re: What is something that happened that made you and your family LSU fans?

I moved to LA in 7th grade. My neighbors dad took me and my little brother to our first game with his son. Sat outside his car and ate Popeyes chicken. Sat in south end zone. First notes of the band playing Pregame gave me goosebumps. Herb Tyler and Kevin Faulk.

But what got me was the sweet little old lady sitting near us that was very quiet until a bad call happened and she stood up and shouted “That’s fricking horseshite ref. horseshite.” And then calmly sat back down.

I was hooked. Knew this is where I wanted to go to college.

Kind of gradual with attending LSU a big part of it.

Neither of my folks went to college so I had no connection in that regard. Growing up in Metairie in my teen years in the 70s and early 80s, didn't really care about LSU football (they were never on TV), but became a fan of LSU basketball due to Dale Brown's teams that went to March Madness and eventually the Final Four the first time. I think I got my first LSU t-shirt around that time.

Visited the campus for things like academic rally and Boy's State, but it didn't really make that much of an impression on me.

When I was looking at colleges prior to HS graduation in 1982, LSU was not even considered. So many of my classmates were going there that I wound up calling it "High School Plus". Plus, I wanted to REALLY get away from home, far away, and wound up taking a scholarship at Trinity University in San Antonio.

Of course, that fall, LSU's football team went gangbusters, while I was at a small private school with a Division III program and far too many spoiled rich kids. My friends at LSU would call me up drunk on Saturday nights after games; it was clear they were having a blast. Before Thanksgiving break I decided I would finish the academic year at Trinity and go to LSU the next year, which I did.

Best move I ever did.

Those 3 academic years at LSU were without a doubt the best years of my life: grew up a lot, learned SO much and had an absolute blast. Didn't hurt that all three years we had pretty good sports teams: with Dale Brown we went to the Final Four my senior year, under Bill Arnsparger we went to bowl games, and Skip was just getting started with College World Series ballclubs.

Now it's a family thing. My sister attended LSU after me. My wife went undergrad to Xavier (full ride) but got her MD from LSU Med School. My two daughters and my sister's 2 sons are all either at LSU or LSU grads.

When I was around 2 years old, back in 1969, I was given a blow up plastic LSU Tiger to play with. I think the Tiger had a number 1 on the "jersey" that was displayed. I started following LSU Football when I was around 10 years old and went to my first home game when i was 11.

When I was in eight grade, I started following LSU basketball in 1979/1980. I became a big fan of Dale Brown. I got an autographed basketball from my dad that was signed by coach Brown. I was hooked as an LSU fan.

Back in the early 60's when my Dad was growing up in the small Mississippi town we both grew up in, the court square was where everyone would hang out on the weekends. He said he would listen to the LSU games on WWL on Saturday nights and it just grew from there and I was raised a Tiger Fan!

I was born in BR. That about did it.

My family and I were all born in Louisiana. Let’s be honest, if all of us were born in Wyoming we’d be Wyoming fans.

I dunno. Maybe the fact that I went there?

Skip Bergman and LSU baseball, then Chris Jackson and shaq got me interested in LSU basketball, and finally I love football and I enjoyed watching LSU (curly years) and then Kevin Faulk going to LSU finalizes my love of LSU football.

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