Here is a good article on ESPN about places to go and things to see for any first timers. http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=2586586 Check out piece from the guide: TIGER STADIUM TAILGATING But if you go to Baton Rouge, you will embark upon a blue-, er, purple-collar carnival of tailgating gluttony. This ain't Ole Miss, where the fans tuck in their polo shirts and sip cocktails on The Grove.:hihi: This is LSU, where the fans beat the sun to Tiger Stadium with enormous RVs and tents, stir jambalaya in pots as big as hot tubs and scream "Tiger bait!" at anyone not wearing purple and gold. Every school has a good tailgate, but at LSU, "it's just like a Mardi Gras atmosphere every Saturday," one alum said. While you're tailgating, you'll soon hear the LSU fight song from afar; it's an underrated fight song, which begins with the four intense, body-tingling notes: BUM, BUM BA-DA! BUM, BUM BA-DA! The music is courtesy of The Golden Band From Tigerland (Web site), making their traditional march toward the stadium.
