(01-01-2018 01:23 PM)Red Dragon Coog Wrote:  SCLSU Mud Dogs were actually a U LaLa parody, esp since Cajun culture was heavily referenced in the movie.


U of Louisiana cougars and portrayal of being a football power was a blatantly obvious LSU reference.

They also made reference to ULL's old double directional name Southwestern Louisiana University too

(01-01-2018 10:43 AM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 11:32 PM)UNT15 Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 10:39 PM)MUther Wrote:  What some of you might not think about is that we've never played down there. We've not been scheduled. We don't know the area, the flora, or anything about LaTech grounds or buildings or people. We were never in the WAC or Sunbelt and the closest we've come to Louisiana is New Orleans with Tulane which is hardly representative of your state. I wrongly assumed all of Louisiana was delta and swamp. Never been there. I've been to every state except the 3 gulf states. It's just never been on my way to anywhere and can not get away for sporting events since I bought the bar.

But I understand that many of the ******* teams you've been formerly associated with probably treated you like ****. Perhaps you could give us the benefit of the doubt as not having had ANY history with your team or it's fans.

you've been to 47 states?
and never been to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama? that seems ridiculously unlikely or like you've been avoiding those three on purpose

Quite a few people avoid those states on purpose. If you add in Arkansas you probably have the 4 worst states for quality of life.

Edit: My guess was right on point. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

Well, there you go. Always...ALWAYS...let other people decide for you what is good and what is bad. Well, if USNews says it's so...

If you conduct your entire life that way, you'll miss out on many blessings.

(01-01-2018 02:00 PM)chuckk3 Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 10:43 AM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 11:32 PM)UNT15 Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 10:39 PM)MUther Wrote:  What some of you might not think about is that we've never played down there. We've not been scheduled. We don't know the area, the flora, or anything about LaTech grounds or buildings or people. We were never in the WAC or Sunbelt and the closest we've come to Louisiana is New Orleans with Tulane which is hardly representative of your state. I wrongly assumed all of Louisiana was delta and swamp. Never been there. I've been to every state except the 3 gulf states. It's just never been on my way to anywhere and can not get away for sporting events since I bought the bar.

But I understand that many of the ******* teams you've been formerly associated with probably treated you like ****. Perhaps you could give us the benefit of the doubt as not having had ANY history with your team or it's fans.

you've been to 47 states?
and never been to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama? that seems ridiculously unlikely or like you've been avoiding those three on purpose

Quite a few people avoid those states on purpose. If you add in Arkansas you probably have the 4 worst states for quality of life.

Edit: My guess was right on point. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

Well, there you go. Always...ALWAYS...let other people decide for you what is good and what is bad. Well, if USNews says it's so...

If you conduct your entire life that way, you'll miss out on many blessings.

Yea my life is so miserable. I can carry my gun where i want to. Pray where and when i want. Grow catch or kill as much or as little of my own food as i want. How in the hell have i survived here 50+ years.

(01-01-2018 02:45 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 02:00 PM)chuckk3 Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 10:43 AM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 11:32 PM)UNT15 Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 10:39 PM)MUther Wrote:  What some of you might not think about is that we've never played down there. We've not been scheduled. We don't know the area, the flora, or anything about LaTech grounds or buildings or people. We were never in the WAC or Sunbelt and the closest we've come to Louisiana is New Orleans with Tulane which is hardly representative of your state. I wrongly assumed all of Louisiana was delta and swamp. Never been there. I've been to every state except the 3 gulf states. It's just never been on my way to anywhere and can not get away for sporting events since I bought the bar.

But I understand that many of the ******* teams you've been formerly associated with probably treated you like ****. Perhaps you could give us the benefit of the doubt as not having had ANY history with your team or it's fans.

you've been to 47 states?
and never been to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama? that seems ridiculously unlikely or like you've been avoiding those three on purpose

Quite a few people avoid those states on purpose. If you add in Arkansas you probably have the 4 worst states for quality of life.

Edit: My guess was right on point. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

Well, there you go. Always...ALWAYS...let other people decide for you what is good and what is bad. Well, if USNews says it's so...

If you conduct your entire life that way, you'll miss out on many blessings.

Yea my life is so miserable. I can carry my gun where i want to. Pray where and when i want. Grow catch or kill as much or as little of my own food as i want. How in the hell have i survived here 50+ years.

I know that's right. HAHA! Some of the finest, and I DO MEAN FINEST people I've EVER met are in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas.

(01-01-2018 10:18 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 02:42 AM)MUther Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 10:44 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  There are five Gulf states.

I have heard it said that Louisiana s divided in three parts - North Louisiana, south Louisiana, and New Orleans. But I will let the LA natives rule on whether that is accurate.

Louisiana est omnis divisa in partes tres.

I know there are five gulf states but I've been to Texas and Florida so I didn't include those. From the mid-atlantic/west they are just out of the way if not my specific destination and I haven't gone yet.

