Tour of practice facility

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I was able to go on a tour of the practice facility over the weekend and had a great time seeing the area. I took a few pics so thought I would share them. It is amazing seeing how much changes on campus every time I visit. There is always a new building going up it seems like.

As for the facility, a few rooms I did not bother taking pictures of because there was still work to be done. In those rooms they typically had a sign displaying what the room would look like when finished.

The field didn't look as bad as some were saying.
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That being said, I preferred walking on this.
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Pat Summit Plaza starting to take shape
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The Lake Loudon streetscape also has gone a long way. That area looks so much nicer, especially in person
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Student Union building obviously has a long way to go.
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Not technically on UT's campus, but the foundation for the Walmart was crazy. I would love to know how much concrete they had to pour for this.
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New dorms
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New engineering building near the river
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Music building has finally finished minus the landscaping from what I could tell
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Now for what I am sure everybody wants to see.
I loved the graphics they had around the facility. The attention to detail was amazing.
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Brick by Brick
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The future. Dorm rooms to replace Gibbs and then more practice fields.
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I wish my gym had these floors
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Awesome buttons on the elevator
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Graphics at the entrance near Gibbs, not sure if this is considered the main entrance or not.
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That was great....haven't been on campus in a long time.

I would def recommend checking it out. These pics barely touch the surface of what has changed over the past few years. They probably have built 10+ large buildings over the past 5 years.
 
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

The one of the team running through the T is old school. Band out to the 50, team turning to the E sideline, old scoreboard. I'm guessing that's a S. Carolina game. Not sure what year, though.
 
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I would def recommend checking it out. These pics barely touch the surface of what has changed over the past few years. They probably have built 10+ large buildings over the past 5 years.

I've never been on campus so can anyone recommend the best places to look for on my next trip to Knoxville
 
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The guys are going to get bored standing there wearing the jersey's all day & night. Need to be practicing. LMAO

Great pics!

:eek:lol:

Tennesseeduke
 
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JK....others can help you more....but basically the vol walk, the UC, vol navy, the strip, pre-game...others will mention more as they have been down...and I haven't....but pay attention, take notes and have a great time next time down.
 
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Very cool pics! Thanks for sharing.

Anyone know where I can get one of those bricks?


Actually I tried when they first presented them. The company will not make any more and can't give them out due to.... WAIT FOR IT.....



NCAA license issues!(maybe copyright infringement, who knows):banghead2:

Or so they said.
 
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Anyone know where I can get a pair of those receiver gloves, or some other TN receiver gloves?
 
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Wow I had no idea that most of this was going on, it's been awhile since I have wandered around campus. In that picture of the new dorms going up; is your back to the pedestrian mall and the backside of Hess? Just trying to figure out where those are.
 
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Wow I had no idea that most of this was going on, it's been awhile since I have wandered around campus. In that picture of the new dorms going up; is your back to the pedestrian mall and the backside of Hess? Just trying to figure out where those are.
Yeah...I had no idea that new dorms were even started yet. I remember Hart mentioning that they were going to be the next thing on the "To Do" list.

This should be HUGE for recruiting...for a long time to come
 
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I've never been on campus so can anyone recommend the best places to look for on my next trip to Knoxville

Would you want to be focusing on athletic buildings or what? I would def check out Neyland, the Hill, Circle Park, Calhouns on the river, World's Fair Park near campus. The garden on the Ag Campus is nice also if you are into that kinda stuff. The business building is really nice. I would also say the University Center, but that area will be a mess for the next 2-3 years since they are tearing it down and building a new one.

Yeah...I had no idea that new dorms were even started yet. I remember Hart mentioning that they were going to be the next thing on the "To Do" list.

This should be HUGE for recruiting...for a long time to come

The dorms I have a picture of are not the "athletic" dorms that Hart recently talked about and I have a pic of showing the rendering.

In that picture of the new dorms going up; is your back to the pedestrian mall and the backside of Hess? Just trying to figure out where those are.

I am on Pat Head Summit St next to the track and field if that helps. (Back is facing towards the corner the Rock is on)
 

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