16 days left. lets talk about great cathedrals of college football. you knew it was coming. we couldn't get all the way through this thread up to kickoff without talking stadiums. one stadium that i thinks doesn't get mentioned too often, but should is UGA's Sanford Stadium. that place is huge. 92k! the only thing i don't like about it is that it's so close to some surrounding buildings. must be a bitch to get out of there after a game.

8/17/2006 12:32:52 AM

at least its on campus it looks like. is it?

8/17/2006 12:35:43 AM

yeah, but when i say it's got buildings close to it, i mean like within 50 or so feet. the stadium literally casts a shadow on like half the building usually. there's a bridge that runs within 15 feet of the open area and scoreboard. i believe some without tickets stand there to watch the games. just seems too congested. but a great stadium though, and you know they've got some fine looking women down there.




[Edited on August 17, 2006 at 12:50 AM. Reason : note may have to right click - view image]

8/17/2006 12:46:16 AM

16 - Chris Clarke

Depth Chart: Wide Receiver
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
High School: Green Hope
Height: 6-3
Weight: 188

Played WR and Lacrosse at Green Hope in Raleigh.

8/17/2006 12:56:00 AM

^^ 2nd and 3rd from left have great expressions

8/17/2006 12:57:42 AM

http://www.americanpostcardart.com/

this is a great site to see how stadiums looked in the past. click on the football stadiums link to go to the football stadiums page.

nice postcard of Riddick Stadium


[Edited on August 17, 2006 at 1:25 AM. Reason : Riddick]

8/17/2006 1:04:40 AM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/557968.html
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/557974.html

new photo galleries of the Red Zone, with shots of the field house area.

[Edited on August 17, 2006 at 1:18 AM. Reason : ]

8/17/2006 1:18:17 AM

http://www.newstopic.net/articles/2006/08/11/sports/32asucanhangwitthebig.txt

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA.

Anyone that wants a good laugh should read this artice. It should be noted the dumbass I mean writer is an ASU grad.

8/17/2006 10:33:13 PM

^^^ Haha, Syme represent!

8/17/2006 10:36:16 PM

Quote :

"The Mountaineers return an extremely talented offensive line, one that is more talented and cohesive than N.C. State's defensive line."

Quote :

"Division I-AA is full of fringe Division I-A prospects, many of whom eventually contribute to NFL teams,"

bahahahahahaha



[Edited on August 17, 2006 at 11:14 PM. Reason : ]

8/17/2006 11:13:37 PM

i've been to UGa & Florida, and I would have to say that The Swamp is a better gameday experience (although UGa is amazing in itself)

8/17/2006 11:29:40 PM

Quote :

"Division I-AA is full of fringe Division I-A prospects, many of whom eventually contribute to NFL teams"

Quote :

"ASU is more than capable of defeating a Division I-A team - just ask Wake Forest, an ACC team who won't even consider scheduling Appalachian any more after it found out in the ‘90s that App could consistently defeat them."

i agree that we probably shouldn't play this game off as much as we do, but holy shit is this guy a homer for asu.

8/17/2006 11:58:24 PM

you knew id throw in michigan but ill put some others on here

even this one

guitarguy, remember being at this game when they missed the field goal and we beat them?

happy valley

tennessee

and the underrated


[Edited on August 18, 2006 at 12:14 AM. Reason : damn]

[Edited on August 18, 2006 at 12:18 AM. Reason : k]

8/18/2006 12:07:52 AM

Quote :

"The Wolfpack graduated three-fourths of its heralded defensive line from last year (first-round draft picks Mario Williams, Manny Lawson and John McCargo), and had other players surprisingly leave school early. They return an average squad."

haha, holy crap did he not realize that McCargo was hurt for like the last half or so of the season, and didn't really contribute as much during that time, and even sat out a good many games. i mean Pressley practically has return starter experience. "average squad". average squad my ass. it should be a very good unit overall, not as good as last years, but definitely good. secondary is pretty much the same besides the loss of Hudson. d-line should be very good inside with Tyler and Pressley, and Raymond Brook at DE gives us little drop off, and Willie Young is projected as a pre-season All-ACC player. plus we have some pretty good depth on the D-line even with the loss of Williams and Lawson. LB is a bit of a worry spot, but Pat Lowery came on strong last year and should have a breakout year. the defense is nowhere near average, and even if it was for Div. I-A standards that would still be better than any D-IAA defense. those WF teams that App beat were absolutely terrible all the way around.

Quote :

"I'm not talking about the North Carolina vs. N.C. State annual matchup, which I've come to dub the Battle of Mediocrity."

so what does that make the WCU vs. ASU game? the battle of the bottom of the barrel North Carolina Division I teams?

Quote :

"From everything I've read, most N.C. State fans don't respect Appalachian all that much as a football program..."

gee i wonder why. we don't even respect Duke as a football program, and they're in our conference. we absolutely destroyed one of the better, and more respected Div-IAA teams last year, by the score of a 54-10 beatdown. this same team played ASU and lost only 24-16. the game was over by the start of the second quarter. at some points even though we had our second and third string players in, it looked like we were deliberately trying not to score, and we still broke free for huge gains and TDs. i know there's no transitive property in football, but that has to at least give you some kind of idea on who will more than likely win.

