re: LSU should play Southern in football

I went to the southern vs uga gane and southern gave uga a game until the 3rd quarter.

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LSU doesn't want the riff raff on campus.

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This description would comprise most of LSU students.

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gnorant statement is ignorant. Southern football fans travel well, and are well-behaved. Ask USL, I mean ULL, what its like to host Southern for a football game. They've done it twice in the last six years and have drawn large, problem-free crowds. As for the Bayou Classic, Southern and Grambling actually have one of the friendliest rivalries you will see. The two fanbases get along very well.

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Very correct...it's the New Orleans local hood rats that come out and mess stuff up.

Same thing happens for Mardi Gras and any other big time event in New Orleans.

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Southern fans maybe.

LSU fans prefer the thrill of actual good games, for the most part, and that is who the Football program should be geared towards.

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What the hell are you smoking?

LSU played Sam Houston in 2014
something named Furman in 2013
Towson in 2012

PLease Take your racist-shades off.

Attendance wise Southern crushes many of the lower level rent-a-wins LSU has on their schedule every year.

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Very correct...it's the New Orleans local hood rats that come out and mess stuff up.

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Not supporting either statement, but how is this different than saying areas of North Baton Rouge have bad crime?

I'm against the game primarily because of talent disparity. I think it would be interesting, but not really entertaining. That being said, we do play some very weak teams, SU wouldn't hurt us anymore than some of the other scrimmages that don't really count.

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The SWAC is terrible.

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2014 NCAA DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
Total 2014 Change
Rank Division I FCS Teams Games Attendance Average In Avg.
1. Southwestern Athletic 10 57 728,523 12,781 366
2. Missouri Valley Footba ll 67 724,064 10,807 85
3. Big Sky 13 76 722,632 9,508 559
4. Ivy 8 40 368,093 9,202 -180
5. Mid-Eastern 11 58 508,366 8,765 311
6. Colonial# 12 78 676,064 8,667 -1,728
7. Southern# 8 47 385,587 8,204 -3,419
8. Southland# 9 55 441,353 8,025 -350
9. Ohio Valley 9 51 380,046 7,452 -830
10. Big South# 6 34 232,833 6,848 -258
11. Patriot 7 38 224,714 5,914 249
12. Pioneer# 11 64 210,043 3,282 -830
13. Northeast 7 40 86,068 2,152 -111

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ot supporting either statement, but how is this different than saying areas of North Baton Rouge have bad crime?

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My point is the Students and fans that are there to support SU are not the ppl that cause trouble and commit crimes...it's the locals from New Orleans area that come out. Same thing happen during Mardi gras, Super bowls etc

The same can be said for the North BR area...it isn't the students or fans who spend money that cause trouble...it's the locals that live in that area.

LSU is located in South Baton Rouge...Why aren't LSU fans and students lumped into that area of crime but SU students get lumped into North BR area of crime? South side BR isn't a pleasant place. It's gotten a lot better but still bad.

I don't think they should. LSU should not play any FCS teams SWAC or any conference. We play Southern in other sports and things are fine. Keep it at that.

There's a whole lot of dumbass in this thread.

There won't be any incidents if the two teams were to play imo. LSU campus would be so secured on and around it. The last time Southern and LSU fans got together, it was a historical experience with no problems back after the 03-04 season. The championship parade downtown had 200,000+ people celebrating both teams without anything happening.

Understand the intent, and agree with what you mean. I don't follow Southern, but know plenty of people who do and they don't deserve to be lumped in with a criminal element. Point I was making is that to some extent your statement about New Orleans is the same as the statement about North Baton Rouge