INDExtra -> INDExtra FRI, MAR 18 10:39AM by Leslie Turk

It’s official: LSU fans among nation's worst

The constant “Tiger bait” chants are annoying no doubt, as was the booing of quarterback Jordan Jefferson last season, not to mention the fans calling for Coach Les Miles’ head: 10-2? 9-3? Sorry, not good enough.

The aforementioned, however, had little to do with earning a spot on GQ magazine’s list of worst fans. Below is what really helped LSU faithful make the cut:

For a story on how hostile LSU tailgaters were to opposing fans, female staffers from the university’s student newspaper roamed their school’s notorious daylong drinkathon disguised in Alabama gear. “We were groped and squeezed by just about every guy we interviewed,” they reported. “The women called us ‘bitches’ and the men called us ‘cunts.’” Anything else? “The amount of times we were spit on also struck a nerve.”

And who could forget that proud 2005 moment when Tiger fans threw beer bottles at Tennessee’s team bus, cracking windows.

But believe it or not, that’s not as bad as sports fans get. LSU was No. 10; the City of Brotherly Love was both 1 and 2. Read more here.



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written by Obvious Fan , March 18, 2011 - 04:08 pm
Only school where you also see a sea of people wearing JORTS (jean shorts) on game day!
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written by Joe Politico , March 18, 2011 - 04:45 pm
Really.....no really!
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written by Farrow , March 18, 2011 - 04:47 pm
I wonder how many of those uncouth LSU fans have ever stepped foot on a colleage campus other than on a game day?
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written by Rajun Cajun , March 18, 2011 - 04:49 pm
Maybe The Independent should get over its jealousy of the LSU sports program and quit wasting our time re-publishing articles talking bad about the best sports program in the state. If you spent more time honoring the good things about Louisiana instead of some passive aggressive attempt to disgrace LSU, you might have more readers. Who the cares about GQ? Besides, some of the greatest teams in all of sports are on that list: La Lakers, Yankees, etc.

It's not our fault ULL has a sub-par sports program, enough with the jealousy!
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written by babyboomer , March 18, 2011 - 04:51 pm
And we are surprised?!
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written by Walter Pierce , March 18, 2011 - 04:51 pm
You're such a negative ass, ragin.
Truly.
It's astonishing.
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written by Rajun Cajun , March 18, 2011 - 04:54 pm
@Walter No need for name calling. That's not very nice.
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written by Northern Cynic , March 18, 2011 - 05:03 pm
Who reads GQ? I don't go to many LSU games, but the people I've always run into there have been pleasant and accommodating. I have not interest in comments from GQ!
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written by REAL Ragin Cajun , March 18, 2011 - 05:31 pm
The real disgrace, dear sir, is the way that LSU fans make the whole state look with their tasteless, rude, and hubristic behavior.
No one ever said that the sports teams on the list weren't great teams, they were saying that the fans are terrible. I'm not sure what article YOU were reading.
Also, I'm really tired of hearing the word "jealousy" being spewed from the mouths of LSU fans when anyone says something bad about them; did you ever stop to think that maybe it is actually the actions of the fans and not the successes of the team that cause such negative things to be said?
Since you obviously could care less about ULL, perhaps it is time to change your moniker from "Ragin Cajun" to "Tiger Fan." Leave "Ragin Cajun" for someone who actually deserves it and gives a crap about our "sup-par sports program."
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written by Funny , March 18, 2011 - 05:35 pm
So the article uses data collected from 2005 and 2006 respectively. So four and five years ago these things transpired? Great reporting. I have been going to LSU and ULL games for some 20-years and I have seen these things from fans from both teams. But its not all the fans / supporters just a small few that are idiots. But keep up the independent articles Ind. Oh thats right is just regurgitated material.
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written by Walter Pierce , March 18, 2011 - 06:00 pm
O, REAL Ragin Cajun, you done stepped in it now!
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written by Catahoula , March 18, 2011 - 06:31 pm
It must be GQ that is jealous. GQ wrote the article and The Independent just picked it up for local interest.
The reference to 2005 is only to mention an incident then. The GQ article is current.
I do beleive that most of the LSU-UL animosity is caused by the fans, which is what is being reported. Sure UL wants better, as we all do, but that doesn't mean UL fans are jealous.
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written by Rajun Cajun , March 18, 2011 - 07:23 pm
LSU fans only look bad to those who aren't LSU fans and haven't actually spent time tailgating. Of course those people were treated to a little game day hostility, they were dressed as BAMA fans for pete's sake! Had they donned purple and gold, they would have been welcomed like family.

