re: The chant, STTDB

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Well, I'll garnt you this, Texas Tiger. That's as good a recommendation as I have read for STTDB: "I can imagine things worse than this chant (like killing the opposing mascot), so it must be good, wholesome fun. Leave the kids alone!"

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empty seats or dumbass students?
Are you cereal?
If you go to Stanford, Yale, Vanderbilt, UVa or even NC on a given fall weekend, you'll find empty seats.
Dumb arse students are more difficult to find.
Which reflects more poorly on the college?

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If you go to Stanford, Yale, Vanderbilt, UVa or even NC on a given fall weekend, you'll find empty seats

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Which one of these schools is as competitive as we are?

Which one of them has a stadium with as many seats as ours?

ETA: Are any of those known as the most intimidating stadium in college football?

I think the question was which reflects better on the college: dumba ss students or empty seats.
From the responses, I assume you equate the college's reputation with it's football program and the size of the stadium.
Lots of people on this site seem to agree with you.
I don't, but I'm proud of the football program.

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From the responses, I assume you equate the college's reputation with it's football program and the size of the stadium.

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During a nationally televised game, especially a conference game, when the network does an overflight of the stadium at halftime and sees it empty and you hear the two ESPN talking heads making comments about it, yes it does. Not to mention that people outside of Baton Rouge will probably never know that the chant goes on.

Also, I saw a bunch of players tweeting about the half empty stands and that they obviously noticed that the fans were giving less than 100% effort. Never heard any players worried about STTDB.

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I join lots of posters who don't find the obscenity alone offensive. The problem with STTDB is that it's gratuitious, stupid, immature and lame and excessive.

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Wow, I misunderstood earlier. And like I said I don't yell this particular chant. You are spot on nitwit, it is not clever, witty or ironic. I did however laugh the first time I found out what it was the students were yelling.

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Oh, so it is ok to call people retards, but cussing is out of line?

Got it.

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Yes, I can call you a retard. It doesn't reflect negatively on the school. It does not effect any families, children, or like.

It is one man (me), calling another man (you-supposing you are a man) a retard. You're trying to create a double standard but are drawing no parallels. You need to let this rest because you sound stupider after each post.

And by the way, the 1st time I heard the chant I laughed. That doesn't mean I agree with it. I also certainly understand those that are offended by it. Do I want my 5 year old to hear it. NO. If he does, can I be a responsible parent and handle the situation? Absolutely. I wont portray it as social acceptable to my child though. The fan base represents the school as much as the players.

Would want J. Hill flipping off the other teams fans after a touchdown in the south endzone? I would hope think not. It would make LSU players seem like out of control assholes. How do you think the fan base is viewed as representatives of alumni and future alumni when they chant in unison: STTDB?

Let me help you..........like out of control assholes

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The problem with STTDB is that it's gratuitious, stupid, immature and lame and excessive. It's not funny, clever, witty or ironic. It makes us (or some of us) look drunk, classless and stupid.
In vino veritas.

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Agreed


And it just verifies to the opposing team and any media that LSU's student body is immature and obsessed with the male penis


I'm 23 years old, and I find that chant neither cool or clever

Kill it with fire..The students can come up with something better

I've always thought the solution is pretty simple. Prior to playing the song, do a public service announcement on the big screen from one of the team leaders. He could say how much "Neck" and "Tiger Rag" add to the atmosphere of Tiger Stadium and motivate the team. He would then ask those in attendance to refrain from adding profanity because they don't want to lose the songs.

The student section is then faced with....do you want to self-indugle and giggle because you got to say a curse word out loud or do you want to support your team.

Sounds like a fine solution to me, I've never chanted it because I do think it's dumb, but being in college I understand why it came about.