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A picture perfect moment:
Saturday night on the Bayou. Local lore has it that LSU plays better in
night games; that day games simply don’t have that certain magic.
There’s not much of a difference, really, other than Tiger Stadium is
more juiced at night and the place just seems louder. It’s a simple
scenario, really: More tailgate time means more excitement and
anticipation (read: consumption of certain adult beverages). In other
words, a strange and fascinating combination of voodoo, Jack Daniels and
a pinch of Tabasco. The campus is beautiful, the crowning jewel of the
city. From the moss-draped oaks to the formal gardens and classic
southern architecture, it all rolls into a memorable game day.
Of all the stadiums in the country, few can match the
architectural and aesthetic genius of Tiger Stadium. The stadium
recently received a 11,000-seat expansion, complete with an upper deck
on the east side that includes luxury suites. Remember the Colosseum
from the Roman Empire? The façade on Tiger Stadium looks eerily similar.
Imagine how it looks on a fall Saturday with the electricity of game
day, the steam of the Bayou and 90,000 fans.

There’s a reason they call it Death Valley. Not many stadiums
have had crowd reaction that causes an earth tremor. On October 8, 1988,
quarterback Tommy Hodson hit Eddie Fuller with a game-winning touchdowns
pass against Auburn, and the explosion of crowd noise caused an earth
tremor that registered on a seismograph meter in LSU's Geology
Department across campus. The fans never let up, from the moment Mike
Tiger LSU’s live Bengal tiger mascot -- is rolled into the stadium and
parked in front of the opponent’s locker room minutes before kickoff.
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