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Souvenir sod from football field

Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:17 am
Posted by jnethe1
Pearland
Member since Dec 2012
16143 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:17 am
Remember a few years ago when they offered up pieces of the field to anyone who wanted it? I remember going thinking It would be a small wait, I was wrong. Does anyone still have their piece of Death Valley?

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Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
43058 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:24 am to
Yes, got 2 slabs
cut into several pieces and laid mine in the backyard

cut some to give to friends and family
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 10:27 am
Posted by LSURulzSEC
Lake Charles via Oakdale
Member since Aug 2004
77392 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:39 am to
Yep got mine and planted it in my back yard still there growing…
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65098 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:39 am to
Didn't get any sod from TS but did buy a block of dirt from the old Box that's framed in a display with a painting of the last game there
Posted by BeachDude022
Premium Elite Platinum TD Member
Member since Dec 2006
34878 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:13 am to
I have sod from the 2000 Tennessee and Bama games. That’s it.
Posted by mpwilging
Punta Gorda Isles, Florida
Member since Jan 2011
7010 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:22 am to
I want grass Les tasted...
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
3753 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:22 am to
Les Miles does; still eats the grass
Posted by DaBeerz
Member since Sep 2004
16995 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:31 am to
I still have lsu/Florida endzone grass from my freshman year in 97. Still has color to it
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 11:32 am
Posted by DrD
Houston
Member since Jan 2010
2615 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:33 am to
LSU 28 vs #1 FLA 21 Oct. 11, 1997.
Got "authentic" souvenir sod from end zone in the most improbable upset victory in LSU history. Fans stormed the field after the game and goal posts went down. We beat lowly Vanderbilt 7-6 the previous week so chances of a "W" were slim. Herb Tyler and Kevin Faulk and especially Cedric Donaldson (DB) were the stars that night. We lost to Ole Miss the next week..... Still ended up winning West. Whipped ND in rematch (payback) in Independence Bowl after losing to them in South Bend in mid-Nov. Pretty good year for then Coach Gary DiNardo.
Geaux Tigers!
Posted by Blue Crawfish
Member since Nov 2019
247 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:52 am to
Ha, I remember that like it was yesterday. Think I got there about an hour early to wait. I remember them telling people to form a line of cars and pull up and grab a few pieces. That probably lasted 3 min and then it turned into a mad rush. People running to and carrying heavy dirt 100+ yards back to their vehicle, was funny.

Not that it matters a ton but it was a very poorly organized event. Seems like there were less than 5 Joe blow workers who ended up doing nothing.
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 11:54 am
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
Member since Aug 2014
15359 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 12:06 pm to
I still have some grass in two bags from the 2014 Ole Miss game. Saw one person walking out the stadium that night with the chains. Does anyone know something cool I could do with that grass, instead of it just sitting in zip loc bags? It’s just a handful of grass, but I’d like to have a better display for it, then in baggies.
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
15358 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 1:11 pm to
Yeah I thought I would stop by that when they were getting rid of the turf and it was some running of the gumps type shite. Every man for himself. Pretty sure my slab is still growing in the corner of my backyard though
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164342 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:59 pm to
I got two slabs. One for my dad and one for my father in law.

It was an epic shitshow that day. They tried to line up cars in order and do it neatly. Then a few people from the back walked up and grabbed some sod and walked back to their cars. This started an absolute feeding frenzy of disorganization. Everyone ran up and you had to dive in and run out before someone shanked you. It was beautifully trashy.
This post was edited on 7/29/22 at 12:02 am
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
32490 posts
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:59 pm to
Yep
Posted by ELLSSUU
Member since Jan 2005
7327 posts
Posted on 7/29/22 at 8:27 am to
Pics of your grass, please? I wanted some but was out of town on a business trip.
Posted by PenguinPubes
Frozen Tundra
Member since Jan 2018
10813 posts
Posted on 7/29/22 at 8:31 am to
I wish I would’ve kept that grass from the 97 Florida game
Posted by Babewinkelman
Member since Jan 2015
1263 posts
Posted on 7/29/22 at 1:30 pm to
Planted it on my Dad's grave, with some corks, tube jigs, and lead heads underneath. I kept it in planter outside, and would bring inside for the last few games and championship. Planted transplanted it in March.
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