CHECKER NEYLAND

[SobeVol]

I know it seems silly, but with game day coming and a marquee matchup like Georgia it seems appropriate to checkerboard the stadium.
Provide the atmosphere for the cameras and hopefully add to the home field advantage.
I think it’s time!
GO VOLS!

 

[CNCVol88]

It was already the checker neyland game. Has been since the season started

 

[SobeVol]

Did not know that it was official. I haven’t heard anyone speaking about it. Good to know

 

[WillisWG]

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It's also the NFF Fall of Fame salute for Big John Henderson

 

[BenGrimm]

Has the dude that organized the first checker game ever been honored at a game? He should be.

 

[WillisWG]

I remember checkering TBA in 2006 but just barely, UK got their depends all bent out of shape. But only the 9th time checkering Neyland, thought we had done it more than that.

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2025 Football Game Designations Unveiled - University of Tennessee Athletics

Tennessee Athletics has unveiled its 2025 home football game designations in Neyland Stadium this fall.

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"The ninth Checker Neyland game in program history showcases Tennessee's iconic checkerboard pattern through Neyland Stadium."

 

[CNCVol88]

I remember checkering TBA in 2006 but just barely, UK got their depends all bent out of shape. But only the 9th time checkering Neyland, thought we had done it more than that.

VOLS ASK FANS TO 'TURN UP THE HEAT' ON MARCH 1 - University of Tennessee Athletics

Feb. 20, 2006 The University of Tennessee basketball program will experience another first on March 1. For the home finale against rival Kentucky, the Vols w...

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2025 Football Game Designations Unveiled - University of Tennessee Athletics

Tennessee Athletics has unveiled its 2025 home football game designations in Neyland Stadium this fall.

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"The ninth Checker Neyland game in program history showcases Tennessee's iconic checkerboard pattern through Neyland Stadium."

I was there for the first checker neyland. I remember people filing in and thinking "wow we're actually going to do it!"

 

[IndianaVol]

Funny...can't find the thread now...but when the Checker Neyland game was announced as UGA a few months ago, there were folks on here losing their stuff saying "why would we pick that game" "we should pick a game we have a chance at winning" "why georgia"...same people now saying this is the game that needs to be the checker game

 

[VolForLife83]

I remember checkering TBA in 2006 but just barely, UK got their depends all bent out of shape. But only the 9th time checkering Neyland, thought we had done it more than that.

VOLS ASK FANS TO 'TURN UP THE HEAT' ON MARCH 1 - University of Tennessee Athletics

Feb. 20, 2006 The University of Tennessee basketball program will experience another first on March 1. For the home finale against rival Kentucky, the Vols w...

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2025 Football Game Designations Unveiled - University of Tennessee Athletics

Tennessee Athletics has unveiled its 2025 home football game designations in Neyland Stadium this fall.

utsports.com

"The ninth Checker Neyland game in program history showcases Tennessee's iconic checkerboard pattern through Neyland Stadium."

Football started doing it after we went to Norman and seen Oklahoma stripe their stadium against UT.

 

[WillisWG]

I was there for the first checker neyland. I remember people filing in and thinking "wow we're actually going to do it!"

Now that's a nice memory to have. Several schools have promotional events, Penn State with their "White Out", etc. but nothing, absolutely nothing I've seen compares to Checker Neyland.

 

[WillisWG]

Funny...can't find the thread now...but when the Checker Neyland game was announced as UGA a few months ago, there were folks on here losing their stuff saying "why would we pick that game" "we should pick a game we have a chance at winning" "why georgia"...same people now saying this is the game that needs to be the checker game

Vols fans we're a pickled lot for sure.

 

[WillisWG]

Has the dude that organized the first checker game ever been honored at a game? He should be.

Yep at least once, preferably during a checker game

 

[WillisWG]

Football started doing it after we went to Norman and seen Oklahoma stripe their stadium against UT.

Thought about that last night during the OU-Michigan game. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and last night those stripes didn't work and doesn't look as special as Checker Neyland.

 

[IndianaVol]

Thought about that last night during the OU-Michigan game. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and last night those stripes didn't and will look as special as Checker Neyland.

IU tries to do the stadium stripe thing as an homage to the basketball team.

They are as superstitious in basketball about the striped warmup pants as we are with the VOLS atop Neyland.

The checkerboard will always look better since it's a broken pattern and easier to discern if the borders are "fuzzy"...much harder to do that with stripes so it doesn't look as good.

Or I could just be a little biased

 

[IndianaVol]

Thought about that last night during the OU-Michigan game. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and last night those stripes didn't and will look as special as Checker Neyland.

IU tries to do the stadium stripe thing as an homage to the basketball team.

They are as superstitious in basketball about the striped warmup pants as we are with the VOLS atop Neyland.

The checkerboard will always look better since it's a broken pattern and easier to discern if the borders are "fuzzy"...much harder to do that with stripes so it doesn't look as good.

Or I could just be a little biased

 

[IndianaVol]

Thought about that last night during the OU-Michigan game. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and last night those stripes didn't and will look as special as Checker Neyland.

IU tries to do the stadium stripe thing as an homage to the basketball team.

They are as superstitious in basketball about the striped warmup pants as we are with the VOLS atop Neyland.

The checkerboard will always look better since it's a broken pattern and easier to discern if the borders are "fuzzy"...much harder to do that with stripes so it doesn't look as good.

Or I could just be a little biased

 

[CNCVol88]

Now that's a nice memory to have. Several schools have promotional events, Penn State with their "White Out", etc. but nothing, absolutely nothing I've seen compares to Checker Neyland.

I was there with my brother. They took that picture where you could zoom in on yourself and everything. It was neat.

 

[vollygirl]

I was there for the first checker neyland. I remember people filing in and thinking "wow we're actually going to do it!"

It was crazy watching it happen. I thought there's no way. I couldn't believe it happened.

 

[VolCalls]

Football started doing it after we went to Norman and seen Oklahoma stripe their stadium against UT.

“Saw”

 

[kiddiedoc]

Checker Neyland

You can find your color here

 

[volfan102455]

Checker Neyland

You can find your color here

Thanks I was going to ask where to find my color. I believe it may be white which I do not like but will go check.