Date: October 8, 1988
Venue: Tiger Stadium (Death Valley) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
With LSU clinging to a national ranking after a 2-2 start to the season, the home Tigers trailed #4 Auburn 6-0 heading into the final minutes of the game. With 1:47 left, LSU faced a 4th down deep in Auburn territory. LSU QB Tommy Hodson managed to find tailback Eddie Fuller in the back of the endzone for a touchdown...and the Valley SHOOK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVrM8dSAtu4
The crowd reaction was so loud, it actually registered on a campus seismograph
The play would go down as one of the biggest touchdowns in LSU history - second only to Billy Cannon's 1959 Halloween punt return - and the game has henceforth been referred to simply as "The Earthquake Game."
As the play undoubtedly helped Death Valley earn the legendary status it still carries two decades later, the powers that be (or rather, yours truly) figured an homage to it would be a fine starting point for a site to discuss all things LSU.
Welcome to the site, I hope you enjoy it.
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