re: Off season topic- 1970's LSU football let's hear about it

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Tiger Stadium with 68,000 seats was louder and more intimidating then than it is today.

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Truer words have never been spoken. As a freshman in Tiger Band in 1972, I experienced it firsthand. The Ole Miss game was the first time Tiger Stadium broke 70,000 in attendance. It was sold out for paying fans-the difference was made by the students who showed up. As we got into position for pregame in the North end zone, I looked up at the student section and saw not only was every seat taken, but the overflow students were sitting on the steps between sections-there was nowhere to walk!

We marched into position for Pregame, and as the team ran out onto the field, the earth below me shook. As I was playing my trumpet, I realized I couldn't hear myself playing. The sound was so loud it hurt my ears. I decided to try something to see how loud it was. I pulled my trumpet away from my mouth and screamed as loudly as I could-nothing! I couldn't hear myself scream!

As great as that was, the ending of that game was even better. Bert Jones to Brad Davis in the southeast end zone!