Bayou Benevolence

Blessings to all Hokies ... you're welcome in OUR HOUSE anytime!!! Glad that you were well treated.

GEAUX HOKIES & GEAUX TIGERS!!!

Great article. I was out tailgating all day and met tons (surprised at the great turnout) of VT fans. We drank, ate, and talked football... and also talked a little friendly trash. All the VT fans were awesome and I'd tailgate with you guys anytime. Hope to see you back in Baton Rouge in future seasons. Good luck in the ACC!

Geaux Tigers!

Pleasure having the Hoakies join us for our home opener...every Hoakie I met was a class act.....join us again any time, and best of luck for the remainder of your season....

Your team is fortunate to have such great fans. I've never seen so many visitors in Tiger Stadium from outside of the region. I hope to see y'all in the Sugar Bowl, good luck!

I am a Tiger (born and raised) but tuition rules so I was pulling for VT. I went to the game with my Tiger FANATIC family and yes I wore my VT shirt in the middle of all those Tigers. It was a blast! I was totally surprised with the fun playing jokes about drunken chickens and the Hokie Pokie and the occasional Tiger Bait calls. I certainly was expecting some nasty comments but never heard the first. After the game :( I returned to the motor home and to my surprise I only got a pat on the back with quiet sympathys. Thanks LSU Tiger family and fans for the class act!

I enjoyed the conversation with everyone of your fans that I spoke with. Wish you the best of luck the rest of the way.

Thanks for the great article. Glad to have someone finally telling the truth.

I'm a Tiger who lives out of state and takes a lot of abuse because of LSU fan enthusiasm at home and abroad. Thanks for showing the world that we're gracious hosts. You're truly a class act. Bon chance!

I was on campus early that morning having breakfast and was very impressed with how many people VTech brought on the long ride and how nice they were. Our thoughts and prayers are with you!

Dear Dave Ruffo,

I didn't know anything about the article you wrote two days ago. But just to let you know the power of good will and how much we LSU fans stick together, I just read your article because it was forwarded to me by another fan. It was also forwarded to over 50 fellow LSU faithful from this one fan alone. I'm now forwarding your article to all of my friends to read. This was a great article. I've now seen how we look to the fans of other teams. I have to say I like what I see. Good luck on the rest of ya'll season ya hear?

its great to hear such positive feedback from opposing fans,cajuns are fun loving people who love their sports teams,i really am glad you had a good time,we sincerely hope you will be back again,i tell people on rivals mesage board how great it is here,now all we have to do is provide this link to the non believers.good luck and god bless the hokie nation.

Way to go Dave. That's Hokies Respect right there. I'm proud of you guys. GO HOKIES!!!

Thank you for the great article. I must admit, I bleed purple and gold, but I am happy to see you enjoyed your visit to Tiger Stadium.
We made it a point to welcome the VT fans to come and have fun.
I hope you guys and gals liked the fact the the LSU band played the VT song. We really feel and hurt for all of you. I won't lie, I am glad LSU won the game, but if you look at the big picture, we are all one.
Best of luck for the rest of the season. VT is a great team, just had a rough game.
Again, thank you for disspelling a stupid rumor. Good Luck!
Mike

Glad you had a good time! I met many VT fans, and was not only impressed with how well you traveled, but also with your demeanor. Wish we could have had more time to visit. You guys are always welcome! Best of luck in the rest of the season! And, if you think THAT was a party, come back for Mardi Gras!! Laissez le bon temps rouler!!

Let's be honest: some LSU fans can be pretty obnoxious and some have probably been known to throw a full can of beer at someone. Most Tiger fans figure this is a waste of good beer. And this time around, considering the circumstances, everyone was at their most gracious. And this is the way it is most of the time and should be all of the time. Hope all the VT folks had the same experience.

VT fans are a class act! Finally LSU fans get the respect they deserve. Ya'll come back now here'.

