OT: sight lines for Tenn-VT Bristol game are terrible
August 27th, 2016 at 9:19 PM ^
Iron Bowl meets Talladega Superspeedway. "Yeeee doggie! This 'gon be one for the ages!"
Shake vs. Bake.
Sponsored by Mountain Dew, Domino's, Taco Bell, and KFC
"Abracadabra, homes."
August 27th, 2016 at 8:55 PM ^
Be honest: If Michigan Speedway had that many seats that close to the field (Bristol, at barely over a half mile long, is quite a bit smaller than MIS and uniquely suited to this event) and Michigan and Notre Dame held a one-off game there, wouldn't our fans turn out en masse for the experience?
August 27th, 2016 at 9:10 PM ^
Absolutely they would. And they'd complain the entire time about not being able to see anything, but be happy they were one of the people that were there.
Everyone knew when they announced this thing it was silly...the views are awful. People are just going to drink and say they were there, not because they want to enjoy some kind of awesome fan experience.
But don't give Dave Brandon any ideas...oh wait, he sells toys now.
August 27th, 2016 at 9:27 PM ^
Dave Brandon would schedule a neutral site game in the golf course portion of the infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway against Indiana to set the attendance record without ever realizing that none of the main stretch grandstands that make up over half the seating capacity can see the back stretch or golf course at all.
August 28th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
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August 27th, 2016 at 10:47 PM ^
They can't even sell out their own stadium.
And MIS as constructed would be a foolish place to host a football game for anybody. The grandstands extend more than a half mile along the front stretch, pointed at the larger track. There are fewer usable seats than at a home stadium.
August 28th, 2016 at 3:00 AM ^
in the infield
August 27th, 2016 at 9:02 PM ^
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August 27th, 2016 at 9:11 PM ^
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August 27th, 2016 at 9:29 PM ^
That's... a good question.
He'll probably say the same thing. Pretty sure, for example, that Howard King still said that during the 2001 Illinois game, even though its 9/11 reschedule meant that quite a few thousand tickets were returned and unsold, while Tennessee had a rather big sellout against LSU that evening.
One could even defend it, since it's arguable if anyone in the Bristol end zones can actually watch the football game ata ll.
August 27th, 2016 at 9:43 PM ^
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August 27th, 2016 at 11:01 PM ^
that every play during the game will be an end around to the left?
August 27th, 2016 at 11:29 PM ^
Nice call!
August 27th, 2016 at 11:38 PM ^
I don't know about a football game, but watching a race at Bristol is an awesome experience! In a previous life, I had season tickets to Bristol, Darlington, Richmond, and Martinsville. Watching a race at Bristol is a singular experience - not a bad seat in the house. Mine were in the middle of turn 3, about 30 rows up. The seats are almost as steep as the track - all we could see is the roof of the cars as they went but us.
But for football? No, thanks...
August 28th, 2016 at 12:52 AM ^
August 28th, 2016 at 7:49 AM ^
Having been there, I don't think this is photoshopped...
August 28th, 2016 at 9:46 AM ^
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August 28th, 2016 at 2:31 AM ^
This makes me glad I don't live in the south. Much more to do out west.
August 28th, 2016 at 2:57 AM ^
-Bob Uker
August 28th, 2016 at 9:48 AM ^
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August 28th, 2016 at 1:35 PM ^
Both hockey at the big house or this football game @ Bristol is a money grab at the expense of poor seats for the fan.
It's pretty shallow to think that just because the crowd is big it has some value. I could care less that it is a record crowd.
Hell, I'm there to watch the game.
August 28th, 2016 at 10:26 AM ^
August 28th, 2016 at 8:18 PM ^
Nobody going to this cares how well you can see. They are going for the novelty of it and to say they were part of the largest crowd to ever watch a football game
BTW, they have done this before, a football game at Bristol speedway. It is not new.
August 28th, 2016 at 10:21 PM ^
reminds me of the Bama game in Dallas. The field was not only way down, it was waaaaay out there. Anyone in the upper levels watched the whole game in the giant flatscreens because it did look like ants down there ..couldn't see much.