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*********** I once saw a documentary called "Men of LSU," which dealt
with the intensity of LSU fans' loyalty to their Tigers. I remember a
scene in which two guys driving to an LSU game ran off the road and into
a canal; after escaping from the car and swimming to safety, their only
concern seemed to be their game tickets. Once they were determined that
their tickets were okay, they shook off their close call and thumbed
their way to Baton Rouge. Nuttin' was gonna keep dem guys from watchin'
dem Tigahs.

The quote is from a very old blog entry I found while looking for something else. I remember seeing this documentary on TV way back in the day and wanted to see if anybody knows about it or how to get a copy. It was originally made no later than the late 70s or early 80s.

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Posted by mardigrarita

Shreveport, LA

Member since Feb 2008

889 posts

Posted on 6/29/09 at 12:51 pm to apacheba

If it's the same documentary I'm thinking of, it was shown on LPB years ago...maybe checking with them would be a start??

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Posted by apacheba

Member since Feb 2007

870 posts

Posted on 6/29/09 at 1:05 pm to mardigrarita

Yeah, seems like it might have been produced by one of the public stations in New Orleans. Good idea, I'll try it. Thanks.

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Posted by Stadium Rat

Metairie

Member since Jul 2004

10102 posts

Posted on 6/29/09 at 1:44 pm to apacheba

I used to have it recorded on Beta tape from when it was shown on WYES (PBS in N.O.) in the 80's. I watched it one last time before I got rid of the Beta tapes & VCR. I was disappointed.

I had remembered it being such a great story, but what I saw on the tapes was a bunch of really stupid drunks that did not represent LSU well. It was embarrassing, to be honest.

Don't waste your time looking for it. Almost any big game that's been on CBS has had better stories as lead-ins.

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