re: Why is it that LSU fans live up to the stereotype?

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I called football and basketball at the high school level for years. I understand fully the emotion that sports evokes on both participants and spectators. However, this fanbase has gone full blown bonkers with blaming EVERYTHING other than the play on the field for LSU woes.

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Simple explanation, really:

we won 2 titles and were in the mix for more, for a magnificent stretch from 2001 to 2007 (with another surge in 2011). For a short period, we were on top of the world, the SEC and college football. This was unlike anything the fanbase had ever experienced, and it felt good.
It slipped away.

It's like dating a supermodel with a heart of gold, having a few glorious years together, and then she moves on. You don't want it to end, you're desperate for it to continue. You panic as you feel it ending. Instead of gracefully accept what's happening, you yell and scream.

It's why we pushed until we fired Miles midseason. It's why we clamor for the head of the coach, AD, chancellor and president on a platter after losing to Troy and Miss St. It's why we scream "bullshite" after every flag is thrown. It's called passion.

It is what it is. It's better than casually accepting losses as a given.