Tennessee Gameday Improvements

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GatorBill said:
Mich State Band- Santana
Everybody's Everything

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I have them on CD playing SMOOTH, I will have to find a way to upload it!!!


cant tell if it embedded correctly, here is the link
SMB - Everybody's Everything postgame 10-17-09 - YouTube
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This was way better

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0HuAxwNQXs[/youtube]
 
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GatorBill said:
Mich State Band- Santana
Everybody's Everything

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lM-iX_VDIFI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I have them on CD playing SMOOTH, I will have to find a way to upload it!!!


cant tell if it embedded correctly, here is the link
SMB - Everybody's Everything postgame 10-17-09 - YouTube
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The Pride plays that. Not the same arrangement, but it's a stand tune.
 
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ddubb76 said:
Well they didn't fix the problem I have with going to neyland. Wish they would let you exit or get a smoking area. I walked out the first time I took my son to a game at neyland to get a smoke at half time and they would not let me back in. You antismokers don't care, but remember alot of yhe tax dollars smokers pay go to the schools and my ticket cost as much as a non smoker. Just think they should at least accommodate somehow even if they hide us in the cellar.
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yah, it sucks that we can just sit in the stadium and blow smoke in the old ladies face behind us that keeps telling us to sit down....LOL...but seriously, im a smoker and last year i really enjoyed taking an ECIG in with me and watching the "Neyland Nazis" ( ushers ) come blazing down the ramp to scold me and tell me i cant smoke, then i get to enjoy that look of dissapointment on their face when i show them its an ECIG....ofcourse some ******* politician will put this to an end soon enough, so do yourself a favor, buy an ECIG and have some fun with the nazis:peace2:
 
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I see a bunch of people smoking at every game. Alot will fire up, cup it, and walk fast and takes puffs as they move through the crowd. There's alot of areas that have cutouts. People smoke in the bathroom. That being said, I use a ecig and don't have many problems.
 
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I have no problem with smokers. But, I don't understand why you just can't go without a smoke for 3 hours.
 
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ddubb76 said:
Well they didn't fix the problem I have with going to neyland. Wish they would let you exit or get a smoking area. I walked out the first time I took my son to a game at neyland to get a smoke at half time and they would not let me back in. You antismokers don't care, but remember alot of yhe tax dollars smokers pay go to the schools and my ticket cost as much as a non smoker. Just think they should at least accommodate somehow even if they hide us in the cellar.
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If you want to smoke, self-immolate. Seriously, death stick suckers don't realize (or care) that the tobacco stink permeates their hair and clothes. Sitting next to them forces you to put up with the stink all game. The only thing that concerns me is by not letting you back in, what happened to your kid? If they were so callous as to not escort you in to get the kid and out again, I'd hate them more than your smoking. Otherwise, I'm in their corner for sparing me and others from smelling residual smoke. On the other hand, aren't you concerned with killing your kid via secondhand smoke?
 
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A few thoughts:

Quoting UtVol1fn: 1) I prefer diet coke over regular coke...has nothing to do with calories or weight watching. It's all bad for you anyhow....

2) I would never add anything to my whiskey except for some hard cubes of cold water....if you have to mix whiskey with anything besides ice then you are drinking the wrong drink.

Knowing how effective Coke (and Pepsi) it for removing ages old rust from engine blocks, I agree it's all bad. I refuse to drink the stuff.

Regarding alcoholic drinks, to each his own. Just like how much salt and pepper you add to your eggs or whether you prefer using only turmeric and coriander is a matter of personal taste, not how tough you are. Matter of fact, cocktails and such are indicative that whiskeys are inherently unpleasant flavor-wise. That's why we have sweetened versions. That's why you get a burning sensation in your mouth and throat, the alcohol is literally killing an external layer of cells as you drink it. That's why whiskey is a good disinfectant for wounds of all kinds. That's why regular heavy use damages organs, primarily the liver.


Do I drink whiskey? Yes, though infrequently. Straight or mixed? Both. How much? One full shot glass and I'm done. Why? I've been on too many police ride outs where I saw auto crashes resultant from drunk driving, including a baby we knew was in one car but couldn't find. Until the tow truck lifted the front end and the infant fell out from the upper left wheel well. I refuse to even speculate how that happened, the sight of that baby was bad enough. This particular sharing is merely to state why I, ME, MYSELF don't drink much. Nothing to do with you or anyone else's drinking preferences.
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Quoting VolCrazi:

I wish we didn't have to pay cashfor everything. I wish they'd start taking debt/credit cards and such for concessions.

Me too but I'd rather pay cash. That's nuts, I can't have it both ways! True. But after being a victim of skimming at two different conventions, a restaurant, and more recently a Walmart store, I don't use my debit card for anything other than grocery purchases. And even with that place a $100+ alert where my bank automatically emails and texts me if a transaction of $100 or more has occurred. I can check immediately to see if it's mine or not and shutdown the account right away. Also allows the bank to begin tracing the transaction and catch the culprit(s). So I suggest you be happy Neyland only allows cash purchases. Thieves are everywhere now, especially with a bad economy so more folks are looking for fast and easy money--YOURS.
 
