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Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:32 pm to clamdip
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it is an idiotic design. Worst of the 'big six' stadiums in the SEC, only slightly edging out Tennessee.
Why? When you are on the field it feels like the stadium is right on top of you. There are great sightlines, it traps the noise and makes it one of the more intimidating venues in the country. It is a little different, but I think it's great.
This post was edited on 10/30/15 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:36 pm to DingDongEddieStrong
I love how you old shits talk about the southern swoop haircut and make fun of my generation for it. EXPLAIN THIS 
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:39 pm to lsupride87
I think that can be explained by the worlds worst receding hairline.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:41 pm to MSU5
quote:Nah, Sullivan rocked the swoop too. Just going to have to accept the swoop was brought to us by our southern forefathers
I think that can be explained by the worlds worst receding hairline.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 12:47 pm to bgator85
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Why? When you are on the field it feels like the stadium is right on top of you. There are great sightlines, it traps the noise and makes it one of the more intimidating venues in the country. It is a little different, but I think it's great.
I sat on the wall in the visitor's section for the 2012 game. They are awesome seats. Then we got our asses kicked by Muschamp.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 1:40 pm to Nuts4LSU
1934 National Champion Alabama Football team...
Back row, players of note:
#12 Paul "Bear" Bryant
#37 Don Hutson
#46 Thomas Keller, my Grandfather
Posted on 10/30/15 at 1:49 pm to Auburntiger
OBC was simply gorgeous as a young man.
Still a good looking granpa.
Still a good looking granpa.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 2:14 pm to austingator
Sanford Stadium dedication 1929... "UGA vs Yale" 1st time powerhouse Yale traveled to the south... 9 Southern Governors attended the dedication & game...
Posted on 10/30/15 at 2:26 pm to bgator85
Those walls give Florida the most unique stadium in the SEC
Posted on 10/30/15 at 2:27 pm to dallasga6
Sanford is the most beautiful stadium in the SEC
Posted on 10/30/15 at 2:36 pm to topdawg16
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This one might be a little too recent.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 3:28 pm to Auburntiger
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#46 Thomas Keller, my Grandfather
And you're an Auburn fan?
Posted on 10/30/15 at 3:37 pm to Old Money
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#46 Thomas Keller, my Grandfather
And you're an Auburn fan?
Yes sir
and I was raised in Baton Rouge
go figure ;)
Posted on 10/30/15 at 4:11 pm to Nuts4LSU
These photos are great. I know todays atheletes are faster and stronger than the guys in the black and white pictures, but every single man in those old pictures look like they could chew nails and spit tacks. Kinda like pictures from WW2. Those men were tough as hell.
Also in response to whoever mentioned Shorty Price's politics, he was once quoted as saying that the govenors term should be reduced from four years to two:
'If you can't steal enough to last you the rest of your life in two years, you ain't got enough sense to have the office in the first place,'
Also in response to whoever mentioned Shorty Price's politics, he was once quoted as saying that the govenors term should be reduced from four years to two:
'If you can't steal enough to last you the rest of your life in two years, you ain't got enough sense to have the office in the first place,'
Posted on 10/30/15 at 4:24 pm to Auburntiger
1895 Auburn Tigers football team (Coach John Heisman is in second row wearing glasses)
Auburn vs. Georgia at Piedmont Park 1895
1913 Auburn Tigers
Auburn game from 1915 at Drake Field (this was Auburn's stadium at that time. I have no idea who Auburn is playing)
Auburn @ Georgia Tech 1921
1957 Auburn Tigers during their national championship winning season. (I think they're playing Georgia Tech here)
Future Cliff Hare Stadium under construction sometime in the 30's)
Cliff Hare Stadium (guess this is in the 1940's)
Cliff Hare Stadium (1950)
Jordan-Hare (supposed to be from 1975)
Auburn vs. Georgia at Piedmont Park 1895
1913 Auburn Tigers
Auburn game from 1915 at Drake Field (this was Auburn's stadium at that time. I have no idea who Auburn is playing)
Auburn @ Georgia Tech 1921
1957 Auburn Tigers during their national championship winning season. (I think they're playing Georgia Tech here)
Future Cliff Hare Stadium under construction sometime in the 30's)
Cliff Hare Stadium (guess this is in the 1940's)
Cliff Hare Stadium (1950)
Jordan-Hare (supposed to be from 1975)
Posted on 10/31/15 at 2:10 am to bgator85
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When you are on the field it feels like the stadium is right on top of you. There are great sightlines, it traps the noise and makes it one of the more intimidating venues in the country. It is a little different, but I think it's great.
Agree 100%. I absolutely LOVE the Swamp, and it's one of the loudest stadiums anywhere. Those walls are unusual and they do contribute to the unique status of Ben-Hill Griffin as an iconic college football stadium. I've been there many times and outside of Tiger Stadium, there's no other place I'd rather watch a game.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 2:38 am to UASports23
Do you think any of these people
could ever have foreseen this?
could ever have foreseen this?
Posted on 10/31/15 at 3:23 am to sec13rowBBseat28
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sec13rowBBseat28
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I have always wondered why Florida has those walls in their stadium.
One has to remember that UF built "Florida Field" as it was called originally in 1930s, by dredging 30 feet of earth almost straight down. Thats why when you walk into the Swamp your seats are normally downward from ground level. The stadium is built straight up from the ground and seats are on top of the field....making it even louder. Once the entire stadium was enclosed there was a noise and energy present that other schools didnt have. We had visitors on east side on stadium to wilt in the sunlight.
Stadium was renamed Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in honor of a wealthy citrus grower who donated a lot of money to UF in early 1980s. Our facilities were awful until then...Coach Charley Pell was the first HC who stirred the pot and demanded that boosters dig deep and help the athletic dept.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 4:15 am to Nuts4LSU
This is the full picture of the image of Bryant and Rupp that is always posted which only shows Bryant and Rupp.
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