I, like many other tiger fans, was very surprised to see so many VT fans at LSU. Everyone from VT was so friendly. Of course we had to shout "tiger bait" and I even heard a hokie shout "turkey bait" (I personally think that mike would eat the turkey in one bite, but it was all in good fun!!) Everyone down here is praying for ya'll! Good luck in the rest of the season!!

GEAUX HOKIES!!

Thanks for the great article and putting those rumors to rest. I'll forward the article to my LSU Alumni Chapter in Indiana. Glad ya'll enjoyed your stay in BR!

Thank-you for your kind words, and I am glad you enjoyed the festivities. If you are ever down this way again, there are so many more people who would like you to stop by and enjoy some hospitality. We do not care what color you wear or what team you support, we just care that you come and that you have a good time.

Just to let you Hokies know.....You are always welcome here along with every other college we encounter here in
"DEATH VALLEY". Yes we are proud and love to tailgate.....We hope visiters enjoy themselves too....

One of the Virginia Tech guys came up to me and the two girls I was with and before he said anything to us he drunkenly said "OK Lets hug it out". So they we were this big V. Tech dude, two girls and me, all group hugging in the rain before even saying a word to each other. AWESOME!

I'm glad you had a good time in Baton Rouge . . . and that my fellow Tiger fans were on their best behavior. Sometimes it can get, uh, *intense* against SEC rivals and some of the better "lubricated" forget to leave it in the stadium.

Perhaps, as the Hokies travel the country for their road games this season, what you have been through this past year will help us all to remember that football is great fun, but it's still a game and what binds us is far greater than what divides us on the gridiron.

In that spirit, before last Saturday's game, I took the opportunity to repost a VT memorial episode of the Revolution 21 podcast from April. It's linked to in this post from Revolution 21's Blog for the People:

http://revolution-21.blogspot.com/2007/09/tigers-and-hokies-together-win-lose-or.html

Was great to see how many Hoakie fans made the trip. Even happier that yall had a good experience. Yall are welcome anytime.

My daughter and I are die hard LSU fans but we made VT pins and wore them on our shirts to the game. Several VT fans stopped and thanked us for wearing the VT colors. We're glad you had a good time and will continue to pray for all the VT faculty, staff, students and fans.

We hear this very thing from outside the SEC all the time and it is great that you had a nice experience other than the final outcome.

As an alum of Mississippi State, where we lose regularly to LSU (we aren't even their real competition) let me set the record straight:

Never again will I attend a game at that horrible place and that is a feeling felt across the SEC by many fans.

I am not anti-LSU, in fact I was for them against VA Tech, but I will never accept mis-treatment at a college football game and I have witnessed and experienced it.

We invite you to wear maroon and go to our game with them next year; better yet go to the the MS State-LSU game next year in a car bearing MS plates and have something on the car indicating your support of MSU.

Then you'll truly understand what it is like to be a visitor at LSU; just make sure your car insurance and your health insurance are paid to date.

I have seen many of these "awful" fans, but I have also seen many LSU fans feeding the visiting fans while tailgating. It seems like LSU fans are becoming more and more hospitable. As the tigers are gaining more respect on the field, the fans are also answering the call.

Thank You, Mr. Dave for the nice article and the words of praise for the tiger faithful. I am sure there are a few incidences of people being crude/rude, but they are the minority. Most of the people tailgating is just out their for good ole fun and football. We love our sports. Please know that our prayers are with your school. Please come back and enjoy a few other festivities.

Thanks for a great article. Our prayers have been with the Hokies.

Hey Tiger Nation, no good reason we can't treat everybody this way and still have funning whipping their butts!

Everyone deserves respect. Let's learn where the line is and not cross it anymore.

Geaux Tigers!!!!!!!

Great article. Good luck in the ACC.
However, the Moo U guy is correct about what the experience of conference opponents probably are of LSU gametime.
True, it only a small minority of fans who are truely rude but that is what the visitor is apt to remember.
It would be nice to think the VT experience could be the beginning of a new reputation for how we treat opposing fans (except for Alabama, of course).
And one thing, Dave, the poster above was correct about the waste of good beer. Unfortunately, that's not beer in those cans... at least not unrecycled beer.

