re: What makes Death Valley the best game day atmosphere?

It's a title we may lose if we continue down the current path. When the SEC maintained the "permanent cross-division game" they claimed they were concerned about maintaining tradition.

When it came to television contracts, tradition was not considered so we continue to play a ton of day games. With our top OOC game being shipped to Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, etc. each year, we may soon be left with no quality night games.

Tiger Stadium will still be one of the top in the nation but it's sad to see our night game atmosphere tradition being discarded due to money.

Maybe would could add a retractable roof we could close during day games. We'll just dim the lights and pretend it's at night.

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When it came to television contracts, tradition was not considered so we continue to play a ton of day games. With our top OOC game being shipped to Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, etc. each year, we may soon be left with no quality night games.

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Supposedly they worked out a deal with CBS this year to fix this problem. We shall see how that works out...

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Tiger Stadium in the present is extremely overrated.

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Agreed. However, it's unmatched for the premier games. The stadium itself has more to do with the loudness anyway. The stands are Damn near 10 yards off of the field and they are steep.

Of course lsu fans just like to say they are louder than all other fans

Here's the link to Van Pelt's radio interview after the Bama game in 2012. LINK

Winning

History of playing at night.

We are one of the few college fanbases that expect and genuinely want every big game to be at night and, importantly, who have been that way for 50+ years.

There's other factors, but I honestly think this is what is most unique about LSU.

The kids will find a way to throw vulgar language into any song the band does if they want to. Let them have their fun....it gets them into the game and the players seem to feed off of it as well. I've learned as a 44 year old...that the atmosphere is more for the college kids & players than what I think.

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If you have to ask, then you will never know. Also, come to the Bama or Ole Miss games this year and you'll find out.

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ive been going to Death Valley since i was born. ive seen some of the greatest SEC games there was to see. i was at the Bama game in 2012 and heard one of the loudest atmospheres in sports. i know what its like. i just want to know what yall think is the reason its so dang loud.

The Old Ball Coach said "you can smell the bourbon the minute you walk into TS". Sad to say, fans now seemingly prefer to do the bulk of their drinking at their tailgate parties, leaving early to do so. But, yea, for bama, O.Miss & an odd big game or two, TS can still give you chills.

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Sad to say, fans now seemingly prefer to do the bulk of their drinking at their tailgate parties, leaving early to do so

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That's because the students are frisked coming into the stadium. Also, people want to have some idea what's going on during the 3 other marquee games being played while LSU is trouncing some winless in SEC play also-ran or some OOC rent-a-win. Sometimes, people would rather watch 2 teams with a pulse play on TV with a bunch of friends, food, and alcohol than sit in a crowded stadium sobering up while LSU scores another touchdown to go up by 35.