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re: Why do our fans suck so bad?
Posted on 10/27/13 at 11:59 am to Patron Saint
Posted on 10/27/13 at 11:59 am to Patron Saint
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ETA: We had one of the greatest college football seasons of all time that year, but now it's pretty hard to look back on it without also remembering 1/9.
But you're sitting here arguing that the coach of the "greatest seasons of all time" is terrible
You people are DUMB. ridiculously fricking DUMB.
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Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:02 pm to Prominentwon
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But you're sitting here arguing that the coach of the "greatest seasons of all time" is terrible
I'm the one who said it was one of the greatest seasons of all time. That's far from calling it terrible.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:04 pm to Patron Saint
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If you can't see that that SEC Championship was spoiled by losing 21-0 in our own backyard to our former head coach to the team who is currently dominating our division, then I don't know what else to tell you.
ETA: We had one of the greatest college football seasons of all time that year, but now it's pretty hard to look back on it without also remembering 1/9.
That led to historic change that was sorely needed. So maybe the rest of college football has LSU to thank for the way things will be next year. They did everything right only to have the system screw them. Saban lost fair and square and was given a do-over, after our team had played an additional game and had less time to prepare mind you. That's not going to ever happen again and it's because people that matter saw that what happened was a travesty.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:08 pm to Goldrush25
Oops, I hit enter on accident.
I think it's actually more likely to have a rematch now. But overall, I agree with your point. It was total BS that we had to play them again after beating them at their place. But still, it would have been nice to at least be competitive in the rematch.
I think a lot of the negativity surrounding the program stems from that game. We were on the brink of a historic season, and we wasted it. I think until we win a national championship, it is going to be tough to exorcise those demons.
I think it's actually more likely to have a rematch now. But overall, I agree with your point. It was total BS that we had to play them again after beating them at their place. But still, it would have been nice to at least be competitive in the rematch.
I think a lot of the negativity surrounding the program stems from that game. We were on the brink of a historic season, and we wasted it. I think until we win a national championship, it is going to be tough to exorcise those demons.
This post was edited on 10/27/13 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:09 pm to Prominentwon
Cause we have so many that did not go far in sports, probably did not attend LSU, their lives suck and they live through our program. Not saying you can't be a fan but like the Bama fans I find the ones who did not even attend the school are the worst. If they had to live by their expectations at their own job they would probably be fired.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:13 pm to LSUJuicer
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If they had to live by their expectations at their own job they would probably be fired.
The expectations that people have for the program are actually probably directly reflective of the expectations they in fact do meet in order to retain their jobs.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:17 pm to Politiceaux
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There were tons of empty seats last night.
I was waiting for an opportunity to address this. The crowd was better than I expected last night. For the record, The student section was full to the top at game time. The NEZ and SEZ were probably >95% full. The East Upper bleachers were pretty full as was the visitor section (with LSU fans). I attribute this to the fact that it was Parents Weekend as well as HC. Furman had <1000 fans there and all the visitor sections were packed with P&G
The empty seats were mostly in the big money sidelines Lower bowl. I was on the West side so I could not tell about it but the east side looked about 60%.
Now after halftime ceremonies half the students left...
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:24 pm to Patron Saint
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I think it's actually more likely to have a rematch now
It's that Bama didn't even have to play themselves into it. They sat at home while LSU played an extra game, and had extra time and footage to formulate a gameplan. I can't even think of a similar situation in the history of sports where that's happened.
At least with the playoff format Bama can't sit around and gameplan for a specific opponent for more than a month after the end of their season. They'll have to play themselves into it. That was the most chicken shite way to a championship I can think of in history.
This post was edited on 10/27/13 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:27 pm to GetmorewithLes
I think it's high expectations coupled w/ salt in old wounds:
--we're good enough to compete for a national title pretty much every year, and anything less than that is complete failure in the eyes of many
--Saban was ours, now he's not through no fault of our own
--The program we wish we were is in the midst of historic success within our division of the conference
I don't think it would stink so much if Saban was at Ohio State (or any other school out of the conference) to be honest -- we wouldn't play every year and all the other annoyances like the permanent schedule stuff and the do-over for the national title wouldn't amplify things. But what coulda happened did happen, and some of us just don't deal with it very well. I know i don't at times.