Thanx for the article.

jbs, LSU 1969

great article, i hear stories about out fans, bring the ones in purple and gold, from both sides of the spectrum, ive heard stories such as your and other involving the "enemy" getting tipped over in a portable crapper

the truth is, fans from all over the south, and especially SEC fans can get abnoixious and cross the line, but one thing i have found to be true is that the majority of the LSU faithful are hospitable and fun-loving hosts, and I'm glad that you recognized that as I hear how bad we can be and how people are scared to visit, most people i know from other schools love the visit and makke the trip anytime they can,

that being said, it may be a little different when the pussy cats from Auburn visit, GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!

Had a good time with you guys but you are LIARS. Your so called "cornhole" game which in the south is called bags yall got waxed. I played both of you 21-7 and 21-0. your football team put up a better fight.

Just come clean

Thank You!! Thank You!! Thank You!! We appreciate your taking the time to set the record straight about our fans.

Some places you go to judge people based on what kind of car they drive, the square footage of their home, the style of clothes worn, etc. Down here we judge people by their cookin’, their accent, and their hospitality.

Sure, we're still picking up the pieces from mother nature. But we will not be so caught up in our own problems that we can't reach out to others.

Good Luck in for the rest of the season and come back anytime!! GEAUX Hokies!!

GOD BLESS YOU!!!

I would also dare you to wear purple to Starkville. Like he said you better have your auto and health insurance up to date.

Thank you -- for the kind words, for visiting our city and stadium, and for showing true class. I'm pulling for you the rest of the season. Please know that this year we all made some room in our hearts for a little Hokie spirit.

I am a die hard LSU fan living in Richmond, in a UVA household. First I will say I have the utmost regret for what happened that day, and it was incredibly tough meeting people who lost family. It was a great article, and although I was not at the game I am glad you were treated well, because when I was at the game in '02 I never had the 1st rude comment sent my way at the game or the bar before the game. I wish yall the best this year and hope you win the ACC.

GEAUX TIGERS

LOL i was one of the ones wearing purple up in Starkville, Jarrod. And um... didn't have much trouble with MSU fans, but maybe it was because at the 1/2 way point in the 3rd quarter there were about 10,000 more LSU fans in the stadium than MSU fans.

Glad ya'll had a good time down here! The wonderful VT fans made it easy to be hospitable. As for the bad rep LSU fans have, well...there are bound to be a certain percentage of jerks in any gathering. But to be fair, how many of those incidents involved visitors w/ less than stellar manners themselves? VT is welcome any time they want to come down!

Thank you for such kind words, Dave. I do understand that there was an awful comment made to some Hokie fans while entering the stadium. The comment referred to a "second massacre". People within earshot were appauled and extremely embarrassed. I guess no matter where you go, there will always be someone who still manages to place both feet in their mouths. We want to apologize for that disgusting comment (too many tailgating hours prior to the game make for lots of pickled people!) and hope you come back to our hospitable state for more food and fun. God bless you and your community as you heal from that horrific act of violence. Good luck with the rest of your season.

Thank you Dave for your kind & truthful account of your time at LSU. My husband and I are also "die hard" TIGER fans. We opened our home to VT fans we had never met. They are 2 of the kindest and most devoted fans we know. They truly enjoyed their time on our campus. They even complained to us about mid-day on Saturday (while drinking beer, eating boiled crawfish at tailgating party provided by other LSU fans for them in touchdown village) that they had only had "tiger-bait" shouted at them TWICE!! They were heart broken & even attempted to coax some tiger faithful into a chant-off to hear the legend of "tiger-bait" shouted. They said that is what they drove down here for! Overall, I have never seen a more gracious & respectful crowd. Y'all are welcome to our home anytime and the Hokie spirit has prevailed!

BTW, we made the miserable trip to Starkville, and the second my husband stepped out of our car, a '92 Ford Truck with about 13 guys in the back & a confederate flag across the back windshield hollered "f*%k LSU" while shaking their cowbells at us. The only hospitality that was shown to us there was from our fellow purple and gold. Be Nice Bulldogs, LSU truly respects your coach and wish you the best in finding your grove. GEAUX TIGERS and THANKS HOKIE FANS FOR THE LOVE!!

