re: Does LSU even have a rival??

Arkansas doesn’t have Mizzou. We want nothing to do with them. LSU on Black Friday again would be cool.

LSUs biggest rival and competition in general are the multiple personalities inherently present in every LSU supporters psyche. Something about fetid, stagnant water lying about and relentless oppressive heat without relief creates mass insanity which is aggravated by the overly emotional feminine qualities of the French in general. Blanche DuBois was a good example of a high functioning LSU fan….most are not that lucid

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For football: Officials, Ole Miss

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Mizzou and Arkansas are too big of a rivalry to change. I think they keep that one.

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Cuyler OBSESSES over LSU all day, every day.

But LSU is not a rival, lol.

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He's such a child. If Cuyler and aTm boy's moms stopped paying their internet bill this board would be a much better place.

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Rebelvis
Ole Miss Fan
Nashville
Member since Dec 2015
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Impressive.

In the 20s and 30s, Tulane was a decent rivalry. Two schools in state within 70 miles of each other and Tulane's team was usually decent. The in state rivalry continued fairly well into the 1960s but died off completely in the mid-to-late 80s.

In the early to mid 1940s and up through the mid 50s, Texas A&M was considered by some to be LSU's big rival despite the fact A&M was not part of the SEC. A lot of it had to do with the military traditions of both schools during the WWII and post-war era. A&M cadets wore the silver spurs awarded to the top cavalry unit in the 4th Army District and LSU's cadets wore the Blue Star awarded to the Top ROTC program in the 4th Army District. The rivalry was deeper than simply football.

Around the early to mid 1950s, Ole Miss became LSU's top rival as the two teams were generally pretty evenly matched and in adjoining states. That rivalry grew stronger in the late 50s, especially in 1958 and 1959, and exploded into true hatred in the 1960s - particularly when a promising high school quarterback whose last name begins with the letter "M" chose to attend Ole Miss over LSU and lead their team. (In his last game against LSU, the final was LSU 61 - Ole Miss 17. Who could ever say that LSU doesn't provided memorable experiences for other teams' QBs?)

A rivalry with Alabama began developing in the 1980s when Arnsparger fielded several teams that could go into Tuscaloosa (or sometimes Birmingham) and leave the Tide with a big "L" on their record. Unfortunately, we couldn't beat them in Baton Rouge between 1969 and 2000 until Nick Saban finally brought LSU a home win against Bama.

Alabama still feels like a rivalry to LSU fans for obvious reasons. That feeling will probably remain until that one "very obvious reason" finally retires. But suffice it to say that Saban brought LSU football back from the grave and gave it a new life with a recognized brand name that has led to LSU receiving national recognition year after year for more than two decades. Beating Saban is like beating your dad at chess. It only happens once you've grown and matured - and the old man never lets you win.

Anyway, that's the truthful answer to your question. Your Aggies were once considered a despised yet worthy rival, but those days have passed. My very first game as a student in Tiger Stadium was the 1986 A&M game. Aggie jokes abounded and there was still a hint of the flavor of a rivalry, but it was simply nostalgia.

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Does LSU even have a rival??

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Yes. It is deodorant.

Bama will always own space in LSU head. They want to beat Bama worse than anyone.

It’s not a rivalry. Like, at all.