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Line 19: \|}} '''Tiger Stadium''' is an outdoor stadium located in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. It is best known as the home stadium of the [[Louisiana State University]] [[LSU Tigers football\|football team]]. It is also well-known by its nickname, '''~~Death~~Deaf Valley'''. Tiger Stadium opened with a capacity of 12,000 in 1924. Renovations and expansions have brought the stadium's current [[seating capacity]] to 92,400, making it the [[List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums\|ninth largest]] stadium in the [[NCAA]] today. When filled to capacity, Tiger Stadium ranks as the sixth-largest "city" by population in the state of [[Louisiana]]. ==Death Valley== Tiger Stadium is commonly referred to as "~~Death~~Deaf Valley," due to its high level of cheering during games. The original nickname of "~~death~~deaf valley" was applied to the stadium (distinguishing it from [[Clemson University\|Clemson University's]] [[Memorial Stadium, Clemson\|Memorial Stadium]]), but over the years was misunderstood for "death valley." During a nationally televised game against [[Auburn University\|Auburn]] in 2003, [[ESPN]] recorded a noise level of 119 [[decibels]] at certain points in the game. During the [[October 6]], [[2007]] game against the [[University of Florida]], CBS recorded 130 decibels, thus making it the second loudest collegiate stadium in the country, behind [[Husky Stadium]] in [[Seattle, Washington]]. The standard cheer among Tigers fans is "GEAUX TIGERS!" (pronounced "Go")--the spelling of "geaux" reflecting Louisiana's French roots. Fans also commonly taunt opposing players and fans by yelling "Tiger bait!" while waving and pointing their fingers at them in the same manner as Florida State University's "War Chant".

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