I'm 18, born and raised an LSU fan... Unlike a Bama fan, it wasn't forced down my throat growing up. I was just introduced to LSU and fell in love on my own. I love reading crazy gameday stories. Especially back before we were a top 25 team year round. Back before people did things just for publicity. Before everything had to be politically correct and having fun was a bad thing.

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Posted by GeauxTigerTM

Member since Sep 2006

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Posted on 10/1/14 at 11:01 pm to rambeaux504

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Especially back before we were a top 25 team year round

There's part of me that honestly misses this. My first game in Tiger Stadium was Oregon St in 1982...which was the first game for Dalton Hilliard and Gary James. During those years, there were good/great players at a handful of positions...but mostly the team was not in any real hunt for national honors. Not like today. Back then, I'd wait for my week old copy of Sports Illustrated to show up and get REALLY excited just to see LSU somewhere in the Top 20. Fans were fans for reasons other than winning titles...or hell, even being on contention for them. Can you imagine that? There were a ton of reasons you loved LSU...but expecting to win 10+ games a year and a trip to a New Year's Day Bowl was not really one of them. You hoped for it, but honestly...it was unlikely. It's what made 2003 so god damned special for all of us that loved the Tigers without anything tangible to show for it for so long.

I wouldn't trade this Golden Age we're in...but I do miss the genuine excitement our fans had back before they decided it was their birthright to win titles every season.

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