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re: New Orleans not huge Tiger Fans...
Posted on 11/6/09 at 10:04 am to LuvMyTigers
Posted on 11/6/09 at 10:04 am to LuvMyTigers
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Um, ok, I am female. Academy of the Sacred Heart, or just Sacred Heart, which was always easier!
huh--i went to school down the street from you and we graduated the same year. I went to LSU too. i bet we know plenty of the same people, although i probably know more from the class of 93.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 10:14 am to midcitycid
I grew up on the westbank and went to public school so we were definitely pro LSU. I have a family friend who went to Jesuit and hes a die hard notre dame fan and hates lsu. I think the private schools uptown definitely make the kids think that LSU is beneath them.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 10:47 am to reggie gajan
There are a lot of LSU fans in N.O..
having said that, there is a lot of arrogance and ego in the "born-in-N.O. and private schools" groups...
For some, N.O. is above the rest of the state., then, throw in the whippings Tulane has been getting and there are your results.
having said that, there is a lot of arrogance and ego in the "born-in-N.O. and private schools" groups...
For some, N.O. is above the rest of the state., then, throw in the whippings Tulane has been getting and there are your results.
This post was edited on 11/6/09 at 10:48 am
Posted on 11/6/09 at 10:58 am to rbdallas
Damn right that N.O. is above the rest of the state...it's just the truth.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 11:16 am to rbdallas
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There are a lot of LSU fans in N.O..
having said that, there is a lot of arrogance and ego in the "born-in-N.O. and private schools" groups...
For some, N.O. is above the rest of the state., then, throw in the whippings Tulane has been getting and there are your results.
agreed.
and then so many NOLA peeps of that mindset just can't understand why the rest of the state doesn't care for them, and in turn, doesn't care about NOLA. that arrogant mindset reaps what it sows.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 11:28 am to LuvMyTigers
I tend to disagree with all of this. First, don't turn this into a NOLA vs. the rest of the state thing. That shite is played.
Second, there are just as many LSU fans in the NOLA area as there are elsewhere in the state.
(I-10 W is filled with Tiger fans travelling to BR on gameday)
Also, I will put NOLA's biggest Tiger fan, Mike Serio, up against the Ragoo or Evil Twins any day to lay claim to the biggest Tiger Fan.
Also, the majority of bars and sports bars in NOLA support the Tigers by displaying a ton of LSU stuff.
Second, there are just as many LSU fans in the NOLA area as there are elsewhere in the state.
(I-10 W is filled with Tiger fans travelling to BR on gameday)
Also, I will put NOLA's biggest Tiger fan, Mike Serio, up against the Ragoo or Evil Twins any day to lay claim to the biggest Tiger Fan.
Also, the majority of bars and sports bars in NOLA support the Tigers by displaying a ton of LSU stuff.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 11:30 am to LuvMyTigers
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Growing up there, I was NEVER an LSU fan, always a Saints fan. LSU seemed very removed from my life as a kid and through high school.
Proof that New Orleans is not Louisiana and that the Saints are New Orleans' team and LSU is Louisiana's team!
Posted on 11/6/09 at 11:36 am to LuvMyTigers
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Many of these people went to Alabama and will be rooting for the tide on Saturday. Growing up there, I was NEVER an LSU fan, always a Saints fan. LSU seemed very removed from my life as a kid and through high school. It didn't seem strange to me at all that so many "of us" went to Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, UVA, Auburn, etc.
I'm from nola, and I know what you mean. I was a Saints fan. LSU was nice but no big deal. By high school, I knew I wanted to go to LSU, but until then I rooted more for FSU. The Catholic schools seem to have the LSU fans, but the Newman type schools have a stigma about LSU. Like the Mannings. For some reason, it's cool to go to the state school of mississippi over LSU.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 11:41 am to GatorTrunk
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Growing up there, I was NEVER an LSU fan, always a Saints fan. LSU seemed very removed from my life as a kid and through high school.
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Proof that New Orleans is not Louisiana and that the Saints are New Orleans' team and LSU is Louisiana's team!
