re: Rank the era’s, Death Valley was the best to worst?

I can chime in on this because I have been going to the games since 1966.

Some of the loudest games I have been to was when the stadium held 67,500 people.
I would put the 1970s second to the 2000s.
I consider Tiger Stadium at its very peak to be Florida 2007.

2019 was classic but most of those games were blowouts, not that I am complaining about that.

The worst?
Early 1990s. The Curley Hallman era.
But even back then people stayed unless they had a reason to leave such as that we were getting our butts kicked.

My time as a student corresponded with the Jerry Stovall era. The team had their ups and downs but we had some great times in the stadium.

I have been to many stadiums all around the country. Tiger Stadium at its best is in a class by itself.

The simple correlation with your ranking is the product that's put on the field. When the team is a top 10 team like it was perennially up to 2012, you get the best fan experience.

Its so weird and narcissistic seeing old heads like act like the experience is ruined because LSU lost them as fan.

Mike the Tiger was on the field
The Golden Band from Tigerland did the amping
Players wore cutoff jerseys
Money didn't rule the roost

The Miles years were absolutely wild because damn near every big win came down to the last play, plus all the mad hatter shenanigans.

For those reasons, watching '07 from the student section will always be my favorite era.

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can chime in on this because I have been going to the games since 1966. Some of the loudest games I have been to was when the stadium held 67,500 people. I would put the 1970s second to the 2000s. I consider Tiger Stadium at its very peak to be Florida 2007. 2019 was classic but most of those games were blowouts, not that I am complaining about that. The worst? Early 1990s. The Curley Hallman era. But even back then people stayed unless they had a reason to leave such as that we were getting our butts kicked. My time as a student corresponded with the Jerry Stovall era. The team had their ups and downs but we had some great times in the stadium. I have been to many stadiums all around the country. Tiger Stadium at its best is in a class by itself.

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Since you have been going to stadiums for 59 years

Can you talk a little bit about the fan game day experience at Tiger Stadium in comparison to other stadiums that you’ve been to assuming that several of the SEC rivals


What do you see needs to change or improve?

Stadium atmosphere changed with ticket price increases. LSU had more of a Blue Collar Crowd in the 80's and 90's.

You can identify any era prior to the DJ appearance as being considerably better than the when the DJ started ruining the TS experience. TS is now a ghetto venue, sadly.

Mid 90s-2012ish (Dinardo, Saban, most of Miles) consistently great atmosphere for most SEC games. Peak 97 Florida, 2003 Georgia, 2007 Florida. Couple bama games in that stretch, but can’t list losses.

I think the best era's were the times before all the games started airing on TV. People were invested in going there, watching and being present. Now that all the games are on TV, I believe it's sterilized the crowd, and the gameday experience too corporate.

1979 s USC is the single best of all time. The crowd was a huge part of the game, not just spectators. As a student during those years it was the best. Start the day at the house, walk to the game with your date, stay the whole game, back to the house for a live band party. You never thought about missing any of that to go to a bar. During the game the best party in town was in the stadium. Your dates purse was the bar.