re: 43 years ago today - One of the best nights ever in Tiger Stadium

Great night! The end of the game was unbelievable with the fog settling and orange dropping like rain.

CBS had tried to talk Bob Brodhead and LSU into moving it to afternoon for television. Glad LSU said no.

As crazy days go, earlier that afternoon was the "Stanford Band Play" out in Berklley.

Back then, bowl representatives went into a team's locker room to issue invitations to participate in a game. At this game's conclusion, no one left until the stadium announcer (Sid Crocker?) said that the Orange Bowl had extended, and LSU had accepted, an invitation to play in the game.

Also, back then, cheap stadium seats could be rented for $1 each. They were flimsy things, with cushions and back supports that just slid over the frame of each chair. When it stopped raining oranges, because everyone was out, cushions and seat backs were separated from their frames, and they were tossed like frisbees onto the field.

And finally, when the fog rolled in, I recall having a difficult time seeing some parts of the field from my low spot in the student section. So if I had trouble, there's little chance those in the upper bowl, and West Upper Deck, could see ANYTHING. Yet in spite of this, no one left early. People stayed until the Orange Bowl announcement was made.

I graduated less than 4 weeks after that fantastic night. Thanks for stirring those memories!

Was a student my only field rush in my fan career

Aweseom video. Thanks for posting!

I was there. Lower south end zone. We could not see the west upper deck at all when fog rolled in. Classic !

Ah, the good old days, when kids could accompany their parents into bars, and so long as the kids themselves weren't trying to drink, no one said anything about it!

Thanks for posting. One thing that stands out for me, the defensive players were bringing the lumber every single play. I bet the FSU players took a lot of time recovering from that game. Also, forgot about the Dalton and James gang!

One game I'll never forget.
Funny how they let us in with bags of oranges.
And then the FOG. Unbelievable.

We were in the lower endzone and couldn't see the upper deck.

Toonces, WWE Hall of Fame.