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re: Why won't LSU embrace the rivalry with Florida?

Posted on 2/7/13 at 11:54 am to
Posted by AgentUtah
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 2/7/13 at 11:54 am to
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I love the Florida game. In fact, it is one of my favorite games along with Bama.

Just the same, I would gladly give it up to be able to play the other teams in the east more often.

I don't care about fairness or anything else. I would just rather be able to play the other teams in my own conference more often. I love going to road games, but prefer to go to different places.


Agreed!!!

As a LSU fan, alumn, current student, and Baton Rouge native i can say that through my experience LSU doesn't have a "traditional" rival. Florida to us is similar to Bama in the fact that it is a rivalry manufactured by the fact that all teams are usually competing for a SEC championship. The "hatred" for Bama didn't start until the whole Saban hire, which i think is retarded because the man left LSU and went to NFL only to bolt from the dolphins in order to keep from getting canned. The Florida "rivalry" didn't really escalate until we beat them in Death Valley when they were #1(96 or 97 to lazy to look it up). Both of these are based on circumstance and mutual respect for each others teams. The only team i can say that LSU has pure hatred for no matter what happens is Auburn. Even when Auburn is down LSU fans want to see them taken to the woodshed and piss on their graves. Hell i see "Auburn Sucks" or "Auburn sucks dick" scribed in concrete on the way to class every day

Arkansas no matter how bad they want has no bearing what so ever w/o felix, dmac, or whacky arse Nutt-er-butter. Now they are just a end of the season nuisance.
Posted by ole yeller
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Member since May 2009
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Posted on 2/7/13 at 12:05 pm to
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As a LSU fan, alumn, current student, and Baton Rouge native i can say that through my experience LSU doesn't have a "traditional" rival. Florida to us is similar to Bama in the fact that it is a rivalry manufactured by the fact that all teams are usually competing for a SEC championship. The "hatred" for Bama didn't start until the whole Saban hire,


Sorry, but I've been a bama hater since Saban was in High School!!
Posted by tigerskin
Member since Nov 2004
41083 posts
Posted on 2/7/13 at 1:33 pm to
LSU-Auburn is not a rivalry. Was just intense for a few years. Back to just another important game now.
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
19324 posts
Posted on 2/7/13 at 2:52 pm to
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As a LSU fan, alumn, current student, and Baton Rouge native i can say that through my experience LSU doesn't have a "traditional" rival.


This makes sense.

LSU has played Tulane more than anyone but with Tulane de-emphasizing athletics the series ended. In two years LSU will have played Ole Miss in more games, but this is not much of a rivalry due to LSU's lopsided record in the series.

After Florida the next team with whom LSU has played a considerable number of games would be A&M. Yet that rivalry had long stretches (nine, 15, and 19 years) where the teams didn't play (the 15-year stretch being broken due to a bowl matchup). Now that LSU and A&M are conference foes, and the schools being near each other (and often competing for the same recruits) this may have the best chance of developing a "traditional rivalry".
This post was edited on 2/7/13 at 2:55 pm
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