Started By
Message
Morning Vols
Posted on 9/24/17 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 9/24/17 at 12:01 pm
I'm as eager to see y'all come back as anyone who is not a "Vols 1st" fan can be
1 question and a request
Question - assuming that Gruden and Kelly are pipe dreams and not coming...
Who are the coaches on your wish list?
Request - looking for 2 - 4 tix for Saturday
Never been to a game there, Saturday needs to be the day - pretty much made my mind up to make the trip
Hope y'all win at least 7 games and fire Lyle anyway
1 question and a request
Question - assuming that Gruden and Kelly are pipe dreams and not coming...
Who are the coaches on your wish list?
Request - looking for 2 - 4 tix for Saturday
Never been to a game there, Saturday needs to be the day - pretty much made my mind up to make the trip
Hope y'all win at least 7 games and fire Lyle anyway
2
Posted on 9/24/17 at 12:35 pm to dcbl
quote:
Question - assuming that Gruden and Kelly are pipe dreams and not coming...
You fricking take that back!
quote:
Who are the coaches on your wish list?
Bob Stoops. Maybe Tee Martin. Also we can't forget Peyton Manning
quote:
Never been to a game there, Saturday needs to be the day - pretty much made my mind up to make the trip
Hope you finally get to go and witness a UGA win. Don't believe everything you see posted on this site about Neyland Stadium. It is a fricking awesome venue and typically One of the loudest in the country but I'm afraid you won't get the full experience due to Butch Jones.
You won't realize just how big the stadium is until you walk up to it and get inside. It's built differently from Sanford and BDS, where the seats are not as close to the field and the seats kind of go out. Neyland feels like you are right on the field and the stands are much steeper, so if you wind up sitting in the uppers, you still feel really close to the action.
Posted on 9/24/17 at 12:50 pm to dcbl
It is a great stadium but I doubt it's very Neyland-like with the way we've been playing. This is the least excited I've been in years.
Posted on 9/24/17 at 1:51 pm to David Ricky
Sound like Columbia, SC - stadium is very steep
On the coaching search, is there any talk about Mike Norvell?
I think he is the next "hot" name
On the coaching search, is there any talk about Mike Norvell?
I think he is the next "hot" name
Posted on 9/24/17 at 2:19 pm to dcbl
quote:
Sound like Columbia, SC - stadium is very steep
Eh, sort of. I had to sit in the sideline uppers at Williams Brice once. I left like I was a mile away from the field. You will see what I'm talking about when you get inside Neyland. It's pretty unique how it's built.
Here's a something on YouTube that might give you an idea. This guy is sitting nearly in the back of the sideline uppers but it's still a better view than the uppers at most stadiums.
LINK
Posted on 9/24/17 at 2:21 pm to David Ricky
This is section JJ which is in the south end zone uppers. Looks like one of the first few rows.
Posted on 9/24/17 at 2:47 pm to David Ricky
I'm actually psyched
Ran a direct mail company for 10 years in Bham, Nashville and.....
....Knoxville
There was a fantastic little B & B right on the river and a stones throw from campus I worked some trade with
Love Knoxville - amazing town
2 or 3 X the size of Chattanooga, but still had that "small town" feel
Plus my mom met my "real" dad st UTK (he is the "b" in dcbl - died in Nam when I was 13 mos old)
I'm torn between paying $160 - $200 on "no hidden fees" ticket site or trying to scalp at game
99% sure I will buy the boat party / sailgate ticket though...
LINK
Ran a direct mail company for 10 years in Bham, Nashville and.....
....Knoxville
There was a fantastic little B & B right on the river and a stones throw from campus I worked some trade with
Love Knoxville - amazing town
2 or 3 X the size of Chattanooga, but still had that "small town" feel
Plus my mom met my "real" dad st UTK (he is the "b" in dcbl - died in Nam when I was 13 mos old)
I'm torn between paying $160 - $200 on "no hidden fees" ticket site or trying to scalp at game
99% sure I will buy the boat party / sailgate ticket though...
LINK
Posted on 9/24/17 at 2:55 pm to David Ricky
My site is better - check it out
No hidden fees - price you see is total price w all add one and broker fees
Pretty sure I will try to scalp, unless tix get close to 100 ea
No hidden fees - price you see is total price w all add one and broker fees
Pretty sure I will try to scalp, unless tix get close to 100 ea
Posted on 9/24/17 at 3:39 pm to David Ricky
quote:
Eh, sort of. I had to sit in the sideline uppers at Williams Brice once. I left like I was a mile away from the field. You will see what I'm talking about when you get inside Neyland. It's pretty unique how it's built.
Here's a something on YouTube that might give you an idea. This guy is sitting nearly in the back of the sideline uppers but it's still a better view than the uppers at most stadiums.
LINK
This. Gen. Bob Neyland was Army Corps of Engineers and designed that stadium. He was awarded some of the highest honors due to his work in WWII and even built a road that was considered 'unbuildable' at the time in India because so many others had failed that's still used to this day. It connected allied troops to needed resources.
He was awarded Knighthood by the British Empire for his service in WWII and IIRC, the third or fourth highest honor the US Army awards despite it being tough as hell for anyone not directing combat ops to get anything close to this amount of recognition.
He knew what he was doing when he designed the steepness and designed it so that the field could be seen by fans. The only downside is that it IS steep enough that walking up and down those stairs can actually be a bit vertigo inducing/scary.
Posted on 9/24/17 at 3:43 pm to dcbl
quote:
Plus my mom met my "real" dad st UTK (he is the "b" in dcbl - died in Nam when I was 13 mos old)
Sorry to hear that. My Dad was in Nam as well. He died a few years later back home in a canoeing accident but I've always felt the War played a role. He was 101st Airborne and saw a lot of combat.
He died when I was only 3mos old so I can definitely relate to what that's like. Not knowing is a pain all it's own.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 8:04 am to dcbl
quote:so each of the letters stands for someone in your family's name?
he is the "b" in dcbl
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:16 pm to RebelVol
quote:
so each of the letters stands for someone in your family's name?
no sir - they are MY initials
when my dad died, my mom remarried
she DID NOT want to have anyone thinking that she had gotten a divorce (gasp) - did not want to have to explain to people why she had a different last name than her kid (at school, at church, etc)
she also did not think it was appropriate to take my father's name away (bad form to axe the name of a fallen soldier)
so my step father adopted me
and I now have 2 last names
any of y'all that follow me on Political Talk may find this funny - when I was in HS a was dating a girl & her mom was a TRUE believer for any left wing cause (a SJW if you will)
so the mom assumed that my dad had taken my mom's last name; the old RAVED & showered me with praise about how "enlightened" my family was
she was genuinely disappointed when I explained to her that WAS NOT the case...
Posted on 9/26/17 at 3:49 pm to dcbl
wow man, I'd always wondered what the letters were for. I think it's a great thing that your mom did, keeping your dad's last name with you. I'm sorry to hear about your dad, he was a true patriot 
I can only imagine what that conversation was like when you told her the truth
quote:
ny of y'all that follow me on Political Talk may find this funny - when I was in HS a was dating a girl & her mom was a TRUE believer for any left wing cause (a SJW if you will)
so the mom assumed that my dad had taken my mom's last name; the old RAVED & showered me with praise about how "enlightened" my family was
she was genuinely disappointed when I explained to her that WAS NOT the case..
I can only imagine what that conversation was like when you told her the truth 
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News