re: Loudest Tiger Stadium moments that weren't game deciding?

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LSU blocked a Bama fg late in the game in the 2008ish time frame and it was super loud.

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2008

This was probably the loudest single explosion of sound I've ever heard in the stadium. I guess the caveat in response to the OP is that you could argue that moment was somewhat "game deciding" since the kick was to win the game for Alabama.

You have to remember the circumstances that led to that explosion. It was Nick Saban's first game in Tiger Stadium as Alabama's HC. That alone had LSU fans at full tilt. Then you had the added emotion of Alabama being ranked #1 at the time and LSU being a somewhat sizable underdog going into the game. Finally, the block was wholly unexpected. Alabama had pretty easily driven the ball down to the LSU 12 yard line to get in position for an easy 29 yard game winning kick. The packed crowd still had hope for a miss, but during the TO before the kick most were quietly prepared to watch the inevitable Alabama win. In fact, my dad had already positioned himself at the front of the tunnel out of our section so he could get a head start on the crowd once the kick was made....then....95k people...who held their breath upon the snap...all exploded in unison when the kick was blocked, and my dad came running back up to his seat!

Go back and watch the video of the moment. CBS panned over the student section after the block and it was absolute pandemonium with drinks flying everywhere. LSU always hates Alabama when they come to Tiger Stadium. But I'm confident the level of hate for THAT game was higher for any LSU v Alabama game before or since.