re: Can't say "WE" when talking about LSU if not an alum

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what say you?

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i concur.

I hate Golic, but I kinda agree with him on this. Of course, I am an alum so I guess I am kinda biased.

I paid for my wife to get her degree from LSU. Can I count that?

[quote]As an alum I don't see a problem with it. Especially if you donate to TAF. I would have a major problem with someone who wasn't an alum claiming to be one.[/quote]




When most fans that aren't alums use we in reference to LSU I'm thinking they are talkin about the sports teams. Not as being an alum or saying "we" are renovating the dorms on campus or "we" just received new computers, etc.

Now I say "we" when referring to help build the upper deck for Tiger Stadium, renovate womens locker rooms, building new baseball stadium, Golf Team Facility, Academic Center for ATHLETES etc because I specifically donated money to help with those projects and could care less about the benefits, just want to do my part helping out STUDENT athletes and want them to have top facilities and the goodies that go along with them.

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I don't see how it harms anybody one way or another, except the assholes who want to find an excuse to be elitist.

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I went to Mizzou and I don't say "we" because of that reason. A lot of their alums look down upon people from the South and Southern Missouri and calls everybody racist, rednecks, etc. I don't like northern Missouri, Columbia, Jeff City, etc. Would I go to any events even If I was given free tickets, um no. I won't wear their gear, donate money to their athletic programs, even though I went to school there, paid tuition and then transferred. So if you are a fan of Mizzou, a member of their booster club you can say "we", I could care less even though I paid tuition there but I know some boosters or season ticket holders that have pumped LOTS of money into Mizzou's athletic program and never attended classes there. They can say "we" all they want.

ETA: those nice chairback seats where boosters sit at inside Mizzou Arena are a lot nicer than the cheap bleacher section students get.lol. People have a lot of respect for those high rollers because of the money they donate.

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What about Tyrus Thomas, Brandon Bass, JaMarcus Russell, etc???? They do not have a degree from LSU. Can they say WE?

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What's sad is a lot of athletes only use those schools as a stepping stone to go PRO and could care less about the school after they graduate. But then you have LSU alums telling regular Joe Blow who spends a lot of money on tickets, donate to TAF, etc he can't say we because he didn't go to LSU. Do they realize a lot of fans have more passion for LSU than former athletes. Maybe they should talk to some former athletes that only went to those schools because of a scholarship and could care less about the fans, schools, other alums, students,etc. They only looking out for themselves and family and wanting that $$$$$$$.

I have spent alot of time, money, emotion, and the majority of my life on all things LSU. Ive never stepped foot in an LSU classroom but if i want to say "we" then i'll say it.

Personally, i try not to say "we" for the simple fact that im not on the team. But for some douchebag student or alum that to tell me i cant say "we" is moronic.

just curious, how many of the people that are getting worked up over this and are not LSU alums actually attended another university?

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just curious, how many of the people that are getting worked up over this and are not LSU alums actually attended another university?

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Im not really worked up but i attended another university