2010 Tour of Stadiums: UNC - Kenan Stadium

Well folks, I made it.  Four college football stadiums in four weeks.  I have traveled a total of 1,848 miles. (That's like driving straight from Richmond, Virginia to Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Week 4 took me to Chapel Hill, NC to see the UNC vs. William & Mary game.  A match-up between my two roommates' alma maters.  We went into the weekend hyping it up as "College Weekend 2010" and we pretty much lived up to everything that goes along with being in college.  (I'll spare you the details, but am happy to tell the tales of the weekend)

This wasn't actually my first trip to Kenan Stadium.  Back in 1995 my dad took me to the UNC/UVA game because, at the ripe age of 10, I had decided that I was a Tarheel fan.  Figuring I would grow out of it, my dad went along with it out of his pure love of college football and took me to UNC games three years in a row.  My most vivid memory of that first trip to Chapel Hill was during a timeout when scores were being announced.  Ohio State was winning and my dad stood up in the middle of everyone and screamed (yes...SCREAMED) "GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It was a beautiful, sunny day in Chapel Hill and the stadium is just beautiful. I don't think you can have a bad seat.  Here are a few stats:

Name: Kenan Stadium

Opened: November 12, 1927

Largest Crowd - 62,000 (vs. Florida State in 1997)

Renovation: Currently being renovated, the new "Blue Zone" should be open next year adding 2,980 seats to the stadium.

Photo documentations from College Weekend 2010:

Homecoming @ UNC

Magnetic Koozies...genius

I have the best roomies everrrrrrrr!

Doing my favorite UNC cheer - "Rah Rah Carolina-lina"

ACC Victory...all that matters to me:)

And here is where the evening went downhill.  A "we-tarded" shot at Top of the Hill......

2010 Tour of Stadiums: Virginia Tech - Lane Stadium

Let's get this out of the way first - Stadium Facts:

Name: Lane Stadium

Opened in: 1965

Renovated in: 2004

BEST ENTRANCE IN ALL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h1EW5z1wdc&feature=related

Thank the Jesus Lord I made it over to Blacksburg for a Tech game this year.  For a short period of time it looked like I might not, but I found an opening and hit up Lane Stadium to watch them take on Duke.  Classic college football.

So we'll just be honest here.  Virginia Tech is my favorite place in America.  (Yes, I love it more than Las Vegas for those of you that have heard me claim Vegas as my new fave place in America.  The second I took exit 118B, I came back to reality) 

My mom and I enjoyed everything about our trip to Blacksburg.  We parked in our favorite $20 parking space behind the stadium, walked through beautiful downtown and bought stock in the bookstores, enjoyed stadium food, watched the Hokies stomp on the Blue Devils, then hit up West end before heading home.  

I have so many great memories from my days in Lane Stadium, but without a doubt the 2003 game vs. Miami was the best.  Miami came to town ranked #1 and Virginia Tech was hungry to beat them.  A night game in Lane Stadium is one of the most dangerous places to play in all of college football and we scared those little Hurricanes right back down to Florida.  We beat them, rushed the field and celebrated into the wee hours of the morning. 

Lining up for Enter Standman...start jumping!

Here come the Hokies!

Naturally I lived in a dorm farthest away from classes but closest to the stadium