Any Boy Scouts on here remember ushering in T.S. ?

I ushered in section 2 lower south endzone from '66 to '68. We were the section that always had the visitors.

I remember an ole miss game were the OM cheerleaders handed out hundreds of rebel flags during the second quarter. We were sitting on the first row and one of the scouts got one. He reached into his pocket for his lighter (no he didn't smoke, he was just prepared in case we needed to start a campfire). Anyway, he set the rebel flag on fire. Some drunk rebel fan (I guess that's redundant) came down the aisle and opened two big cans of cheap beer and poured them on the scout. The scoutmaster who was coming down the aisle behind him to tell the kid to put it out asked the drunk why he did that. The drunk turned around and punched the scoutmaster in the face. A dozen state troopers appeared from no where, drug the drunk ole miss fan over the concrete wall and bushes onto the field, and off to a patrol car for a trip to parish lock up. We watched the rest of the game from a friendlier section.

I was doing the same 76-78. Saw many a game that way. One time we wound up near Mike 's cage and one of our scouts thought it would be funny to knock on the cage to get the tigers attention. Got ignored at first and then Mike turned and roared. We all about jumped out of our skin. People were laughing their butt off at us.

Did it only once, in the 60s. My uncle was the den master. We didn't do much ushering, but enjoyed watching the game on the East Side.

I ushered the 14-14 game against Bama in 1985. Can scouts still get in?

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in the mid-1950s

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'57 1st game and '58...I think that's where I got my taste for liquor.

My troop 61 of the Istrouma council did it many occasions. One etched in my young memory is the foggy FSU game with fans throwing oranges toward the field. There were some really cold games too. We only had to usher the first half. After the fans were back in their seats following halftime, we usually took off playing in the stadium doing boy stuff.

Lol, I used to think they sold beer in the stadium 'cause everybody had it out in the open. What's the world coming to when you can't drink in Tiger Stadium ? :)

Wow, I had pretty much forgotten about this. I did it a couple years in the late 80s. Thinking about it now, I do remember bringing binoculars....but they weren't for watching the game.

Yes, First was 1974 LSU-Tulane.

Good memories.