It was nice to see a positive report on this. I am a Louisiana native living and working in Mississippi and have seen the good and bad of both. I reference Mississippi because of the poster above who brought up Mississippi St. In a lifetime of attending college and pro football games, I can say most of your ballgame hooligans tend to be those who do not attend school to learn. Folks with good jobs and stable lives tend not to abuse opposing fans at a game. The two don't go hand-in-hand, usually. Rocks-for-brains young people, many of whom don't even finish school if they are students, typically are your problem group.

I too met some Hokie fans at Pat O's in New Orleans the night before. They were extremly good natured. The piano bar was full of fans from all over for both sides and sang their respective fight songs loud & proud. We've all been through hell and back for different reasons and it's good to see have not lost the human spirit! Go Tigers & Go Hokies!

It is fortunate for VT fans that we treated them a million times better than they treated us when we drove 14 hours to Blacksburg...........

It is great to see positive feedback on Tiger Tailgaiting. LSU is one of the best (if not THE BEST)for pre game gaiting! I have been to many other campuses in which we were not welcomed with open arms. I must say that the VT fans were very classy, and though at times talked "trash" it was done tastefully -

Great article/op-ed. We came up 5 years ago. Spent Saturday afternoon at one of the great resorts on N. American Continent, the Greenbrier. As we were leaving, I fell on a very short flight of stairs that I had used successfully many times over the past 30 years. Broke my left wrist. Had to go to hospital in Lewisburg to get arm put in a splint. Sat through game on Sunday wearing that splint. My wife had to do most of drive home as I was taking meds for pain. THEN, Beamer put the game off until now. At least he was honest during the week before the game and said he had put it off for as long as he could but now they were going to have to take their medicine. All the Hokies I met were great sports--before AND after the game. I wished many a safe trip back to Blacksburg. You all have a folk hero of mine there in Bud Robertson, now emeritus. Jack Davis is a good ol' boy himself. I am a 'Hoos fan but I think you all AND UVA have got it going on and I wish you all great success in the future. I am a Virginia descendant (Louisa County) who has made several memorable trips to the Commonwealth--and hope to make some more.+++

Great article Dave-thanks for the positive words. LSU Fans and Louisian folks in general tend to have the attitude that you're only a stranger for the first 5 minutes that you meet them. I moved away about 8 years ago but S LA will always be my home. I visit as often as possible. There's an essence that's irreplaceable and a soul that loves to enjoy life-an LSU football game is a great place to sense that. Y'all take care and come back to visit anytime. Laissez les bons temps rouler!!

im glad yall were treated great.good luck in the future.

I'm an LSU grad in the great city of New Orleans, my son is now at VT, my daughter is at LSU. The horror and shock of 4/16 and that deep gut-wrenching feeling during that time span between finding out what was happening and knowing that my son was ok in main-campbell hall on that fateful day, seems to be balanced out, in part, by the kindness demonstated both ways in Baton Rouge last week. My trip to Blackburg 4/20 and to Baton Rouge showed that the greater good of the human family will always prevail. My several trips to Blacksburg have shown me that VT people are a class act. Thanks for coming, and thanks for the article. We are all connected.

Hey Dave and other VT fans. I was one of the guys having a blast with all of yall at the restaurant "Walk on's. It was great to see so many of your fans in the restaurant. I was amazed at the number of VT fans that made the long trip.. I warn you guys, If LSU fans starting hollaring and picking on you on saturday, turn around and give it right back to them.. Thats what we enjoy around here at the LSU games , some good ole natured name calling ! LOL I said if you guys don't give any jabs back at the LSU fans. We would consider you guys stuck up and snotty!! LOL

Jamey

Awesome article and thanks for the recognition. I flew into new orleans after watching my saints get smoked by Indy and while i was waiting for my flight there were plenty of Hokie fans on the same flight. I previously had a bad taste in my mouth from our initial game in Blacksburg but after holding conversations with the Hokie fans I began to change my opinion before Ieven got to Baton Rouge. Plenty of Hokies partied with us at our tailgate and they were class acts. Good luck and I predict you all will easily when the ACC.

