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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Does LSU really hate Nick Saban?
Gimme an F... !
I wonder what they are going to spell.
There is strange music coming from apartment 315: a mix of zydeco and swamp pop, as unquestionably Louisiana as getting a go-cup from a bar. Inside is a raucous group of LSU fans. The Big Ragoo and the Evil Twins are surrounded by their crew, which includes a nuclear chemist, two women kissing, another drinking straight from a bottle of Stoli, an ex-fighter pilot and the guy who played keyboards?and organ?for song 11 on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. They all have at least one thing in common.
They hate Nick Saban.
Now, lots of people dislike coaches. Michigan fans loathe Jim Tressel. Buckeyes can't stand Joe Paterno. Nittany Lions detest Bobby Bowden. Those are normal, acceptable levels of hate. But LSU fans hate Saban more than store-bought jambalaya, more than FEMA, more than Yankees who confuse Creole with Cajun. The man loved 'em and left 'em. This is personal. This is cultural. This hatred is?intergalactic. "You could draw the analogy to Star Wars," says Indiana professor Ed Hirt, an expert in fan behavior and why sports turn ordinary grown-ups into psychopaths. "It is going to the dark side."
The LSU fans will tell Saban just how much they hate him in person on Nov. 8, when the Alabama coach brings his top-ranked Tide to Baton Rouge. As a rule, LSU opponents must park their buses and walk into the stadium in open air, protected, sort of, by police barricades. LSU fans chant "Tiger bait" over and over. But when Saban and his team come to town, that walk will be more than scary, presuming local authorities allow it to happen at all. LSU police say they will have extra security at the stadium and along the Bama bus route. "It's gonna take the 82nd Airborne to get him into Tiger Stadium," the Big Ragoo says.
Just five years ago, Saban was every LSU fan's hero, leading the Tigers to their first national title in 45 seasons. But on Christmas Day, 2004, he broke their hearts, bailing on Baton Rouge for Miami and NFL money. Two years later he stabbed their hearts by taking the Bama job. Since then, Ragoo and the Evil Twins have counted the days to Saban's return, passing time with another national title and many Alabama jokes. (Such as: How are Bama fans and maggots the same? Both can live off a dead bear.) Now their day of blessed redemption is upon them, and folks down here are some kind of [censored]ed.
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Read the entire story: ESPN The Magazine: Hating Nick Saban - ESPN The Magazine
Gimme an F... !
I wonder what they are going to spell.
There is strange music coming from apartment 315: a mix of zydeco and swamp pop, as unquestionably Louisiana as getting a go-cup from a bar. Inside is a raucous group of LSU fans. The Big Ragoo and the Evil Twins are surrounded by their crew, which includes a nuclear chemist, two women kissing, another drinking straight from a bottle of Stoli, an ex-fighter pilot and the guy who played keyboards?and organ?for song 11 on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. They all have at least one thing in common.
They hate Nick Saban.
Now, lots of people dislike coaches. Michigan fans loathe Jim Tressel. Buckeyes can't stand Joe Paterno. Nittany Lions detest Bobby Bowden. Those are normal, acceptable levels of hate. But LSU fans hate Saban more than store-bought jambalaya, more than FEMA, more than Yankees who confuse Creole with Cajun. The man loved 'em and left 'em. This is personal. This is cultural. This hatred is?intergalactic. "You could draw the analogy to Star Wars," says Indiana professor Ed Hirt, an expert in fan behavior and why sports turn ordinary grown-ups into psychopaths. "It is going to the dark side."
The LSU fans will tell Saban just how much they hate him in person on Nov. 8, when the Alabama coach brings his top-ranked Tide to Baton Rouge. As a rule, LSU opponents must park their buses and walk into the stadium in open air, protected, sort of, by police barricades. LSU fans chant "Tiger bait" over and over. But when Saban and his team come to town, that walk will be more than scary, presuming local authorities allow it to happen at all. LSU police say they will have extra security at the stadium and along the Bama bus route. "It's gonna take the 82nd Airborne to get him into Tiger Stadium," the Big Ragoo says.
