OFFICIAL HATE-TENNESSEE WEEK

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

Time for my testimonial about the 1969 Tennessee game:

1.  The game was in Birmingham, so I picked up my date at 8am.  She wasn't taking a purse, so I asked, "Got your ticket?"  She said she did.
2.  About 9:30 we got to Legion Field, found the student-section entrance and waited in line.  Back then it was first-come, first served; competitive seating.
3.  At the head of the line she produced her ticket, but had no student ID.  "Can't come in."  We argued and I explained she and I had classes together, but no dice.  ARGHHHHHHH.
4.  We walked around until we found a single ticket for sale.  I forgot how much, but it was at least $50 (I was on Work Study, so that was a lot).
5.  Back into the game and the student section we went.
6.  It was a slaughter.  Tennessee won easily, something like 42-21.  Even their band looked better than ours.

 

My first Bama-Tenn game was '93 at Legion Field.   My sister was a student, and I sat in the student section with her and her boyfriend.  It was quite an environment for a 13yo.  David Palmer ended up playing quite a bit at QB, and the game ended in a 17-17 tie.

When I was a freshman in '99, I lost my student ID late on Friday before the Tennessee game.   I couldn't get a replacement, and ended up getting a friend's ID confiscated trying to use it to get in the game.  So on Monday, I had to pay for 2 ID replacements .   We lost the game 21-7, so I wasn't as sad about missing the game.

[Chechem]

Time for my testimonial about the 1969 Tennessee game:

1.  The game was in Birmingham, so I picked up my date at 8am.  She wasn't taking a purse, so I asked, "Got your ticket?"  She said she did.
2.  About 9:30 we got to Legion Field, found the student-section entrance and waited in line.  Back then it was first-come, first served; competitive seating.
3.  At the head of the line she produced her ticket, but had no student ID.  "Can't come in."  We argued and I explained she and I had classes together, but no dice.  ARGHHHHHHH.
4.  We walked around until we found a single ticket for sale.  I forgot how much, but it was at least $50 (I was on Work Study, so that was a lot).
5.  Back into the game and the student section we went.
6.  It was a slaughter.  Tennessee won easily, something like 42-21.  Even their band looked better than ours.

 

My first Bama-Tenn game was '93 at Legion Field.   My sister was a student, and I sat in the student section with her and her boyfriend.  It was quite an environment for a 13yo.  David Palmer ended up playing quite a bit at QB, and the game ended in a 17-17 tie.

When I was a freshman in '99, I lost my student ID late on Friday before the Tennessee game.   I couldn't get a replacement, and ended up getting a friend's ID confiscated trying to use it to get in the game.  So on Monday, I had to pay for 2 ID replacements .   We lost the game 21-7, so I wasn't as sad about missing the game.

Our paths are parallel at Tenn games.  BTW, the girl I took to the game showed up years later married to a friend from graduate school.  Small world.

[ricky023]

Time for my testimonial about the 1969 Tennessee game:

1.  The game was in Birmingham, so I picked up my date at 8am.  She wasn't taking a purse, so I asked, "Got your ticket?"  She said she did.
2.  About 9:30 we got to Legion Field, found the student-section entrance and waited in line.  Back then it was first-come, first served; competitive seating.
3.  At the head of the line she produced her ticket, but had no student ID.  "Can't come in."  We argued and I explained she and I had classes together, but no dice.  ARGHHHHHHH.
4.  We walked around until we found a single ticket for sale.  I forgot how much, but it was at least $50 (I was on Work Study, so that was a lot).
5.  Back into the game and the student section we went.
6.  It was a slaughter.  Tennessee won easily, something like 42-21.  Even their band looked better than ours.

 

I remember this game because one of our coaches and the AG teacher was always hitting each other because it was an Alabama and Auburn thing back then. Tenn. beat auburn that year and a towel was hung in the AG shop with the score. Then the same towel got hung in our dressing room coaches office with the Ten.. and Alabama score. lol, RTR!

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