And for the Mississippi State fan who was crying about being mistreated, go shake your cow bells and round up some recruits b/c you have a long way to go before you can compete with us on the field and off. WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

Hey, thanks for not listening to the rumor mill and actually experiencing our 'Southern Hospitality' for yourselves. Glad to know that you all enjoyed being down here, and it's just as a good a pleasure for me to know that we were able to be of assistace. Good luck in the future. GEAUX HOAKIES!!!

Thanks for the great article. I have encountered many different fans from some of the top teams in the nation. VT was one of the biggest class acts we have ever encountered. We wanted to pay your school the respect it was due and you all were great visitors. We will welsome you back ANYTIME and wish you the best of luck in the ACC.

An LSU FAN-atic friend just sent me the link to this article. I grew up in Richmond, and although I did not attend Tech, a lot of my friends did and I became a Hokie by default.

I now live in Atlanta, and although I didn't have the opportunity to see Tech play in Death Valley, I heard all the way over here in Georgia how respectful Tigers were to the visiting Hokies, which made me like LSU even more.

I just had the awesome opportunity this past weekend of experiencing Tiger Stadium and Tiger tailgating for the first time when they played Auburn. I was definitely expecting to see some hostility towards Auburn fans, but truthfully, although I didn't see many rival fans there, the only thing I witnessed was fans in orange and blue peacefully walking along side Tiger fans, eating (and enjoying) some really good food, and having fun. Although the fans I tailgated with made good-natured jokes about Tiger bait, I can't see how anybody can come down to LSU for a game and not enjoy themselves--no matter what team you pull for.

While I'm not quite at the point of bleeding purple and gold, I will be the first to admit the experience over the weekend has made me an honorary Tiger-- so, just like I was a Hokie fan by default, now I have to admit, when people talk about college football, the first two words out of my mouth will be, "GEAUX TIGERS!"

My husband and I invited our neice and her family to stay with us in BR for the game. Her husband is a former football player for VT and they are "die hard" VT fans. Before they arrived we received in the mail some friendly "dissin'" of a stuffed tiger - voodoo pins and all. On a trip to the store for tailgating goodies, I warned Scott that we should get some chuckles and finger pointing since I had my purple Tiger shirt on and he and the 4 year old twins were decked in maroon and orange. So many folks in the store took the time to ask about their trip down and extend sympathy and encouragement. I was so impressed with my hometown. When we got to the campus the hospitality continued. There was a group of young men near the stadium who were having a very good time (not wasting any beer)and shouting "Tiger Bait" to all of the Hokies they saw. Walking ahead I asked them to be gentle to our family. One of them said that we were all family and they offered positive comments as we passed. So much for the comment above about the jerks mostly being non-students who aren't capable of good behavior. GEAUX TIGERS!

As a transplant from Virginia now living in Tiger country, I will say that this article has hit the nail on the head. From day one, I have been accepted by all and never judged. Working at one of the bars outside of the North gates of LSU, I was fortunate to have met several from the Hokie tribe. We ate. We drank. We enjoyed each others company. I want to say "Thank you" to all those Hokies that came down and to all the Tigers that showed that great southern hospitality. Tailgating, a great way to bring a nation together!!

I traveled up to Blacksburg for the game up there. I too was treated great by the Hokie fans. It was a great time and much appreciated. Good luck Hokies. Win the ACC.

GEAUX Tigers!!!

Certainly not the response we as visiting sec visitors get when we go to baton rouge. Yes, we have had beer bottles and whiskey bottles thrown at us from the upper deck. Yes, we have had our automobiles vandalized, evening to the point of someone pouring gumbo into our gas tank among other things. Your experience was unusual. lsu fans are known throughout the sec as being the worst. I think it has something to do with an inferiority comples.

