Understated Sophistication/Gotta love Bammers (merged)

[BloodOrange]

Giant houndstooth hat placed inside Bryant-Denny

A giant houndstooth hat hoisted into Bryant-Denny Stadium Wednesday morning will sit above a new concession stand called, fittingly, The Bear’s Den, since it’s meant to be a larger-than-scale replica of Paul “Bear” Bryant’s signature headwear.

It’s part of an effort by Centerplate Inc., the company selected earlier this year to manage concessions at the stadium, to spruce up game day services in the stadium.

Riding on a flatbed truck from North Carolina, the nearly 12-foot long hat started raising eyebrows when it parked at a Best Western, said Diana Evans, spokeswoman for the Connecticut-based company. Arriving Wednesday, workers began immediately to put it into the stadium, using a 150-foot crane to hoist it behind section U4 in the north endzone. Weighing 550 pounds, the fiberglass houndstooth hat will sit above the concession stand at an angle so fans can see the front and top of the hat, Evans said.

The Bear’s Den will serve the usual stadium fare — hamburgers, hotdogs and nachos, and will be one of several themed concession stands. Ezell’s Fish Camp, for example, will have a tin roof and look like a cabin on the lake, and Crimson Fried has a mural of past UA football teams, Evans said.

*Note the sidebar of the article listed the hat as 600 lbs, not 550.

Giant houndstooth hat placed inside Bryant-Denny | TuscaloosaNews.com | The Tuscaloosa News | Tuscaloosa, AL

www.1420thetusk.com

Bryant-Denny Getting A Houndstooth HatFixture? - Roll 'Bama Roll

 

[Ill Will Vol]

Giant houndstooth hat placed inside Bryant-Denny

A giant houndstooth hat hoisted into Bryant-Denny Stadium Wednesday morning will sit above a new concession stand called, fittingly, The Bear’s Den, since it’s meant to be a larger-than-scale replica of Paul “Bear” Bryant’s signature headwear.

It’s part of an effort by Centerplate Inc., the company selected earlier this year to manage concessions at the stadium, to spruce up game day services in the stadium.

Riding on a flatbed truck from North Carolina, the nearly 12-foot long hat started raising eyebrows when it parked at a Best Western, said Diana Evans, spokeswoman for the Connecticut-based company. Arriving Wednesday, workers began immediately to put it into the stadium, using a 150-foot crane to hoist it behind section U4 in the north endzone. Weighing 550 pounds, the fiberglass houndstooth hat will sit above the concession stand at an angle so fans can see the front and top of the hat, Evans said.

The Bear’s Den will serve the usual stadium fare — hamburgers, hotdogs and nachos, and will be one of several themed concession stands. Ezell’s Fish Camp, for example, will have a tin roof and look like a cabin on the lake, and Crimson Fried has a mural of past UA football teams, Evans said.

*Note the sidebar of the article listed the hat as 600 lbs, not 550.

Giant houndstooth hat placed inside Bryant-Denny | TuscaloosaNews.com | The Tuscaloosa News | Tuscaloosa, AL

www.1420thetusk.com

Bryant-Denny Getting A Houndstooth HatFixture? - Roll 'Bama Roll

This is about rediculous, I mean i know they love some bear but really??

 

[GOT TWELVE?]

:no:

 

[Vol Mania 21]

least a bama fan recognizes how ridiculous this is

 

[Chat_Town VOL]

This giant sized Bear hat is going to be hte roof of a concession stand, losers:

 

[Chat_Town VOL]

 

[volinbham]

:ermm::blink:lol:

 

[VolBeef88]

You have GOT to be kidding me! No way even bammers would do this!

 

[JonWard]

Wonder if they will serve this:

 

[Svengali]

The Crimson tools do like shepherd worshipping, dont they.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

The Crimson tools do like shepherd worshipping, dont they.

The Bear never went more than four seasons without a conference championship at Bama. At least I can understand why people think he was a great coach.

 

[Smashville]

The Bear never went more than four seasons without a conference championship at Bama. At least I can understand why people think he was a great coach.

Yes, so was Vince Lombardi, but you don't see a giant pair of glasses on the scoreboard at Lambeau Field.

 

[GOT TWELVE?]

"I don't know, we haven't played Alabama yet." -- Vince Lombardi after being asked what it felt like to be the greatest football team in the world just after winning the '66 Super Bowl.

 

[KB5252]

"I don't know, we haven't played Alabama yet." -- Vince Lombardi after being asked what it felt like to be the greatest football team in the world just after winning the '66 Super Bowl.

you don't think he was being serious do you?