TheManFromTenn
Live in GA but have a home in Copperhill
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And let me say I’ve been there many times since’96 it just stands out as representative of what I am sayingWhy isn’t Neyland a HUGE home field advantage? It doesn’t seem like it has been for decades…
I was there in 1996 at the gator/ Vol game and they just kicked our ass… pretty much been that way since I can remember…
what gives?
Oh sure, a billion dollars should do it.They need to tear it down and build something with a retractable roof to hold the sound in and smoky gray turf so the players will be better motivated. Also need four jumbotrons so people don’t have to twist their necks to watch replays, better WiFi, and at least quadruple toilet capacity. Do all that and win some meaningful games and things will get rocking.
The crowd contributed enough energy and noise during the PITT game. The team has to match the intensity . The home field advantage is better when the team is good.Why isn’t Neyland a HUGE home field advantage? It doesn’t seem like it has been for decades…
I was there in 1996 at the gator/ Vol game and they just kicked our ass… pretty much been that way since I can remember…
what gives?
Neyland is the best I've ever been at, it is everything you want it to be when things are right. It has been 16 years of some pretty bad decisions and product on the field and somehow we still put 80 or 90 thousand everytime. No better place to be when we win!
You must not have been at the UT-OU game in 2015. The fans consistently show up while the football team cant seem to get a big win.Why isn’t Neyland a HUGE home field advantage? It doesn’t seem like it has been for decades…
I was there in 1996 at the gator/ Vol game and they just kicked our ass… pretty much been that way since I can remember…
what gives?
. 1999 Notre Dame and 1998 Florida and Arkansas game I was there and the atmosphere was electric and crazy. Miss those game day experiences at NeylandI love the Vols, but if you've traveled to other SEC schools, and if you were completely objective about stadiums, Neyland is worn down and in great need of refurbishment and upgrade.
However, the stadium isn't necessarily the same thing as the atmosphere, and the atmosphere just isn't what it was 20 years ago. If you were there when the Vols were on the rise during those glory days, then you know what I mean. It's nowhere near what it used to be.
. 1999 Notre Dame and 1998 Florida and Arkansas game I was there and the atmosphere was electric and crazy. Miss those game day experiences at Neyland
. I was at the Oklahoma game too that was one of the loudest crowds in Neyland for that game the fans were pretty hyped up and juiced for that one and there was a great pregame atmosphere too bad we lost.Oklahoma 2015 was the closest I had seen it to those days . . . but that was inside the stadium. There's so much build-up to the game where the campus, the strip, and surrounding areas are amp'ed up, which still wasn't what it was like 20 years ago.