The atmosphere was incredible, the game was great, it is just sad that one of those two great teams had to lose. The Virginia Tech fans I met at the Tailgate were very nice and awesome to hang out with. I took pride in making them feel welcomed here, because we cannot forget that not so long ago that LSU was in Virginia Tech's shoes, and another school welcomed us with open arms and made us feel like home in their confines when tragedy had struck our shores in the form of Katrina, and that school was ASU. So I felt that when the time came and some other school was in need of help from a tragedy that we should return the favor and extend the olive branch and hand of friendship and make them feel welcomed at our home. It was an honor to welcome VT fans here and have them enjoy our tailgating expierience with us. My boss, who has a motor home parked by the LSU Vet school, fed many VT fans with his Shimp and Crab Jambalaya, and they thanked him for it and gave him a shirt in return, Hokie Tailgating.

All the VT fans were great, and I hope you guys continue your run!

P.S. The Georgia Tech game was great!

I had heard about this article several weeks ago but this is the first opportunity I have had to read it. I have to say, as an LSU fan, it is very endeering to hear such wonderful comments about our fans and our school. As I walked to the Stadium with my 2 sons, we passed quite a few VT fans. To my amazement, instead of the traditional "Tiger Bait" chant, many LSU fans were saying, "Good Luck to ya'll" and "Have a safe trip home". There was a different atmoshpere around the LSU-VT game that is not often there when opposing teams come into Death Valley. However, this just goes to show the CLASS of the LSU fan base, that we are able to understand a situation and not beat up on people when they are already down. We try to offer them a hand up. We understand the gravity of a situation and we do our best to offer our condolences and support. I am very sorry if such a comment was made as one of the previous posters stated, about a second _____. I do not wish to even bring it up again. As people who lived through one of the worst disasters in modern history, we can honestly say, we've been there too. Let us not forget the way our Saints fans were treated when they went up to Chicago and were greated with signs like, "We're going to finish what Katrina started". Again, if such a comment was made, I am truely sorry for the intoxicated idiot that said it. In closing, I would like to again Thank you for your wonderful article and extend a warm welcome to you and your friends should you decided to make a return trip to the great state of Louisiana. Congratulations on a great season and best of luck to ya'll next year. Geaux Tigers!! National Champs!!!

I had heard about this article several weeks ago but this is the first opportunity I have had to read it. I have to say, as an LSU fan, it is very endeering to hear such wonderful comments about our fans and our school. As I walked to the Stadium with my 2 sons, we passed quite a few VT fans. To my amazement, instead of the traditional "Tiger Bait" chant, many LSU fans were saying, "Good Luck to ya'll" and "Have a safe trip home". There was a different atmoshpere around the LSU-VT game that is not often there when opposing teams come into Death Valley. However, this just goes to show the CLASS of the LSU fan base, that we are able to understand a situation and not beat up on people when they are already down. We try to offer them a hand up. We understand the gravity of a situation and we do our best to offer our condolences and support. I am very sorry if such a comment was made as one of the previous posters stated, about a second _____. I do not wish to even bring it up again. As people who lived through one of the worst disasters in modern history, we can honestly say, we've been there too. Let us not forget the way our Saints fans were treated when they went up to Chicago and were greated with signs like, "We're going to finish what Katrina started". Again, if such a comment was made, I am truely sorry for the intoxicated idiot that said it. In closing, I would like to again Thank you for your wonderful article and extend a warm welcome to you and your friends should you decided to make a return trip to the great state of Louisiana. Congratulations on a great season and best of luck to ya'll next year. Geaux Tigers!! National Champs!!!

