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On the topic of using "we" and "us" when speaking of the LSU football team.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:02 pm
Why do people get so salty about this?
As fans and former students it's not too otherworldly to speak in terms like that.
I'd say it's less about tying it to your own self worth and more about the emotional attachment to the team.
Like on a last second fg when your teams wins you jump up and say "Yeah , we beat those frickers!"
Fans are an extension of the team and I myself don't have a problem with this.
LSU nation is all one tbh.
As fans and former students it's not too otherworldly to speak in terms like that.
I'd say it's less about tying it to your own self worth and more about the emotional attachment to the team.
Like on a last second fg when your teams wins you jump up and say "Yeah , we beat those frickers!"
Fans are an extension of the team and I myself don't have a problem with this.
LSU nation is all one tbh.
This post was edited on 10/18/18 at 2:02 pm
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Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:02 pm to GeauxTigerNation
Haven't seen anyone bitch about it in a while actually.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:03 pm to slackster
Less here and more on SECr but it does happen here occasionally.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:04 pm to GeauxTigerNation
people will find any angle to trash talk on the internet. people dont bitch about these things in the real world.
you know you have made a good point when some schmuck has nothing to grab onto other than your grammar on a message board.
you know you have made a good point when some schmuck has nothing to grab onto other than your grammar on a message board.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:04 pm to slackster
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Haven't seen anyone bitch about it in a while actually.
there's a live TD thread with going on this very second
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:05 pm to pellietigersaint
I think the people that bitch about it are the ones who actually do act as though the team winning is part of their own accomplishments.
But their teams just suck arse.
But their teams just suck arse.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:06 pm to GeauxTigerNation
Two weeks ago, a friend texted me and asked if I was having a good time in Florida (I was not in Florida). The previous week, I had mentioned to her that "we" were playing in The Swamp for "our" next game. She assumed I was there to watch it.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:10 pm to BoCoTiger
"Fan" is about identifying with.
my daughter was 5 or 6 when she looked up from playing on floor at me watching hoops on tv and said, " which one are we dad?".
my daughter was 5 or 6 when she looked up from playing on floor at me watching hoops on tv and said, " which one are we dad?".
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:12 pm to CelticDog
exactly my point
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:17 pm to GeauxTigerNation
It's one of the dumbest sports-related things to judge people on, just as bad as the folks who shame people for wearing a jersey to a sporting event.
Was wearing an Astros world series shirt the other day and my burrito artist at izzo's asked me if I was on the team. Yeah like the fat frick cajun asking for queso on his burrito plays professional baseball, dick.
Was wearing an Astros world series shirt the other day and my burrito artist at izzo's asked me if I was on the team. Yeah like the fat frick cajun asking for queso on his burrito plays professional baseball, dick.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:18 pm to GeauxTigerNation
I don't see the big deal. if youre passionate about something, refer to it how you want. WE won ww2. I didn't fight in it and im not a vet. fans sing "we are the champions" after a title. I always poke fun at myself: "they sucked against florida" but "we beat Georgia". lol
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:18 pm to GeauxTigerNation
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On the topic of using "we" and "us"
I think I used to say we but then I realized it was stupid because I didn't have to play anybody.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:38 pm to GeauxTigerNation
I never say "we" or "us" unless I've been on the team or coached it.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:42 pm to GeauxTigerNation
Some people are just smug assholes who will resort to arguing semantics when logic does doesn't work to their advantage.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:43 pm to Locoguan0
quote:I wouldn't want to be closely associated with ULL either
I never say "we" or "us" unless I've been on the team or coached it.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:43 pm to Areddishfish
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I think I used to say we but then I realized it was stupid because I didn't have to play anybody.
Saying "we" doesn't sound stupid to me. When people ask me what teams I root for I say "my teams" are LSU, etc. etc.
Doesn't mean anything more than those are the teams I follow and root for.
The dumb thing to me is when someone starts a thread on here saying something along the lines of "stop looking ahead to Georgia, or Bama, lets get past Auburn or Mississippi State first."
Like we as fans shouldn't be able to discuss future games instead of just the very next game.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:48 pm to GeauxTigerNation
But I do find it interesting as to whether they are consistent when the team loses.
"We beat Georgia!"
"I can't believe they struggled to score against Florida."
"We beat Georgia!"
"I can't believe they struggled to score against Florida."
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:48 pm to Areddishfish
LSU football matters because we think it does. Lots of teams in lots of sports that have great athletes and coaches but they lack the we to support them.
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:49 pm to GeauxTigerNation
I don't say "we" but it doesnt bother me if others do though. As a life long fan but an alumni of another school (Troy and Golden Gate) I don't feel right using it. But in any case, "Geaux Tigers!".
Posted on 10/18/18 at 2:50 pm to LSU Alumnus
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But I do find it interesting as to whether they are consistent when the team loses.
"We beat Georgia!"
"I can't believe they struggled to score against Florida."
I'll be the first to admit I use the two interchangeably. It really boils down to what rolls off the tongue better in a particular context.
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