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Chinese Bandits?
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:23 pm
Seen it a few places on the LSU collection. what is it and how they get that name?
This post was edited on 10/4/11 at 6:26 pm
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Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:32 pm to SeaRayzor
They got the name from their Head Coach
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:35 pm to SeaRayzor
In the fifties a group of LSU players went to Ole Miss and raided thier womens dorms disquised as Chinese,when the media interviewed on of the Ole Miss girls she said they looked like Chinese Bandits and the name stuck from then on. 
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:36 pm to SeaRayzor
Got the name in the late 50's. It's from a comic strip.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:37 pm to SeaRayzor
Goes back to the days of Paul Dietzel in the late 50s. It was the designation for the defensive unit. It came from a popular cartoon of the era. There was also the White Team, the starters; and the Go Team, the second unit.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:37 pm to bpope
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:43 pm to bpope
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In the fifties a group of LSU players went to Ole Miss and raided thier womens dorms disquised as Chinese,when the media interviewed on of the Ole Miss girls she said they looked like Chinese Bandits and the name stuck from then on.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:45 pm to tigerinridgeland
Back then the LSU Fans would wear a Coolie hat to the games. It is why you hear the music you hear when the D does something good.
This post was edited on 10/4/11 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:47 pm to SeaRayzor
There was a comic strip called "Terry and the Pirates" 'way back before WWII. There were some characters on that strip called the Chinese Bandits who were supposed to be the meanest, baddest men on earth. Coach Dietzel named LSU's third string after the Chinese Bandits because of their tenacity. Nickname kinda fell to the wayside after playing both ways fell out of favor. Stovall resurrected the name for his defenses in the early 80s. Stuck ever since.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:51 pm to HonoraryCoonass
Stovall resurrected the name for his defenses in the early 80s. Stuck ever since.
That is because it was Stovall, Scooter Pervis and Billy Cannon in those days. I sold Pepsi's in the stadium during the games. you could buy the Coolie hats from the Vendors who sold the Pennats.
That is because it was Stovall, Scooter Pervis and Billy Cannon in those days. I sold Pepsi's in the stadium during the games. you could buy the Coolie hats from the Vendors who sold the Pennats.
This post was edited on 10/4/11 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:51 pm to SeaRayzor
The cartoon strip was Terry and the Pirates. An American guy named Terry Lee went to China looking for adventure and fortune. Along the way, he had to fight pirates, bandits, and various villains. Supposedly, Coach Deitzel was looking for a name for the defense, and came up with Chinese Bandits cuz it was the most bad-assed group he could think of. 
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:52 pm to SeaRayzor
Terry and the Pirates comic strip
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:53 pm to Mulat
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. It is why you hear the music you hear when the D does something good.
actually when the defense stops the team on third down, or forth down if they are going for it
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:55 pm to HonoraryCoonass
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playing both ways fell out of favor
What happened was that they changed the substitution rules. In Dietzel's day, you couldn't do free substitution every down, or even after changes of possession, so players had to be able to go both ways. The Chinese Bandits were indeed third stringers--some of them walk ons--but they developed into a fierce, primarily defensive and special teams, unit. The little vaguely Chinese ditty the band plays started back then, and was the motif (theme song)for the Chinese Bandits on the television show that was a spinoff from the comic strip.
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:55 pm to ksayetiger
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actually when the defense stops the team on third down, or forth down if they are going for it
Ok, that is cool to give the details. I am amazed how many people are not familiar with the different tunes that are played and why
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:55 pm to 80sTiger
they were not "third" string - at worse second & might be first defense- such as mel branch- he played de for kc chiefs for several years. was the one guy the first offense did not want to go against-
Posted on 10/4/11 at 6:56 pm to SeaRayzor
Posted on 10/4/11 at 7:00 pm to SeaRayzor
i'm surprised somebody hasn't said it goes back to the 1997 florida game
Posted on 10/4/11 at 7:01 pm to ksayetiger
Posted on 10/4/11 at 7:02 pm to Mulat
The Chinese bought the naming rights.
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