[Edited on August 18, 2006 at 12:27 AM. Reason : ]

8/18/2006 12:25:08 AM

Quote :

""

you realize that's not Lane Stadium and actually FedEx Field where the Washington Redskins play right? that was taken during VT's game against USC in 2004.

8/18/2006 12:31:20 AM

ooohhh neato

8/18/2006 12:50:20 AM

Quote :

"i know there's no transitive property in football, but that has to at least give you some kind of idea on who will more than likely win."

Damn, I haven't heard of "transitive property" in a long time. You put it into terms that I can actually understand

8/18/2006 1:07:07 AM

^^^ hey i'm in that picture.... one of the dots about 40 rows above the end zone

8/18/2006 1:24:17 AM

^why did you go to the 2004 USC vs. VT game at FedEx field? someone hook you up?

i remember watching it and thinking to myself that VT could have won it, had it not been for a mishap here and there.

[Edited on August 18, 2006 at 1:32 AM. Reason : ]

8/18/2006 1:31:28 AM

LOL I thought that article would bring out some laughs.

8/18/2006 1:59:34 AM

^^ i live in the area, and it was the first game of the college season, and a good game to boot. it was a friend's idea

[Edited on August 18, 2006 at 2:19 AM. Reason : .]

8/18/2006 2:18:37 AM

15 - Darrell Davis



Depth Chart: Wide Receiver / Tight End
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Dade City, FL
High School: Pasco
Height: 6-5
Weight: 195

Played football, basketball, and track at Pasco. A first-team all-county and all-conference selection, Davis totaled 45 catches for 945 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior season. He also tallied 54 tackles and six interceptions on defense.

[Edited on August 18, 2006 at 2:25 AM. Reason : dangit]

8/18/2006 2:24:34 AM

Quote :

"guitarguy, remember being at this game when they missed the field goal and we beat them?"

That was my first ever college football game. Me and my roommate went up there, holy shit that was an awesome ending to a good game.

8/18/2006 3:49:02 AM

notre dame

ok, the real lane stadium

florida state

the swamp

the big house

and what will be carter finley

8/18/2006 11:43:56 AM

This wasn't other-threadworthy so I decided to put it here. ESPN's College Football Power 16 is up...3 ACC teams in there with VT receiving votes. These things don't mean much, but it's interesting to see what they have to say.


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/powerranking?season=2006&week=1

I think this is def one of those years where anyone can win the NC.

8/18/2006 12:53:15 PM

Quote :

"Division I-AA is full of fringe Division I-A prospects, many of whom eventually contribute to NFL teams"

Haha, so I-AA teams having a couple of their best guys that are fringe I-A prospects and could work their way to the NFL somehow erases the talent gap with a team full of premier BCS conference talent, where anyone that sees the field has a shot at the NFL? ASU had a good team last year and we should come to play, but we should wear them out with sheer athleticism.

8/18/2006 1:11:11 PM

god i hope so.

8/18/2006 1:23:00 PM

Kidd-Brewer Stadium is pretty impressive in its own right.

8/18/2006 1:25:12 PM

for a high school stadium

8/18/2006 1:30:31 PM

Quote :

"impressive in its own right"

8/18/2006 1:39:31 PM

Quote :

"Haha, so I-AA teams having a couple of their best guys that are fringe I-A prospects and could work their way to the NFL somehow erases the talent gap with a team full of premier BCS conference talent, where anyone that sees the field has a shot at the NFL? ASU had a good team last year and we should come to play, but we should wear them out with sheer athleticism."

That is going a little far.

That arguement might be able to be made at a big time football school, but not here. See Adam Kiker, Jay Davis, etc . . .

8/18/2006 1:46:26 PM

^Davis got NFL tryouts after he graduated.

He had a shot.

8/18/2006 1:47:28 PM

Death Valley vs. Death Valley























had to throw in a little C-F too.

8/18/2006 6:42:45 PM

Quote :

"For ASU to win the game, the Mountaineers will have to run the ball effectively with both running back Kevin Richardson and quarterback Trey Elder. And I think they will be able to do that. "

Ha ha what a shitty way to make a point. That fucking article could have been written by a 10 year old who likes the ACC. No type of real sports knowledge at all.

8/18/2006 6:48:59 PM

^^ WOW! LSU's stadium look's pretty fuckin serious.

8/18/2006 7:35:03 PM

it is. one thing i've never understood about it though is why the endzone seating areas are so different. one resembles the end of a bowl, while the other has a double decked sort of structure. then before they "reconstructed" the first upper deck this year, they had it as a pretty straight upper deck, that didn't really mirror the second deck which curves at one point. why wouldn't they have built the second upper deck to mirror the first, and why does the second deck only have one curved area. why not extend it and curve it on the other side of the deck. you can definitely see how the stadium has been expanded almost piece by piece. it's a very strange looking stadium in actuality, when compared to a lot of other stadiums that have had multiple expansions over the years. i think Doak Campbell's expansions have been some of the most thought out, and best examples of expansions done right.