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Still don't have the improvement I've been wanting for the last several years. A transporter room so those of us thousands of miles away could zap right there. Jeez, couldn't they get one used from Star Trek? I'd be willing to pay an extra 5-10 bucks for a ticket. Well, at least 5. Right now would be a good time, too....after we got transported to the game....we could look out at the field, see McCullers and I'm sure someone would say, "Captain, there be whales here."
 
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Thanks for the intelligent response. Was not aware of those points.



DeerPark12 said:
Unfortunately, that's not possible to fix, and there are two reasons why.

First, under the interpretation and inspection given to UT for "Tennessee Non-Smoker's Protection Act" law, the entire stadium, inside the gates, is considered to be indoors because it is a state-owned building. They are not permitted, based on the state inspection of the building, to designate smoking areas anywhere inside the stadium.

Places like LP field in Nashville and various minor league baseball stadiums are allowed to designate areas on ramps and other areas because they are not state-owned, so the law is slightly less restrictive on them. But all UT athletic facilities have to be non-smoking on their entire "footprint," anywhere within their gates.

Second, the SEC prohibits issuing pass-out checks or allowing any re-entry for any reason other than for an ordered evacuation due to weather or some other emergency. UT cannot violate this policy by allowing smokers to re-enter.

Because of those two factors, there is not a way to allow smokers to be accommodated during a game.




Most stands at Neyland accepted credit cards last season. Every stand at basketball, baseball, softball and soccer was able to take them. There are wiring and internet access issues that have prevented every stand from taking cards, but about 2/3 of the stands at Neyland can currently take cards. As areas are renovated, they will expand it to every stand.

The new concessions partner for UT, Aramark, will be introducing a lot of new options over the next couple of years. Hopefully by basketball season there will be even more "branded" options available. Because they only won the contract in April, they weren't able to secure all of those options for football season, so offerings will be similar, but with MUCH higher quality. They had a concessions "tasting" event with staff and donors a few weeks ago with a really positive response. They've also lowered prices on a few items. The Aramark people were even surprised at what Sodexo was charging for some things.
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Every time I go to a game, they have run out of touchdown dogs by the second half. The concessions people need to be more optimistic.
 
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Don't smoke around my kid, hence me going outside. I also am very respectful of the nonsmokers, they did bring him to me once I called. I felt incredibily guilty for ruining his first trip to neyland though. And all you "just quit" people can bite me. I have spent many dollars trying every quit smoking Aid and failed even with the guilt. I am sure none of you have habits that would be considered bad.

WoodsmanVol said:
If you want to smoke, self-immolate. Seriously, death stick suckers don't realize (or care) that the tobacco stink permeates their hair and clothes. Sitting next to them forces you to put up with the stink all game. The only thing that concerns me is by not letting you back in, what happened to your kid? If they were so callous as to not escort you in to get the kid and out again, I'd hate them more than your smoking. Otherwise, I'm in their corner for sparing me and others from smelling residual smoke. On the other hand, aren't you concerned with killing your kid via secondhand smoke?
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GatorBill said:
Seriously?

I'll make a deal with you. You dont tie me in with those a$#clowns and I wont tie you in with some of the bullS@#$ that I deal with every day here in "the Middle".

every fanbase has their 10%. Please do not be one of them. Thanks in advance.

:good!::good!:
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Deal. And FYI, I singled you out in jest because you had been hitting the thread so hard (see below), hence the smiley.

So this is this what they mean by "grumpy old men?" (oops I did it again!) :)

:good!::good!:

GatorBill said:
I would think that WINNING would improve the gameday experience more than anything else.
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GatorBill said:
Maybe they can install a "deodorizing station" at each entrance. File through just like the metal detectors at the airport.

(this would be good in ANY stadium)
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GatorBill said:
what will Mrs Dickel think?

edit: yes I know.
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GatorBill said:
Moving on to Santana and Little River Band.

:good!:
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bUTrosbUTrosVOLie said:
Still don't have the improvement I've been wanting for the last several years. A transporter room so those of us thousands of miles away could zap right there. Jeez, couldn't they get one used from Star Trek? I'd be willing to pay an extra 5-10 bucks for a ticket. Well, at least 5. Right now would be a good time, too....after we got transported to the game....we could look out at the field, see McCullers and I'm sure someone would say, "Captain, there be whales here."
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Uh, you're referring to the wrong transporter. :)
 
#73
#73
If Tennessee really cared about Gameday experience they would put in escalators to the upper concourse. No stadium built in the past 25 years doesn't have them in place.

P.S. - If you can hold yourself for smoking on an airplane for a few hours you can do it at a ballgame.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
....That's why you get a burning sensation in your mouth and throat, the alcohol is literally killing an external layer of cells as you drink it. That's why whiskey is a good disinfectant for wounds of all kinds. That's why regular heavy use damages organs, primarily the liver.......
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Man. I usually don't drink whiskey before noon, but all this talk is just too much.

MMMmmm, burning sensation.....
 
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