With fall comes Halloween and what else? Football!! Tristan and I decided we couldn't live in Louisiana and never have attended an LSU game. Here we are all decked out in our LSU garb with our pumpkins (mine is the elephant, of course!!) Don't worry, we aren't being completely disloyal to our Washington Huskies--at least it's the same colors!! Besides, if you don't wear LSU colors, they assume you're with the other guys, which can be dangerous.
We made it!! It was so crazy to see how seriously people take tailgating around here. There were tents, t.v.s, couches and alcohol set up outside all over the campus where people had made camp to prep for the game. I guess people rent a spot for tailgating!! We even got to watch them try to load up their mascot (a live tiger) from his habitat on campus--must have been too cold for him, too. Or maybe he had a feeling how bad the game was going to be!! Our seats are behind us at the very top of the addition to the stadium.
Don't even think this is the craziest of the fans...the big story down here after a game the week before was that a man shot his friend and his friend's wife over a dispute over LSU tickets...they take their football seriously down here!
For awhile there we though half-time was going to be the highlight of the game!! It was so amazing to watch all of the formations. LSU's band is truly amazing. They did a tribute to Aerosmith, so the music was upbeat and fun!!
I can't remember the last time I was this cold!! I think I had on like 4 layers and two blankets and I was still freezing. It definitely felt like home that night. Here Becky and I try to help each other out with body heat. Rio and Eric do the same. Oh by the way, that is the very top of the stadium in case you were wondering...not the best seats, but it was still fun.
It wasn't pretty, but the Tigers scored 33 points in the 4th quarter to win it!! I'm so glad we didn't sit through that freezing cold game for a loss!!
With fall comes Halloween and what else? Football!! Tristan and I decided we couldn't live in Louisiana and never have attended an LSU game. Here we are all decked out in our LSU garb with our pumpkins (mine is the elephant, of course!!) Don't worry, we aren't being completely disloyal to our Washington Huskies--at least it's the same colors!! Besides, if you don't wear LSU colors, they assume you're with the other guys, which can be dangerous.
We made it!! It was so crazy to see how seriously people take tailgating around here. There were tents, t.v.s, couches and alcohol set up outside all over the campus where people had made camp to prep for the game. I guess people rent a spot for tailgating!! We even got to watch them try to load up their mascot (a live tiger) from his habitat on campus--must have been too cold for him, too. Or maybe he had a feeling how bad the game was going to be!! Our seats are behind us at the very top of the addition to the stadium.
Don't even think this is the craziest of the fans...the big story down here after a game the week before was that a man shot his friend and his friend's wife over a dispute over LSU tickets...they take their football seriously down here!
For awhile there we though half-time was going to be the highlight of the game!! It was so amazing to watch all of the formations. LSU's band is truly amazing. They did a tribute to Aerosmith, so the music was upbeat and fun!!
I can't remember the last time I was this cold!! I think I had on like 4 layers and two blankets and I was still freezing. It definitely felt like home that night. Here Becky and I try to help each other out with body heat. Rio and Eric do the same. Oh by the way, that is the very top of the stadium in case you were wondering...not the best seats, but it was still fun.
It wasn't pretty, but the Tigers scored 33 points in the 4th quarter to win it!! I'm so glad we didn't sit through that freezing cold game for a loss!!
