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re: why does LSU go by Tigers rather than Bayou Bengals?
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:02 am to BLG
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:02 am to BLG
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I didn't know LSU Tigers were named for a Civil War regiment,
I think The official take on that is that we were the tigers after the Princeton tigers and the bit about the civil war regimen is apocryphal.
Which could be complete BS. FWIW there were units called the LOuisiana Tigers in prior wars too.
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Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:14 am to SammyTiger
I’ve never heard that it was questionable. In fact, one student a couple of years back tried to get our name changed via a petition for the very fact that we were named for a civil war battalion.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:36 am to Murph4HOF
Just google “Georgia football player arrested.” There are plenty of others to choose from. Your team isn’t loaded down with choir boys, but keep throwing stones. If you honestly believe the good ol’ boys at Georgia haven’t had their fair share of domestic violence issues, I’ve got some lake front property you really should consider purchasing.
The LSU situation is awful. Drake Davis is a scumbag. Using that situation to club LSU fans over the head is stupid, unless you somehow think the average LSU fan is somehow complicit in this horrible situation.
The LSU situation is awful. Drake Davis is a scumbag. Using that situation to club LSU fans over the head is stupid, unless you somehow think the average LSU fan is somehow complicit in this horrible situation.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:41 am to tenacious
Link to UGA Athletic Department covering up transgressions, please.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:45 am to BLG
Most of the generically named teams in the conference have these original alternate nicknames. LSU could be the Bayou Bengals instead of Tigers. Auburn could be War Eagles instead of Tigers. Ole Miss could be Landsharks instead of Rebels. All of those sound cool.
Arkansas did it. We were the Cardinals, then our coach at the time described us as fighting like a band of razorback hogs after a football game against LSU, and the name stuck. Does anyone really think we need another Cardinals in sports?
Arkansas did it. We were the Cardinals, then our coach at the time described us as fighting like a band of razorback hogs after a football game against LSU, and the name stuck. Does anyone really think we need another Cardinals in sports?
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:47 am to VagueMessage
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Arkansas did it. We were the Cardinals, then our coach at the time described us as fighting like a band of razorback hogs after a football game against LSU, and the name stuck.
Interesting, I don't think I've ever heard that before (looks like it happened in 1910).
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:48 am to paperwasp
Razorbacks is much cooler than Cardinals.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:56 am to BLG
What does an Elephant have to do with Crimson Tide?
What is a Crimson Tide?
Shouldn't it be Burgandy Tide?
The world may never know...
What is a Crimson Tide?
Shouldn't it be Burgandy Tide?
The world may never know...
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 11:02 am
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:10 am to Murph4HOF
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Link to UGA Athletic Department covering up transgressions, please.
There’s not one, but would it really surprise you if one surfaced? It’s already well known that college athletics are breeding grounds for sexual assault, and football players are the biggest culprits. With the win at all costs atmosphere of college sports, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out that many programs have skeletons in their closet which include cover ups. I just don’t have a lot of faith that this is an isolated situation.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:23 am to BLG
There really aren’t bengals in the bayou.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:24 am to BLG
Cause it’s not about tigers?as an animals it’s about a fighting army group in civil war called the fighting tigers oh wait till the cancel culture hears bout this
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 11:28 am
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:28 am to bamameister
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Then they run out that anemic-looking tiger.
I miss when we had an actual Tiger in the stadium.
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Cause it’s not about tigers?as an animals it’s about a fighting army group in civil war called the fighting tigers oh wait till the cancel culture hears bout this
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.... please don't talk about this
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 11:29 am
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:29 am to Trojan1998
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There really aren’t bengals in the bayou.
There aren't any Trojans in Troy, Alabama either
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:31 am to lsufball19
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There aren't any Trojans in Troy, Alabama either
If there are humans that live in Troy, there will always be trojans
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:41 am to tenacious
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There’s not one, but would it really surprise you if one surfaced? It’s already well known that college athletics are breeding grounds for sexual assault
It really does intrigue me that people seem to think "no way my school could have a travesty take place. I, myself, simply have too much integrity for that to happen."
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:45 am to rockiee
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If there are humans that live in Troy, there will always be trojans
call me crazy, but I'm not sure I've ever seen baws like this in south Alabama
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:50 am to tenacious
quote:Oh ok.quote:There’s not one.
Link to UGA Athletic Department covering up transgressions, please.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 12:03 pm to coachcrisp
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The guy's a Georgia fan
Still doesn't make my statement incorrect.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 12:10 pm to BLG
Alabama Fighting Wallaces
Posted on 4/8/21 at 12:12 pm to Murph4HOF
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Link to UGA Athletic Department covering up transgressions, please.
It isn't a very good cover up if people know about it
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