Clemson same touchdown song as LSU....

GTFO!

The touchdown song is the tail-end of the old jazz song Tiger Rag. For obvious reasons Tiger Rag became a popular song for teams with a tiger mascot.

Death Valley for LSU was originally Deaf Valley; however deaf vs death got lost in translation through the years and simply became death.

LSU fans way back in the day called tiger stadium deaf valley as a mocking of Clemson and as a way to comment on the noise of TS.

I think we chose Tiger as our mascot because of Clemson.

In fact, it was while on a random trip through South Carolina way back when, an LSU administrator happened upon a field where young men in orange were playing at an exciting contact activity. When told the activity was actually a "sport" called "Football" LSU imported it to Baton Rouge.

Sudesquently Cheerleaders, marching bands, concession stands, Large arenas from which interested parties, (Later coined by Clemson as "fans") could enjoy the game, were also imported from Clemson.

Class dismissed.

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LSU fans way back in the day called tiger stadium deaf valley as a mocking of Clemson and as a way to comment on the noise of TS.

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It always annoys me that so many people have forgotten that Tiger Stadium was originally "Deaf Valley". I thought it was much more creative .

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Sudesquently Cheerleaders, marching bands, concession stands, Large arenas from which interested parties, (Later coined by Clemson as "fans") could enjoy the game, were also imported from Clemson.

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Classic Clemson

LSU was never deaf valley, fact.

It is not until the mid 80's you hear people calling it deaf valley.

LSU using the fight song Tiger rag, dates before the 30's. Clemson did not use it until long after that (talking decades)

Walter Riggs gave Clemson the nickname Tigers and that isn't until he coach there in 1896 and that came from Princeton Tigers.

LSU nickname Tigers dated to 1892/3 and comes from the Louisiana Tigers (Wheat's 1st special Battalion Louisiana Infantry) and the Civil War.

The play on the words Death Valley and deaf valley dates to the 1930's and California and radio. Death Valley had a service station called Deaf Valley just like LSU and you can see the ads for it in 30's newspapers in California.

Still the 1960 date for the earliest I have found Death Valley for Tiger stadium, and 1986 for Deaf Valley. You can find Death Valley in print in game programs, football guides, newspaper all before 1969, but not once will you see deaf valley.

It is not until the assembly center gets the nickname deaf dome in late 78 early 79 that is only a mater of 6-7 years you see Tiger stadium get posted with deaf valley in print.

The sign on the press box said Death Valley and then later Welcome to Death Valley...never deaf valley (and yes there are photos of the sign from the early 70's.

Politz on the radio, just like radio shows from the 30's like to call it deaf valley, but Sid always said Death Valley.

You can now find many a persons that went to LSU before 1960 that goes both ways about the nickname.

It is still said Grantland Rice called Tiger Stadium Death Valley in one of his articles' or radio programs dating from the 30's, but I have yet to find it.

I know players, staff and many students from the 30's said it was Death Valley then, but I have found no proof of it to date.

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I think we chose Tiger as our mascot because of Clemson. In fact, it was while on a random trip through South Carolina way back when, an LSU administrator happened upon a field where young men in orange were playing at an exciting contact activity. When told the activity was actually a "sport" called "Football" LSU imported it to Baton Rouge. Sudesquently Cheerleaders, marching bands, concession stands, Large arenas from which interested parties, (Later coined by Clemson as "fans") could enjoy the game, were also imported from Clemson.

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i'm also pretty sure we screwed their women and stole their whiskey too. this was done before the game we witnessed and the name "tail" gaiting was coined.

LOL Vor