Louisville fans

[Herd020]

First off, let me say Louisville has a great team. Probably the best team ever to play here. However, I have attended sporting events all over this country and I have never seen a more arrogant fan base anywhere. I always talk to visiting fans and welcome them. I tried it five times and all five times they acted like it was a chore to talk to me. The ones who did talk, talked down to me. I sat around s few and they bitched at every call. When up 52-7, they were standing and cheering and rubbing it in to fans who were still here. Then, they have the audacity to complain about us being classless and mean. These people have a huge awakening coming their way. Their team is good. However when Jackson leaves, they will return to the level of mediocrity. They aren't that good and tend to forget that they, too, were once in a G5 conference, but due to their Basketball program, they got invited to the table. Good luck in the future. Your team may win, but your fans are true assholes! And that says a lot when you consider the fact they have to compete with WVU fans for the title of assholes!

 

[Raoul Duke MU]

Meh, they were fine with me. Maybe because I have their same accent? Lol.

 

[GK4Herd]

I had nothing but positive experience with the Louisville fans.

 

[redsfan5590]

There were a few borderline bad Louisville fans the section over from us. But they were all frat boys, and at the end one of them turned to the row behind them and said "thanks for having us here" and I heard him say that a few times.

I was ok with their fans as a whole.

 

[lexkyherdfan]

I had nothing but positive experience with the Louisville fans.

Same with me.

 

[bbneutralfan]

I hosted two couples this weekend who were from Louisville and all four had nothing but positive comments about Huntington and Marshall. They enjoyed meeting so many friendly Marshall fans.

 

[coalguy]

The Louisville fans sitting around my group were just fine.No problem what so ever. Their only complaint was that they couldn't buy beer.

 

[joeyb184]

The fans i encountered were all pleasant and enjoying themselves at the tailgates and even the ones in the stadium seemed friendly and social with everyone around. I know the reputation we have here as a hospitable fan base and we always have a very welcoming atmosphere at our games. Most people comment on it and even fans i encountered last night said we had really nice fans that welcomed them everywhere they went and a couple even said they were surprised that our "stadium is nice as it is" lol maybe they werent being sincere and maybe with thin skin some could say they were talking down to us but i dont think this was the case. I think they were just trying to be nice and social. I think with most people you encounter you get what you give in respect. This society as a whole is kind of quick to get their feelings hurt anymore. When talking most people dont recognize social barriers and then just label people as rude. Just like the guy saying something about the banners on the frat houses and at the game then going on later saying his age and giving us an acronym lesson for "cgd" standing for college game day. Lol well cgd is the reason these kinds of signs are so popular at college games today. Tbh signs have always been used to get under opposing teams skin during big games. I can understand how it was a bigger game for us than them in a fan perspective but on the field every game counts for every team so they all better be big games for those involved. One bad game with a perceived underdog and that "practice" game ends this cinderella season. Anyways all that said i didn't witness any hostility or rude behavior on either side yesterday and was shocked at some of the crap on here today. I laugh at most of it bc it is what it is. We will see them again someday. hopefully our fans keep their reputation and take the high road after the game just congratulating them on a good game after a Herd victory instead of calling each other names when their players make contact with ours in a contact sport. By then it may be kinda like 7v7 flag football though with the way the sport is going.

 

[mubaseballking]

Same here, all good interactions with the UofL fans.

 

[Herd1972]

The Louisville fans I talked with (only a few to be honest) were very complimentary of Huntington, the stadium and our fans. One guy said that he has enjoyed our series even though we have won more of the games. He wanted to come to Huntington because of our reputation and he also wanted to see his team pay us back for the times we have beaten them. He indicated that he enjoyed himself immensely.

 

[andy4theherd]

i have dozens of these all over my Facebook feed:

 

[andy4theherd]

i'm pretty sure the crybabies in the other thread watched the game on TV...

 

[I Herd dat]

Sometimes when you try too hard to be welcoming it comes off dorky or drunk.. sometimes a little tension is a good thing for an atmosphere and doesn't always need to be hugs and kisses. Maybe they were just annoyed... and maybe I'm wrong and they were just snooty in your case. But just playing devils advocate- I've been to a lot of stadiums, and most people are nice, a few are arrogant and disrespectful, and a couple have just been a little bit mcgoo with how over the top they tried to be to go out of their way to make a brotherly love impression.

 

[Tim Hensley]

Louisville fans were nothing but class. I bought a extra case of beer and gave one to every UL fan that came by our tailgate. They had nothing but compliments about how they were treated and how much they enjoyed our city. They are a kindred spirit in that they hate UK like we do WVU. I took the ones that stayed at my Trainmasters House Bed & Breakfast on a "We Are...Marshall" tour this morning: crash site, airport, Fairfield Stadium, Spring Hill burial site and memorial fountain. At the cemetery, Louisville fans had respectfully laid a UL football and red Cardinals window flag at the foot of the marker.

 

[Herdmeister]

I had nothing but positive experience with the Louisville fans.

Same here. Talked to many and sat by 2 of them. When I told them that Hamrick and Jurich were discussing a renewal of the series they were just fine with it.

 

[The Real SamC]

Louisville fans were fine. Nice enough. Not big football knowledge, which is understandable, which is the cause of all the chatter about signs and cheap shots and all of that. Kinda reminded me of the type of parent who showed not interest in football until their kid got to playing age, and the comments and dumb questions they make. IF Louisville can sustain they will learn and grow.

 

[Morgantown Card]

Louisville native & fan here. I had an awesome time in Huntington! I hope the series continues, it's a close, it's cheap, it's an easy & fun road-trip for both fan bases, and there's a great game day environment at both venues. My only complaint is because of cell network problems, we had our tickets on our phone and couldn't get service (AT&T) from 730 until about 825, so we missed some of the first quarter. That's the first & last time I will ever NOT print my ticket!

The game day environment was terrific! I had folks saying hello, had beer offered to me, didn't hear one cross word. Spoke to the Herd fans around me and they were welcoming and seemed to enjoy watching football. Your defense held Lamar to only 62 yards passing and that's remarkable given what he's done the last 6 games. The crowd was loud and looked great.

Any arrogance you saw is probably the "new money" attitude. I think this team is very good & special, but Louisville fans are new to the perceived "big time" (CFP talk, Heisman talk, #3, a schedule with 3 Top 10 teams, etc). I will say this, I am on the Louisville rivals site almost daily during football & basketball season, and the negative, condescending posters I've seen here - I do not recall ever seeing those posters ever. So who knows. Whatever. Everyone I saw was having fun!

On to Clemson. Man, I wish I could go. This team is special with a legit "family" bond between them. Let's see where this goes.

 

[HubbMU]

The UL fans near us weren't a problem at all, save one 32 year old dude with his seven year old kid. In fact, only one idiot in our section was annoying (because he was drunk), and we have to see him every time the Herd plays at home. We talked with several UL fans on the way in, and had pleasant conversations.

 

[TheGreenhouseEffect]

Every Louisville fan I encountered was awesome. They loved HOF cafe and even bought ME a beer.

Can't say enough how much I hope we could keep the series going.