I had heard about this article several weeks ago but this is the first opportunity I have had to read it. I have to say, as an LSU fan, it is very endeering to hear such wonderful comments about our fans and our school. As I walked to the Stadium with my 2 sons, we passed quite a few VT fans. To my amazement, instead of the traditional "Tiger Bait" chant, many LSU fans were saying, "Good Luck to ya'll" and "Have a safe trip home". There was a different atmoshpere around the LSU-VT game that is not often there when opposing teams come into Death Valley. However, this just goes to show the CLASS of the LSU fan base, that we are able to understand a situation and not beat up on people when they are already down. We try to offer them a hand up. We understand the gravity of a situation and we do our best to offer our condolences and support. I am very sorry if such a comment was made as one of the previous posters stated, about a second _____. I do not wish to even bring it up again. As people who lived through one of the worst disasters in modern history, we can honestly say, we've been there too. Let us not forget the way our Saints fans were treated when they went up to Chicago and were greated with signs like, "We're going to finish what Katrina started". Again, if such a comment was made, I am truely sorry for the intoxicated idiot that said it. In closing, I would like to again Thank you for your wonderful article and extend a warm welcome to you and your friends should you decided to make a return trip to the great state of Louisiana. Congratulations on a great season and best of luck to ya'll next year. Geaux Tigers!! National Champs!!!

I had heard about this article several weeks ago but this is the first opportunity I have had to read it. I have to say, as an LSU fan, it is very endeering to hear such wonderful comments about our fans and our school. As I walked to the Stadium with my 2 sons, we passed quite a few VT fans. To my amazement, instead of the traditional "Tiger Bait" chant, many LSU fans were saying, "Good Luck to ya'll" and "Have a safe trip home". There was a different atmoshpere around the LSU-VT game that is not often there when opposing teams come into Death Valley. However, this just goes to show the CLASS of the LSU fan base, that we are able to understand a situation and not beat up on people when they are already down. We try to offer them a hand up. We understand the gravity of a situation and we do our best to offer our condolences and support. I am very sorry if such a comment was made as one of the previous posters stated, about a second _____. I do not wish to even bring it up again. As people who lived through one of the worst disasters in modern history, we can honestly say, we've been there too. Let us not forget the way our Saints fans were treated when they went up to Chicago and were greated with signs like, "We're going to finish what Katrina started". Again, if such a comment was made, I am truely sorry for the intoxicated idiot that said it. In closing, I would like to again Thank you for your wonderful article and extend a warm welcome to you and your friends should you decided to make a return trip to the great state of Louisiana. Congratulations on a great season and best of luck to ya'll next year. Geaux Tigers!! National Champs!!!

Now to the idiots from Mississippi State. I'm going to bring myself down to your level for a little while and I promise to not use any big words so that you can understand me. Ooopps, sorry, understand has more than 6 letters. My bad! One of your more intelligent...sorry, smarter (less words) morons posted this: "Your experience was unusual. LSU fans are known throughout the sec as being the worst. I think it has something to do with an inferiority comples." My first comment to this obvious English Major is, Inferiority Complex (X, not s you idiot) of whom? MSU? Please!! How many Championships does LSU have in the last 20 years compared to MSU? It's not even close. Then there is the whole, who the hell would even want to go to MSU factor that is commonly expressed throughout the SEC. I have been to MSU vs. LSU games. I have been in fights there because of the pampas asses that ya'll have that go to your school. The bottom line is, MSU gets the Trash that no one else in the country wants. Period!! Sly Croom deserves all the credit in the world for doing a wonderful job last year, considering he is handcuffed by back woods hillbillies and redneck inbreeds in Starkville. Furthermore, to Bob, the brain surgeon, you need to get your facts straight before opening your mouth and proving yourself to be the idiot that we all already knew you are. LSU fans are not known throughout the SEC as being the worst, Florida fans are. And the main reason they have such a bad reputation is because they are very passionate about their program and have a winning tradition and with that comes an arrogance which is well deserved until proven otherwise. Next in line behind Florida fans is a tie between the Inbreed in Starkville and the Ole Miss Rebels. At least in Starkville they don't throw bricks at you when they leave the game after a severe but kicking. I had to pull a 10 year old child out of the way before she was struck in the head by a flying piece of stone from the famed walkway. Anyway, the bottom line is, fans are called fans for a reason. For those less intelligent people out there, Bob and the rest of the MSU fan base, Fan is short for Fanatic and no matter where you go, you will be sure to run into them. But if you do like the VT fans did when they came down here and they ran across them, they embraced them and ended up actually having a very good time with them. In stead of getting ugly and fighting and causing trouble, the accepted the dreaded "Tiger Bait" chant and in turn, had some good ribbing of their own to give back. Then they were treated to drinks and food. This is the way it is at LSU and the way it should be all over the country. I've done it myself. Yelled Tiger Bait at an opposing fan, had them yell something back at me, then laughed and offered them something to eat and a beer. I think it is abundantly clear to see who is suffering from an inferiority complex (again x...not s you idiot) here. MSU isn't worthy of carrying LSU's jock in any sport, or in any other way for that matter. So when you get yourself a decent town, and decent players and a decent program and a decent school, then....and only then will you have to right to even mention MSU in the same breath as LSU. Get a clue and get a life!! Geaux Tigers!! National Champs!!