8/18/2006 7:53:03 PM

huh... well it looks like a monster, and I bet games are great in that stadium.

8/18/2006 8:02:48 PM

those death valleys are pretty scary man,

anyone going to the away clemson game besides me and kevmc86

[Edited on August 18, 2006 at 8:03 PM. Reason : ?]

8/18/2006 8:03:02 PM

i went in 2004. get there early, b/c traffic is a bitch, and if you're in the upper deck it takes forever to get there. i got in just in time to witness the running down the hill. i treated my parents to that away game. it was hot as balls, and my mom (late 50s) felt like she was going to die going up the steps of that upper deck. we were only 3/4 of the way up. drink plenty of water, it's quite a hike. it was funny, b/c there were mainly Pack fans around us, but there was this one Clemson guy sitting by himself a few rows in front of me. he had a horizontal striped purple and orange shirt on and orange visor. well he had an insane wedgie whenever he stood up. i mean this was like the wedgie to end all wedgies. plus his armpits and pants had huge sweat stains developing during the game. i just couldn't stop laughing. you know you're high up when you look over at the light clusters at the corners of the stadium when the wind blows and they start to sway back and forth. beautiful view of Lake Hartwell though. you'll begin to get annoyed by that really odd sounding Tiger growl they play over the loudspeakers by the end of the first half.

8/18/2006 8:38:47 PM

I need to get 2 or 3 tickets to the game -- how shit out of luck am I?

8/18/2006 8:48:46 PM

in 2004 there were still open areas in the corners of the upper deck probably from either unsold seats, or people just not showing up. despite how everyone says how devoted Clemson fans are, besides really anticipated games, they don't usually sell out that monstrous stadium of theirs. there's usually a few pockets of empty seats in the upper decks.

[Edited on August 18, 2006 at 9:19 PM. Reason : ]

8/18/2006 9:16:04 PM

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE COMPLETE BOWL OMG.

8/18/2006 10:13:53 PM

carter finley is open right now to the public,,, at least on weekdays cause the workers are there... go check it out, its B-E-A-utiful... we look like a real stadium, now we just need a team

8/18/2006 10:44:18 PM

since everyone is comparing stadiums, i was wondering if anyone has ever been to The Pit? ive heard Autzen can get rocking at times...

8/18/2006 11:13:41 PM

that is one funky stadium

8/19/2006 6:45:51 AM

Quote :

"in 2004 there were still open areas in the corners of the upper deck probably from either unsold seats, or people just not showing up. despite how everyone says how devoted Clemson fans are, besides really anticipated games, they don't usually sell out that monstrous stadium of theirs. there's usually a few pockets of empty seats in the upper decks."

I meant for the State vs. App game.

8/19/2006 12:38:47 PM

^try going on the ticket exchange thread on Pack Pride or the Tip's Lounge on TheWolfpacker.com

http://mb17.scout.com/fnorthcarolinastatefrm30

http://ncstate.rivals.com/forum.asp?sid=899&fid=1693&style=2

8/19/2006 5:59:35 PM

did you know that the Oregon "O" symbol was actually made to resemble Autzen Stadium's profile prior to the last expansion in 2002? Autzen Stadium's nickname is The Zoo not The Pit. The Pit is the nickname for the University of New Mexico's University Arena, which is where we won the famous 83' basketball championship.






[Edited on August 19, 2006 at 6:10 PM. Reason : pics of pre-expansion Autzen]

8/19/2006 6:04:37 PM

14 - J.C. Neal



Depth Chart: #2 Free Safety
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Sumter, SC
High School: Lakewood
Height: 6-0
Weight: 191
Statistics (2005): 11 Games Played. 5 Tackles, 3 Assists.

In 2005: Listed as the backup at free safety on the depth chart for the spring... Played in 11 games as a rookie, mainly on special teams and had seven special teams stops and 150 special teams plays... In for 41 snaps from scrimmage, he was in for a high of 14 plays versus South Florida in the Meineke Car Care Bowl... Tallied four of his eight tackles in the last three games... Saw action in the last 11 games of the season, from scrimmage in seven games as a backup safety... Named the Wolfpack's most improved safety following 2006 spring drills.

Prep: Played running back and defensive back at Lakewood High School for coach Greg Crolley... Rushed for 1,401 yards and scored 19 touchdowns as a senior, he also caught nine passes for 117 yards ... Returned 10 kickoffs for 355 yards, and two for touchdowns... Recorded 88 tackles and six PBUs on defense... Also blocked a punt and returned it for a score... Was the 3A back of the year in South Carolina... Earned all-state and all-conference honors... Tallied 169 rushes for 937 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior... Also made 34 tackles and one interception on defense... A SuperPrep All-American... Named to the Shrine Bowl as a safety, he earned defensive MVP honors after recording two second-half interceptions... Enrolled in the first-year college program... Born 1/14/87.

8/19/2006 7:31:24 PM

fallin down on the job today

8/19/2006 7:43:12 PM