re: Supporting LSU in Lafayette

They might just do like some banks and specify which uniform shirt to wear each day, and make Friday the ULL Red days.

look, this is not worth me losing my job over and im really not a jerk, so if it ever came to that i would dress accordingly, but the little pissy attitude is what brought up the whole complaint. my boss's children go to STM, as others here go to different schools, they each support there teams on fridays as well, why should ULL or LSU be different?

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LSU is not their HOME school...

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LSU is their home state school. I can't wrap my mind around ULL fans. It's not like we are, in any conceivable way, rivals. Hell, I can promise that no one would catch shite for wearing Purple and Gold in Lake Charles.

Inferiority complex run amok, IMO.

I live near Lafayette and am willing to bet there are more LSU fans in Lafayette than ULL. This is obvious by the amount of LSU merchandise sold at Academy and other stores vs ULL.
You would never know this by the local news media.They report as little as possible about LSU out of fear of some radical fan base of ULL.
LSU is the state flagship university and should be supported everywhere, not just BR. It is a matter of state pride to support the tigers.

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I know they can't tell you what to wear to work; but don't get yourself in a bind trying to be a jerk.

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I agree. No need to sell your soul and dress like a pepper, but think big picture. If you're the boss, you probably could give a shite about who when to what schools. This was organized as a team building excise and something fun for employees.

I think openly defying that looks petty on your part.

It's also "College Colors Day" accross the country. If you google it, there are articles from all over the place encouraging communities to support their local team. My dad lives in Colorado and its the same thing Friday. Not sure who this org is or what they gain from it but here is the link....
LINK

Wear a white LSU shirt and don't be a dick about things.

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Most people in Lafayette don't mind if you're a fan and a graduate, it is the ULL graduates that support LSU that the diehard ULL fans usually get pissed off at.

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This. I got into a fairly heated argument with Joey Durel (then still running his pet store on Johnston St but now city-Parish President) about this issue. He practically lost his damn mind when I told him that I was a USL alumnus but after my time there and after seeing the behavior of the fans towards LSU I'd never financially support their athletic teams...and would be getting my first set of LSU season tickets shortly. In fact, this conversation took place about a day or so after the name change went through which is what spurred this talk.

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And no...the USL fans who have been pushing this "Support UL Athletics, It's good for Business" crap do NOT also support LSU if they're winning. they openly pull against them.

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I resemble this statement.

How about a red shirt and a white CLM LSU hat?

Or an LSU button. Or....a Mike picture propped up on your desk/cube/door?

You're right, no need to get pissy.

As to the person in Houston whose UT officemate is giving him/her grief -- I work in a large office in the Houston area, lots of Aggies, UT, OU, Texas Tech people. Up until the Shady's thing, they were all pretty much suffering from envy. Forget them.

Makes me wonder if it would make a difference if my boss had a son playing in Baton Rouge on Saturdays.

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I'm the opposite of most UL fans. If the Cajuns aren't playing the Tigers I cheer for them. I grew up in Lafayette, lots of my friends went there and now that I've moved back, they are my hometown team.

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+111

Except i graduated from ULL