re: Describe a DEFINING IMAGE of LSU football from childhood

Listening to Carlos Carson catch 5 TD's in one game, and Watching my first LSU game on TV w Charles Alexander running all over Ole Miss at Oxford.

hodson to fuller easy!! then winning NC with saban

Walking out from the concession stand to find our seats. My first game and me, my dad, and younger brother. The place was wild and HUGE. Eating my nachos while quietly looking around at the massive Tiger Stadium just taking it all in. I couldn't believe how many people were there. Then the band took the field and started playing. Later, Kevin Faulk broke records. We scored lots of touchdowns. Something went wrong and Dinardo was PISSED and stomped up and down the sideline then ran out on the field to bitch at an official. The student section set the precident I would later try my best to follow 5 years later. We won 48-0 I believe. Mississippi state went home a loser. I became an LSU fan.

LSU vs FSU Fog rolls in and oranges hit the field. Other memories include Wendell Davis and 50 yd gains made routine on simple crossing routes.

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The Golden Band from Tiger Land playing those fantastic first four notes!!!!!!!

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No matter where I am or what I'm doing.....goosebumps.

Nov 19, 1988 Miami Hurricanes bring a hurricane to Death Valley

I was a junior in high school. LSU lost 44-3, but what really stands out was the monsoon that dropped on Tiger Stadium that night. Holy hell did it rain. My uncle and I had seats on the East side, opposite that of my parents and aunt. It seemed once that rain started, it didn't stop. It got harder and harder and harder as the game went on. When it started getting cold, my uncle just poured more whiskey into my coca-cola. Every time he poured it he would say the same thing, "...drink up...that'll keep you warm until the game's over." Man did it get cold, and we got drenched too. No umbrella or poncho could save you that night. The skies were angry that night my friends, but we never left our seats and stayed until the clock read 00:00. Funny thing is, after the game, we met up with my parents and aunt. They were dry as a desert. Their seats were under neath the over hang of the upper West deck. Because of that night, I've never left an LSU game early. That night on Nov 19, 1988 was a defining night for me. I'm with ya LSU Tigers, through monsoons and blow out defeats. I bleed Purple and Gold.

Didn't start following LSU until I started school in 2007. Not really childhood, I know. But ...


- Glenn Dorsey facing the student section after damn near every play and gesturing for us to "bring it." Got me so amped.

- Getting inside the student section two and three hours before kick off to get good seats, cheer for LSU players as they warm up, and taunt opposing players who come near us.

- Seeing/hearing pregame for the first time against Va. Tech and thinking "Holy shite, this is unlike anything I've ever seen, and I think I'm deaf."

- Being 15 feet away when D. Byrd tumbled to the turf of the north end zone with the game-winning catch against Auburn, and subsequently losing my effing mind.

Needless to say, I had a pretty good first season of loving LSU football.

first game that I remember attending. LSU vs Ole MIss in Tiger Stadium. MID 1960's.

LSU fans leaning over where the Ole Miss players were running out of the tunnel. FAns had closer access back then. LSU fans spitting on the Ole Miss players.

My first thought at the age of 5. I love this place.

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