re: Florida State "Oranges" game was 40 years ago tonight

First game in Tiger Stadium. It cemented my fanhood seeing that lunatic asylum that night.

I was there sitting with my sister in the southwest corner about 2/3 the way up. Yes it was everything everyone says it was. The oranges, the fog, the general atmosphere. It felt like "one of those nights" those of us who've been going all our lives know about.

The fog began spilling over the top of the east side and flowing down the stands like a slow motion waterfall. It was then I learned the meaning of the word surreal.

The fog flowed down to the field and began filling the bowl from the East side and quickly visibility reduced to next to zero. And the oranges were flying and then bouncing on the turf while LSU was administering a satisfying arse-whipping to the seminholes. Yes it was a surreal scene never to be forgotten.

In mother fricking in.

Sorry man, the field was a long ways off, prolly tagged you in the head.

Eric Martin. Ethan was on the Final Four team two seasons earlier.

I was in my 2nd year at LSU. In my Top 10 of games I’ve ever been to! Washington earlier that year was incredible as well!!!

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Was 15 it was a blast

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Need to pour one out tonight for the OGs that took us to games in our early years. Not too many of them still around.

Every fisherman remembers the day that they almost filled the boat with fish. Some have gone broke trying to have another day like it.

That game made a lot of Tigers.

Was listening to that game at my stepdads house in North Baton Rouge. So excited I couldn’t sleep that night.