CarolA said:
And your point was???? I don't think we proved anything except that you are a sore loser....
Sorry, but you seem to want us to belive that ALL LSU fans are jerks and UL fans are saints... Doesn't happen anywhere and to use the actions of a few as "proof" of bad intentions is just wrong....
How am I a sore loser? When was the last time Michigan lost to LSU in ANYTHING, much less football? LOL
Carol, are you just blind? Or ignorant? Did you read any of my posts? Did I say all LSU fans were jerks? I have great friends that are LSU fans. I'm an honorary member of the Krewe of Ragoo!! But one bad apple can really spoil the whole bunch. And that was my point. All it takes is one (or a few) to really make the whole bunch bad.
You see, I think you're not one of those true LSU fans. You're one of those fans that make LSU look bad because you don't know how to act. In fact, I'm willing to bet you never went to LSU. Because, from what all my LSU fan friends tell me, the really bad, ignorant LSU fans are posers that never stepped foot on campus other than to tailgate.
All I know is the truth hurts, and it looks like a couple of people in here are having some guilty feelings.
And Angey, want to talk about the LSU-UL game? Well, I'll be happy to tell you what happened, because I was there, sitting in press row. Aaron Hill hit a home run and on his way around the bases, he made a rude gesture (which was caught on TV) to the UL dugout. Aaron Hill was ejected from the ballgame. Because of the ejection, both teams were warned that any further retaliation would result in ejection. The next batter was hit by pitch, and because of NCAA rules, the pitcher and head coach for UL were ejected. The UL coach has stated many times he instructed the pitcher to NOT throw at the hitter, but the pitcher did anyway. Because of rules, the head coach is automatically ejected. He didn't argue to get ejected, like I heard so many people say. It was a rules thing, that ironically happened a couple of years ago to Smoke. And btw, that pitcher the defied the coach was released from scholarship and never pitched again for UL.
If Bertman had such a problem with UL, why was he considering Cajun Field as a place to play Arizona State? And why did he allow John Brady to add UL to the basketball schedule?
Bertman is one of the classiest individuals I've met, and I applauded him for saying the Cajuns and Tigers needed to take a break in baseball and softball. For some reason, the fans just couldn't make it work. It was entirely too nasty on both sides. The baseball coaches remain great friends. Too bad the fans make it out to be more than it is.
The funny thing is that
some LSU fans really, truly believe UL is trying to "steal" LSU's flagship status by calling themselves University of Louisiana. It's that same old drivel you hear from LSU fans: "Who's UL? All I can think of is Louisville. I don't know any other UL." Well, who's LSU? All I can think of is LSU A&M. I mean, if we're going to go by official names only, shouldn't LSU A&M follow suit? And no matter what UL does, they'll NEVER be on LSU's level and guess what? THEY ALL KNOW THAT. When LSU loses as much money as UL spends in an athletic year, it's just not feasible. UL just wants to be the best it can be on its level. Is there anything wrong with that?
I've been to so many other states and I've never noticed the hatred that there is in this state. Michigan doesn't concern itself with Eastern Michigan or Central Michigan. And it doesn't feel the need to put those schools down. Alabama doesn't put down UAB; Tennessee doesn't put down Memphis; Ohio State doesn't put down Ohio and Cincinnati. In fact, they all support their mid-major schools. It would be nice for LSU to support their mid-major schools. And I know some LSU fans do, I'm friends with a few of them that go to LSU games and UL games when LSU's on the road. But, I've also heard from one too many UL haters (media included unfortunately).
It's like Skip said some years back when I asked him why it is that LSU scheduled all the state schools in baseball when they really had nothing to gain by playing them. He said it was because he wanted not only LSU to be strong in baseball, but the rest of the state. He knew that by those teams playing LSU, they would get better. And it worked. In 2000, two Louisiana teams advanced to the College World Series for the first time ever. And since then, Louisiana has gotten a lot more respect across the state-wide level. If Bertman had chosen not to ever play Southern or UL or Tulane, there's a good chance none of those schools would have gotten better. He did more to help baseball in the state of Louisiana than anybody.
Wow, this ended up being longer than I planned. Oh well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Funny thing is that I'm a Michigan fan that's caught in the middle of this garbage.
