Has anyone ever done this? My wife bought us these tickets and apparently it's skybox seats, free lunch and snacks during the game, a tour of the locker room, and a "sports talk panel discussion".
I have no idea what the panel discussion thing is but I'm pumped about it. Does anyone have any experience with this that can set some expectations for me?
I was there last year and will be doing it again this year. We just booked our hotel last night! Here was what we did last year.
We started out at the alumni house where they fed us and we got a free tshirt (pretty cool looking one at that). We ended up going through and seeing the basketball practice facility (got to go on the courts there) and went in the recruiting rooms for the basketball facility and watched the recruiting video they show all recruits. Pretty much a highlight compilation with Swiperboy soundtrack. Also walked through the weight room. Saw the hall of fame and the trophys, and then moved to the football stadium.
We didn't get to go on the field, much to my disappointment. But we did get to stand at field level off to the side and get pics. Pretty cool being down there. We hung out in their locker room, saw all the players equipment and got pics with it, got a pic in front of the maxims, and even got to slap the "I will give my all for tennessee" sign. That made my day. Then we went to the media room and got to sit at the table with the UT backdrop. Same seats so many coaches at UT have explained why they lost the game and how they're "Gonna have to go back and watch some film to see what went wrong". Very cool experience though.
From there we went to the UC and saw a presentation for the future beautification of UT and they fed us (catered in from somewhere, cant remember).
The game was awesome. We ended up being in Fulmer's box seats, located on the end. I wish we had been more centrally located on the field. I like the atmosphere on the field better than the box, but it was definitely neat to experience. And the free food and drink was great. They had burgers, hotdogs, bbq, popcorn, pretzels, etc. Pretty much stadium food with a larger selection, all for free. After the game ended we were free to do what we wanted, so we went and waited for the players to leave for autographs.
For $25, you cant beat it. I'll be there again this year, so if you get a chance to do it, definitely do. The worst parts are that you dont get to meet any players or coaches, and you're busy during autograph signings before the game. I wish they would have given us a chance with a few of them. But oh well! Cant wait for the game!
