LSU
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Recipe: Jambalaya
If there’s one dish that epitomizes LSU tailgating, it’s the ubiquitous jambalaya. Easily scalable to feed a crowd, relatively cheap, and insanely delicious, you can find jambalaya at half of the tailgates around campus. But first, I need you to understand that there are two types of jambalaya found in the state: It turns out,…
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Tailgater of the Week: LSU
Nobody — N O B O D Y — tailgates quite like LSU. And I was privileged to check out some of the best tailgates on campus. Usually the football gods reward those who give max tailgate effort, the dawgs who relentlessly pursue perfection with their whole chest, the warriors who leave it all out…
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Rankings: College Football’s Top 10 Toughest Places to Play
Which stadiums strike fear in the hearts of opponents? What road games on the schedule makes fans take a deep breath? Where do opponents’ dreams go to die? These are the toughest places to play in college football — the loudest, scariest, and most intimidating environments I’ve encountered in all my travels:
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Pistol Pete and the Cow Palace
Before his NBA career, basketball legend “Pistol Pete” Maravich spent his college years at LSU, shattering the NCAA scoring record. But did you know that his incredible career started in a dirt-floor arena designed for rodeos and livestock shows? This is the story of LSU’s John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum — better known as “The…
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Recipe: Crawfish Étouffée
Often times when people think of Louisiana, the first images that come to mind are of the unique cuisine — gumbo, jambalaya, and of course the state’s prized shellfish delicacy: crawfish. But with live crawfish season largely limited to the springtime, how do you enjoy the delicious flavor of bayou mudbugs during football season? The…
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Tailgater of the Week: LSU
In a place where tailgating Just Means MoreTM — a place where tailgating isn’t practiced, but perfected — it’s impossible not to honor a bevy of Tigers and guests who delivered world class performances and/or provided incredible hospitality.
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