LSU Softball Coaches

I was in Baton Rouge this weekend to watch my Aggies lose 2 out of 3 games to your tigers. That in itself made me angry however, what really made my blood boil was something I witnessed before all 3 games.

I witnessed both your head coach and your assistant coach disrespect our national anthem. I can tolerate losing, but what I can't tolerate is disrespecting our anthem.

I witnessed your head coach stand with her hands crossed in front of her and I witnessed your first base coach with her hands in her pockets. I probably wouldn't have been as upset if it would have happened one time but it happened every game this weekend. So I asked one of your fans if that's what they do all the time, they responded with a resounding yes, isn't it sad! I said why doesn't somebody say something?

I was told about this message board by one of your fans so I decided to create an account and let my feelings be known and see if it's the same feelings that the fans of LSU have. I felt as a man who served who has a brother who served who had a father who served and now have to two children in the armed forces I felt I needed to speak out.

If you Google etiquette on how to stand for the national anthem it gives you specific ways to stand it tells you to put your right hand across your heart or if you're in the military to stand at attention it also tells you to remove ball caps and sunglasses (something your assistant coach kept on) during the singing of the anthem.

I just wanted to call attention to this because many fans that I was around noticed the same thing, and like I said both of us found it totally disrespectful and absolutely shameful that the University allows that to happen.

I have been to many sporting events on the LSU campus and I find the fans amazing friendly and courteous some of the best college fans in the nation. I believe the fans of LSU deserve better this is not against the fans or the University but the actions of 2 disrespectful coaches