Smokies Stadium

[youcancallmeAl]

No. The new UT baseball stadium is being built from Neyland's cast iron urinals.

Living up to your screen name, I see!!

 

[preacherman20]

Not according to Preacherman, if I read him correctly. I believe he said the players thought it was disruptive to their regular routines. Please correct me if I got that wrong.

Just to clarify playing at Smokies Stadium was not the problem but not getting on the field for BP and getting out of that normal routine was the problem. They love the idea of playing in the stadium. This being the main reason I will always be a proponent of turf versus grass and dirt. Rain is not your enemy.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Just to clarify playing at Smokies Stadium was not the problem but not getting on the field for BP and getting out of that normal routine was the problem. They love the idea of playing in the stadium. This being the main reason I will always be a proponent of turf versus grass and dirt. Rain is not your enemy.

Yeah, that's what CTV said in his pre-Bama presser: the bus ride to and fro and not taking BP, etc. was disruptive to their normal routine, especially the later arrival back at campus. Thanks for clarifying. He also said he thought it was good for them to play in a stadium like that, that it will better prepare them for Hoover.

 

[golfballs]

Golfballs is the one that needs to chill out.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Lmao, I hope we tapped into that elusive Dandridge market tonight

Getting hard to seriously accept posts as rational from a guy who never corrected the use of an L for a second O in his screen name.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Yeah, but this is pretty unique. President of University X is also owner of Minor League team Y, and the baseball team contracts with another school to play in his team's stadium. At the very least, his team benefits from the free publicity generated. If U of X president personally profits - or his team - from this then it is corrupt. I he doesn't then it isn't. But I don't see how he doesn't if his team gets lots of free publicity.

Well the first question to be answered is how much did UT net from that game compared to mid week home games. If more I guess he should be lauded for his philanthropy.

Guessing if he owned that stadium he would not be cutting the legs out from under it with the local stadium plan.

Use of the new one for midweek games might get more fans access and solve the empty seats problem at LNS. If it is a money maker.

Keep all league games on campus I think.