Old Article explaining LSU-Barleycorn love affair

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As you listen to the woman who runs the Irish Pub, you realize why "Geaux Tiger Week" will generate more "green" than St. Patrick's Day, especially if LSU is playing into next weekend, with a shot at another College World Series title.

The LSU-Barleycorn love affair was sort of love-at-first-sight. A mutual affection born in 1991, heated up at the '95 CWS when Doug Cosman of Baton Rouge met bride-to-be Pam, a Barrett's employee, leading to a wedding in Omaha the day before the Tigers won the championship in '97.

"The reception was right next door, at the Castle," Barrett said. "Man, we had plenty to celebrate that day. Those Tigers really know how to party. In the old days, after we adopted LSU as 'our team,' Tiger fans who couldn't get a hotel room began crashing at the homes of our bartenders. That's the kind of relationship we had."

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How is it having LSU in the CWS?

As a Nebraska state trooper once out it: "When LSU doesn't make it, you'll have one motor home and a thousand fights. When LSU is here, you've got 100 motor homes and one great party."

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