What respect do students show Tiger Band and Tiger Rag itself by chanting A**hole! during a traditional song? Zero! Now the full version of Tiger Rag is not played in Tiger stadium anymore. Why? Because of the A**hole! chant. Now they will get another two or three tiger Band songs banned. What is the point of this? Ask a bandsman what they think about it. Part of growing up is discovering that you can do all the things that Mom and Dad didn't permit. You can drink whiskey and smoke dope and sleep with girls. You can stand up in public and shout A**hole!, A**hole!. It makes teenagers feel all grown up doesn't it? What I'm suggesting is that a lot of students still have some growing up to do. I'll tell you something else that they won't understand for another decade. When somebody stands up in public and shouts A**hole!, A**hole!, it is clear to everybody who the a**hole is.
what does that mean? i like watermelon... i wouldn't be upset if someone wanted to give me a watermelon...
Student sections that are creative and not simply crude can get away with a lot more, and have more impact. When people originate something based upon the opponent's prior comments or behavior, the event is more attention getting and distracting. I mean really, Coach Spurrier has been around long enough to know that "Fuc* you Spurrier" is simply pathetic. Any idiot can chant "fuc* you". Make fun of his visor throwing, his failure at the Redskins, or his play calling. Maybe include a big sign that reads "Throw Visor Now" or "Good Call, Steve" every time we pull a big play. That is the kind of stuff that makes people mad or gets them distracted. Remember, that is an important objective of these chants, signs, and stunts - they might push someone (especially those with bad tempers) just enough at the right time to where it effects the game. I recall there was one game in the early to mid 90's when Dale Brown was still coaching. The student section acted up so much he threatened to pull the team off the court. Bad behavior is nothing new. The course low-life element is more recent.
got a couple of band buddies in my studio. Ill ask them tomorrow. but the song will not get banned. students were chanting sucks cocks because we were playing the........ cocks. maybe we'll hear it next year in columbia, if not... you probally wont hear it again till "the cocks" come back to tiger staduim.
Well, I am pretty sure you have some of this at most – maybe not all – big time programs. That does not make it right and yes LSU should address it whether the students listen and follow or not. It is not a matter of being politically correct or free speech - using F*** and words like that should never be viewed as acceptable – period. If you are not clever enough or smart enough to cheer your team without language you wouldn’t use at you parents dinner table, then you really shouldn’t be allowed to participate. I do not know what could actually be done to stop this kind of behavior but that doesn’t mean I can’t speak out against it and congratulate others who speak out against it. This is not something new and certainly not limited to LSU or Louisiana. I have been going to LSU games in Tiger Stadium since the early 60’s. The student section has always pushed the envelope when it comes to chants, cheers, etc. At one LSU/Ole Miss game in the early 70’s I had the good fortune to have a sideline pass. While the teams were warming up I was standing by two cops – one obviously a veteran, the other a rookie. The veteran is talking about the student section behind us and he tells the rookie – if any of them come over on the field, nab them; if you seen anything going on in the stands, call it in ---- whatever you do though, do not, under any circumstances, go into the student section by yourself. That should give you an idea of the student section reputation 30+ years ago. About 10 years ago at a game in Oxford, as my wife, another couple and I were walking to our car on campus after an LSU win a car full of adults slowed and started yelling things like “LSU wh@#%$” and then sped away. We had a similar experience a few years ago in Tuscaloosa. But I must say that I do not think that is indicative of all Ole Miss or Alabama fans. All that said, we are not going to stop it, but that does not mean we shouldn'g try. Also, it really makes me feel good about LSU and LSU fans that this thread appeared. ldskule: ldskule: ldskule: ldskule:
I've noticed over the last five years or so (maybe more) that public vulgarity is pretty much just accepted now. Not just in bars or on Bourbon St, but on public transportation, in grocery store checkout lines, everywhere. It may be cliche', but I blame TV - when it became OK to curse and overtly talk about sex during prime-time network TV, it was over. This isn't an isolated, LSU problem. But I'd HATE to have another song banned because we can't find a clever way express a little good-natured (OK, not good-natured) disdain for the other team. I miss hearing "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha" after LSU scores....
It has become a culmination of things. Tiger Band is not high on the list at athletics at the moment. Tiger Rag, Touchdown Dance (You Suck, Cocks)... For Virginia Tech we came down the hill late (at least 15 minutes), which meant it was late for everyone to enter the stadium since no one goes in before us -- aside from students. That is the reason we were in the stadium so early this week. Athletics was upset that the band the cause of traffic into the stadium. I have never seen so few people watch us run down the hill. Normal step-off is about 1:45 before kickoff (5:10 or 5:15 on a normal 7pm game). We left at 11:50(ish) Saturday. A good 2:40 before the set kickoff time.
