Every other year we play Arkansas during the day on a Friday and it begs the question...will our supposed SEC "rival" ever experience the real Death Valley? Having been to the last few LSU-Arkansas games in Baton Rouge I probably wouldn't see what all the fuss is about if I were an Arkansas fan. At least with the other schools they know how it can get.
The question is, Does Arkansas want to see the real tiger stadium? If I remember correctly Death Vally was rockin in 1999, Ark was highly ranked and we had fired Dinardo, they came in exspecting a cakewalk and ran into a Tiger by the name of Rohan Davey! 60 minutes is 60 minutes wheather the sun is shining or not!!!!
I remember that game in 99. Don't remember Tiger Stadium being too crowded that day, what with us being 2-8 and taking place the day after Thanksgiving. The game itself was awesome and the fans that were there were nice and loud.
bowl busters I think it was a night game, but I'm getting older and may be mistaken! I can't remember the year, but I remember they (arkie) came into Tiger Stadium w/only the battle cry of "bowl busters". they were already assured of a loosing season, but we were playing for a bowl birth. Sadly, we couldn't get it done. Either Hallman, or Dinardo were coach. :lsug: :helmet:
Re: bowl busters That was 93...Hallman was the coach... As for the 99 game...it was decent I suppose, but it was a day game with many empty seats...it was not even close to what it was for say Tennesee, Alabama, or Mississippi State in 2000 or Auburn in 2001.
Re: Re: bowl busters The 99 game was played the week that DiNardo was fired with an assistant coach being promoted to head coach for that one game. I didn't go to that game but I think it was a very cold and miserable overcast day. A lot of ticket holders chose to spend that day on the couch in front of the tube. I went duck hunting that day (a great day for ducks) and I couldn't even find anybody to give my tickets to for free. I ended up watching the game in a bar in Lafayette on the way back to Baton Rouge.
I guess the hogs will never see the real Death Valley for years to come. Good point. LSU just has to beat them anyway. We do not need an excuse for a win over the hogs. P.S. I will bet anyone on this board, $200.00, that we beat Ark this year and get the boot back. Bets accepted between 8/01/03 - 8/15/03
Ever since the early 90's I always liked Arkansas fans. Never had a problem with them outside Death Valley...
Re: Re: Re: bowl busters Yeah, it was. It wasnt terribly cold, but it was cool and very wet. I dont remember seeing very many people there, either. Hell, I was in the band and most of us didnt want to be there either. We had already been to 8 losses in a row. :cry: Anybody remember the Florida game from that year? There was a torrential downpour the entire game. There was standing water all the way around the field, right up to the sidelines. The coaches were probably standing in 2-3 inches of water. The next day, we (Tiger Band) had to go sit in our saturated uniforms in the 60 degree Super Dome to watch the Saints lose. Oh, what a weekend.
Re: Re: Re: Re: bowl busters Oh boy do I....I remember that game like it was yesterday because Florida actually didn't play all that well and if we had a decent team that year we might have given them a run....it is sitting through games like that which make the good years and the big wins so much sweeter. As for the Arkansas game...I guess I would just like for them to experience the real Tiger Stadium once in awhile if they are supposed to be our rival and all.