Watch: LSU Football fans are a force to be reckoned with in New Orleans
By Zach Ragan
The LSU football team didn’t have to travel far from home for the national championship game against the Clemson Tigers.
Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney hasn’t been shy about calling Monday night’s championship game a “home game” for the LSU Tigers.
On Saturday, Swinney told reporters that the game might as well be played in Baton Rouge.
While l tend to think this is just Dabo trying to create an edge for his team, he’s not wrong that New Orleans is all-in for LSU.
If you need an example, just check out the crowd that gathered when LSU loaded their team buses on Sunday.
Ed Orgeron talked yesterday about all the fans outside the team hotel when LSU arrived in New Orleans. ... but this is just wild.
— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) January 12, 2020
Game not til tomorrow. Team basically just loading on bus and leaving. Might as well be a parade. That’s Ed O thru the windshield (white shirt). pic.twitter.com/ZBQms7kEVs
I don’t know what the crowd in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will look like on Monday night, but there’s no doubt that the streets of New Orleans are overfilled with LSU fans.
And they should be. It’s Louisiana, after all.
Even the LSU alum band has taken over in New Orleans.
The LSU alum band has taken over Bourbon Street. Insane pic.twitter.com/meC3TGdAgC
— Riley Morningstar (@RBMorningstar) January 12, 2020
I mean let’s be honest, @LSU has the best fans in the world. This insanely talented group of former LSU Tiger Band members gathered unofficially at Lucy’s bar to play all the hits. Absolutely AMAZING! @WAFB pic.twitter.com/wcjTkDxeIK
— lizkohTV (@lizkohTV) January 12, 2020
On second thought, maybe I understand why Dabo is intimidated.
A purple and gold parade, equipped with a Tiger band, marches in New Orleans on the eve of #LSU national championship contest against Clemson. @WAFB9Sports pic.twitter.com/QVktL4sDb4
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) January 12, 2020
LSU by 100 after seeing the way the fans have turned out.