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re: How strong is the word "WE" when it comes to LSU sports?
Posted on 5/3/12 at 12:35 pm to Shalimar Sid
Posted on 5/3/12 at 12:35 pm to Shalimar Sid
Speaking as someone who did not attend LSU, I alsways say LSU will or LSU won..... I feel that you should only use WE if you played for, attended or contribute to the school in some way. I really don't think being a big fan such as myself gives you the right to say WE. I feel like the same goes for pro sports teams as well but this is simply my opinion take it for what it's worth.
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Posted on 5/3/12 at 12:35 pm to TheCaterpillar
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I am from Baton Rouge though and haven't missed but 4 or 5 homes games since I was an infant.
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I say we and I went to Ole Miss.
Something definitely wrong with this picture. What did you major in Cow shite? Cannot think of any other reason not go to LSU unless you just wanted to get away from home which is very understandable.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 12:36 pm to TheCaterpillar
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I say we and I went to Ole Miss.
does not compute.
how does one that loves lsu arrive at ole miss? living the old southern frat dream i suppose.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 1:09 pm to Shalimar Sid
I'm not an alum, due to a family move and my scholly not covering out of state. But I'm from Louisiana and 99% of my family are either alum or from LA. I say WE during the good and bad and anyone who says I can't say that can kiss my arse 
This post was edited on 5/3/12 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 5/3/12 at 1:17 pm to Shalimar Sid
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Cannot think of any other reason not go to LSU
I was P&G when I was in single digits. Going to games and following LSU anyway I could and anytime I could. Where I went to school or where I didn't was gonna make no difference as to who I followed/supported for the rest of my life.
It was a done deal.
There can be any number of reasons why any of us went to whatever college we picked.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 1:18 pm to Lonnie4LSU
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There can be any number of reasons why any of us went to whatever college we picked.
Roger.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 1:43 pm to Shalimar Sid
Very important.....
LSU is THE state school......my son will attend there in the fall.....I went there for a year....and I absolutely bleed purple and gold.
If someone questions that.....I tell them to stfu
LSU is THE state school......my son will attend there in the fall.....I went there for a year....and I absolutely bleed purple and gold.
If someone questions that.....I tell them to stfu
Posted on 5/3/12 at 3:01 pm to lsusteve1
I’ll tell what WE means, WE means being an alumni, as in LSU is my Alma Mater x2. Nothing I hate to see more than some busted up pickup truck in Destin covered with LSU stickers. Don’t embarrass MY institution. I paid the dues, spent the hours, a lot of people on campus on a Saturday don’t even know where the library is, or what all those “other” buildings exist for, other than to urinate on. 
Posted on 5/3/12 at 5:41 pm to Shalimar Sid
We is strong; oui.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 5:50 pm to Shalimar Sid
I'm usually that smart arse. The reason I call people out for it is because of ego identification. People tie their success or failure as a human being to a team they don't play for. It's more than a little dysfunctional.
Have you ever had another team's fans laugh at you and attempt to humiliate you simply because a team they like beat a team you like? It's sick an its weird. Some people know how to just have fun with it but most do not seem to share that awareness.
I get mad about a lot of other things, too. People thinking that everything is about the championship is a big one. When you expect something so much, you lose focus of what you're doing in the here and now. Championships are won by teams who focus on every play of every game. You may say "well I dont have to focus because I don't actually play." If you should say that, then I would ask you "why do you say WE when it comes to wins, then?" ......
Have you ever had another team's fans laugh at you and attempt to humiliate you simply because a team they like beat a team you like? It's sick an its weird. Some people know how to just have fun with it but most do not seem to share that awareness.
I get mad about a lot of other things, too. People thinking that everything is about the championship is a big one. When you expect something so much, you lose focus of what you're doing in the here and now. Championships are won by teams who focus on every play of every game. You may say "well I dont have to focus because I don't actually play." If you should say that, then I would ask you "why do you say WE when it comes to wins, then?" ......
