At a recent back slaps and meet-and-greet function where coaches and administrators get to put faces with the people who help pump sweet cash into their budgets, LSU athletic director Joe Alleva offered some commentary on the expanded version of Tiger Stadium. The expansion, which will take seating capacity to over 100,000 civilized, rational people, will be ready in time for the 2014 season, and Alleva is pretty excited.
He went on to say how he can’t wait to place opposing fans, namely Alabama fans, in the top parts of the upper deck:
“When Alabama comes, (their fans) will be at the top of the new stadium seats. They’re going to need telescopes to see the game.”
While this practice of shoving opposing fans into the worst seats in the stadium isn’t a new idea, what is new is that an athletic director at another school openly taunting Alabama fans. It’s a dangerous game for anyone, or even things like trees, to play.
As a result of his comments, Alleva may be prepared for things like having the ecosystem surrounding his house destroyed with various chemicals, or even a threatening phone call or 2,000, but he certainly wasn’t anticipating that some Alabama fans are already in the telescope game.
According to the crew in the picture above:
“GOT MY TELESCOPE RIGHT HERE, BOB VILLA. HOW ELSE YOU THINK I’M GONNA SEE ORION, CASTOR & POLLUX, AND CASSIOPEIA?
SURE, I CAN SEE IT WITH MY EYES, BUT I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT REALLY SEEIN’ IT, YOU KNOW. I MEAN, GET IN THERE AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY AND AWESOMENESS THAT ARE IN THEM THINGS.
THE STARS ARE AMAZING, JUST AMAZING. A LOT MORE AMAZING THAN LSU FOOTBALL, I’LL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
LAST I CHECKED, STARS AIN’T NEVER LOST A CHICK-FIL-A BOWL TO CLEMSON. I MEAN, WHO EVEN GOES TO A CHICK-FIL-A BOWL?
BUT HEY, BOV DEVILLA WANTS TO PUT US WAY UP THERE IN THE UPPER DECK? FINE BY ME. I GOT MY TELESCOPE RIGHT HERE AND I WOULDN’T MIND WATCHIN’ ALABAMA PLAY WHEN I’M THAT MUCH CLOSER TO PAUL BEAR BY GOD BRYANT.
ROOOOOOOOLLLLLLL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDE.”
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