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Airforce baseball coach praises LSU fans
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:31 am
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:31 am
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ETA: an excerpt from the letter
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Those of us wearing Air Force blue this weekend, in a sea of purple and gold might typically feel a little bit uneasy. However, your fans seemed genuinely appreciative of the cadets at the Air Force Academy and their future service to our great nation. To receive standing ovations during the middle of a Division 1 collegiate baseball game is an experience that is difficult to put into words. Nothing in my 20-year military and coaching career could have prepared me for that response and outpouring of support.
ETA: an excerpt from the letter
This post was edited on 2/24/12 at 10:34 am
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Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:33 am to tenortoga
Class all the way.
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:33 am to tenortoga
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:35 am to tenortoga
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:36 am to Elle a shoe
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:36 am to tenortoga
Everybody loves LSU baseball, even the opponents.
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:36 am to Geaux_Time
Thats some good stuff.
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:37 am to tenortoga
good stuff
props to all the fans also
props to all the fans also
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:43 am to tenortoga
Here is the entire letter:
quote:
Praise for BR, LSU, team and coach
February 24, 2012
1 COMMENTS
I wanted to personally thank Baton Rouge, LSU, Coach Paul Mainieri and the amazing LSU fans for the tremendous support they showed the cadets and fans from the United States Air Force Academy this past weekend. I had heard that LSU supporters were some of the best in the country, and they certainly did not disappoint.
I can honestly say that our team will never forget the unparalleled hospitality they received while visiting your great city and institution. Giving our team the opportunity to play and compete against such talent as Paul Mainieri and the LSU baseball team, in such an unbelievable facility was an experience our players, coaches and fans won’t soon forget.
Those of us wearing Air Force blue this weekend, in a sea of purple and gold might typically feel a little bit uneasy. However, your fans seemed genuinely appreciative of the cadets at the Air Force Academy and their future service to our great nation. To receive standing ovations during the middle of a Division 1 collegiate baseball game is an experience that is difficult to put into words. Nothing in my 20-year military and coaching career could have prepared me for that response and outpouring of support.
While we would have liked to walk out of Alex Box Stadium with a few more W’s this weekend, what we did walk away with simply cannot be matched.
You all should be very proud to be a part of such a great city and institution. Best of luck to all of you this season, and I think you may find you have a few more fans, who when not rooting for AFA will be pulling for LSU! It was Priceless! Thank You!
Michael “Kaz” Kazlausky, head baseball coach
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, Col.
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:48 am to LSUAlum2001
LSU baseball fans are so much classier than LSU Football fans
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:52 am to tenortoga
Posted on 2/24/12 at 10:57 am to tenortoga
No utube vid of this?
Posted on 2/24/12 at 11:03 am to VernonPLSUfan
Posted on 2/24/12 at 11:04 am to tenortoga
Posted on 2/24/12 at 11:08 am to tenortoga
Honoring the AFA team and the standing O the crowd gave them on sunday is probably going to be one of my favorite LSU baseball memories. Right up there with the ovation we gave Wake Forest's coach at opening day last year.
Posted on 2/24/12 at 11:11 am to tenortoga
Nice letter from the Kaz!
From the comments under the original article....
quote:
Alabama fans would have teabagged him while he was eating at TJ Ribs.
From the comments under the original article....
This post was edited on 2/24/12 at 11:14 am
Posted on 2/24/12 at 11:12 am to tenortoga
We are Americans first
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Posted on 2/24/12 at 11:18 am to tenortoga
LSU baseball fans are the best in the country.
It is amazing how bad our reputation is for football and the exact opposite for baseball.
It is amazing how bad our reputation is for football and the exact opposite for baseball.
Posted on 2/24/12 at 11:24 am to Topwater Trout
That cannot be real. That thing has Bill Franques' or Mike Bonnette's handwriting all over it. There is no way LSU fans treated another team that well. Good job LSU SID office!
This post was edited on 2/24/12 at 11:25 am
Posted on 2/24/12 at 11:25 am to Sobchak
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Message Posted by Sobchak LSU baseball fans are so much classier than LSU Football fans
As a whole, yes. But many an out-manned coach and program has praised our treatment of them while we beat their brains out. It's fairly easy to treat teams great when you're bashing them. Some other coaches of great programs that have handled their business vs us probably don't feel quite the same way. And it does get pretty ugly around here when the baseball team goes through rough times. Ever been on a game thread when we're performing badly? Hmmm.
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