Posted on 5/3/12 at 5:52 pm to Valleycat
Hmmmm I dont think WE means alumni. You sound like an elitist prick. I'm pretty sure then only people that are 100% when using WE are the players.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 5:57 pm to bayou2003
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Since TAF considers me apart of "WE" then I consider myself as apart of "we". The post cards they send up here usually say something like "Thank you for all you do for LSU athletics".
You do realize "apart" means "separate from", correct? I think you meant "a part" Also, you make a good point about being contributor to a program but in the end, it's the players and coaches that success depends upon.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 6:12 pm to Shalimar Sid
people that complain about fans using the term we are uptight assholes.
without "US" there is no "THEM"
we are all fans and claim that team to our fandem.. usually when the term we is thrown around it is to another fan or somehow in fan type of talk.. so they relate.. if it's another fan of another team then they can ask who is your team? does that mean it is literally OUR team?
it's the right of a fan. what is sports without it's fans? some people devote their lives to these teams.. they are apart of their life.. let them claim that.. who exactly it is hurting.. why be some uptight anal a-hole?
without "US" there is no "THEM"
we are all fans and claim that team to our fandem.. usually when the term we is thrown around it is to another fan or somehow in fan type of talk.. so they relate.. if it's another fan of another team then they can ask who is your team? does that mean it is literally OUR team?
it's the right of a fan. what is sports without it's fans? some people devote their lives to these teams.. they are apart of their life.. let them claim that.. who exactly it is hurting.. why be some uptight anal a-hole?
This post was edited on 5/3/12 at 6:16 pm
Posted on 5/3/12 at 6:18 pm to SouljaBreauxTellEm
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This post was edited on 5/4/12 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 5/3/12 at 7:06 pm to Valleycat
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I’ll tell what WE means, WE means being an alumni, as in LSU is my Alma Mater x2. Nothing I hate to see more than some busted up pickup truck in Destin covered with LSU stickers. Don’t embarrass MY institution. I paid the dues, spent the hours, a lot of people on campus on a Saturday don’t even know where the library is, or what all those “other” buildings exist for, other than to urinate on.
you sound ignorant. anybody can be a fan regardless of their pick up truck or if they can locate the library. if they bleed p&g they're a fan!
:getoveryourself:
Posted on 5/4/12 at 6:51 am to Valleycat
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busted up pickup truck in Destin covered with LSU stickers
Not exactly sure about this, I am about town quite a bit and do not see this. But regardless, what does that really matter? Are you saying a poor man cannot be a part of the we?
Posted on 5/4/12 at 7:17 am to Shalimar Sid
If people are turned off by saying "we" then they are pompous fricks...
This post was edited on 5/4/12 at 7:19 am
Posted on 5/4/12 at 7:44 am to Shalimar Sid
Any LSU alumnus, myself included, always has the right to use "we" IMO.
Anyone else requires more consideration.
Anyone else requires more consideration.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 9:27 am to bayou2003
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LSU and Nebraska remain the only two athletic departments from across the nation that reported receiving no subsidies. The LSU athletic department receives no state tax dollars or any revenue from student fees to assist with its 81.5 million dollar budget.
I had a big argument a couple years ago with my wife's uncle about this. He wanted Miles gone at the time and said something like, "I pay part of his salary and so does every other person in Louisiana."
I had to explain that simply is not the case. If you donate to TAF then some of your money goes to his salary, still doesn't give you the right to try and fire him
BTW I use 'we' for LSU. Don't use it for the Cowboys. I am a Tiger, I attended LSU like many of you, WE ARE TIGERS
Posted on 5/4/12 at 9:45 am to upgrade
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I know I didn't actually make any contrubutions to the outcome of any game
LSU's fan base strengthens the teams. The home field is huge, and Tiger fans can say "we" all we want. Well, at least for football and baseball. Basketball? not so much.
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