UT/VA Tech @ Bristol?

[vols 30]

I believe the Nebraska series is being cancelled but I am not for sure because I think they are scheduling the Va Tech game on the date we were suppose to play Nebraska. Also I have a little inside info living in Virginia and Kenny Chesnut is having a concert the Friday night before the game.

They schedule concerts that far ahead?

 

[xpsyclonex2002]

This is about to make our recruiting take off to a new level. The opportunity to play in an event like that winning be too much to pass up. Would that not be the largest college football game ever?

 

[onevolfan]

Whose Kenny Chesnut?

 

[BennisDrewer]

This is about to make our recruiting take off to a new level. The opportunity to play in an event like that winning be too much to pass up. Would that not be the largest college football game ever?

Yea....by about 45k fans (If it sells out the 160k seats)

 

[BristolVol]

Looks like the tower is right in the middle where the field would go.

I wonder if they can temporarily dismantle it?

We are heading over there tomorrow to saw it down.

 

[WhitewaterVol]

Whose Kenny Chesnut?

I hear he went to Goobs High out in east Noxville.

 

[Vol_51]

As a Virginia Vol living only an hour away from BMS I have been waiting for this game for years. The CFA Bowl was just a bad matchup for us that year. But Ill finally get bragging rights over the self righteous VT fans I have to live around

 

[PowerWookie]

Now Joe Schad...

Joe Schad ‏@schadjoe 3m
Tennessee and Virginia Tech have agreed to play a football game in 2016 at Bristol Motor Speedway, where a record 160,000 fans are expected

Historic

 

[onevol74]

Okay, so I put together a scaled image of what a football field would look like at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Assuming the Allison Terrace and The Allisons sections are the same width as the front straightaway, which measures 650 ft., a football field with endzones would be slightly wider than 1/2 the front straightaway.

Seats will be a good distance from the field... Perhaps they can put some sort of temporary bleachers all the way around the field that wouldn't block the view from the permanent BMS seats.

Looks like the people in the endzones will be another 140 yards away from the closest part of the field. People sitting on the sides will be about 70 yards away from the field. And that is the people in the first row. They will have to lower the field to allow for the teams to stand on the sidelines.

 

[#JuanVol]

They schedule concerts that far ahead?

Pretty sure 104.5 in Nashville was just running through ideas and brought up the possibility on having it as a 3 day festival with a Kenny Chesney concert on Saturday and the game on Monday night.

 

[cwil4]

I may or may not have snuck through an unlocked gate at the track when I went through Bristol. Here is what the players' perspective would be.

 

[sport3500]

It will be interesting to see this game and how it affects recruiting in Virginia.

 

[peerless98]

Sept. 10, 2016

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

Bristol isn't all that big. It's not like we're playing at Talladega.

Have yo ever been to Bristol? The view for a football game would be horrible.
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[Manvol]

Bruce Feldman ‏@BFeldmanCBS 1m
#VaTech to play #Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016, per source. Expected to draw a record 150,000-160k fans.


Discuss...

It can't happen unless the main service buildings are torn down and the center tower is removed and all of the cell phone antennas taken off center tower which we have a contract on those. All of this would cost millions to tear down and replaced, Not gunnu happen.

 

[flyfishinvol]

Yeah.Peaple like to make jokes about it being a small town,but most want to come back.JMO

Need to get rid of the speed trap camera IMO.

 

[flyfishinvol]

Have yo ever been to Bristol? The view for a football game would be horrible.
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Five times, three in the stands and twice in the pits. Each time with the idea that TN might play VT there at some point in the future and have considered what it would be like to watch a game there. No doubt you would be able to see what was occurring on the field in front of you well. It's not as small as traditional college stadiums, but that's the point.

 

[Eugene Hetalia]

Makes sense now. Barnett wanted to play in front of 150k instead of Vandy's 150

EDIT: there is always an opportunity to make a crack at Vandy in every thread.

 

[GAVol]

Pretty sure 104.5 in Nashville was just running through ideas and brought up the possibility on having it as a 3 day festival with a Kenny Chesney concert on Saturday and the game on Monday night.

Are they intentionally trying to make the weekend suck or something?

 

[AJeray4TN]

It can't happen unless the main service buildings are torn down and the center tower is removed and all of the cell phone antennas taken off center tower which we have a contract on those. All of this would cost millions to tear down and replaced, Not gunnu happen.

Except it's going to happen. Official announcement on Monday.

 

[crusse10]

If this game doesn't retain the same name idea as the baseball series, it'll be a shame.

The Hokie-Smokey Classic

 

[G0V0LS33]

Except it's going to happen. Official announcement on Monday.

Bruton giving the schools 20 million. You think he doesn't have the cash to tear all of that down? Easily done.

 

[Special Ed]

Better idea than playing on an aircraft carrier.

 

[flyfishinvol]

Bruton giving the schools 20 million. You think he doesn't have the cash to tear all of that down? Easily done.

Completely agree, Bruton is seeing this as major PR on all TV broadcasts as well as a reason to update and show off said updates of BMS.

Anyone interested in a crash course of who Bruton Smith is may check out Bruton Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

 

[kiddiedoc]

The stars are aligning...never thought we would see this. Say what you will, but this is a crazy-good piece of recruiting ammunition.