tennesseeduke
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Welcome. I hope you have a great time except for the outcome of course.BYU @ Tennessee CougarTown Tailgate
BYU had 3500 tickets from the alumni chapter in Tennessee. They are sold out a month before the game, and That doesn't even include tickets from the BYU ticket office. It is likely that BYU will have about 8-10 thousand fans there. In our MTSU road game in 2014 had 6000 more fans there than their next home game against FAU (18000 vs 12000). Generally we travel very well and already have lots of fans scattered throughout the country. Gonna be a fun game and a great atmosphere. It'll be my first game in a stadium anywhere near this big. (Nebraska would be my next biggest)
Is there anything we need to know as far as things to do or places to eat that I can pass on to fellow cougars?
There is a sponsored Tailgate, but I would still rather spend it wondering around the Tennessee tailgates and chatting.
Never been to a Stones concert. Before my time old timer.Never claimed it would be a stones concert son. I ain’t on this forum to measure d***s. Just made a statement
I'm going to shoot straight. Knoxville, despite being close to the mountains and outdoor recreation opportunities, is not a healthy city like what you have out west. Most of the businesses close to the stadium are either fast food or student watering holes where food sales are a distant secondary business consideration. The tailgating is a mixed bag with some decidedly family friendly areas, but most of it is overwhelmingly dominated by excessive alcohol consumption. Not to stereotype, but I foresee a bit of a cultural divide. Hopefully, BYU will sponsor a tailgate for your folks who don't want to deal with fried food and rowdy drunks.
Make that two, and I do t do anything over medium. It’s not a good restaurant but average at best. The sides are poor the salad is not very good and the steaks are nothing special. The place hasn’t been the same since it burned down. Conner’s is far better for steaks.Must have ordered it well done. Only person I have ever heard of who disliked a dinner there.
I'm going to shoot straight. Knoxville, despite being close to the mountains and outdoor recreation opportunities, is not a healthy city like what you have out west. Most of the businesses close to the stadium are either fast food or student watering holes where food sales are a distant secondary business consideration. The tailgating is a mixed bag with some decidedly family friendly areas, but most of it is overwhelmingly dominated by excessive alcohol consumption. Not to stereotype, but I foresee a bit of a cultural divide. Hopefully, BYU will sponsor a tailgate for your folks who don't want to deal with fried food and rowdy drunks.
BYU @ Tennessee CougarTown Tailgate
BYU had 3500 tickets from the alumni chapter in Tennessee. They are sold out a month before the game, and That doesn't even include tickets from the BYU ticket office. It is likely that BYU will have about 8-10 thousand fans there. In our MTSU road game in 2014 had 6000 more fans there than their next home game against FAU (18000 vs 12000). Generally we travel very well and already have lots of fans scattered throughout the country. Gonna be a fun game and a great atmosphere. It'll be my first game in a stadium anywhere near this big. (Nebraska would be my next biggest)
Is there anything we need to know as far as things to do or places to eat that I can pass on to fellow cougars?
I was raised in Williamson Co., which has a high enough LDS population that they built a temple there. I'm told that's a big deal. Anyway, I grew up with a lot of Mormons and generally know them to be very health conscious and non-drinkers, not that a wild oat wasn't sewn here and there.lol you seem fun
Read Under the Banner of Heaven.I was raised in Williamson Co., which has a high enough LDS population that they built a temple there. I'm told that's a big deal. Anyway, I grew up with a lot of Mormons and generally know them to be very health conscious and non-drinkers, not that a wild oat wasn't sewn here and there.