Was in DC over the weekend, and was having a drink in the crowded Old Ebbetts Grill, an institution across from the White House. First time I was there. Met a guy from Louisiana, who lives in Houston now. He is in his young/mid 30s. He works in the oil/gas industry, so he travels and has lived around, including a year and half just outside of State College. He grew up in Cajun country, but has lost most of his accent, and was pretty sophisticated given his background. His girlfriend, who is from Vegas, was there and was really hot.
I mentioned having gone to an LSU game in 2014 and how much fun I had. He said what I’ve heard many times, that it’s the best college game day atmosphere in the country, and he said he’s been to 35 different campuses for games.
He mentioned going to PSU games, and said that while PSU fans think the atmosphere is great, he said that it was, well, he didn’t want to be rude...so my wife jumped in and said “boring?” He yelled “Thank you!” Then he went into a hilarious, fast talking rant about how effing boring the fans are. He talked about tailgating at LSU, where they start roasting a pig at 6am, and drink the entire day. We he was 14, his Dad handed him a beer early in the morning for the first time and said, don’t tell your mother.
At State College, he ordered a 100 lbs. of crawfish and alligator, and made huge pots of gumbo, which he said is routine back home, but the Nitters with their 4 hot dogs on the grill thought he was insane. Then he imitated the way they talked, which was a total white bread imitation. Imagine a black guy imitating how uncool some white people talk. And he said all anyone wanted to talk about was JoePa, on and on, which he thought was nauseating. Then at the game, he said they clapped like they were at the opera. He went on for 5 minutes with this and was so damn funny, I had tears rolling down my face.
It was great to get that perspective from someone from Louisiana. Few places are as fun as Baton Rouge for a game, but he said, of the 35 game days he’s been to, State College was the most boring.
I mentioned having gone to an LSU game in 2014 and how much fun I had. He said what I’ve heard many times, that it’s the best college game day atmosphere in the country, and he said he’s been to 35 different campuses for games.
He mentioned going to PSU games, and said that while PSU fans think the atmosphere is great, he said that it was, well, he didn’t want to be rude...so my wife jumped in and said “boring?” He yelled “Thank you!” Then he went into a hilarious, fast talking rant about how effing boring the fans are. He talked about tailgating at LSU, where they start roasting a pig at 6am, and drink the entire day. We he was 14, his Dad handed him a beer early in the morning for the first time and said, don’t tell your mother.
At State College, he ordered a 100 lbs. of crawfish and alligator, and made huge pots of gumbo, which he said is routine back home, but the Nitters with their 4 hot dogs on the grill thought he was insane. Then he imitated the way they talked, which was a total white bread imitation. Imagine a black guy imitating how uncool some white people talk. And he said all anyone wanted to talk about was JoePa, on and on, which he thought was nauseating. Then at the game, he said they clapped like they were at the opera. He went on for 5 minutes with this and was so damn funny, I had tears rolling down my face.
It was great to get that perspective from someone from Louisiana. Few places are as fun as Baton Rouge for a game, but he said, of the 35 game days he’s been to, State College was the most boring.
