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Message: [QUOTE="K Otto XLIV, post: 1485623"] Welcome to this week’s Tale of the Tape where the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Fighting Tigers take on the Syracuse University Orange. And off we go… Born on Date LSU A&M: 1860 vs SU: 1879 Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… the school started as the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. GPS LSU A&M: Baton Rouge vs SU: Syracuse Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… since the red stick is the state capital Speaking of which… State LSU A&M: Louisiana vs SU: New York Otto’s Edge: SU… our state capital is so nice they named it twice While we are on names… Team name LSU A&M: Tigers & Lady Tigers vs SU: Orange Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… why did we drop the men again? Although they ripped off their team name from Auburn. School Colors LSU A&M: Purple and Gold vs SU: Orange Otto’s Edge: SU… they like to wear white jerseys though at home. Staying with the home… No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes us around LSU A&M: Tiger Stadium (102k) vs SU: Dome Otto’s Edge: SU… they wish they had a place like the Loud House and are lucky it isn’t a night game. Their field has every 5 yards marked off instead of the usual 10. Their stadium is nicknamed Death Valley, a rip off of Clemson. The stadiums are filled with… Students LSU A&M: 25.5k vs SU: 15k Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… more to fill the student section with. Those students will often use a... Cheer LSU A&M: Geaux Tigers vs SU: LGO Otto’s Edge: SU… we should hear that a lot Saturday. Also heard is the... This is my fight song LSU A&M: Fight for LSU vs SU: Down the Field Otto’s Edge: SU… and hear this as well. Staying with music… Musicians LSU A&M: Better Than Ezra vs SU: Lou Reed Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… although former member Travis McNabb did not attend LSU A&M While we are on McNabb… QB who couldn’t win a title LSU A&M: YA Tittle lost 3 straight title games vs SU: McNabb lost 3 straight NFC title games followed by a Super Bowl Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… Tittle is the co holder of the most TD passes in one game at 7 Speaking of Eagles… RBs LSU A&M: Steve Van Buren, Charles Alexander, Jerry Stovall vs SU: Floyd Little, Joe Morris, Jim Nance Otto’s Edge: SU… and that is only some of our greats While we are running… Track Star LSU A&M: Lolo Jones vs SU: Jim Brown Otto’s Edge: SU… maybe the greatest athlete of all time Staying with history… First year of football LSU A&M: 1893 vs SU: 1889 Otto’s Edge: SU… we have been around longer All time wins LSU A&M: 762 vs SU: 707 Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… they barely beat us out National Champs LSU A&M: Three vs SU: One Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… although they are a Johnny come lately program Conference Titles LSU A&M: 11 vs SU: 4 Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… pretty impressive Their titles came in the… Conference LSU A&M: SEC vs SU: ACC Otto’s Edge: SU… when is the last time the SEC won a title? Staying with titles… Other Sport LSU A&M: Baseball 6x Champ vs SU: Lax 11x Champ Otto’s Edge: SU… the best program around Final Fours LSU A&M: Four vs SU: Five Otto’s Edge: SU… we have a title too While we are on BBall... Basketball Greats LSU A&M: Shaq, Pistol Pete vs SU: Melo, DC Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… those two were truly great I feel like I forgot someone for SU… Politics LSU A&M: Hubert Humphrey, Donna Brazile, James Carville vs SU: Joe Biden, Dave Bing, Donna Shalala Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… a President beats a VP From head of the country to head of the NCAA… Mark Emmert LSU A&M: former chancellor vs SU: graduate degree Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… we started his journey of terror He is not someone you want to see unlike… Guy you want on your fantasy team LSU A&M: Odell Beckham Jr vs SU: wish we had one Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… Geaux Giants Wide Receivers are covered by… DBs LSU A&M: Tommy Casanova, Honey Badger vs SU: Donovin Darius, Shamarko Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… he don’t care The honey badger is not the school… Mascot LSU A&M: Mike the Tiger vs SU: Otto the Orange Otto’s Edge: SU… Mike is a real live tiger. I wonder what they feed him? Speaking of which… Let’s put the women and children to bed and go lookin for dinner LSU A&M: Cajun, Creole, Gumbo, Po Boys, Crawfish vs SU: Salt Potatoes, Spiedies, Buffalo Wings Otto’s Edge: SU… higher quality Sticking with food... Alumni a founder of LSU A&M: Ruth’s Chris Steak House vs SU: Foursquare Otto’s Edge: SU… no one checks in at Ruth’s Chris Someone who ate a lot… Wrassling LSU A&M: John Tenta (Earthquake) vs SU: Mike Rotunda (IRS) Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… a win for the WWF WrestleFest star The IRS wants to tax a large… Purchase LSU A&M: Louisiana Purchase vs SU: Purchase, NY Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… it doubled the size of our country A representative of the country… Miss America LSU A&M: winner Amanda Joseph and runner up Jennifer Dupont vs SU: Vanessa Williams Otto’s Edge: SU… she went on to be successful afterwards While we are on pretty women… Dance Team LSU A&M: Golden Girls vs SU: Dance Team Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… who isn’t hot for Blanche Devereaux? The opposite of love is… Let the hate flow through you LSU A&M: many rivals vs SU: no rivals Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… they have a rivalry with every SEC West team, Florida, and Tulane. They have played Miss St the most times (109). Tulane is their oldest rival playing just about every year from 1893-1996. However they played only a few times after that and haven’t played since 2009. Oh and we can both agree that Auburn sucks. Both Auburn and LSU A&M prevented SU from winning its only Sugar Bowl appearances, speaking of which… Bowls LSU A&M: 23-22-1 vs SU: 15-9-1 Otto’s Edge: SU… much better record. We also played LSU A&M in the Hall of Fame Bowl, which brings us to... Head to Head LSU A&M: One win vs SU: One win Otto’s Edge: Push… this week will be the 1st regular season tilt Another area we are even on is… Heisman Trophies LSU A&M: Billy Cannon vs US: Ernie Davis Otto’s Edge: Push… Cannon won the award the year we won the title Leading LSU A&M to their last 2 titles were… Nick Saban LSU A&M: former HC vs SU: former assistant Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… he had more success there and… Head Coach LSU A&M: Les Miles vs SU: Shafer Otto’s Edge: LSU A&M… although he does have twice as many losses as Shafer But who cares about sports these are higher learning institutions… Edumacation LSU A&M: 129th vs SU: 61st Otto’s Edge: SU… quite a difference But that education didn’t make these guys any smarter... Shoplifter LSU A&M: Rex Reed vs SU: MCW Otto’s Edge: SU… at least MCW was still a kid without a job. Maybe they teach you to rip others off at LSU A&M. I mean you have their team name (Auburn), their stadium nickname (Clemson), and they have also ripped off the NC State promo video. And finally the category of the year… Sports Family LSU A&M: Kevin Faulk (Marshall’s cousin) vs SU: David Bavaro (Mark’s brother) Otto’s Edge: SU… loved both of them And there you have it folks. The Bayou Bengals will beat the Orange 20-19. Remember LSU is just SU with an added L. See you in 2 weeks. [/QUOTE]

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