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re: Holding up the "L" hand gesture what year(s) was that started?
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:18 pm to #1TigerFan
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:18 pm to #1TigerFan
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The track team has been doing it for many years
This is correct. I've seen members of the track team do it for years. I think "bitch I'm from Louisiana" helped make it more popular too. It seemed like a lot of people were throwing L's up when they brought that in as kickoff song.
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Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:19 pm to tigerfootball10
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The track team has been doing it for many years
This is where it began. A looong time ago
While I do remember seeing the ladies track team doing it in the 80s, I've also seen pictures of Charles McClendon era football players throwing up the "L".
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:19 pm to AustinKnight
We did it at southeastern for years with the L at your ear area then orgeron started doing the just L a few years ago on recruiting trail.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:21 pm to AustinKnight
Frank Wilson started this when he was doing Boys from the Boot recruiting visits or whatever it was called.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:30 pm to atltiger6487
Yeah if you say it like a nerd "Go Tigers" but if you say it like you mean it in a slightly southern drawl "Geaux Tigas" shite is as legit as it gets and I for one use that over the "L" any day. I'll let the players keep that one.
But I'm 40 I'm a Man
But I'm 40 I'm a Man
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:33 pm to AustinKnight
Many don't realize that the correct way to display the big "L" for LSU is with the right hand only. 
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:34 pm to OT_Marvel
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"L" stood for loser when I was growing up. And I left LSU in '11, so it was after that.
I distinctly remember a photo of La'el Collins, Anthony Johnson, Jarvis Landry, Odell Beckham, and one other bigtime in-state recruit (all c/o 2011) throwing up the "L" at the Under Armour All-American game in January of 2011.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:37 pm to tigerfootball10
I believe it was Lolo who started it
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:40 pm to AustinKnight
I cringe every time I see it. One of my kids even said dont they know what that means?
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:43 pm to AustinKnight
My great uncle, E.A. Chavanne, coach of the LSU Tigers in 1898 was the first to throw the "L". He also went 1-0 in his only year of coaching.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 4:03 pm to Ingeniero
It has been done for years, but I would say it became mainstream when CEO started recruiting as HC
Posted on 12/3/19 at 4:08 pm to TheDeathValley
It’s here to stay it seems which is fine with me. Players love hand signals especially to a crowd and fans makes it easy.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 4:29 pm to AustinKnight
it was commonly used before and after the ole miss game( when Eli lost in 4th quarter when stepped on by his center when pushed back by Lavolais)
Posted on 12/3/19 at 4:33 pm to AustinKnight
Cassius March threw them Up in a all American game while he was still committed. So that would have been 2010 ish. Around that time and they’ve been gaining.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 4:33 pm to AustinKnight
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Holding up the "L" hand gesture what year(s) was that started?
May 4th, 1999
Posted on 12/3/19 at 4:35 pm to crescentcity
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That's what it stood for during the Curley Hallman years.
You triggered me with that hate speech!
Posted on 12/3/19 at 4:39 pm to brewhan davey
I distinctly remember never seeing that photo.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 4:43 pm to AustinKnight
the picture of Odell and Jarvis at LSU camp 10 years back when they were both in HS
Posted on 12/3/19 at 5:12 pm to AustinKnight
Sounds like a Millenial question like everything was recently invented. Long arse time ago is the answer. Cheerleaders were doing it at least back to early 70's
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