re: The Death of Tiger Stadium

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Many diehard, blue-collar fans who can’t believe this day has come mourn this icon; they find it hard to fathom this stadium survived the Years of Unspeakable Darkness but could not survive these dreadful diseases . They pray for a miracle; that somehow the spirits of old will aid in resurrecting this giant. Until that wonderful day arrives, the faithful will continue to support their beloved team from all corners of the globe and bitch at those who killed it

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That sure is a bunch of hyperbole...considering the crowds at the AU and Florida games last year. Yeah...the atmospehere at those two sucked. Nothing like those barnburner games from the 70's and 80's against Rice.

The Florida game last year was one of the loudest times i've ever heard Tiger Stadium. You people must be delusional.

I am fairly certain the crowd at the beginning of the Bama game on Sat. is going to stink - heck I doubt anyone will even go

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Amen Brother!

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I'm a sister, but thanks.

You can't afford what people were charging for Tulane tickets? I call BS.

This thread should be titled "Still Trying To Be Relevant: A Middle Ager's Exaggeration of the Old Days."

I've had the same seats since the early 1990s (North Endzone, right outside the student section). The 1997 Florida, 2003 Georgia, 2007 Va. Tech (beginning), and 2007 Florida games were the most electric I've seen. How many threads like this are we going to see until some of you guys realize that the past wasn't always as great as you remember it?

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booed imperfection, and departed before the end of the 3rd quarter...

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How long have you been going to LSU games? Booing and leaving isn't anything new.

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This thread should be titled "Still Trying To Be Relevant: A Middle Ager's Exaggeration of the Old Days."

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Here, here.

Just taking the original author's time period (2003-2008) that Tiger Stadium is dying, these are the games I could think of off the top of my head in which the crowd's level of volume was extremely impressive:

UGA 03

Auburn 03

Oregon State 04

Tennessee 05

Auburn 05

Ole Miss 06 (The place was nowhere near full, but it got LOUD during that fourth quarter)

Va Tech 07

UF 07

Auburn 07

Arkansas 07 (I would say the volume on that 4th and 10 play was the loudest Tiger Stadium got last year outside of the announcement of the USC loss during UF)

So, that's 10 games over that time period where I distinctly remember the crowd having impressive moments. The fact of the matter is that when there is an "important" game the Tiger Stadium crowd still delivers. Even UGA this year showed flashes of intensity from the crowd. The problem was that whenever the fans got truly into it, UGA responded with a big play and deflated the crowd.

I have no doubt that Bama will be added to this list after this weekend. Tiger Stadium is not dead. People just naturally place the past in higher regard then it actually was.

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If anything, there were a lot more, (percentage wise, at least), blue blood types populating TS "back in the day," than there are now.

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I applaud the TAF's efforts to take seats away from the "5th generation" ticket holders that sat between the 20yd lines on either sides, paid little to no fees, didnt stand and didnt cheer very much during the games.

You know the type of guy whose great grandfather taught English at LSU and he has 8 seats together on the home side 40yd line, 20 rows up in his family's name since 1928

so i guess the florida and auburn game were dead last year right? come on... mayb you all should stop bitching and postin this crap and prove that your a "real" fan. when you can't hear yourself saturday when bama rolls up everyone will laugh at this post.