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<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 111344" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>Sat in the South Stands once with my dad back in the '70s (entered the stadium through that gate), otherwise sat in the West Stands or North bleachers. Remember the stadium & field really well from the '77 edition of Pepper Rodgers' football camp. The field was hard and like sandpaper, just like a putt-putt golf surface. Ate in the team cafeteria under the East Stands and lifted weights in the weight room below the bleachers. The Edge Athletic Center wasn't built yet. They had a pinball/video game & pool table room over in the northwest corner of the stadium, right next to the old film room. Was devastated when I arrived on campus in '87 and the Wardlaw Center was there. Ugly monstrosity at the time. Was in the Army for a short while and didn't know the South Stands had been demolished in the interim. Not very good seats to watch the game from, but it sure made an impressive sight w/ the old scoreboard when viewed from the other vantage points. They used to let students come and go onto the field during the year where you could play frisbee or a game of touch football. The last time I was on the field was after a big snow storm. The field was covered in 3" - 4" inches of snow that was turning to ice, full of ankle-jarring holes, and we played a game of tackle football on it at about 9:00 at night. It was overcast, and the city lights reflecting off the clouds & snow made it so bright you didn't need the stadium lights. They later put in that AllProTurf for the '89 season, and after that you couldn't get onto the field. They kept it locked. Miss the old steam whistle; the animated one on the megatron isn't the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 111344, member: 1036"] Sat in the South Stands once with my dad back in the '70s (entered the stadium through that gate), otherwise sat in the West Stands or North bleachers. Remember the stadium & field really well from the '77 edition of Pepper Rodgers' football camp. The field was hard and like sandpaper, just like a putt-putt golf surface. Ate in the team cafeteria under the East Stands and lifted weights in the weight room below the bleachers. The Edge Athletic Center wasn't built yet. They had a pinball/video game & pool table room over in the northwest corner of the stadium, right next to the old film room. Was devastated when I arrived on campus in '87 and the Wardlaw Center was there. Ugly monstrosity at the time. Was in the Army for a short while and didn't know the South Stands had been demolished in the interim. Not very good seats to watch the game from, but it sure made an impressive sight w/ the old scoreboard when viewed from the other vantage points. They used to let students come and go onto the field during the year where you could play frisbee or a game of touch football. The last time I was on the field was after a big snow storm. The field was covered in 3" - 4" inches of snow that was turning to ice, full of ankle-jarring holes, and we played a game of tackle football on it at about 9:00 at night. It was overcast, and the city lights reflecting off the clouds & snow made it so bright you didn't need the stadium lights. They later put in that AllProTurf for the '89 season, and after that you couldn't get onto the field. They kept it locked. Miss the old steam whistle; the animated one on the megatron isn't the same. [/QUOTE]
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