Posted on 11/6/09 at 11:54 am to el tigre
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and then so many NOLA peeps of that mindset just can't understand why the rest of the state doesn't care for them, and in turn, doesn't care about NOLA. that arrogant mindset reaps what it sows.
actually that's never crossed mine or anybody's mind i grew up with. do you really think we sit around worrying what some backwoods rantard in houma, donaldsonville or gasp, baton rouge thinks about us or our city? much less do you think it hurts our feelings? NEWSFLASH: IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.it's more like we'll have a laugh and get back to more important things like hurricanes at pat o's, dinner at delmonico, jazz fest, sugar bowl, super bowl, final four etc etc etc. the fact you think we're actually offended that you don't like the most culturally relevant city in the south is
Posted on 11/6/09 at 11:55 am to death valley driver
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do you really think we sit around worrying what some backwoods rantard in houma, donaldsonville or gasp, baton rouge thinks about us or our city? much less do you think it hurts our feelings? NEWSFLASH: IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.it's more like we'll have a laugh and get back to more important things like hurricanes at pat o's, dinner at delmonico, jazz fest, sugar bowl, super bowl, final four etc etc etc. the fact you think we're actually offended that you don't like the most culturally relevant city in the south is
thanks for proving my point.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 12:00 pm to LuvMyTigers
NOLA is an urban port city, known the world over. Culturally diverse, of course, but religiously dominated by Catholicism, and if you were a middle-class or higher Catholic, you did not send your kid to the public school in NOLA. This is not my opinion, this is fact. Also, you actually had Tulane, Notre Dame, and the Saints competing with LSU for fanship. And, my point, fanship and where you attended HS often influenced your choice of college. [these foregoing facts have
changed rapidly over the last 25 years].
Nonetheless, while plenty of students from NOLA high schools, both private and public, feed to LSU, a good number don't. There are so many contributing factors, but suffice it to say, LSU, and I speak as a NOLA native, alum to LSU and Brother Martin,
is not the best school in every field. And then there's the Carnegie Mellon Scale (basically, a rating of overall academic quality), which to this day, and I think unfairly, still considers LSU a Tier III School, while most of the other SEC Schools are Tier II. When you look at the other schools in Tier III, you see what complete BS the rating is, but it is, nonetheless, a rating system that is considered legitimate and taken seriously.
changed rapidly over the last 25 years].
Nonetheless, while plenty of students from NOLA high schools, both private and public, feed to LSU, a good number don't. There are so many contributing factors, but suffice it to say, LSU, and I speak as a NOLA native, alum to LSU and Brother Martin,
is not the best school in every field. And then there's the Carnegie Mellon Scale (basically, a rating of overall academic quality), which to this day, and I think unfairly, still considers LSU a Tier III School, while most of the other SEC Schools are Tier II. When you look at the other schools in Tier III, you see what complete BS the rating is, but it is, nonetheless, a rating system that is considered legitimate and taken seriously.
This post was edited on 11/6/09 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 11/6/09 at 12:01 pm to el tigre
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el tigre
and then so many NOLA peeps of that mindset just can't understand why the rest of the state doesn't care for them
your point
not proven
Posted on 11/6/09 at 12:04 pm to Nuts4LSU
I think a lot of those kids that went to Newman and schools like that probably had parents that didn't come from Louisiana and have no allegiance to the state schools so there was no push to send them to LSU
Posted on 11/6/09 at 12:08 pm to ezraman1
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LSU owns NOLA, especially surrounding suburbs.
This.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 12:11 pm to death valley driver
driveman, i try not to debate with retards. sorry bro.
Posted on 11/6/09 at 12:18 pm to Tigergreg
I'm pretty sure that the folks in the NOLA suburbs lean heavily for LSU.
However, I've always wondered how popular LSU is for those folk from the inner-city areas of NOLA.
So, what's the scoop? Do folks from inner-city NOLA follow LSU sports or some other college?
However, I've always wondered how popular LSU is for those folk from the inner-city areas of NOLA.
So, what's the scoop? Do folks from inner-city NOLA follow LSU sports or some other college?
Posted on 11/6/09 at 12:18 pm to el tigre
well come back when you have a better argument than "nola can't get over the fact that some people don't care for them." it's simply untrue--- FACT
Posted on 11/6/09 at 12:21 pm to death valley driver
Growing up in NOLA, Saints will always be my #1 team. It's a local thing. People in BR should understand that with LSU vs Saints. LSU is the local team even though it has "Louisiana" in the name. People identify more with the local aspect of a team.
NOLA doesn't hate all of the rest of Louisiana. We just hate the dumb rednecks from northern Louisiana. They should really belong to Arkansas/Texas/Mississippi, they don't really flow with the rest of the state.
NOLA doesn't hate all of the rest of Louisiana. We just hate the dumb rednecks from northern Louisiana. They should really belong to Arkansas/Texas/Mississippi, they don't really flow with the rest of the state.
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