What was 2011 LSU v Bama like @ Bryant Denny Live?

I was there. Intense, loud. Was in the upper deck in the Endzone where Eric Reid made the interception.



The other Endzone, Alabama student end, OT was played on that side.

Unbelievable day, tailgating, game itself.

Witnessed a lot of cursing during the game.

Witnessed even more crying after.

I was there. It was a great atmosphere. Spent the day hanging out with LSU alums in the quad at their tailgate. Beer, whiskey, oysters, bbq shrimp, gumbo and jambalaya (one of the guys is a professional chef, and he put on the best tailgate I've ever seen.) Also had the absolute pleasure of watching an LSU fan demolish a corndog trap (cardboard box with a corndog tied to a rope). That was the absolute most amazing thing I've ever seen on gameday.

Nobody does gameday like LSU fans. Regardless of where the game is played. And those two teams were two of the best teams to take the field in college football history.

Anyone outside of these two fan bases will always say this game was boring. But it was was more intense and serious than any other game I’ve attended. Kind of like tension was never broken. Normally someone will drop a TD and draw first blood and settle everybody in, but there was just some lingering ominous feeling throughout. It was played so tight that every play meant everything. You were just waiting for someone to break a long one for 6 and basically determine the outcome but that never happened.

The Eric Reid pick has to be the play of the game, I thought that was for sure a touchdown when maze released that ball. Think Claiborne jumped a route for an INT on an short out route in this game? TM7 got flagged for throwing Swagpatrick down on a punt return and people were calling him the “holding badger”
Lee got benched for Jefferson after tossing a few picks. I remember Trent Richardson being an absolute monster and that he was only one broken tackle away from busting it on any play.

When Micheal ford scored the TD in overtime we all went ape shite in the upper deck, the girl in front of me turned around and kissed me, only to find out he stepped out of bounds and we then settled for a FG.

Walking out of the stadium was a weird feeling. It was like leaving a funeral. No words were said, even between LSU fans. Outside the stadium was pretty rough though. Only thing worse than losing in Tuscaloosa might be winning. Some people are insane.

That was 6 and 1/2 years ago. Hot damn

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Only thing worse than losing in Tuscaloosa might be winning. Some people are insane.

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Not true in my opinion. When we won in '12 nobody said one mean thing to us upon leaving. A lady even invited us by her tailgate and gave us some vodka before we went to the bar

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What was it like live?

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Boring.

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Anyone outside of these two fan bases will always say this game was boring. But it was was more intense and serious than any other game I’ve attended. Kind of like tension was never broken. Normally someone will drop a TD and draw first blood and settle everybody in, but there was just some lingering ominous feeling throughout. It was played so tight that every play meant everything. You were just waiting for someone to break a long one for 6 and basically determine the outcome but that never happened.

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This is 100% accurate. One of the most tense games I’ve ever been to.

Yeah I was there live. Very intense. The atmoshphere of Bryant Denny also added to the tension. Everyone was serious. Alabama piped in yell dude was kind of dumb though and the Elephant they put on the board and it makes noises made me laugh everytime

But still a great place to be and once in a lifetime type of game. The professional that made the jambalaya was awesome.

One the best atmospheres for a scrimmage I've ever seen. In some way it even exceeded the atmosphere of the real game a couple months later.

It’s so true that the game really could have hinged on any one play. Almost like one run playoff baseball game where both pitchers are dueling it out. Every second of that game mattered and you could definitely feel it through the TV.