Texas is so diverse, I hope you have been to north Texas, south Texas, west Texas, east Texas, and Central Texas. If you have missed any of those regions, you haven't really been to Texas.

I've been to 51 states ( if we count Mexican states).

You can say that about every state. Even little ol WV has a lot of diversity in people, geography, politics, industry, etc. Especially, being a north/south border state you have two completely polarized groups of people living in this state. South of Charleston we mostly identify with the south and southern hospitality. There's a band of just country folk, and then mostly northern types and/or DC types way east.

I have not been far south in Texas, but have been East, West, and N panhandle/Oklahoma. Probably mostly enjoyed the scenic w. Texas/New Mexico drives. It's unlike anything we have near here or where I typically travel to.

(12-31-2017 08:38 PM)deb025 Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 08:22 PM)HERD1 Wrote:  I must say NOW... it's the over sensitivity, self consciousness, inferiority complex, and lack of reading comprehension by a few La Tech fans in this post that is making ya'll look stupid. Not anything I insinuated.

This was a totally benign and SINCERE post about land, buildings, fields, and filming locations.

Maybe some of the less easily triggered La Tech fans can answer the question.

My apologies if you weren't being a smartarse but you're definitely ignorant on what North Central Louisiana looks like. North Central Louisiana is located in the "piney hills" of Louisiana and looks nothing like the scenes from "Waterboy". Do this look like the movie "Waterboy"?





99% of the time if someone outside of Louisiana brings up the movie "Waterboy" to someone from Louisiana their being a smartarse.

I think both pictures show beautiful nature.

Filming and production[edit]
The Waterboy was mostly filmed in the Central Florida and Orlando area as well as around Daytona Beach, DeLand, Florida, Lakeland, Florida, and surrounding areas.

The Mud Dogs home games were filmed at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida, home of the local high school team (the DHS Bulldogs). The classrooms and gym where Bobby takes the GED are part of Stetson University, also located in DeLand. Stetson's Carlton Student Union building is featured in the scene where Bobby is told his mother has been hospitalized.

The scenes involving mama's cabin were shot on Lake Louisa, in Clermont, Florida.

Coach Klein's (Henry Winkler's) office was a stage built inside of the Florida Army National Guard Armory in DeLand, Florida. It is home of Btry B 1st Bn 265th ADA. If one was to look closely, in the background of the practice field scenes, they can see the Armory and some military vehicles.

The initial exterior shot of the University of Louisiana stadium was EverBank Field in Jacksonville; the interior of the stadium is actually the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Citrus Bowl was also the filming location for the climatic Bourbon Bowl game, while the flyover shot at the beginning of the game is of Williams-Brice Stadium at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.

The "medulla oblongata" scene was filmed at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. The extras in the scene were students at the college, and the scene was shot on campus in Edge Hall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waterboy

(12-31-2017 08:22 PM)HERD1 Wrote:  I must say NOW... it's the over sensitivity, self consciousness, inferiority complex, and lack of reading comprehension by a few La Tech fans in this post that is making ya'll look stupid. Not anything I insinuated.

This was a totally benign and SINCERE post about land, buildings, fields, and filming locations.

Maybe some of the less easily triggered La Tech fans can answer the question.

FWIW - I certainly did not take the original post as a shot against any one or anything. Actually found it surprising that any one did.
From Wikipedia:
The Waterboy was mostly filmed in the Central Florida and Orlando area as well as around Daytona Beach, DeLand, Florida, Lakeland, Florida, and surrounding areas. The Mud Dogs home games were filmed at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida, home of the local high school team (the DHS Bulldogs).

(12-31-2017 10:39 PM)MUther Wrote:  What some of you might not think about is that we've never played down there. We've not been scheduled. We don't know the area, the flora, or anything about LaTech grounds or buildings or people. We were never in the WAC or Sunbelt and the closest we've come to Louisiana is New Orleans with Tulane which is hardly representative of your state. I wrongly assumed all of Louisiana was delta and swamp. Never been there. I've been to every state except the 3 gulf states. It's just never been on my way to anywhere and can not get away for sporting events since I bought the bar.

But I understand that many of the ******* teams you've been formerly associated with probably treated you like ****. Perhaps you could give us the benefit of the doubt as not having had ANY history with your team or it's fans.

Not that it matters, but there are 5 gulf states

(12-31-2017 11:01 PM)HERD1 Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 08:38 PM)deb025 Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 08:22 PM)HERD1 Wrote:  I must say NOW... it's the over sensitivity, self consciousness, inferiority complex, and lack of reading comprehension by a few La Tech fans in this post that is making ya'll look stupid. Not anything I insinuated.

This was a totally benign and SINCERE post about land, buildings, fields, and filming locations.

Maybe some of the less easily triggered La Tech fans can answer the question.

My apologies if you weren't being a smartarse but you're definitely ignorant on what North Central Louisiana looks like. North Central Louisiana is located in the "piney hills" of Louisiana and looks nothing like the scenes from "Waterboy". Do this look like the movie "Waterboy"?





