The 2004 Auburn-LSU game was just another entry in the long and bizarre history of games between the SEC West’s two Tiger teams.
We’d already have Earthquakes, Interceptions, Phantom Whistles, Fire, Cigars, and the Band before this early-season tilt, and in 2004, hurricanes were added to the mix. On September 16th, just two days before the game, Hurricane Ivan blasted through Alabama. I remember lying in my bed early that morning listening to the wind gusts and hearing transformers go down around my neighborhood. I knew we were in for at least a few days without power in most areas, and there was even a smattering of talk about moving the game from Saturday to a possible Sunday night kickoff.