Neyland Stadium 1921-2021 100 years.

[J C Higgins]

I'm really trying to not be prejudiced but I've seen college games in 27 stadiums and IMO it's the best college football game experience. A totally different experience but a beautiful place to watch a game is at Folsom Field in Boulder.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

I’ve been in stadiums with broader walking paths and concession areas which do not choke off passage ways with crowds of queuing humans, but the history, the experience witnessing a game with tens of thousands of fellow fans makes Neyland special for me.

You leave home after high school. You go off for a while and make your own way in the world, whether at college or in your first full-time job.

Then one day, you come back home. And the halls seem narrower, and the ceilings lower, the whole place just seems smaller. And you notice for the first time that it's not the best built place, it looks kind of tired and worn down.

But none of that matters, because it's home. It is the place you and your brothers and sisters grew up together. There's a memory embedded in every scratch on the wood floor, every dent in the door jambs. The place bleeds history. Your history. Our history.

Remember the Tennessee walking horses on the sidelines before the games? Remember the lads used to come out onto the field through that door instead of this one? Remember the V O L S panels? Remember the astro turf? Remember when you could see Ayers Hall from inside the stadium? Remember paying this much, and paying no more? Remember that fella checking his watch in a downpour at the edge of the end zone? Remember that other fella running what seemed like 200 yards to make a 25 yard touchdown?

Memories, in every paint chip and every brick.

That's Neyland. As you say, Tin Man, doesn't matter that she's not the newest, or the shiniest, or the easiest to get around in.

She's home. Home for us Vols.

Happy 100th, Neyland Stadium!

 

[jim pique]

Hair on my arms standing up,tears in my eyes,you cannot describe it-it is heaven to be in Neyland for a Tennessee football game.

 

[vollygirl]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The responses in this thread are a really good example of that saying.

 

[knoxvol16]

Then let’s change it. Come to the stadium and be loud, we can all do a small part to make Neyland the way it should be

I like your attitude; good perspective on things.

 

[Boca Vol]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The responses in this thread are a really good example of that saying.

Neyland is similar to Fenway Park. It's old, there are issues, but that's part of the charm.

 

[Sandyvol]

Sept. 2 leaving work at 11:30. Taking I24 to Manchester Exit 111, cruising through McMinnville on our way to the 1st Sparta exit. Driving through downtown on Highway 70 and up the mountain to Crossville before getting on I40. Roughly 50 miles to Campbell Station Road exit (Farragut). Instead of staying in the Market Place area (Cedar Bluff) like we normally do , reserved a room at The Graduate on 17th and Cumberland. Immediate indulging will begin. Tough decision on which UT polo to wear. Short walk to see the Pride play to The Hill and back to the hotel for more pre-game "refreshments." Damn, can't wait..............I expect Knoxville and Neyland to be rocking and rolling.

I also will be staying at the Graduate. Stayed there for games last year and was able to see Peyton and have my picture taken with him on his Saloon

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Hair on my arms standing up,tears in my eyes,you cannot describe it-it is heaven to be in Neyland for a Tennessee football game.

Yes, this right here. I'll never forget my first trips to Neyland in the 60s. We didn't have much money, but Dad took me and my 2 brothers to see JV games against Notre Dame and Army. One of those was rainy and we made crude ponchos out of trash bags. The voice of Bobby Denton echoed around the light-attendance stadium. It seemed like a place of reverence. I was in awe, and knew I would be coming back.

 

[lukeneyland]

I like your attitude; good perspective on things.

I’m only 75 percent crazy haha

 

[OffTackleVol]

I also will be staying at the Graduate. Stayed there for games last year and was able to see Peyton and have my picture taken with him on his Saloon

We'll have to have a "toast" to the new era and new season beginning........

 

[Impossible Girl]

“Closest place to heaven I’ve ever been.”

I agree with this statement and East Tennessee in general.

Heaven better have better seating, better bathrooms, better concessions and better results in the field.

 

[Vol Farmer]

“Closest place to heaven I’ve ever been.”

I agree with this statement and East Tennessee in general.

And everyone said...Amen

 

[Sandyvol]

We'll have to have a "toast" to the new era and new season beginning........

Yes that would be great I cannot wait for new season
I am going to Knoxville July 27 for a ladies night celebration to meet coach Heupel and staff. I am so excited cannot wait for that also