re: Hilarious student section footage from end of FSU Orange game in 1982

There was no Upper East side

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How did a service like Tigervision even work in 1982?

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I remember literally having to go to Cox, or even 7-11 (yes, the gas station/convenience store) to pick up a cable box to watch tigervision games. Then return it on Monday.

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You are correct. I worked for the cable company from 88-99. For Tigervision you had to actually pick up the box that would allow you to catch the game. Tigervison Productions covered the whole game from the announcers to the camera crews, sideline reporters, etc. They broadcasted the game via satellite and the boxes descrambled the signal.
They made a shite load of money.

I worked in Thibodaux and we covered all of Thibodaux, Raceland, Assumption Parish, Chackbay, Vacherie and Paulina and Convent across the river. It was nothing to sell 2000-3000 Tigervison boxes on a Saturday night. It was full crew every Saturday night and a pain in the arse because a lot of the boxes wouldn’t work. Imagine rolling up to a LSU football party at someone’s house and everyone waiting on you to get the box working, lol.

My uncle still has that game on VHS.

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The post game interview was noteworthy in that Stovall was being interviewed by the daughter of the person who fired him. I am sorry it didn’t work out for Stovall. Great guy.

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Bob Broadhead’s daughter. Sacked is a great book about that era of LSU athletics.

That was also Pete Jenkins first year as DC.

Stovall had Bo Rein's coaches and became NCAA coach of the year and fired three years later. He picked the wrong QB. I haven't seen a QB like Timmy Byrd, that kid was incredible.