re: Tailgating Etiquette

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better yet, if you feel so fuking strong about it, stop by next season and express your opinion to me or any other of the folks that tailgates with us and see how that works out for you.

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Yeah, cuz me and my drunk redneck friends will F you up and prove what big men we are!

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Yeah, cuz me and my drunk redneck friends will F you up and prove what big men we are!

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I would think that someone that took time out of his or her day to come and bitch about something, someone else is doing would be the person that has something to prove.

Once again pal... nice try.

well frick MO... why didn't you just say so.?

Im an easy going dude.. some of these people have gotten their arse or some fried/relative's arse ate out before and are still bitter about it...
that is why they are so strong about this first is first thing.
Anybody and everybody is welcome at our tailgate (except this ferriday frick and dude from TX)
I feed others and always offer beer to other fans and of course we break balls.. but its all in good fun.
Unless OM is in town.

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the ones bitching are the little fricks that come over and want to eat our food and bum beer

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close, but the main ones bitching are the people that either
A) seldomly taligate and or have ZERO responsibilities other than to show up

B)have had their arse reamed for taking someones spot or had their shite moved and are still pissed about it.

thanks mom... but I really have my hands full on saturday mornings....preparing a taligate for a lot of folks just doesnt "happen" you should know that since you have been tailgating since 1988.

FWIW im not trying to convince anyone of anything. You have your opinion on this situation and I have mine.
There is nothing wrong with having a difference of opinion.
Actually I went back and read this whole thread... and other than 2-3 posts my tone was pretty much friendly other than the ones directed at 2 specific people that IMO deserved it.
SO lets drop it..we disagree, not the end of the world.

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thanks mom... but I really have my hands full on saturday mornings....preparing a taligate for a lot of folks just doesnt "happen" you should know that since you have been tailgating since 1988.

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Well it is very hard to tell by just reading, but I'm reading this sentence and think it is filled with sarcasm so please correct me if I'm wrong.

I start prepping early in the week. My husband has a huge cast iron pot that he fills up almost every week with some cajun feast. We come home every Sat. night with that pot empty.

I guess I'm mistaken but I certainly thought you have been trying to let people know that you have a right to your favorite spot. If that isn't the point of this thread, please tell me what it is.

You (or anyone else for that matter) will never convince me that anyone is entitled to a favorite spot. Maybe I'm just as hard-headed as you are! I will never stop saying it is first come, first served. I know this is true because I read it in the Fan Guide.

BT, I gotta give you props for keeping this thread alive and well since 4/19. How many posts do you have in this thing???

Interesting conversation. I can understand everyone's point of view, regardless of my personal one.

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Maybe I'm just as hard-headed as you are! I will never stop saying it is first come, first served. I know this is true because I read it in the Fan Guide.

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I can't find that anywhere in the fan guide.

FWIW, I side with BT mostly. We have a group of 16 of us that pay dues to provide a tailgate which incurs 200-300 visitors each Gameday depending on the hype surrounding the game. Last season we moved our tailgate to an area that was only recently opened up to tailgate in last season. We setup last season in the same spot every game, regardless of the opponent. We will do the same thing this year.

We have a 600 square foot tent, and an additional 200 square foot tent that we set up with a rather large soundsystem, satellite, grill, trailer, washers, etc. We need a lot of space. If anyone was in our usual spot before 4:30 on a Friday afternoon, and left their tents unattended, we'd move their tents because they have broken, not bent, the rules. I have seen LSUPD tear down rope/caution tape, and remove tents that have been setup prior to 4:30 numerous times. So, in no way do I see my actions of moving a random tent or two that was illegally placed in our usual spot as rude or classless.

If they were there before 4:30 and were still there, I'd let them know that they were actually violating the tailgate policy of the university and that we normally setup in said area every Friday before a game at 4:30. I'd also tell them that we have a rather large group of people that come by, and we play our music loud, have 5 kegs, etc. and that they might not want to tailgate around us if they don't like that kind of atmosphere. If they do like that atmosphere, hey, the more the merrier! We have no problem sharing the area with them, we would just give them full disclosure of what the atmosphere would be like.

Either way, no tailgate spot is worth fighting over, and if someone has taken your usual spot, ask them to make room to accommodate your tailgate with the area that remains. If they are unwilling to do so, blare your music at them ALL DAMN DAY with the little room you have. They are the ones who are being rude and classless if they are unwilling to share the space.

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I could have told LSUmomma that LSU tailgating is a man's skilled profession and the she should butt out and go put the kids to sleep, but that wouldve really extended this discussion

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Oh boy, you are so damned funny.

I'm done raising children. My youngest is a senior at LSU.

I'm swearing off the rant and sticking to the food board.

What a bunch of neanderthals!

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But I'm sure there are many folks that feel this fan guide doesn't pertain to them.

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I feel that the part about only having a 10' x 10' tent does not pertain to me