re: For the Old Timers. What was it like living in Tiger Stadium?

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I will tell you that living on the 5th floor of West Stadium was a testament to procrastinating on your housing application.

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I sent my application in to the housing folks in November of my senior year in high school requesting Kirby Smith as #1 choice and Graham Hall as my second. I still got the first floor of West Stadium.

In the Fall of 1985 I neglected planning for housing. I kinda thought I would find another roomate and rent an apartment. I went back home to Lafayette and spent the Summer fishing offshore, drinking at the strip almost nightly and taking a couple classes.

I think in July I came to realize I had to do something. I hadn't lived in a dorm yet and was going in my Jr year. I decided to try it. My options were Stadium West ( I think) or the Pentagon. I chose the Pentagon (A-311)

We had no AC and it was pretty much a free for all. It was a wild arse place. I loved it and made a few very good friends. My roomate (randomly selected) was a pot head. It didn't bother me but I could have done without it.

We went to the NM game with our wives this year. He is massively successful in the health care business. The whole experience at the Pentagon was one of my best at LSU.

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Same. I was there in the fall of 1980. 5th floor. No elevator. No AC. Concrete sweated on humid days. Not exactly luxury living.
I will tell you that living on the 5th floor of West Stadium was a testament to procrastinating on your housing application.

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Ha, I thought Hodges was the penalty for late application. Was there in 81, no AC. We used to bomb the people walking between Hodges and Hatcher to the stadium with rotten fruit and moldy bologna when they made too much noise.