re: Anyone here ever been to an LSU game before the Skip era?

Went to a few games in the mid 1960s. I would walk over between classes and watch a few innings.

Day games during the week would draw “crowds” of 30 to well over 100 people.

The Box had no side bleachers and the biggest seating problem was trying to decide between sitting in the first row behind the plate, or in a row higher up behind the plate.

There was one guy there at the gate to check your student ID and I do not remember if he doubled at the “concession” stand – which I honestly do not remember if it had more than peanuts and drinks or was even open during the week. I guess they sold tickets at the box, but if they did, then I am sure that one roll of tickets lasted several years.

Sometimes a few of us would go over to see how the walk-on football players were doing. Don’t get me wrong, the LSU team had a bunch of players that were busting their butts and played hard. The focus was just football and basketball began to take hold when the Pistol arrived.

Anyway, it was still fun – and not too embarrassing. You had to experience baseball then to appreciate what Skip did for the Tigers.