re: What's the deal with all the Cajuns-Tigers hate?

I moved to Lafayette over 35 years ago after graduating from LSU...I remember being surprised by the attitude of the local UL graduates regarding the Tigers...deep seeded hatred stemming from what I thought was a combination of jealousy, envy and bitterness...you combine that with a historical hatred of anyone born north of I-10 and you have quite the witches brew…I will never forget when ULaLa faced LSU in the Super Regional back in 2002…the passion was so thick at those games that you could almost cut it with a knife…in fact I think a cajun fan actually pulled a knife at the regional final but quickly put it away after a LSU fan showed him a gun…LSU swept them 12-2, 12-2…it was a long hot ride back to Lafayette for sure.