Bring THIS Back, AD Danny White

[IndianaVol]

I went to the first one and had a few problems. Parking was a mess, leaving the venue after the game took hours, and i had good seats, but still couldn’t see well enough. It was a novel concept that doesn’t need to be repeated.

THOUSAND PERCENT my reasons for let's not do this again.
I stayed at my Dad's place. From door to gate at BMS it's exactly 5 miles. Game was over around 10:30 or 11...we rolled into Dad's driveway somewhere around 3am.

My seats we decent as well, but found myself watching most of the game on the 'world's largest jumbotron', so could have just stayed at Dad's and watched on his 80 inch Samsung and got the same effect.

 

[508mikey]

this thread & Pussum

 

[Tin Man]

Tennessee plays Syracuse in the Kickoff Classic, a season opening invitational game played in Atlanta and usually featuring teams from the SEC and ACC. Prior to this, the Kickoff Classic had other sponsors and was played in New Jersey. Over the decades, Tennessee has participated a number of times.

 

[YankeeVol]

I'd take a series vs. VT.

Not at Bristol Motor Speedway though.

 

[bigorangedude]

Once was enough. I'm glad I attended since it was a historic, record-breaking crowd, but wouldn't do so again. Getting in through security was a nightmare since most fans arrive outside the venue less than an hour before kickoff (unlike race fans). Many people didn't reach their seats until long after kickoff. Our seats were on the 40-yard line, but the action was too far away! The fans in the endzones would have needed extra-strength binoculars. Whether it's a repeat of the UT-VT matchup or any other team, the game wouldn't come close to drawing 150,000 fans a second time.

 

[TAF]

You Ladies let me know when you're done...K?

Meanwhile...that event was SPECTACULOR...and anyone that was there and didn't think so...well...

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

So far, it seems like this small sample size might speak for most in the fan base

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

NO BRING BACK MORE HOMES GAMES AGAINST POWER 4 SCHOOLS

Home and Home vs VT would be so much better.

Put WVU, Virginia, and the North Carolina schools on that list.

 

[TAF]

Home and Home vs VT would be so much better.

Put WVU, Virginia, and the North Carolina schools on that list.

Might as well just join the ACC then...

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Might as well just join the ACC then...

Nah, but playing those teams every once in a while would be fun. Keep college football regional.

 

[luthervol]

I loved the experience. Would be thrilled to see them do it again..

 

[ENGRVOL]

Almost everyone I know who went was glad that they went just to say they were there but would never do it again citing terrible view, traffic, terrible use of the replay monitor, etc.

 

[SpookyAction]

It didn't look great on tv either.

 

[Buddr]

NO

 

[jvols5]

No.
It makes no financial sense to rent a race track when we need to put butts in the seats at Neyland to pay for all the renovations that are going on.

And we gotta pay them Boyzzz!

 

[adam.vol]

As long as we are playing 1 neutral site game every season, let it be at Bristol.

Penn St.
Ohio St.
Va. Tech..

As long as we can sell it out.

 

[JCHateSteve]

It was cool to set the attendance record. But unless someone breaks it, I don't see a reason to do it again.

 

[GreveHaller]

When your seats are closer to Knoxville than the field, no

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Yeah I wouldn’t go again.

The run plays from the seats cracked me up because you really had no clue what just happened, it just looked like 22 guys all scrambling and falling down.

What exactly was the play? How far did he get? Who even had the ball??

Fun fact though: VA Tech fans during that game were probably pretty excited about the future. Just a few months prior they landed a commitment from a 4* QB…. some guy named Hooker.

 

[Orange.]

No.