LSU fans outcheered the “pig sooie” cries from Arkansas Razorback fans when Student Government took 38 students on a bus trip to the LSU-Arkansas basketball game Saturday.
The bus trip was a success despite the Tigers’ 80-61 loss, according to Brandon Briggs, the SG director of athletics who planned the trip.
“The trip itself went well,” Briggs said. “We had a bunch of die-hard LSU basketball fans, so it was great. LSU just had a really rough week, but they gave a lot of effort all the way to the end of the game and we appreciated that.”
Briggs and Matthew Clark, a mathematics senior who took the bus trip, agreed the LSU student section was louder and more spirited than Arkansas.
“We actually had Arkansas fans come up and tell us thank you for being so respectful,” Clark said. “I was surprised at their student section and how quiet they were, which made me feel better about ours, because we were loud and full of energy the whole time.”
Clark also said University students were able to talk to the team after the game.
“We wanted to go just to support our team,” Clark said. “It was really nice talking to the team afterward. They thanked us for coming all the way. They were really grateful that we came.”
The bus left Friday at midnight and got to Arkansas on Saturday around 10 a.m. The University students got to explore the Arkansas campus, but they agreed the game was a different experience than a game in the PMAC.
“The student fans in the PMAC are a lot more rowdy,” Briggs said. “I’d say our 40 students were louder than their 200. LSU’s team knew we were there. We were constantly cheering.”
Briggs said this was his second bus trip, and the location varies every year.
 
 
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