I go every time. It's not nearly as bad as the Tiger Rant would have you believe. You'll catch some good-natured ribbing like everywhere else, and perhaps it's dealt out with a little more intensity than other places, but at no time in 10 trips over there have I ever felt unsafe or threatened. It's a great atmosphere for college football.

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Posted by The Johnny Lawrence

Member since Sep 2016

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Posted on 10/23/18 at 8:42 am to bigpapamac

I'll be there. Being from and living in BR, it's kind of the like the world series.

There have been times where it's gotten out of hand, but as long as you walk back to the car without yelling roll tide at everyone in purple and gold, it isn't bad.

But I also typically walk from where we park to the game and back. Avoiding the tailgating. I've tailgated before, I've seen it, and I don't feel the need to walk through the parade grounds with the frat guys.

If it was my first game in BR, I'd probably do it differently, but this is the path of least resistance.

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Posted by The Spleen

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 10/23/18 at 9:18 am to bigpapamac

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at no time in 10 trips over there have I ever felt unsafe or threatened.

I felt a little uneasy after the 98 game when we came back to win in the 4th quarter. I got lost leaving the stadium(thanks bourbon!) and found myself in a dark area of campus surrounded by LSU fans. I asked a guy where the baseball stadium was(where our group was parked) and he told me to "f off". I laughed it off, but I got the sense others around there were waiting for me to say something back and escalate things.

There other 5 or 6 times I've been there, I've had no problems and had a great time.

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