That’s right folks, it’s that time of year again. OM-LSU game week. The week when the rivalry intensifies to epic proportions, and the Ole Miss faithful, upon coming into contact will LSU’s best and brightest, whether it be in Oxford or Baton Rouge, suddenly have an enormous craving for a deep fried combination of cornmeal and manufactured meat product on a stick.

That’s right. Corn Dogs.

In one of the oldest and most perplexing twists of fate on this, God’s green Earth, It has been noted that LSU’s fans consistently smell of the golden fried treat. Yes, all of them. Some people believe that the LSU fanbase is the worst in the SEC, and possibly in nation, in terms of the way they treat opposing fans who travel to Red Stick to watch their alma maters go toe to toe with the Tigahs. I’ve heard everything from bourbon bottles being thrown at the visitors section, to grandmothers in purple and gold giving the bird and spitting on opposing fans. Me? I don’t buy it. Quite the opposite.

I think that LSU fans are some of the best in the SEC, if not the entire landscape of college football. Everytime that I’ve been down to Baton Rouge for a football game, I’ve been treated nicely, and wished a good time, and a good game. I’ve had food shared with me, drink shared with me, and good times and good conversations with an overwhelming majority of the purple and gold clad fanbase. And there simply is no better place to watch a football game. Anywhere.

That’s why when I travel down to Baton Rouge this weekend to attend what I’m sure will be another great clash between the Rebels and the Tigahs, I’ll be going with a secondary mission. In my attempt to dispell the myth of an ugly, mean, and unruly LSU fanbase, I’ll be talking with and taking pictures with as many LSU fans as possible, and when I get back from the trip I’ll be posting on it. I’m really hoping that I can open some eyes with this one, because many people won’t even go to Baton Rouge to watch a game because of what they’ve heard about the fans, and it’s really causing a lot of people to miss out on a must-see college football atmosphere.

And the whole corndog thing? I think it’s a plus. There are definitely worse things to smell like.