dumb shite...There is no place in this nation where people pour more heart an soul into their team like True Tiger Fans.... I am so thankful and blessed that God chose me to be apart of such a great tradition...and to say I never went to LSU as a student, the passion I have for this school and the athletic programs is unmatched by anything else in my life. As Uncle Duke always said..."If ya ain't a Tigah, ya Tigah Bait"! Geaux Tigahs!
Posted on 6/26/11 at 6:05 pm to Miami Tiger
quote:Why do we play such close games with Podunk State? Why do we need an act of God to squeak by a weak TN team at home?
What say you?
It's the drama that's creating the image.
Posted on 6/26/11 at 7:26 pm to Miami Tiger
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Miami Tiger
What are you doing around here? I'm looking at the Grand Mesa out my window right now.
You should know that there are many Louisiana transplants in this area. We have a LSU/Saints bar in Glenwood Springs. I have several friends from Louisiana here. It's not uncommon at all to see people with LSU Tiger stickers on their cars.
So, I'm not surprised you ran into other LSU fans in Junk Town.
This post was edited on 6/26/11 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 6/26/11 at 9:33 pm to Miami Tiger
Win two more NCs in the next five years and we will be at the top of the heap.
Possible but not probable.
Possible but not probable.
Posted on 6/27/11 at 3:29 am to Miami Tiger
We have the chance to be. With USC now headed by an amateur coach and on sanctions, OSU in turmoil and in trouble with the NCAA, Texas with coaching upheaval, and UF in transition, I think we have the chance to be. I think we have competition with Bama for that spot.
Posted on 6/27/11 at 7:03 am to Miami Tiger
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Nobody wants to play us because we're big, mean, physical, ugly, and we might let Mike out of the cage at anytime. Are we elite? Of course we are.
What say you?
Great Post ...
To your detractors i say this ... Talk to me again on January 10, 2012
Posted on 6/27/11 at 8:46 am to Miami Tiger
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What say you?
I'd say UF has a better overall program.
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