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re: Remembering "Battle For The Rag" - LSU's long lost Rivalry game
Posted on 11/24/22 at 1:24 am to Ping Pong
Posted on 11/24/22 at 1:24 am to Ping Pong
This picture still hangs in the family restaurant in Metairie.
Best part is: My uncle's wife (uncle now owns the restaurant from Grandfather) is a Tulane fan.
Best part is: My uncle's wife (uncle now owns the restaurant from Grandfather) is a Tulane fan.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 7:11 am to Ping Pong
I remember my uncle would often sing this during LSU games... no matter who they were playing. I am fairly sure it originated from Tulane:
Up above the Mississippi standing in plain view Stands an old abandoned outhouse known as LSU
Oh the odor, oh the odor, oh what a terrible smell, Before I'd go to LSU I'd rather go to hell.
Go to hell LSU, go to hell.
Up above the Mississippi standing in plain view Stands an old abandoned outhouse known as LSU
Oh the odor, oh the odor, oh what a terrible smell, Before I'd go to LSU I'd rather go to hell.
Go to hell LSU, go to hell.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 10:29 am to Ping Pong
People talk about non-conference rivalries still playing like Florida-Florida State, Georgia-Georgia Tech, and South Carolina-Clemson trying to compare that to LSU-Tulane fail to take into account the fact that all of those other schools are state insitutions, not private. All of those other rivalries have champions in their respective legislatures that would never let them die.
Tulane made two big mistakes by de-emphasizing football and quitting the SEC but what hurts them the most was their decision to prioritize attracting and serving out-of-state students. That may have helped its academic reputation nationally but did little to engender local fan support. They've left themselves with no one to fight for them.
Tulane made two big mistakes by de-emphasizing football and quitting the SEC but what hurts them the most was their decision to prioritize attracting and serving out-of-state students. That may have helped its academic reputation nationally but did little to engender local fan support. They've left themselves with no one to fight for them.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 10:17 am to Ping Pong
Great post. There were other fight games through the years.
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