re: Can someone explain to me why so many LSU fans hate the Saints

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Serious question. Thanks in advance for the sarcastic responses.

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I think most LSU fans love the Saints. But, it's easier to hate and talk bad about them than support them and get emotionally distraught after a game like today. Even though everybody in the nation knows the refs blew that game, so did Payton and the Saints players and coaches. The Saints are more of a national brand while LSU is more of a state brand, especially with most of LSU's players coming from the state of Louisiana. I guess some people just feel more attached emotionally to LSU than to the Saints.

It's not hate for the Saints per say, it's resentment at having to carry the city of New Orleans' sorry arse with our tax dollars, and at the parochialism of Orleanians who dont think anything exists outside their city.

Also, when most of us were growing up, the NFL decided who you got to see on TV. Unless you lived in and around New Orleans proper, you didnt see the Saints that often. So we didnt form a close attachment.

I have nothing against the Saints. I was pulling for them and think they got robbed. But I'm not heartbroken.

I didn't realize this was the case. All of my peeps root for both.

I don't hate the Saints, just never been a fan. Born and raised in Louisiana, went to school at LSU, lived in New Orleans for a few years after college, but I was just never a Saints fan.

I pull for the Giants became my best friend's family founded the team and her dad still works for them. I never had an interest in the Saints, but I don't hate them,

frick tha saints!!!! Nothing better than watching them cry on national TV. (Refs we're terrible and cost them the game which makes their melt even sweeter) Born and raised in this great state but due to obnoxious family members grew to hate them from a young age so hit me with them downvotes, wont change the fact the who dats will be watching from the crib!!!

I’m a Texans fan. Live in Houston

Here is why I, as an LSU fan, don’t have an ounce of care in my body for the Saints and why many others probably don’t as well:

If you grew up in the Baton Rouge area prior to the Saints super bowl in 2009, you were in the minority if you considered yourself a hardcore Saints follower. Passion for the Saints in BR was nowhere near the level it is today, and non-existent in my family where every person for 3 generations has attended LSU and no-one was from the New Orleans area. No Saints influence in my early life.

LSU was it, and remains it for many. Never went to a Saints game growing up, always went to LSU. All my friends and family were the same, just the way is was.

And as said earlier, LSU will always be here. The Saints could up and leave. Just like Benson threatened after Katrina.

I never hated the Saints, but with everything going on in the NFL as of late I can say I strongly dislike the NFL and in turn, the Saints as well.

I’m from Baton Rouge all my family for 3 generations went to LSU. I could give 2 shits about the saints

Honestly, I have no fricking idea what you are fricking talking about.

I used to be a Saints fan but got sick of Tom Benson & his sh!t. I rooted for them through crappy times, then came the Mora years. Built a damn good team, huge Dome Patrol fan. They had success, then he broke the team apart cause he wouldn't pay anyone. OK, that's business. Then he wants to move to San Ntonio... Fk him, go! After he was too cheap to pay his all pro's he then wants to hold the taxpayers hostage? Fk the Saints. Funny thing is I was rooting for them for the first time in 20 yrs today because I hate LA(the city) that much.

GEAUX TIGERS!!