re: Something positive: Your favorite LSU football memory

2007 UF


MY God, that crowd/team reaction to the announcement of USC’s loss was amazing.

All of the LSU football games that I have been to, collectively are one happy memory

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My favorite memory of LSU football is barely a memory at all for me. Almost more of a feeling. 

I don't even remember the specific game. But, it happened in 1975 or 1976. Terry Robiskie was our guy at Tailback and I was watching the game with my dad. I was 8 or 9 years old. 

Later in a tough game, Robiskie breaks a long run(I think I recall it being around the left side). He scores. During the run, my dad, who was standing in the middle of the living room, leaped into the air throwing his hands up. Both hands hitting the ceiling. He left a perfect left handprint and his right hand actually broke into the dry wall a bit leaving the impression. 

The ceiling remained exactly that way until we moved in the early 80s. But, an 8 or 9 year old boy went from a casual LSU fan to a lifelong LSU fan that day. I literally still remember that day every season when LSU starts. 

So, my favorite memory of LSU is sort of also my favorite memory of my dad. 

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onions in this place

It was the year 2000 or 2001. Rohan Davey hits Robert Royal on first down in OT to topple the mighty Vols. I was there with my dad and it was so loud that it was said that the players could feel the noise as pain in their hands.

It was the week after the UAB debacle and was the signature win for the Nictator in his first year and was the beginning of the era of championships.

‘97 UF
Game was on my Birthday
ESPN Gameday filmed me cooking Gator at Chimes the Friday before and used it in a segment on the show (though I never saw it since I was tailgating - friends and family that watched told me they saw me)
I remember staying and just soaking it all in after the game. One of the last fans to leave the stadium. After the previous 8 years I felt the “magic was back.” If only for a moment.

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2007 UF

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i’ve been going to games since the Arnsparger era.

and for the first time in my entire life, I walked out of Death Valley KNOWING we were going to be #1 in every poll on the planet.

yeah prior to that, there was a few times i felt like we should be #1. But that night, for the first time, there was absolutely no doubt it was happening.

other is discussion for me (only counting games i attended):
my first ever game (A&M ‘86)
Earthquake game. I knew something special happened but didn’t realize how special at the time.
Twillie’s pick vs Auburn in ‘95
Taking down Florida in ‘97
the “replay” vs Bama in ‘00
Matt Mauck to Skyler Green
Kicking Va Tech’s arse
the above mentioned UF game in ‘07
seeing 12-0 up on the Video Board after smoking Arky in ‘11 damn near brought a tear to my eye


in non-football
brought my son (6 years old at the time) to his first ever LSU baseball game to see his hero, Mikie Mahtook, play in person.
as a 4 year old in ‘09 he absolutely fell in love with Mikie. and would ask often “when does Mikie play again” (not even calling them LSU, just Mikie). Kid didn’t even understand baseball really. But something about Mahtook just grabbed his attention and kept it.
so we go to opening day in 2011 against Wake Forrest.
and Mikie hit 2 of them out that night. cementing his status as a God for my son.