Actually the west side is the one that's not in the sun. The sun is behind you. The east side faces the sun (as in Gainesville). When I was there for a game, I wondered why they gave the visiting team the good side.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 9:22 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The Gators bench is on the West side, no? > > Go Gators!!!! > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed > > -----Original Message----- > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 9:03:36 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN / A.P.]: FYI --- Vols switching > sidelines for 2010 season [Associated Press] > > Don't school usually put their own bench on a stadium's east side to keep > them out of the sun? They are changing to put their bench on the west. But > these are the Vols we are discussing... > > ---- Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > Vols switching sidelines for 2010 season > > > > > > The Associated Press > > > > Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 1:26 p.m. > > Last Modified: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 1:26 p.m. > > > > > > > > > > > > KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Volunteers will switch to the opposite > > sideline for the 2010 season, prompting the move of 1,000 season ticket > > holders and some student seating. > > > > The Tennessee bench has been located on Neyland Stadium’s east sideline > > since 1994, when the Southeastern Conference prohibited student seating > > directly behind the visiting team’s bench. > > > > Tennessee is the only SEC school that currently seats the home and > visitor > > bands, students and visiting fans on the same sideline. Vols officials > say > > moving the team to the west sideline will improve communication for > coaches > > and players. > > > > UT will move some student seating to the end zone, lowering student seats > to > > a flat $10 because of the league-required move. Displaced season ticket > > holders will get comparable seats at no added cost. > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
