"The No. 9 Hokies struggled early and lost to No. 2 LSU before a Tiger Stadium crowd of 92,400 bourbon-soaked Cajuns." - Darryl Slater - Richmond Times Dispatch "We are a good football team. We just got destroyed here tonight." - Frank Beamer "That's embarrassing, to be honest with you." - Tech cornerback Brandon Flowers "Obviously, I don't know if I was in long enough to really gauge whether I could get the offense going." - Tech quarterback Sean Glennon "Holliday, all 5'-5" and 160 pounds of him, is the fastest man in college football. The bad news for LSU's opponents is the Tigers have a lineup full of other fast players..." - Darryl Slater - Richmond Times Dispatch "Their blurs are more blurry than most blurs. I believe they may be the fastest team I've ever seen." - Frank Beamer "How obsessed is Louisiana State with its live tiger mascot, Mike VI? The animal has its own Web site, mikethetiger.com. On it, LSU sells personalized bricks of Mike's bronzed paw print, to be placed near his palatial outdoor "habitat", for $5,000. But because he is so young, Mike was not in Tiger Stadium for last night's game. He spent the evening in his cage - waterfall and all - next to the stadium. The facility - the cage, not the stadium - is valued at $3 million." - Richmond Times Dispatch "Excuse me, ma'am, but has the avalanche in Baton Rouge stopped descending yet? Has the ground around that pit of hysteria known as a stadium ceased vibrating? Is it safe for Hokies to come out and play?" Have all those Jacob Hesters and Matt Flynns and Early Doucets and Glenn Dorseys and Kirston Pittmans put away their track shoes and cleavers so as to take pity on the humble visitors who dared invade their turf?" - Bob Lipper - Richmond Times Dispatch "Virginia Tech went to da bayou Saturday night to show it belonged among college football's elite. Instead, it showed it belonged to the ACC." -- Bob Lipper - Richmond Times Dispatch "We were surprised we dominated them like that because they have a great team," Hester, the Tiger's fullback, told reporters. "He was being kind. And inaccurate. Tech isn't a great team. Great teams don't get demolished 48-7." - Bob Lipper - Richmond Times Dispatch "Shortly before kickoff, the record crowd of 92,739 stood in applause as public address announcer Dan Borne asked them to 'celebrate the resiliency and pride of the Virginia Tech community'." "Then a trio of sky divers landed on the field, one flying a banner of Virginia Tech orange and maroon with a red ribbon in the center. "Then, for the first time in the 114 years of football at LSU, the Tiger marching band played the visiting team's alma mater before the national anthem. "The southern hospitality ended there." - USA Today "We don't worry about the rankings or anything like that. USC - that's future stuff." - Curtis Taylor :lsup:
I remember some of the bad old days, and those quote sure make up for some of them. Gotta tell ya'll young pups a funny story. LSU's first losing season in a couple of decades was about 1975. I'd never seen a losing season, and it felt like the earth was moving under my feet, it really felt like the world had changed. Next summer, I was riding around, and on the front of a car, I read a special license plate, and started laughing, it said: "The worlds most dangerous animal, a wounded Tiger!" :hihi: In purple and gold, naturally!
I saw the first quote. Two mistakes. The fans were not drunk and the number was 92,700 - the largest crowd in Tiger Stadium history.
Just a lil bit more......."THE AFTERMATH" “The No. 9 Hokies struggled early and lost to No. 2 LSU before a Tiger Stadium crowd of 92,400 bourbon-soaked Cajuns.” – Darryl Slater – Richmond Times Dispatch “We are a good football team. We just got destroyed here tonight.” – Frank Beamer “That’s embarrassing, to be honest with you.” – Tech cornerback Brandon Flowers “Obviously, I don’t know if I was in long enough to really gauge whether I could get the offense going.” – Tech quarterback Sean Glennon “Holliday, all 5’-5” and 160 pounds of him, is the fastest man in college football. The bad news for LSU’s opponents is the Tigers have a lineup full of other fast players…” – Darryl Slater – Richmond Times Dispatch “Their blurs are more blurry than most blurs. I believe they may be the fastest team I’ve ever seen.” – Frank Beamer “How obsessed is Louisiana State with its live tiger mascot, Mike VI? The animal has its own Web site, mikethetiger.com. On it, LSU sells personalized bricks of Mike’s bronzed paw print, to be placed near his palatial outdoor “habitat”, for $5,000. But because he is so young, Mike was not in Tiger Stadium for last night’s game. He spent the evening in his cage – waterfall and all – next to the stadium. The facility – the cage, not the stadium – is valued at $3 million.” – Richmond Times Dispatch “Excuse me, ma’am, but has the avalanche in Baton Rouge stopped descending yet? Has the ground around that pit of hysteria known as a stadium ceased vibrating? Is it safe for Hokies to come out and play?” Have all those Jacob Hesters and Matt Flynns and Early Doucets and Glenn Dorseys and Kirston Pittmans put away their track shoes and cleavers so as to take pity on the humble visitors who dared invade their turf?” – Bob Lipper – Richmond Times Dispatch “Virginia Tech went to da bayou Saturday night to show it belonged among college football’s elite. Instead, it showed it belonged to the ACC.” -- Bob Lipper – Richmond Times Dispatch “We were surprised we dominated them like that because they have a great team,” Hester, the Tiger’s fullback, told reporters. “He was being kind. And inaccurate. Tech isn’t a great team. Great teams don’t get demolished 48-7.” – Bob Lipper – Richmond Times Dispatch “Shortly before kickoff, the record crowd of 92,739 stood in applause as public address announcer Dan Borne asked them to ‘celebrate the resiliency and pride of the Virginia Tech community’.” “Then a trio of sky divers landed on the field, one flying a banner of Virginia Tech orange and maroon with a red ribbon in the center. “Then, for the first time in the 114 years of football at LSU, the Tiger marching band played the visiting team’s alma mater before the national anthem. “The southern hospitality ended there.” – USA Today “We don’t worry about the rankings or anything like that. USC – that’s future stuff.” – Curtis Taylor :geauxtige LSU! :lsup: LSU! :lsup: LSU! :lsup:
Re: Just a lil bit more......."THE AFTERMATH" I here by Nominate Crystal to post "THE AFTERMATH" on the Wednesday after each game. :tigbas: Nice research, very enjoyable to read. Thanks for the time it took to pull this together! :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
Re: Just a lil bit more......."THE AFTERMATH" Actually, I kind of sort of cheated....it was in an email i received therefore i cannot take responsibility for it.....but thanks anyway!! hehehe!!
