Just got back from Fayetteville (review inside)

Here's my opinion

WORST FANS EVER!!!!



Ok, I'M JOKING. Very good fans. Didn't hear one (seriously, not one mean thing said) coming from any of their fans.

I am very appreciative for this.

A couple of my thoughts:

1. It would easily be one of the prettier SEC campuses 2 weeks ago. However, it's hard to judge in the middle of fall/winter. The leaves had already fallen, but I could imagine how it would look with the red/orange leaves and those rolling hills.

2. Fans were pretty "drugged." Meaning they have had a rough season and the edge of winning/losing had been taken away. Most were just there to enjoy the game.

3. Facilities are very new and very nice and VERY loud for only holding 70,000 plus.

4. Why the hell did the stadium stairs feel like a mixture of concrete and plastic? Was very strange.

5. I REALLY wanted to go out on Dickson. Very cool bar setting, but the nephew with me made that impossible. I felt like I was being held back as I was walking to my car.

6. Overall, great time. However, I would like to see that place when the fans are a little more enthusiastic (rightfully most weren't - see above) and when all the students were there. I bet there is much more tailgating and much more fun to be had. I also would like to see it at night.

7. COLDEST DAMNED GAME EVER. It really wasn't that cold in the morning, but by noon, when the 20 mph wind kicked in, I was officially a pussy. I mean, it felt like it was about 25 degrees.




With that said, I will be back and hopefully it is not on Thanksgiving weekend anymore. It would make everything much better. I am not going to rank it against other SEC 'experiences' until that happens (to be fair).

I appreciate the hospitality and game!