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What are Vandy home games like?
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:19 pm
Just curious. I drove by the other day while in Nashville and the stadium was open to the public so I walked around and checked it out.
Decent stadium but obviously not even close to the nicest or largest in the SEC.
Decent stadium but obviously not even close to the nicest or largest in the SEC.
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Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:20 pm to OKTGR580
exactly like you'd expect. Half filled with the other team's fans, not very loud at all, not a lot to cheer about, not a bad seat in the place.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:21 pm to WG_Dawg
LSU plays there next season and I’ll probably go just bc Nashville is the shite.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:23 pm to OKTGR580
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Just curious. I drove by the other day while in Nashville and the stadium was open to the public so I walked around and checked it out.
Home games are pretty much like what you experienced.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:23 pm to OKTGR580
My family had season tickets when I was a kid just because they were so cheap. We'd go and watch UT, UF, whatever other team Vandy was playing. It was fun, very relaxed and almost like a high school game atmosphere. We'd walk down onto the field after the game and get autographs as the players walkef across the field to leave. Dont know if they still do that now, i doubt it. This was Woody Wiedenhofer era.
This post was edited on 8/16/18 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:23 pm to OKTGR580
It was pretty rowdy for the Bama game for about 7 minutes or so.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:25 pm to OKTGR580
Feels like a home get for the visiting teams.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:27 pm to OKTGR580
quote:absolutely worth the trip
LSU plays there next season and I’ll probably go just bc Nashville is the shite.
eta, if you can, stay at the Doubletree downtown (or another hotel in that area) and walk to Printer's Alley...
This post was edited on 8/16/18 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:30 pm to OKTGR580
First game I attended at Vandy was a Saturday night game and I commented about the sparse attendance in the student section.
Guy in front of me had a Vandy shirt on and said, "the library is still open". About midway through the second quarter the students started arriving.
It is a nice, comfortable setting and the fans are really nice.
Guy in front of me had a Vandy shirt on and said, "the library is still open". About midway through the second quarter the students started arriving.
It is a nice, comfortable setting and the fans are really nice.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:35 pm to OlGrandad
Vandy Fans do seem pretty cool mainly bc their lack of success they have nothing to be arrogant about.
I’d pull for them on the side if I lived in Nashville.
I’d pull for them on the side if I lived in Nashville.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:36 pm to dcbl
I’m crossing my fingers they move Vandy to the west so we can play them every year with a trip to Nashville every other year.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:47 pm to OKTGR580
Couple of observations:
1. Nashville is a great and fun place to visit.
2. The visitor section we sat in felt like we were leaning forward the whole time when we were standing up.
3. The horn they blow after each score is loud and obnoxious.
4. It can be really cold in Nashville at night. If you get a room that faces the stadium at the Marriott, you can watch the game from your room.
1. Nashville is a great and fun place to visit.
2. The visitor section we sat in felt like we were leaning forward the whole time when we were standing up.
3. The horn they blow after each score is loud and obnoxious.
4. It can be really cold in Nashville at night. If you get a room that faces the stadium at the Marriott, you can watch the game from your room.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:51 pm to Jon Deaux
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The horn they blow after each score is loud and obnoxious.
They wouldn’t score on us so I’m not worried about that.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:59 pm to OKTGR580
no one leaves the library
Posted on 8/16/18 at 3:44 pm to OKTGR580
When Franklin was there, it was a pretty decent atmosphere. Before and afterwards, not so much. They should never have let that guy go.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 3:58 pm to OKTGR580
I’ve only been once and they were playing ut-Martin or Chattanooga or somebody like that and it was maybe a quarter full. Don’t know if that was because of the opponent or just vandy in general
Posted on 8/16/18 at 4:06 pm to OKTGR580
When I went last year, the gameday atmosphere had improved a fair bit from what it used to be, but it's still pretty awful.
Vanderbilt brings a lot to the conference, but when I go there for a football game, I always find myself thinking they would fit well in the American with Tulane and SMU being sort of similar schools.
Vanderbilt brings a lot to the conference, but when I go there for a football game, I always find myself thinking they would fit well in the American with Tulane and SMU being sort of similar schools.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 5:30 pm to OKTGR580
I've been there when LSU played them and I honestly think there was more LSU fans than Comedore fans. The stadium is like a good size High School stadium. Their fans that show up are passionate but realistic. They don't expect them to win much and aren't very loud, but they seem to have a good time.
The best part about the trip is the nightlife in Nashville.
The best part about the trip is the nightlife in Nashville.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 5:43 pm to NDonahue
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My family had season tickets when I was a kid just because they were so cheap. We'd go and watch UT, UF, whatever other team Vandy was playing. It was fun, very relaxed and almost like a high school game atmosphere. We'd walk down onto the field after the game and get autographs as the players walkef across the field to leave. Dont know if they still do that now, i doubt it. This was Woody Wiedenhofer era.
Why not start a new one now for your family? It shall be fun as you were a kid?
Posted on 8/16/18 at 5:58 pm to Jon Deaux
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3. The horn they blow after each score is loud and obnoxious.
I hope it gets set off all damned night 11/17. The Admiral is awesome. You're just mad it's had to go off a ton in 4 of the last 5 (you all did win one of those though, tbf) trips Ole Miss has made to Nashville.
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