re: Question for old or semi old guys.

sadly - YES

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Do you have the same passion for the tigers as when you were younger. Maybe mis phrased that. Do you let your emotions get to like when you were younger over a game.

I remember getting kicked out of the house in El Paso when it was 115 degrees outside during the Jamie Howard fiasco. Wife saved the tv. I really get into it when I was young. Don't know how I survived during the blue grass miracle. Didn't know at the time I had a defective heart.

I tried watching live the past few years, but blood pressure through the roof. Have to dvr games and go with the flow.

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Been following LSU for 40 yrs now since I moved to LA. I still get tense for real game situations but not so much for the hype and BS around the games. I also have learned a couple rules for myself.

1. Dont get too bummed about a bad game and dont shite on players unless they are a public dickweed.

2. Treasure the highs. There will be more but you dont know when they are coming.


I also DVR games but really just to get rid of the commercials. I DVR all basketball games and see who won before I watch. Keeps the nerves down and I just have no interest in watching losses...

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Jamie Howard fiasco.

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You might remember the DC in that game, my good friend Phil Bennett.


Some might remember Phil, he was from Marshall, Tx. Whenever I’d see Odell Beckham, Sr. I’d tell him he was the third best player to come out of Marshall. Y.A. Tittle was number one, then Phil, then OBS. Looks like Phils going to retire, here’s a quote from my good friend.



Quote of the year from North Texas interim coach Phil

Bennett talking about his wife and whether this is his final game before retirement"

"She told me the other day she's going to have a man sleeping in her house next year, and if it was going to be me I better show up."

I'm 63. Is that old or semi-old? Low point? The double overtime loss to Arkansas. I was one bitter semi-old guy that night. Luckily we had everything fall into place and we wound up with a championship. High point? Any victory against Ole Miss. Passion just as strong as when I was a youngster.

Only get mad when we lose to A&M and fumble away our season. That was my final tantrum. I’m over it. Like forever. They’re just kids.

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Don't know how I survived during the blue grass miracle.

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I hit my head on the fan (it was on) on that play!

I still tend to jump to my feet for great plays and yell at the TV for mistakes and stupid plays. But, losses don't eat at me. I can still fall to sleep like a baby following even a disappointing loss.

I'm 73 and still enjoy tailgating and the passion for the games. I admit that I sometimes leave early as it is a long drive and I am often on my own but I brought one of my sons to the Bama game this year and was fighting back tears. He thanked me mutiple times for inviting him to be there for that epic contest. Those kind of events make it all worthwhile!!

Old fart here - yes, I still have the same passion as I always have had. But, my days of tailgating all day are over.
That being said, 2019 was the icing on the cake of 60+ years of being a fan.
For the last few years, I debate whether I will renew for another year, but I always do.
I have a similar passion for the other sports as well.
GEAUX TIGERS ??