Next in a series from Road to CFB of first-hand game day experiences at stadiums across the country:Tennessee football game day is a rite of passage. Neyland Stadium should be a staple on any sports fan bucket list and that something I got to check off this year. 4Gallery4 ImagesTennessee 38, Bowling Green 6Brett, I cannot believe you made your first trip to Neyland on a Thursday night against Bowling amount of times Ive been told my game choice sucked is significant. But hear me out, this one mattered. For one, Im a third-generation BGSU grad. Also, I locked this in when it was still on a beautiful day it is when Volunteer football is being played on Rocky Top https://www.volunteersstore.com/Cody_Duncan_Jersey. A Tennessee game day regardless of the day of week is matched by few and beaten by even fewer. We began our game day downtown at Market Square, a collection of local eateries and hole-in-the-wall shops and bars. Id personally recommend a burger from StockBarrel. Parking free around Market Square for the whole day if you: a) get there early and b) dont mind getting some exercise in. A mile and a quarter walk to Neyland Stadium sends you right past tailgaiters and through campus. It well worth the walk to sightsee. A few places in the country have Sailgaiting. Baylor, Washington, and Tennessee are the ones Im aware of, though others may exist. Despite my best attempts, I didnt get to sailgate https://www.volunteersstore.com/Antoni_Ogumoro_Jersey. But seeing the boats on the Tennessee River with partiers and fans is delightful. Other traditional tailgaters flood the streets around campus. After all, this is the SEC were to campus early because the band walk-in is one of the finest in the country with one of the most iconic fight Football Game Day: Neyland StadiumPlenty of college football stadiums are revered, but a select few are truly hallowed ground; Neyland Stadium is hallowed ground. It a historic stadium with few changes made since its final expansion in 1996. For my entire life, this stadium more or less looked the not an indictmentthe simplistic look, gigantic scale, and historic charm makes Neyland Stadium many old stadiums , the concourses are like dungeons: dark, cramped, winding. But there just somethingdifferent about being at Gibbons, Road to CFBThis game was special for a number reasons, but it was really special because I shared the day with my dad. Growing up, he went with his dad to a game in Knoxvilleand we continued the Football Game Day: The AtmosphereThe Tennessee fans were beyond accommodating. Southern hospitality was at its finest that day likely because what kind of threat did BG pose to them? and we were greeted with plenty ofWelcome to Rocky Top and smiles https://www.volunteersstore.com/John_Rosen_Jersey. Fans make or break a game day and Vol fans absolutely made this one.