Now to the idiots from Mississippi State. I'm going to bring myself down to your level for a little while and I promise to not use any big words so that you can understand me. Ooopps, sorry, understand has more than 6 letters. My bad! One of your more intelligent...sorry, smarter (less words) morons posted this: "Your experience was unusual. LSU fans are known throughout the sec as being the worst. I think it has something to do with an inferiority comples." My first comment to this obvious English Major is, Inferiority Complex (X, not s you idiot) of whom? MSU? Please!! How many Championships does LSU have in the last 20 years compared to MSU? It's not even close. Then there is the whole, who the hell would even want to go to MSU factor that is commonly expressed throughout the SEC. I have been to MSU vs. LSU games. I have been in fights there because of the pampas asses that ya'll have that go to your school. The bottom line is, MSU gets the Trash that no one else in the country wants. Period!! Sly Croom deserves all the credit in the world for doing a wonderful job last year, considering he is handcuffed by back woods hillbillies and redneck inbreeds in Starkville. Furthermore, to Bob, the brain surgeon, you need to get your facts straight before opening your mouth and proving yourself to be the idiot that we all already knew you are. LSU fans are not known throughout the SEC as being the worst, Florida fans are. And the main reason they have such a bad reputation is because they are very passionate about their program and have a winning tradition and with that comes an arrogance which is well deserved until proven otherwise. Next in line behind Florida fans is a tie between the Inbreed in Starkville and the Ole Miss Rebels. At least in Starkville they don't throw bricks at you when they leave the game after a severe but kicking. I had to pull a 10 year old child out of the way before she was struck in the head by a flying piece of stone from the famed walkway. Anyway, the bottom line is, fans are called fans for a reason. For those less intelligent people out there, Bob and the rest of the MSU fan base, Fan is short for Fanatic and no matter where you go, you will be sure to run into them. But if you do like the VT fans did when they came down here and they ran across them, they embraced them and ended up actually having a very good time with them. In stead of getting ugly and fighting and causing trouble, the accepted the dreaded "Tiger Bait" chant and in turn, had some good ribbing of their own to give back. Then they were treated to drinks and food. This is the way it is at LSU and the way it should be all over the country. I've done it myself. Yelled Tiger Bait at an opposing fan, had them yell something back at me, then laughed and offered them something to eat and a beer. I think it is abundantly clear to see who is suffering from an inferiority complex (again x...not s you idiot) here. MSU isn't worthy of carrying LSU's jock in any sport, or in any other way for that matter. So when you get yourself a decent town, and decent players and a decent program and a decent school, then....and only then will you have to right to even mention MSU in the same breath as LSU. Get a clue and get a life!! Geaux Tigers!! National Champs!!

Reagan - calm down darlin'! I like your enthusiasm but it could be channeled in a better direction. You might think about cleaning up your own back yard before criticizing others. Your own e-mail needs proofing, too. Pampas is a kind of grassy plant or grassy field. I think that pompous is the word you were seeking. I hope that you are not one of those FEW extreme fanatics that act like idiots when agitated and/or intoxicated. A great majority of LSU fans are wonderful. Some say that venting is good for the stressed and maybe you feel better now. But venting like this does not further your cause. Go VT and geaux Tigers!