Just five years ago, Saban was every LSU fan's hero, leading the Tigers to their first national title in 45 seasons. But on Christmas Day, 2004, he broke their hearts, bailing on Baton Rouge for Miami and NFL money. Two years later he stabbed their hearts by taking the Bama job. Since then, Ragoo and the Evil Twins have counted the days to Saban's return, passing time with another national title and many Alabama jokes. (Such as: How are Bama fans and maggots the same? Both can live off a dead bear.) Now their day of blessed redemption is upon them, and folks down here are some kind of [censored]ed.
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Read the entire story: ESPN The Magazine: Hating Nick Saban - ESPN The Magazine
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Nutriaitch
Retired Super Hero
Hopefully our fans act with class this weekend.
If you can't reach Saban with that bag of piss from your seat, please walk down the aisle until he's within your range.
If you can't reach Saban with that bag of piss from your seat, please walk down the aisle until he's within your range.
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Nutriaitch
Retired Super Hero
Gatorubet;1317557; said:
not sure.
everyone seems to be saying all the right (politically correct) things in the media right now. but I'm sure emotions are going to overflow come Saturday afternoon.
I'll be on campus around 5am. I can't wait to see what goes down. Supposedly, there's even gonna be a football game that day.
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Nutriaitch
Retired Super Hero
Gatorubet;1317557; said:
Hope like hell they do it (Saban would never allow it though).
We're 3-0 when teams try that shit (as I'm sure you remember from last year
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Gatorubet
Loathing All Things Georgia
Nutriaitch;1317565; said:Hope like hell they do it (Saban would never allow it though).
We're 3-0 when teams try that [censored] (as I'm sure you remember from last year
Nope. Not sure what you mean. I remember the smell of corn dogs and boudin, and then it all went dark...
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BigWoof31
"Barkin' up the wrong tree"
For the life of me - I can't remember the last time that Alabama won in Baton Rouge. Admittedly I don't follow the west much (as it is typically a 2 horse race).
Nutria - good story for you. Last weekend while I was in vegas consoling myself with a burbon after the Dawgs loss, I met some LSU fans (husband and wife). They were polite and sent me over two rounds of "sorry ya got yer tail whipped" burbons and then they started drinking scotch, HEAVILY.
Before the end of the Texas Tech game, Casino Management at Planet Hollywood hotel had to remove the wife (for attempting to take her shirt off) and restrain the husband (who was attacking the men attempting to stop his wife from taking her shirt off).
Had nothing happened and they continued drinking - they may have fucked in the sports book. The world will never know.
Nutria - good story for you. Last weekend while I was in vegas consoling myself with a burbon after the Dawgs loss, I met some LSU fans (husband and wife). They were polite and sent me over two rounds of "sorry ya got yer tail whipped" burbons and then they started drinking scotch, HEAVILY.
Before the end of the Texas Tech game, Casino Management at Planet Hollywood hotel had to remove the wife (for attempting to take her shirt off) and restrain the husband (who was attacking the men attempting to stop his wife from taking her shirt off).
Had nothing happened and they continued drinking - they may have fucked in the sports book. The world will never know.
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Fucking southerners. 
Nutriaitch
Retired Super Hero
'02 -- 31-0BigWoof31;1318096; said:
Was not a fun day.
BigWoof31;1318096; said:
dude must have thought they were in New Orleans
back to the game.
Hopefully our entire defense has grown beards and decided to play like men this weekend. If not, we're fucked.
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buckeyesin07
Veni. Vidi. Vici.
The way Alabama struggled to beat UK and Ole Miss at home, I like LSU in this one. Then again, Alabama thus far has been one of those rare teams that performs better on the road...
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Alabama Notes: Is Saban winning with Shula's players?
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A former LSU football player recently cracked on a Baton Rouge television talk show that undefeated Alabama coach Nick Saban must be winning with Mike Shula's players.
It was a little shot at the fact that LSU coach Les Miles has won with Saban's players left over from his time as LSU's coach from 2000-04.
A closer look reveals that Saban is indeed winning with Shula's players. There just are not nearly as many or as many quality players left over from the former Alabama coach's regime as left by Saban.
Shula was fired after the 2006 season at Alabama after going 6-7 in his fourth year as coach with a loss to a Mississippi State team that finished 3-9. He was 10-2 the year before and had reached a No. 4 ranking after a 9-0 start before a 16-13 loss in overtime to visiting LSU. But after that 9-0 start, Shula finished was 7-9.
