36,000 No Shows at Lambeau, LSU backs it way into the BCS Title Game, and Wendell Scott's 'Did he or Didnt' he' Win - This DiSH for Dec. 1

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EPISODE SUMMARY

IN 1985, Green Bay and Tampa Bay played in the 'Snow Bowl' featuring 14 inches of snow and 36,000 empty seats in Lambeau.

In 2007, the LSU Tigers beat Tennessee in the SEC Championship game and then watched Oklahoma beat top-ranked Missouri and then unranked Pitt upset #2 West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl. LSU win paired with the losses put the Tigers in the BCS title game.

In 1963, Wendell Scott became the first black driver to win a NASCAR race but there was some controversy. Was it racism or simple human error?

And in 1997, Latrell Sprewell choked and later punched Golden State coach PJ Carlesimo during practice. It led to a long suspension for Sprewell.

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