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re: LSU v. DePaul BB 1980
Posted on 3/11/21 at 4:40 pm to Jordanreid2000
Posted on 3/11/21 at 4:40 pm to Jordanreid2000
That wasn't a tourney game. That was a neutral site game at the Meadowlands. We were up 21-9 at half, then blew it.
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Posted on 3/11/21 at 5:04 pm to tiger81
quote:Unless you were actually in attendance back then, it's hard to describe the atmosphere in the "Assembly Center" (PM hadn't been added yet) back then.
1977 - 1981 were great, great years. Young ones today can't imagine how big LSU basketball was. We were the rock stars of the SEC. And Dale led the band, great times.
It was absolutely the rival of anything in Tiger Stadium, as far as anticipation and excitement level.
LSU students used to camp out on the AC ramps all the time for big games, sometimes for days at a time to get in first. (You were admitted with a Student ID back then; first come first served)
Dale Brown used to bring them donuts during the campout if I recall.
Luckily, I was in Basketball Band in 80 & 81 and didn't have to worry about getting a good seat........
Posted on 3/11/21 at 5:37 pm to tigahlovah
Well that explains why I never knew about it. I feel like I’ve seen video of MJ dunking on LSU at Carmichael somewhere.
Edit to add...
UNC 90
LSU 79
Jan 29, 1984
Edit to add...
UNC 90
LSU 79
Jan 29, 1984
This post was edited on 3/11/21 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 3/11/21 at 8:39 pm to Jordanreid2000
Yeah, we played them in Chapel Hill and the Meadowlands, never in BR (at least since 1977 when I started watching LSU). We absolutely should have won in NJ, and hung tough on tobacco road before the heels turned it on
This post was edited on 3/11/21 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 3/11/21 at 8:55 pm to Manswers
Good looking dude that DePaul coach guy.
Posted on 3/11/21 at 8:59 pm to tigahlovah
quote:
never in BR
Played them in BR in Feb 85. NC won it 75-70. As pointed out earlier, it was one of those games where students camped out on the ramp to get seats.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 6:54 am to Obi-Wan Tiger
Great catch. Wow, I can't believe I forgot about a home game we played against the tar heels. I guess the memory is starting to fail me. That would make sense though, we had a home and away plus the neutral site game in NJ with them.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 8:01 am to Obi-Wan Tiger
I was at that game. Their size (Brad Daughterty - 6'11 and Joe Wolf - 6'10" and some 7'1" guy off the bench) was too much for N. Wilson, J. Reynolds, and J. Williams, all 6'8".
This post was edited on 3/12/21 at 8:31 am
Posted on 3/12/21 at 10:53 am to michael corleone
True. And even since 1981’s loss to Indiana, there’s been at least 3-4 others (and maybe more) where LSU BB team lost to ultimate National champions. 2 that come to mind would be Louisville in 1986 and N. Carolina in what, 2007/8! (The dreaded 8th seed awarded to ranked team who won the SEC regular season title, “BY A LOT”!!! Still pissed about that. And we were the only team to scare N/C in the tourney that year!)
Posted on 3/12/21 at 1:19 pm to Manswers
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N. Wilson, J. Reynolds, and J. Williams, all 6'8".
That was some fun teams to watch also. The Nikata jump hook was a thing of beauty and the ice man was lean and linky while John Williams was a load but could get up and down the court. Dale always got the best out of the average to good teams but never could get the great teams to the final four( Didn't see the 1980 team alittle before my time). The youngens today don't realize we expected to be in the dance every year back then.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 4:01 pm to Manswers
quote:EXACTLY the same for me, but I was in 10th grade. Went to church with the parents, sitting in the car itching to get home because I think the game started at noon, and we didn't have a VCR, so I also missed the start.
That was a great game to see in person. I remember it was on a Sunday afternoon. I was in 9th grade and I remember thinking about that game during the late morning Mass I attended. It was on when I got home and never saw the early part of this game. This was before my family owned a VCR
But a very exciting game and environment.
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