Saban was not much better than Shula in his first season as he finished 7-6 in 2007 with four straight losses to end the regular season, including a 21-14 defeat at the hands of Louisiana-Monroe for one of the most embarrassing moments in Alabama football history.
But Saban has rebounded in year two with a 9-0 record and No. 1 ranking going into Saturday's 2:30 p.m. CBS game at No. 15 LSU (6-2).
And he has done this with 17 of his 22 starters being Shula signees. But Saban has inherited only nine scholarship seniors from Shula, including six key starters - quarterback John Parker Wilson, center Antoine Caldwell, right guard Marlon Davis, free safety Rashad Johnson, tight end Travis McCall and defensive end Bobby Greenwood.
Saban has left Miles with more scholarship seniors than that even four seasons removed from his departure from LSU to Miami as 11 remain this season. That includes nine Saban signees starting at LSU. All seniors, they are defensive ends Kirston Pittman and Tyson Jackson, defensive tackle Charles Alexander, free safety Curtis Taylor, strong safety Harry Coleman, center Brett Helms, left guard Herman Johnson, fullback Quinn Johnson and punter Brady Dalfrey. The two non-starters signed by Saban are still playing significant time as seniors. Those are defensive end Tremaine Johnson and center/guard Ryan Miller.
All but Pittman are from Saban's 2004 signing class that finished No. 2 in the nation, according to Rivals.com. Pittman, who is a sixth-year senior because of injuries, signed with Saban in 2003, which was the No. 1 class in the nation by Rivals.com
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Entire article: Alabama Notes: Is Saban winning with Shula's players? | ShreveportTimes | The Times
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A former LSU football player recently cracked on a Baton Rouge television talk show that undefeated Alabama coach Nick Saban must be winning with Mike Shula's players.
It was a little shot at the fact that LSU coach Les Miles has won with Saban's players left over from his time as LSU's coach from 2000-04.
A closer look reveals that Saban is indeed winning with Shula's players. There just are not nearly as many or as many quality players left over from the former Alabama coach's regime as left by Saban.
Shula was fired after the 2006 season at Alabama after going 6-7 in his fourth year as coach with a loss to a Mississippi State team that finished 3-9. He was 10-2 the year before and had reached a No. 4 ranking after a 9-0 start before a 16-13 loss in overtime to visiting LSU. But after that 9-0 start, Shula finished was 7-9.
Saban was not much better than Shula in his first season as he finished 7-6 in 2007 with four straight losses to end the regular season, including a 21-14 defeat at the hands of Louisiana-Monroe for one of the most embarrassing moments in Alabama football history.
But Saban has rebounded in year two with a 9-0 record and No. 1 ranking going into Saturday's 2:30 p.m. CBS game at No. 15 LSU (6-2).
And he has done this with 17 of his 22 starters being Shula signees. But Saban has inherited only nine scholarship seniors from Shula, including six key starters - quarterback John Parker Wilson, center Antoine Caldwell, right guard Marlon Davis, free safety Rashad Johnson, tight end Travis McCall and defensive end Bobby Greenwood.
Saban has left Miles with more scholarship seniors than that even four seasons removed from his departure from LSU to Miami as 11 remain this season. That includes nine Saban signees starting at LSU. All seniors, they are defensive ends Kirston Pittman and Tyson Jackson, defensive tackle Charles Alexander, free safety Curtis Taylor, strong safety Harry Coleman, center Brett Helms, left guard Herman Johnson, fullback Quinn Johnson and punter Brady Dalfrey. The two non-starters signed by Saban are still playing significant time as seniors. Those are defensive end Tremaine Johnson and center/guard Ryan Miller.
All but Pittman are from Saban's 2004 signing class that finished No. 2 in the nation, according to Rivals.com. Pittman, who is a sixth-year senior because of injuries, signed with Saban in 2003, which was the No. 1 class in the nation by Rivals.com
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Entire article: Alabama Notes: Is Saban winning with Shula's players? | ShreveportTimes | The Times
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Nutriaitch;1317555; said:
Good advise and classy fans should remember to help the enviroment too. Always disposable biodegradable bags.
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HailToMichigan
Maize and Blue Wahoo
Since when can you not do stuff like that in Vegas? I swear, the place is going to hell in a handbasket.BigWoof31;1318096; said:
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