re: So why do LSU fans pull for the gumps?

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There's no logic in rooting for LSU either. It has nothing to do with logic. Our lives are not materially changed by any of this.

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yes that is correct but this was a question in a thread on a message board(just for fun)
lighten up Francis.

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A lot of us older guys root for Bama in these situations (or Georgia, Florida, etc.) because when we grew up the south was very disrespected in the AP polls. It infuriated us to see the northeastern and western teams overrated, so whenever a southern team played them it was a chance to stick a thumb in their eye. That old habit has stayed with us.

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I’m 54 and the past is the past ,as long as they are winning Nick is going to keep taking Louisiana top prospects

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Also, there is an old Arab saying, "Me against my brothers; my brothers and I against the tribe; our tribe against the world. This saying describes the concentric circles of allegiance that are embedded in the human psyche.

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Arab huh, well I’m not much on them but there is a south Louisiana saying