Neyland Hosting the World Cup......? It could be so..

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nickknx865 said:
Actually, Knoxville is bigger than most would expect it to be.

City Proper wise, Knoxville has a bigger pop. than..........(2007 est. used)
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Providence, RI
Jackson, MS
Dayton, OH
Tallahassee, FL
Albany, NY
Salt Lake City, UT
Newport News, VA

Not very impressive, but I think it's good enough to get a pro sports team at some point in time.
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Knoxville is also quite a bit larger than Green Bay, WI.
 
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nickknx865 said:
So I hear....................by about 75,000 people.
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I've been there, several times, and it doesn't feel any larger than Murfreesboro. There are no large buildings (Lambeau Field is by far the largest, outside of industrial warehouse-types) and the city is spread out over a large area.
 
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MG1968 said:
I've been there, several times, and it doesn't feel any larger than Murfreesboro. There are no large buildings (Lambeau Field is by far the largest, outside of industrial warehouse-types) and the city is spread out over a large area.
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Didn't know that the city was spread out like that. I can imagine Lambeau being the tallest structure in the city.

So basically, Green Bay is the Murfreesboro of the north, except with an NFL team?
 
#31
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I guess my point is that I'm not necessarily buying the excuse of a lack of hotel rooms in Knoxville. Heck, you've got Gatlinburg just about 45 minutes away and they have a gazzilion there. Most people that are coming in to visit from out of town routinely make 45 minute commutes, so I wouldn't even see that as being a big issue. Plus, Dumpling Creek (the east Knoxville version of Turkey Creek) will probably be complete by then and that area around Exit 407 on I-40 will be booming, also.
 
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Neyland is not getting a WC match. The field is simply too small and there's no way it can be altered into a regulation pitch.
 
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justingroves said:
What's the point of having 80,000 empty seats?
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There's no way there would be that many empty seats. Thousands of fans travel from around the world to watch their teams play, and US fans would certainly turn out to watch their team on its home soil.
 
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#43
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bleedorange0037 said:
Download this PDF of FIFA's stadium guidelines, go to page 53 and read the second column where it talks about "Seating Accomodations". This is why Neyland (or most other college stadiums for that matter) will NEVER host a World Cup match. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tou..._recommendations_and_requirements_en_8211.pdf
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makes a valid point, since numerous disasters you arent allowed standing area's in 'soccer' matches. Segregation would also be a pretty big issue.
 
#44
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Well, unbelievably, Knoxville and Neyland passed the 1st cut for the proposed 2018 or 2022 WC.
 
#45
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The only plus to Neyland getting a WC(preferably 2022 i want England to get 2018) is that i get an excuse to visit :D
 
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NEW YORK — Thirteen more stadiums have been dropped from consideration for the U.S. bid to host soccer’s World Cup in 2018 and 2022, leaving 32 under consideration.
Failing to make the cut Thursday were Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala.; Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati; Ohio Stadium in Columbus; Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark.; Neyland Stadium in Knoxville; the planned Sports City USA venue in Las Vegas; the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis; the Superdome in New Orleans; Heinz Field in Pittsburgh; Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City; the Alamodome in San Antonio; and Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.

Nashville remains in the running.
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Well at least there could be a game close by
 
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utvolpj said:
Well at least there could be a game close by
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wasn't there a WC qualifyer played in Nashville earlier this year? what is the list of the stadiums still in the running? i imagine because of FIFA's individual seat guidelines, no big time SEC stadiums are on that list.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
wasn't there a WC qualifyer played in Nashville earlier this year? what is the list of the stadiums still in the running? i imagine because of FIFA's individual seat guidelines, no big time SEC stadiums are on that list.
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Yes. The US played Trinidad and Tobago in Nashville last spring.
 
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sportsnut624 said:
Yes. The US played Trinidad and Tobago in Nashville last spring.
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Nashville has had two U.S. mens' matches (Morocco and T&T) in the past few years, as well as an under 23 match in '08. I'm not sure what the committee's criteria are, but I think the city should have a decent shot. It probably depends on how many other cities in the region are in the running (ATL, Charlotte, Louisville, Birmingham).
 
#50
#50
At the bare minimum you will need 100% seating, places for fans to be segregated and room to have a full sized international pitch - width would be the main problem i would think
 
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