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re: A history of Tiger Stadium field designs / logos
Posted on 11/17/13 at 8:36 am to RhodeIslandRed
Posted on 11/17/13 at 8:36 am to RhodeIslandRed
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The Eye of the Tiger at midfield just plain sucks.
I never liked the eye either.
It was only created because of the song, and I hated that too.
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Posted on 11/17/13 at 8:37 am to TrueTiger
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I never liked the eye either.
It was only created because of the song, and I hated that too.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 9:57 am to RhodeIslandRed
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The Eye of the Tiger at midfield just plain sucks. It is the cheesiest logo in college football. We can all thank Nick Saban for resurrecting that monstrosity.
Wow - that's akin to not liking boobs.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 10:04 am to LasVegasBandit
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Wow - that's akin to not liking boobs.
No, not at all.
I love boobs, but I despise the eye.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 10:20 am to ByteMe
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I'm not saying you are wrong but I honestly don't remember that.
I do. he is right.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 10:23 am to RhodeIslandRed
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The Eye of the Tiger at midfield just plain sucks.
so you would rather have that old crappy LSu logo at midfield or the state logo?
Posted on 11/17/13 at 10:26 am to RummelTiger
The groundskeeper that paints it says the eye started in the early 90's. Dude needs to get his facts straight. Not surprising, though, as he majored in "turf management" at Tennessee.
Guy who paints the eye now
Good history of the eye from Scott Rabalais at the Advocate.
LINK
Guy who paints the eye now
Good history of the eye from Scott Rabalais at the Advocate.
LINK
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The eye made its debut on Oct. 15, 1983, for LSU’s homecoming game against Kentucky. The Tigers lost 21-13, and not long after, the eye lost its place on the field.
LSU stopped using the eye logo during Joe Dean’s tenure as athletic director in the late 1980s. During the years that the Eye of the Tiger logo wasn’t used, block LSU letters were used at midfield, and before that, a state of Louisiana with the school letters over it.
When Nick Saban took over as LSU’s head coach going into the 2000 season, he was shown the eye logo and insisted that it return to midfield.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 10:28 am to parrotdr
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When Nick Saban took over as LSU’s head coach going into the 2000 season, he was shown the eye logo and insisted that it return to midfield.
Jesus. Nick Saban is God
Posted on 11/17/13 at 10:37 am to LasVegasBandit
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When Nick Saban took over as LSU’s head coach going into the 2000 season, he was shown the eye logo and insisted that it return to midfield.
Jesus. Nick Saban is God
this is plenty enough reason to retire the eye
Posted on 11/17/13 at 10:44 am to LasVegasBandit
I'm pretty sure I remember a Vanderbilt game in 1984 that had the eye. It was wet, the eye got trashed, and Dalton Hilliard went off.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 11:05 am to LasVegasBandit
Block endzone letters, alternating light/dark green field, eye of the tiger, numbers every 5 yards and white H-style goalposts would be the GOAT.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 11:09 am to alajones
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I'm pretty sure I remember a Vanderbilt game in 1984 that had the eye. It was wet, the eye got trashed, and Dalton Hilliard went off.
possible. I definitely saw it in 85 though. 84 would have been the earliest though. It started under Arnsparger.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:05 pm to Fat Bastard
maybe if we replaced the eye with the state of Louisiana with LSU in the middle covering the whole state then La. kids would regain some of their state pride and remember that saban is satan.
Saban wanting the eye is enough reason to change it.
I was never that big of a fan of it. La. with lsu inside would be my preference.
End zones one big LSU and the other Big TIGERS.
Or a Tiger Full Face in the two sides of LSU
Saban wanting the eye is enough reason to change it.
I was never that big of a fan of it. La. with lsu inside would be my preference.
End zones one big LSU and the other Big TIGERS.
Or a Tiger Full Face in the two sides of LSU
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:11 pm to LasVegasBandit
1. really like the block letters the best
2. the columns are really cool. Thanks for the find
3. IDK why the Geaux font doesn't fill the endzone more.
2. the columns are really cool. Thanks for the find
3. IDK why the Geaux font doesn't fill the endzone more.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:26 pm to CalcoTiger
quote:Shut up or they will put Toonces on either side of the Geaux letters.
Or a Tiger Full Face in the two sides of LSU
I love the eye. Always have.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 1:18 pm to alajones
This is bad arse
This is REALLY bad arse
This is REALLY bad arse
This post was edited on 11/17/13 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 11/17/13 at 1:32 pm to Shoulderchoke
Posted on 11/17/13 at 1:50 pm to LasVegasBandit
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Also our field was tinted dark green / light green / dark green every 5 yards. Also first time for our iconic "BLOCK LSU" style endzones which have always been my personal favorite.
can we bring this back!? add the eye of the tiger at midfield and it's be perfect! the "geaux" font in the endzones need to be given a rest...
Posted on 11/17/13 at 2:11 pm to LasVegasBandit
quote:At the time, Saban said he was bombarded with requests from fans that the EYE be returned. It's the most unique and creative mid-field design in college football. Anybody that doesn't like it has mental problems IMO, but to each his own, huh. There's always a few in every crowd.
When Nick Saban took over as LSU’s head coach going into the 2000 season, he was shown the eye logo and insisted that it return to midfield.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 2:13 pm to Shoulderchoke
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This is REALLY bad arse
Agreed, but I'm a big fan of ECU.
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