That experiment is stupid. It's like walking into a chuch with a pentagram tattooed on your forehead and a bloody skull around your neck then saying "Christians are hostile people"

I've tailgated for years at LSU, am LSU alumni, and donate to the school regularly.

I have spend many good quality hours among fans with excellent sportsmanship and hospitality. Ask the guys at College Game Day if they enjoy covering LSU games, they love it.

Quit looking for reasons to discredit LSU and it's fans. Like I said its not our fault we are nationally competitive, school spirit runs high and every game is sold out. Quit taking a small minority and making it par for the course. That's like saying all Cajuns are stupid inbred river rats, or all people in New Orleans were greedy looters and thieves when Katrina hit.

Grow up LSU fans aren't bad fans.
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written by Catahoula , March 18, 2011 - 08:25 pm
This article is an attempt to rank fans, and there is no perfect way to do that. Every team has bad fans but perhaps LSU has a larger percentage of bad fans, even though it is a small minority.
I respect the fans of any team supporting their team. There is no need to be a jerk to opposing fans just because they are not on the same team, even if it is Alabama. That's what good sportsmanship is all about.
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written by Couillon , March 19, 2011 - 12:46 am
How bout dem Saints fans, they make up both Rajun Cajuns and Tigers!
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written by Oh yeah , March 19, 2011 - 02:33 pm
Most of the terrible fans aren't affiliated with LSU besides tailgating on campus from what I have noticed. This article, however, is bs. I've been to Gainesville, Auburn, Fayetteville, Oxford and Tuscaloosa and they were all worse. At least LSU fans gave you food.
To note the LSU-ULL animosity, stop. You're not very comparable to LSU in athletics or even academics for that matter. Quit making up a rivalry that doesn't exist.
From, an LSU alum from Lafayette
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written by TIGER MAN , March 21, 2011 - 01:22 am
I LOVE GROPING AND DEGRADING WOMEN ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY WEAR THE COMPETITIONS GEAR. IF YOU ARE FEMALE AND YOU COME TO MY HOUSE YOU SHOULD EXPECT THE SAME. IF YOU DON'T LIKE TO BE GROPED AND SQUEEZED THEN ME AND MY LSU LOVIN' WIFE WILL SPIT ON YOU AND POSSIBLY THROW A DRINK ON YOU. (PROBABLY NOT THATS WASTING)
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written by Robin May , March 21, 2011 - 02:01 pm
Get over it Leslie...
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written by LOVING FAN , March 22, 2011 - 07:54 pm
i agree with tiger man...if you don't like the way we act then don't come to our games...simple as that. we are also some of the most supportive fans and travel half across our country for our teams...its called loyalty...maybe some other fans should try it too
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written by Private School>Public School , March 23, 2011 - 03:00 am
Go Green Wave!
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written by D.J. , March 29, 2011 - 06:10 pm
This article is simply a blanket statement for all LSU fans based off of one or tow incidents. Most LSU fans aren't aggressive like that. The experiment that those girls did was stupid. They donned the colors of one of LSU's biggest rivals. What do you expect to happen? It's a hate filled rivalry. Bama fans treat Tiger fans the same way when they travel to Tuscaloosa. Tiger fans usually are very hospitable, generous to opposing team fans, and have a spirit within them unlike anything seen anywhere else. LSU football is something that is deeply rooted into Louisiana's culture. Besides, it's a Saturday night in Death Valley. Worship happens here. Here, we crush the dreams of opposing foes. If you can't handle it, go play somewhere else. Geaux Tigers.
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written by loyal tn , October 17, 2011 - 05:20 pm
Oh my goodness tiger man and loving fan! You are so stupid...obvious LSU fans, I rest my case just by wasting my time reading your ignorant post. I just came from an LSU and TN game, in TN. LSU having a great season, and I respect the team. But they were so juvenile and rude that a whole section was forced out of the staduim by the cops...
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written by VoiceofReason , October 29, 2011 - 02:36 am
@Tiger Man - You just proved the point. You and your wife would show the true class of the tiger faithful. BTW, if you groped my wife, you would find my fist down your throat.
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