re: Is the attitude around here different than in 2003?

I don't believe TD was around at that point. There were a couple of other sites, but the fortunes of LSU in the past 10 years has certainly changed many things.

In '03 I think most fans were just used to getting over the shellshock of the 90's. It was hit or miss, we had a little success under Dinardo, but never really pushed into the upper echelon of the CFB world. That sort of changed in '01 when we beat Tenn in the SECCG. Tenn had it's bags packed and was all but heading to the Rose Bowl to take a shot at another NC. We managed to beat them with a back up QB and RB.

I think that signaled the rise of LSU, but I'm sure a lot were still wary about it being a fluke. That it wouldn't last, like before when we came close to success but couldn't continue it. I think '03 really put us on the map as being a big player in CFB. It took the program to the next level, and opened the door for a lot of fans you see to today. As a fan base we were far less cocky then, but we were just as loud.