October 23, 2003

"Take all your magnets off the car. Plan your walking route to the stadium. Take the shortest but brightest lighted route. Take as little stuff as possible, no purses or bags. Put your wallet in your front pocket. Travel with large groups of Auburn people. Travel with friendly LSU fans. There are some. Try to avoid direct conflict. Attempt to ignore comments and insults." -- safety tips for Auburn fans attending this weekend's road game at LSU

posted by rcade to football at 08:44 AM - 5 comments

From a story after last year's game, which did include a fan's van being set ablaze:

"It's going to be crazy down there," [Auburn] defensive tackle DeMarco McNeil said. "It'll be 91,000 screaming, drunk fans. It'll be a great college football atmosphere and we're going to be ready for a challenge."

posted by rcade at 08:57 AM on October 23, 2003

"Attempt to avoid projectiles launched from buildings, including but not limited to bricks, televisions, couches, molotov cocktails, and small freshman."

posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:18 AM on October 23, 2003

LSU is notorious for being a huge party school, so this doesn't surprise me. But setting someone's van on fire? That's fucked up. If I were an Auburn fan, I'd stay at home with a case of beer and the comfort of my couch.

posted by Ufez Jones at 10:49 AM on October 23, 2003

I wonder what happens to LSU fans in the years when the game is at Auburn.

posted by billsaysthis at 12:31 PM on October 23, 2003

For all the fan violence that occurs in soccer matches that gets occured in the US sports media, it seems to me that fan violence at many American sporting venues are underreported, or not reported at all. This may have to do with the fact that the fan violence happens outside the stadium. At college universities, this is understandable because it's not where the alcohol is flowing and they do in off-campus bars or in the parking lot. Also contributing to the underreporting is that colleges have been known to supress the crime statistics so that parents aren't scared away from sending their kids there.

posted by GoDizzGo at 10:06 PM on October 23, 2003

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