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My First Game in Tiger Stadium...

Posted on 11/5/18 at 7:59 am
Posted by FloraBamaFrankie
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 11/5/18 at 7:59 am
It was incredible. We got to the stadium around 10 am Saturday morning and spent all day walking around, looking for tickets and taking in the sights and interacting with LSU fans. To a person, LSU fans were the nicest, most hospitable, fun-loving group of fans that I've ever encountered, and I've been to games in Tennessee, Florida, Clanga and neutral site games in Dallas, and of course Tuscaloosa, but LSU fans have them all beat. Bama fans have gotten better, but they have a long way to go to match the passion, spirit and fun loving, hospitable nature of LSU fans, and I mean that with all sincerity.

Night games in Death Valley are legendary, and I had heard many stories of rowdy LSU fans, so to be honest, I was a little worried coming in, but visiting every SEC stadium is on my bucket list, and I'm not getting any younger. It turned out that I had absolutely nothing to worry about. None of that proved true. We did have one young LSU fan near us who had to be escorted out of the game because he drank too much and threw up, but it was his fellow LSU fans who were mad at him. Stadium Security and EMTs had to hold on to him to get him down the stairs otherwise he would have taken a nasty fall because the poor kid was blitzed and probably ended up in jail. I suspect Sunday was a rough day for him.

We got a few good-natured, "Tiger Bait," chants as we walked around, but even those were few and far between. Almost to a person, every person we spoke to said, "Welcome, enjoy your stay," and they said it with a smile on their face. I was so impressed. The atmosphere was electric and the campus is beautiful. We made several trips around the stadium, took in Tiger Mike's enclosure, walked through the tailgaters, got some Tony Chachere's fried catfish samples which whet our appetites, and we went looking for some good food. We didn't find anything and ended up at Wendy's. By that time we were pretty hungry so it was good. We listened to the bands and heard, "Calling Baton Rouge" and watched the crowd go crazy. The moment was infectious and energizing.

We ended up getting some pretty good tickets, but as someone on here had predicted, we paid a steep price -- $450 a piece -- but we were getting desperate when we found them. We wanted lower level sideline, but all we were able to find at this point were endzone or upper deck and those were going for $250 to $350 then we encountered, "Ticket Leonard." Nice guy! He had two in section 302, but they were in row 59. We decided to get them and tried to negotiate, but several people spoke up behind us to buy them if we didn't, so we coughed up the $900 which was painful. "Bucket list," I kept telling myself.

The Game. I know LSU fans are disappointed, but from my perspective, watching it live, it was not nearly as one-sided as the media tried to portray it, and the crowd was definitely a factor, and can be credited with keeping the Tide out of the end zone on the first drive. I've never heard a louder crowd in my life, and I've sat next to the student section with their cowbells at Mississippi State. When Bama drew back to back off-sides, it felt like a bomb going off. I didn't end up feeling comfortable until the 3rd quarter. LSU did a great job of pressuring Tua and he was not nearly as accurate as he's been against lesser defenses and Alabama was not able to run until the LSU Defense was tired in the 2nd half. I think Saban brought back the jet sweep for that very purpose -- to get the defense running side to side in the first half. LSU moved the ball very consistently and got into the red zone several times but just didn't punch it in. I know it doesn't help, but overall there is much to be positive about.

In any case, I just wanted to say thank you to LSU fans for an incredible experience. You set the standard by which all fanbases should be judged.
Posted by stapuffmarshy
lower 9
Member since Apr 2010
17507 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:02 am to
It's a great experience. Glad you got to do it once.


Don't come round these parts no more though ya here?









Posted by Mr6daveyobrians
Member since Dec 2013
1785 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:04 am to
I’ll be honest you’ll probably never experience anything like it again, I’ve been going to games for a little over 10 years now and I’ve never seen anything close to it

Shame the game got cancelled though, i think it could’ve been a hell of a battle
Posted by FloraBamaFrankie
Member since Oct 2018
16 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:04 am to
I don't know that I can keep myself away after this
Posted by StupidBinder
Jawja
Member since Oct 2017
6392 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:05 am to
quote:

Don't come round these parts no more though ya here?