99% of the time if someone outside of Louisiana brings up the movie "Waterboy" to someone from Louisiana their being a smartarse.

Beautiful. I have to admit, as MUther said, and you are right I was ignorant to the overall geography of Louisiana. It is one of the few states I have never been to. I knew La Tech was in Ruston, but have never taken the time to look up where your town sits within the state. Don't really know exactly how far south you have to go for things to get "swampy" either.

As a fan from a state who gets stereotyped probably the most, that's definitely not where I was coming from. It was really just a simple random question that I thought you all would be proud to speak on, honestly. I think it's cool to hear about what parts of our CUSA campuses or fields have been featured in movies...like the UNT poster commented about Necessary Roughness. That's interesting.

Our long time PBP announcer, Dave Nitz, hails from Huntington, WVa

(01-01-2018 11:55 AM)TechRocks Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 10:18 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 02:42 AM)MUther Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 10:44 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  There are five Gulf states.

I have heard it said that Louisiana s divided in three parts - North Louisiana, south Louisiana, and New Orleans. But I will let the LA natives rule on whether that is accurate.

Louisiana est omnis divisa in partes tres.

I know there are five gulf states but I've been to Texas and Florida so I didn't include those. From the mid-atlantic/west they are just out of the way if not my specific destination and I haven't gone yet.

Texas is so diverse, I hope you have been to north Texas, south Texas, west Texas, east Texas, and Central Texas. If you have missed any of those regions, you haven't really been to Texas.

I've been to 51 states ( if we count Mexican states).

All of Texas is yours to explore, except for Vidor. Attempt no landing there.

Its reputation was established decades ago. Didn't think the town actually still lived up to it.

I think there's something wrong with a lot of y'alls medulla oblongatas

The drop your gloves reaction this post received, still makes me laugh.

There is North LA, Acadiana, and New Orleans. The rest is minute in detail. My grandparents live in Grand Isle and I live in Winnsboro. They are about as different as you can get without leaving the country.

(01-04-2018 01:56 PM)stodgdog Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 11:55 AM)TechRocks Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 10:18 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 02:42 AM)MUther Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 10:44 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  There are five Gulf states.

I have heard it said that Louisiana s divided in three parts - North Louisiana, south Louisiana, and New Orleans. But I will let the LA natives rule on whether that is accurate.

Louisiana est omnis divisa in partes tres.

I know there are five gulf states but I've been to Texas and Florida so I didn't include those. From the mid-atlantic/west they are just out of the way if not my specific destination and I haven't gone yet.

Texas is so diverse, I hope you have been to north Texas, south Texas, west Texas, east Texas, and Central Texas. If you have missed any of those regions, you haven't really been to Texas.

I've been to 51 states ( if we count Mexican states).

All of Texas is yours to explore, except for Vidor. Attempt no landing there.

Its reputation was established decades ago. Didn't think the town actually still lived up to it.

I went to Vidor for a day in 1962. Haven't had a reason to return since then.

(01-04-2018 03:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  There is North LA, Acadiana, and New Orleans. The rest is minute in detail. My grandparents live in Grand Isle and I live in Winnsboro. They are about as different as you can get without leaving the country.

I have a friend who grew up in the Exxon compound in Grand isle. He claims you can tell a persons age by the water mark on their leg.

(01-04-2018 05:44 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(01-04-2018 03:49 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  There is North LA, Acadiana, and New Orleans. The rest is minute in detail. My grandparents live in Grand Isle and I live in Winnsboro. They are about as different as you can get without leaving the country.

I have a friend who grew up in the Exxon compound in Grand isle. He claims you can tell a persons age by the water mark on their leg.

I rented out the one of the old Exxon places a few years back. It was huge. Grand Isle is one of my most favorite places in the world, but I wouldn't live there for anything. All the natives are direct decedents of pirates from 350 years ago. You could walk across their gene pool and not even get your socks wet!!

(01-04-2018 01:56 PM)stodgdog Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 11:55 AM)TechRocks Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 10:18 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(01-01-2018 02:42 AM)MUther Wrote:  

(12-31-2017 10:44 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  There are five Gulf states.

I have heard it said that Louisiana s divided in three parts - North Louisiana, south Louisiana, and New Orleans. But I will let the LA natives rule on whether that is accurate.

Louisiana est omnis divisa in partes tres.

I know there are five gulf states but I've been to Texas and Florida so I didn't include those. From the mid-atlantic/west they are just out of the way if not my specific destination and I haven't gone yet.

Texas is so diverse, I hope you have been to north Texas, south Texas, west Texas, east Texas, and Central Texas. If you have missed any of those regions, you haven't really been to Texas.

I've been to 51 states ( if we count Mexican states).

All of Texas is yours to explore, except for Vidor. Attempt no landing there.

Its reputation was established decades ago. Didn't think the town actually still lived up to it.

I guess no one understood my reference.