I remember seeing it happen and thinking how damn disrespectful it was. I had never previously seen it done before though..
Isn't Gilbeau the reporter(while at a Ala. paper) that wrote that LSU would beat Ala....." WHEN PIGS FLY!!!"? And of course LSU went on to win, causing quite a stir in rural Ala. when all the sows and boars took off in flight and eventually landed in Arkansas.