re: Omaha loves LSU.

I've been numerous times, with and without LSU. It's a different level of fun when LSU goes for everyone. They love us because we party hard and spend a lot of money there from a ton of fans going. Miss State sends a good bit too but there are a LOT of LSU fans there now because of the relationships created during the 90's and so on from the Bertman years.

My dad and I went in 2017. Just woke up and drove the whole way the day before - no tickets, no hotel, nothing. Figured we could just grab tickets out front - not.

So I began searching extremely hard for tickets - eBay, stubhub, etc. - nothing.

Luckily, I get on craigsList and find this listing for a local guy selling tickets - I call and leave a message.

He calls back and says "did you and your dad really drive the whole way with no tickets?!" yes sir, we did. He says "come meet me at this gas station, I'll hook you up."

I call my dad, he picks me up from one end of the stadium and I said "to the gas station!" - unbeknownst to me, my dad is headed back to our hotel - I ask what for - he goes up to our room and comes back down with his pistol and says "son, we're going to meet a random guy at a gas station and he knows that we have cash" - good point, dad.

So we get there, waiting, I call the guy, he never answers - finally after 20 minutes, this nice, lifted 4-door 4x4 GMC 2500 pulls up - out jumps the nicest guy ever - says he has 8 tickets every year on the front row - his family never goes with him anymore so anytime we come, just call him and we can have them - he even gave us a parking pass.

One month later, my phone dies and won't turn back on - bring it to the apple store and the guy tells me it'll be $700 to TRY and fix it but more than likely, it won't happen.

I'd give anything for that man's phone number right now.

I can confirm ive heard Nebraska fans say this as well.

Omaha gets freakin wild when LSU makes a deep run. That Florida series was nuts other than losing both games

LSU took over that stadium bigly

Drove 15 hrs through the night in 2017. Got to Barrett's at 8:30am on the Monday of the Florida series. Place was packed, fight song blaring, drinks flowing already.

Met a guy at the bar and told him what we did to get there. Said he loved the story and pulled out a 50 spot from his wallet and gave it to us saying "have a great time"

Can't wait to go back

That is a cool story.
I've never been but it's certainly on my bucket list.

I've told my wife that I actually feel sorry (just a little) for some of the other teams because the LSU love in Omaha is that real. Just check the local papers when we're there, you would swear that LSU was the host team. God I miss it.