This is kind of a stupid argument because both the Saints and LSU are Louisiana's to love. I dont think there is any question state wide that LSU is much bigger. The question about New Orleans is debatable but not worth arguing over. Both have big fan bases in New Orleans.
what i don't understand is the argument that LSU fans are great because of their dedication, their party know how, and their rep for being one of the most passionate fan bases in the country and not applying those same traits to saints fans.
Those are the same traits Saints fans have. If you dont believe it you've never lived in New Orleans a day in your life. If you havent lived in New Orleans you really cant speak on the subject. It clearly has the highest concentration of Saints fans and the best place to measure the traits of their fans. They are just as dedicated as LSU fans because many of them are the same people.
Go to a Giants or Jets game in New York and then listen to their sports radio talk shows and get back to me on that. They are just as fanatical as college fans and maybe even more.
yeah i know, i'm making the same argument you are. and i'm from metairie and mandeville originally which is maybe why i am so passionate about it. i am both an LSU fan and saints fan and for many it's the same with them. saying pro and college fans are not the same is like saying you have to be one or the other. i don't believe that.
i dont buy it. i lived in boston for years and i dont think they have the same connection w the sox. im specifically talking about alumni. going away to school as a teenager for x years makes the difference. and lsu spits out about 5000 a year.
You werent paying attention then. Boston fans commit murder over their Sox. You are born or raised in Boston and you are a life long Sox fan. I travel all over the country and I find pro fans just as passionate, and in some cases more passionate, then college fans. In the Souths bubble that is generally not the case but get outside the south and the opposite is true.
Interesting point, but you gotta remember that pro sports are bigger than college sports up there, because it's all they have. If you live in the northeast, you're not gonna find much college football passion. I found that out first hand when my first night in New York City (where I just moved) was the night of the NCG. I had to ask for the Alabama-Texas game to be put on at a sports bar, over the Knicks game everyone was watching. In the southeast, college football will always be king. The Georgia Bulldogs will always rule that area over the Falcons, the Gators/Noles take supremacy over the Bucs, etc. But all that they have up north is Rutgers, Syracuse (haha) and a few Penn St. fans. So in a way, they live for the Giants/Jets like we live for Saturdays in Tiger Stadium. It's all there is.
