re: Those who attended the game

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We were in the top of south upper deck, and when they played Dixieland Delight the whole upper deck was bouncing. It was a very strange feeling. Like, the not a little bouncing b/c people were jumping up and down on the bleachers and the seats were moving, but the actual structure was moving. You could look up at the flag poles at the very top of the stadium and the poles were swaying back and forth. We looked around, and people were genuinely kind of nervous. Maybe the Bama fans who normally sit there were used to it, but we were in the LSU visitors area, and the LSU people we were around were all saying, this feels odd. Maybe it is supposed to move like that, but being up that high and feeling the concrete structure you are on moving, it's weird and kind of gives you that sinking feeling in your stomach...

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Due to the timing of when they decided to play it right after the TD that ended up being one of the louder Dixieland Delights I've experienced. The place just exploded and I think it had a tangible impact to the momentum of the game.
YT - 2023 Bama-LSU Dixieland Delight

Now for sheer fan noise the loudest game I've ever attended was from the 4th quarter on last year in BR, but Saturday was pretty close to a peak SEC gameday experience IMO. Saban asked the fans to step up before the UT game and its been loud ever since. Josh Pate said it was the loudest he's heard a stadium this year.

I'd also add everything that was mentioned about the tailgating being corporate is exactly true because they sold all the tailgating spots on the quad to a company who charges you for the tent and setup. All the spots are nice and clean, but its as pre-packaged as a frozen pizza because the university figured out how to monetize it. I hope for your sake LSU doesn't ever do that because it destroys part of the atmosphere pre-game IMO.

Truly hope that outside of the game results everyone who came to Tuscaloosa enjoyed themselves and didn't have any bad experiences. With all the uncertainty of what will happen with schedules moving forward who knows if we will get to experience these games every year in the future, have to appreciate them win or lose because these games at night are special.