Hi guys - I'm working on a little thing for ESPN's Gameday and I'm compiling a list of interesting fan rituals of LSU Football fans. Aside from your standard tailgating, can you guys chime in on some of your pre-game traditions and rituals? It can either be something done by a large group or something done by an individual. The more interesting the better! Thanks so much!!
Cursing the name of College Gameday for ruining the tailgating plans of hundreds of Tiger Fans by refusing to take their caravan back to the PMAC where it belongs. That's my "Tailgating Tradition" for the big games.
I wear my LSU class ring on game days and only on game days. It is essential that I wear it with the L S U on the stone to be right-side up. If I get it upside down the Tigers are doomed to lose.
Be nice grad, just cause the newby doesn't know how to punctuate his sentence doesn't mean you have to make fun of him.:hihi::hihi:
I make BLT sandwiches for everyone and have my first Bloody Mary by 6:00 am. We drink Bloody Marys up until the tailgate is fully set up. I will never change this routine. I also offer a beer to at least one visiting fan....after yelling Tigerbait at them. Visiting fan Charters dump right in front of our tailgate. :wink:
we used to get the opposing mascot (stuffed animal) at our tailgate and hang them from our tree. then Jena 6 happened and some law was made, and we didn't feel like getting in trouble in case some cop wanted to be a d!ck to us. now we just use a dry erase board to poke fun at our opponents. i don't expect you to use that, just thought i'd give it a go to give everyone else a reason to post and help you out. happy hunting.
LSU fans drink and listen to rap before the band comes down the hill 2.5-2 hrs before the game. Our traditions are all in the stadium. Go to any other SEC school worth its salt and the student sections have a "cheer-leader," some dude with a microphone that leads the students in cheers. For better or worse, LSU doesn't have that. The student section knows the dances to every song for every down on offensive possessions and many of the songs throughout the game. Granted, this untrained coordination often leads to vulgarities, but it also is something amazing to witness, when 15,000 people all know the same dance without someone telling them. In the stadium, before the game, they always play Garth Brooks' "Callin' Baton Rouge" and then the band marches out. Uhh... pregame... tailgating is too good for anything else.
