Fans need to stay the whole gameI had the fortune and privilege of attending the Georgia game this past Saturday. The result was a disappointment, but at no point did I feel shame for my team. They played a hard game until the very end, Georgia just happened to be the better team on that day. The only shame I felt was for some of my fellow fans, who abandoned the rest of us, starting early in the 3rd quarter. Its not as if we weren’t still in the game at that point. There was still reasonable hope for victory right up until the very last five minutes or so of the 4th quarter. Yet it appeared that about1/4 to 1/3 of the LSU fans in attendance had something more important to do than stand by their team, their coach, their fellow fans and their school at a time when their support was desperately needed.I don’t want to judge or question loyalty. For all I know, some of those fans may have attended every single game under Coach He Whose Name Shall Never Be Spoken. But the practical reality is that it looks bad. Its bad for our team to have to look into the stands and see empty seats in a game that they still have a chance of winning. Its bad for the national TV audience to see it, and it looks especially bad to potential recruits. Losing is something that will happen from time to time, and we’re lucky that we are in a era of LSU football when losing is relatively rare. But what does not have to happen, ever again, is our stadium emptying out just because we’re down three touchdowns early in the 3rd quarter. I certainly hope that the next loss at Tiger Stadium will be a long, long, long time from now — but when it does happen again, and it will, I pray that our fans in attendance show a little more faith.I would also like to just say thanks to the team and to Les “The Hat” Miles and his staff  for all the victories they have achieved for us. I know all of you will give 100 percent the rest of the season. Fear the Hat and GEAUX TIGERS!Dominic Marcellograduate student—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at [email protected]