--we're good enough to compete for a national title pretty much every year, and anything less than that is complete failure in the eyes of many
--Saban was ours, now he's not through no fault of our own
--The program we wish we were is in the midst of historic success within our division of the conference
I don't think it would stink so much if Saban was at Ohio State (or any other school out of the conference) to be honest -- we wouldn't play every year and all the other annoyances like the permanent schedule stuff and the do-over for the national title wouldn't amplify things. But what coulda happened did happen, and some of us just don't deal with it very well. I know i don't at times.
This post was edited on 10/27/13 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:29 pm to Ford Frenzy
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The younger fans are all too spoiled and don't want anything to do with the team if they aren't in the hunt for a national title, those fans need to go away anyway and if a disappointing season is all it will take, that's an easy price to pay for losing those fans.
Wtf does this even mean. We aren't gonna lose fans you idiot. You aren't a true fan if you aren't getting upset. I'm starting to think you people enjoy 2 loses every year
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:30 pm to Goldrush25
For the record, I agree with you. I think it was total BS that we had to play them again in 2011.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:31 pm to oilfieldtiger
No one would care about Saban if he were anywhere else besides Alabama...
You think fla fans give a shite about Ohio state?
You think fla fans give a shite about Ohio state?
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:32 pm to CP3LSU25
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if a disappointing season is all it will take, that's an easy price to pay for losing those fans.
Anyone with this attitude would rather be able to beat his chest and call himself a true fan than support a winning team. If that's not the definition of a bad fan, I don't know what is.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:36 pm to High C
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Don't blame the fans. Blame the players.
idiot
x100
No one says that you have to be happy after a loss, but fortunes come and go. As stated above, there was a time not too long ago when Tiger fans were happy to be in the Independence Bowl and not long after that in 3 National Championship games.
Things change and people who claim to be fans during the good time s and haters in the bad are NOT fans.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:39 pm to ksliman
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As stated above, there was a time not too long ago when Tiger fans were happy to be in the Independence Bowl
I wonder if people in their 90s think the economy has been great for the last few years simply because it's better than the Great Depression.
ETA: Before anyone thinks I'm saying LSU football is in a terrible state like economy has been, I'm not. It's an analogy. Just because something else used to be terrible, that doesn't mean nothing can ever be considered unsatisfactory unless it's worse than the precedent.
This post was edited on 10/27/13 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:43 pm to Patron Saint
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I wonder if people in their 90s think the economy has been great for the last few years simply because it's better than the Great Depression.
Probably Not, but...
I thought that we were talking about the GAME of football and how people's feelings can change based of the frame of reference.
How the HELL did we get onto the Depression?
People suffering during the Bird Flu Pandemic were happy that it wasn't the Black Plague.
This post was edited on 10/27/13 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:45 pm to CP3LSU25
There is a difference between getting upset and getting upset, being delusional, and not supporting the team.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:47 pm to oilfieldtiger
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Saban was ours, now he's not through no fault of our own
This is something people just need to get over. It's causing people distress and it shouldn't. Saban was never "ours." He was never anything more than a rental and used LSU as a means to an end. Every year he flirted with the NFL and in hindsight it was always just a matter of time.
Nega-tigers would never admit it because it makes them look too pathetic but they still long for Saban. Fricking have some dignity as a fan.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:47 pm to Ford Frenzy
A lot of people in the world today choose to be unhappy, and instead of doing whatever is needed to make themselves happier, they'd rather project their unhappiness on everybody else in an attempt to make everyone else as unhappy as they are.
Some of those people--too many of them--choose LSU football as the vessel for their easily curable mental disease.
To put it more simply, a lot of people like being bitches.
Some of those people--too many of them--choose LSU football as the vessel for their easily curable mental disease.
To put it more simply, a lot of people like being bitches.
Posted on 10/27/13 at 12:48 pm to Ford Frenzy
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If you were a realistic fan you would know this wasn't our year to really make a run at a national title, you simply can't replace losing so many underclassmen that were starters on defense. That really shouldn't be too hard to grasp.
NO, but we can expect the team to show up EVERY week prepared and ready to play SEC football. And 2 weeks in a row, against teams that should not be on the same field with our talent, we haven't seen it.
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