Lights Out in Blackham Documentary

[MountainDew]

If what I was told was true, Douglas had even been in contact with ESPN for a possible 30 for 30 episode. There was some interest there. It sucks this project will never be completed. There was a short promo for the video that I believe is still on youtube. Just that short clip was awesome.

[RaginCajun77]

I think this is what you are looking for...

[RCFan]

My Dad took me to my first game at Blackham during Bo Lamar's senior year when I was 9 years old. From that point I was hooked. One of my best friend's family had season tickets and invited me numerous times from 1976-80. When that wasn't available another friend and I would go to as many games as we could while we were in high school and got to see most of Andrew Toney's games. As a student at UL from 1981-85 I rarely missed a game. I graduated in December 1985 with the first class that graduated in the Cajundome. It was an end to a magical era. For those of you that were never able to attend a game in Blackham all I can say it was the best of times for Cajun basketball. The aura and intensity of Blackham has never been duplicated in the Cajundome. Nothing but the fondest of memories of the atmosphere of Blackham.

Chuck, that mirror's my timeline and experience almost exactly, even graduating at the Cajundome in Dec of '85, we must be twins. One of the best games I recall, is one we lost, it went into triple overtime vs LaTech, when our Dan Gay was a senior and Tech's freshman forward was Karl Malone. The excitement for that game was to this day unmatched IMO. Sometimes in the early 80"s

[IberiaCajun]

Went to a few games in last year of Bo years, was not a student, friend got us in.

Student at UL from death penalty to ‘79. Only missed 2 games from program return thru 91. Marriage and flu.

Saw all the historical moments in Blackham during my time after death penalty except Glen Duhon getting run in 1980. From AA’s dunk fest to Dion Brown’s corner jumper to Mr Foreman passing away courtside, saw it all.

I don’t know about a Dion Brown’s corner jumper.
I was in Blackham when Dion Rainey hit his corner shot. Is that the one to which you were referring?

[IberiaCajun]

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[NCAA or BUST]

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Pure gold

[ZoomZoom]

I don’t know about a Dion Brown’s corner jumper.
I was in Blackham when Dion Rainey hit his corner shot. Is that the one to which you were referring?

Correct, I cited wrong Dion

[GeauxCajuns]

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The vermilion cited our name better in 1980 than they do today.

[Million$Mullet]

The vermilion cited our name better in 1980 than they do today.

You see that huh

[Cajunchuck]

Chuck, that mirror's my timeline and experience almost exactly, even graduating at the Cajundome in Dec of '85, we must be twins. One of the best games I recall, is one we lost, it went into triple overtime vs LaTech, when our Dan Gay was a senior and Tech's freshman forward was Karl Malone. The excitement for that game was to this day unmatched IMO. Sometimes in the early 80"s

The thing that struck me seeing Karl Malone play was how big he was. He looked like a man amongst boys and got even more physically developed in the NBA.