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re: Why does ESPN hate LSU so much?

Posted on 12/11/25 at 12:49 pm to
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
17056 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 12:49 pm to
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Ryan Clark? Didn’t he hate this?

He’s one of many. And if you are referring to the Kiffin hire, no. He loved it.
This post was edited on 12/11/25 at 12:50 pm
Posted by goodgrin
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2003
6809 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 12:54 pm to
ESPN must have enough Alabama, Louisiana-Lafayette and other anti-LSU grads working at ESPN. I mean, ESPN started to use Louisiana instead of the coreect ULL name. It's almost like they're trying hard to boost the regional school and LSU an in-state rivalry.
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
20593 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:00 pm to
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They don’t. ESPN is filled with people who went to LSU and love LSU.

Posted by WilliamTaylor21
287 Dawgz OnDeboer St
Member since Dec 2013
38189 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:01 pm to
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This is a myth

Idk. OP isn’t totally wrong imho. The Kelly era opened my eyes to it.

From the day Kelly was hired to the day he was fired LSU and Kelly were trashed. Then he gets shitcanned and suddenly Kelly is a great guy and the victim.

Lane to Florida was a fun idea, then Lane became a villain when LSU was brought into the mix.

I don’t know what it is. Hate isn’t the right word because they have plenty of LSU guys around. But there’s something about LSU.

Could easily see it starting with Wade. Timeline checks out.
Posted by I20goon
about 7mi down a dirt road
Member since Aug 2013
19273 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:04 pm to
quote:

Why does ESPN hate LSU so much?
feeling is mutual.

Except I do like some of their content.
Posted by Basura Blanco
Member since Dec 2011
11409 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:05 pm to
They dont hate anyone. They love controversy/excitement which drives ratings. The Kelly firing and Kiffin hiring qualifies in spades.
Posted by TROLA
BATON ROUGE
Member since Apr 2004
14414 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:06 pm to
Why can’t our fans simply accept that Kiffen is the villain. He surely doesn’t shy away from the moniker but instead uses it to his advantage. We don’t need to be liked to win ..
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
17056 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:06 pm to
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From the day Kelly was hired to the day he was fired LSU and Kelly were trashed. Then he gets shitcanned and suddenly Kelly is a great guy and the victim.


BK was never a likeable guy. And you saying they "trashed" him was probably when they said he didn't fit at LSU. Maybe they were right and you just didn't like what they were saying because you are a LSU fan.
Posted by Nix to Twillie
Houston, TX
Member since Jan 2015
20009 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:08 pm to
quote:

They love Saban and he did the same thing.


Not exactly.
Posted by GeauxTigersNC
Member since Oct 2025
24 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:09 pm to
ESPN is all about clicks and likes and shares and all of that bs.

That being said they don’t do any sports reporting anymore everything they release is purely meant to make them money. Doesn’t matter if it’s true or made up it’s all a money grab. This is why I only use espn for game times now
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
5323 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:10 pm to
ESPN/ABC hates LSU soooooo much that they put LSU in Primetime slots more than any other SEC football program.


They hate LSU soooooo much that they televise more LSU baseball games on ESPN/ESPN2, & the SEC Network than any other baseball program. Others have to watch their teams on SEC+ only.
Posted by kajunman
Member since Dec 2015
8351 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:15 pm to
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They are mad that LSU has ambition and goes out and poaches good coaches from reputable schools instead of just being content hiring the likes of Billy Napier and Jon Sumrall
or Sherrone Moore
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60569 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:39 pm to
What the frick are you talking about, man? Things are not that damn bad!
Posted by TigerGrad03
Member since Dec 2024
979 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:48 pm to
We've now stolen the ND coach when they were on the verge of a potential playoff and now stolen Ole Miss's coach when they were going to the playoff.

We are the villain in the mainstream audience's eyes.

Embrace it and support the program. Everything else is, as Saban would say, rat poison.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
38478 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:49 pm to
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Why does ESPN hate LSU so much?
Demps
I don’t understand it . They started the this hatred with LSU when we had Will Wade. Now they are trying to find shite on Lane Kiffin. It just mind blowing a network like ESPN could have so much hatred on one school.
Because you and your mom are stupid.
Posted by dovehunter
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
1716 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:09 pm to
We certainly aren’t woke or boring. Politically incorrect and spicy gets attention. They don't hate us, they love us. We drive ratings. You think Ole Miss FL, or Kelly drive ratings?
Posted by PurpleCrush
ATL
Member since May 2014
1443 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:10 pm to
Pauul is the worst.

Tennessee grad, but wishes and acts he did from Bama. I can't listen or watch him bc of the hate he spews.

Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
104310 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:14 pm to
quote:

This is a myth


Posted by Demps
Member since Oct 2025
197 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:00 pm to
Posted by NormanTiger
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
Member since Nov 2015
61 posts
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:33 pm to
Who cares I like being the villain as long as we stay the villian because if you stay the villian it usually means you're winning
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