re: 1979 LSU vs usc

The thing about this game that doesn't translate to young Tiger fans is the REGIONAL aspect of this game. In 1979, the US was far more regional and this matchup was a chance for a provincial program like LSU to have a shot at the the big West Coast powerhouse. It really was a point of state pride that doesn't even exist anymore. There isn't a sense of regional or state pride anymore like there was at that time.

I was at the game as a wee lad and the hype leading up to the game was epic. The Jim Nasium stuff on the radio had me ready to punch them in the metaphorical face. It was fever-pitch in LSU-like a Bama game would be now, but with a real Southern chip-on-our-shoulder element that does not exist today. Different times .