A Question to the Old Timers - Is the Vibe Similar to USC circa 79

I was at that game with my Dad, and all I remember was after the game everyone was yelling LSU LSU as they walked outside the stadium.

It was the mighty USC against the southern hicks. The no. 1 running back in the nation against a top 10 lSU defense. Charles White was avg. Well over 100 yds. a game and we shut him down. They had all american wide receivers. I was standing shoulder to shoulder wth my friend and had to scream in his ear for him to hear. If not for a phantom call in the endzone against us we win. All i could hear was kill the refs. I was hoarse for 3 days. I've seen about 75 games in TIGER stadium and that was by for the best memory!!!

Same vibe. LSU Class of 1980!!!!

Same vibe? Hard to say. The problem with these "old timer" questions is that I was so drunk game day back then I don't know how I felt. Now that I've been sober for 25yrs. it's like you're asking me to access another personality.

One thing I do remember is that Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night was a huge advantage for us against any ranked team. Whole lotta magic!

I was a freshman at LSU in that year, i.e. fall of 1979 and had a speech class with former QB at Broadmoor High School Dale Begue. He was playing defensive back at LSU at the time though not starting his freshman year. I remember him talking in class that USC was about the best team he had ever seen on film and that included the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburg Steelers who were the premiere NFL football teams at the time. Didnt sit in the Student Section that night as I sat in my Dad's season ticketes. Without a doubt one of the loudest games I have ever attended. I remember walking up the ramps on the West side to go to Section 12 , Row J , Seates 29 and 30 and could absolutely hear the stadium buzzing with loudness as I was walking towards the seats. I would imagine this game is beginning to have the same feelings as that game for this Ole Timer.

As an "old timer" that was part of the LSU student section for the '79 game, I'm qualified to rant.

Similarities: #1 team coming in, night game, most "experts" picking LSU to lose, loud stadium expected

Differences: Minimal talent gap between the teams, far more pre-game media exposure, more relevant to national CFB picture, 15K more butts in seats, prime-time national broadcast

Can't read the vibe from 500 miles away, but I would expect there to be a lot of buzz in anticipation of the game.

If the noise is = or > than USCe a few weeks back, & it should be, McCarron can forget about any cute check offs at the line.

The one thing that sticks out about '79 USC is the constant "Tiger Bait" chant that rocked the stadium from the time USC came out for warmups till the end of the game. No booing, just a continuous roar of "Tiger Bait, Tiger Bait, Tiger Bait . . .". It was tremendous !

Present that night. LSU had great defenses and no one gave them a chance. Back in the day the cheer was Tiger Bait and none of the sophomoric BS we see nowadays. You could literally hear the crashing of helmets from the field. The proud people of Louisiana worked those games like a mule on a plow line. The air was electric, wafting with bourbon, and everybody worked up. For the people of LA it was Saturday night. My how things are so different.

I can remember the media making the USC team the greatest of all time. They were crushing people and were loaded with talent. The LSU team was good with a solid defense. Back then LSU was all about having great defenses with a conservative offense (3 yards and a cloud of dust). I remember thinking LSU was going to show the media gods what hard nosed football was all about. The excitement started building during the week leading up to the game. By the time the game got there, people were ready to strapped it on. The Tigers fought with a true passion and the fans had the stadium rocking. I listen on the radio and got goose bumps listening to the game. I was so proud of the team and the fans for showing them what LSU/ SEC/southern football was all about. If not for the refs LSU would have pulled the upset. Pisses me off to this day. Their linemen tackling our defensive linemen with no calls of holding. GRRRRRRRRRR.