He can come, he just needs to leave his team at home.
Posted by Effthatnoise
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2011
375 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:06 am to
I cannot believe y’all ate at Wendy’s. Missed opportunity because 90% of the tailgates would have fed y’all if
there was any interaction. Glad y’all enjoyed though, good luck the rest of the way.
Posted by LSUcam7
FL
Member since Sep 2016
8459 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:07 am to
Glad you enjoyed

quote:

we paid a steep price -- $450 a piece


Should have charged you $900/pc
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
51502 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:08 am to
Posted by Will Cover
Davidson, NC
Member since Mar 2007
39510 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:10 am to
quote:

the crowd was definitely a factor, and can be credited with keeping the Tide out of the end zone on the first drive. I


100 % agree.

quote:

've never heard a louder crowd in my life,


I think I saw on the video screen a dB level of 109 early on in the game. It may have gotten louder than that, however I didn't see it flash on the screen again. 109 dB is the equivalent of a rock band playing. I'm quite certain we have had higher dB level inside Tiger Stadium.

Glad you enjoyed your experience. Too bad, we couldn't (fans and the team) keep up the intensity for more than 1 quarter, which is a credit and compliment to your team.


This post was edited on 11/5/18 at 8:11 am
Posted by geauxtigahs87
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2008
26593 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:43 am to
quote:

LSU moved the ball very consistently and got into the red zone several times but just didn't punch it in.

Posted by stapuffmarshy
lower 9
Member since Apr 2010
17507 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:47 am to
quote:

I don't know that I can keep myself away after this


Honestly it's not like that every home game. Old days, yeah it kind of was. Not to that extent. But now that kind of atmosphere is twice a year max. Sometimes not at all in a season to be honest.

But it's the BEST when it's on.
Posted by Cheupique
Breaux Bridge
Member since Oct 2013
2111 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:50 am to
We have come to cherish our moral victories.
Posted by NWLA Tiguh12
Member since Jul 2015
2409 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 8:59 am to
Ballsy move coming without a ticket
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
19362 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 9:01 am to
I’m surprised you didn’t get fed.
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
19362 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 9:26 am to
The highest recorded decibel level is supposed to be 130 during the Florida game in 07
Posted by Buckshot24
Gonzales, La.
Member since Oct 2012
264 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 9:43 am to
Really Glad you had a Great Experience, it is an awesome atmosphere when its on! Wish the game could have been closer and hopefully it time it will be but until then and always, Geaux Tigers!!!
Posted by sta4ever
Member since Aug 2014
16964 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 9:46 am to
I think the loudest part of the game was when Tua got hit on that false start. We all thought he hurt his knee again and wasn’t going to be able to play anymore and we were going crazy in the student section. Turns out he only got hit in the balls and came right back in.
Posted by fatboydave
Fat boy land
Member since Aug 2004
17979 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 9:53 am to
quote:

we went looking for some good food. We didn't find anything and ended up at Wendy's.


Posted by supatigah
CEO of the Keith Hernandez Fan Club
Member since Mar 2004
88733 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 9:55 am to
nice write up, welcome to TD

always great to get one of the good BAMA fans onboard
Posted by JDoubleU
EBR
Member since Apr 2015
122 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 10:08 am to
Super glad you had a great experience in BR. I moved here about 12 years ago from Mobile. I've been to many LSU games wearing my Crimson Red and have always had a great experience. Took my son to his first LSU game when he was 10 and he was hooked! He's now a Freshman at LSU (I lost him to the dark side - hahaha). I have some of the best friends in and around BR (most are LSU fans). We all have a great time together.

I encourage everyone to come to Death Valley for at least one game!

RTR and Geaux Tigahs!
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