Aussie Reacts to SEC College Football Stadiums

[@matthewlongmire7656]

6:51 In case no one else has answered, the University of Tennessee has a world-renowned anthropological research facility nicknamed the “Body Farm” where they study decomposing bodies and other anthropological research to assist with training law enforcement agencies. This facility is located away from the university’s main campus. The anthropology department for the university used to be located under Neyland stadium before moving years ago. The department did obviously have skeletons and other materials to go along with anthropological research, which is how this rumor was initiated, but they did not study decomposition under the stadium and no bodies are buried under the stadium.

[@Thatgirl1965]

Go Big Orange! My older brother resided in the dormitories located within the stadium during his time as a student at UT in the early 1980s. This facility was known as East Stadium Hall. Not sure if the stadium houses dorm rooms these days. 🧡

[@GeauxHeauxm]

An interesting bit of trivia regarding LSU Tiger Stadium; it was actually built as dormitories with a "courtyard" in the center. The reason for this was because the President of LSU at the time was provided $250,000 for construction of student housing. These dorms just happened to give a positive "side effect" by increasing the seats within the stadium from 12,000 to 22,000. These dorms were constructed in 1931 and used until 1990. After that, they became office and storage spaces until 2010. It's wild to think that, for a significant time, students used to live under tens of thousands of wild drunk fans cheering on the Tigers every home game on Saturday nights. While they're not very visible anymore with the upper deck additions, the inner bowl sideline seats are actually the old dorm buildings best seen at 11:11 when he comments about the multiple stadiums fused together.

[@Wowzersdude-k5c]

You post on Tigerdroppings don't you baw?

[@l8tapex]

Back when.... never enough bathrooms for all the booze relief. I we couldnt walk 'around' the stadium. Its been updated the sound system is awesome. Parking after game traffic...mmmmm . I dont bring the camper.

[@bobbynickens310]

The Governor of Louisiana was Huey P Long at the time and he couldn't get funding for a new stadium for LSU so he lied and asked for money for new "dorms". I have no clue how many other stadiums in the country have also been used as housing but it's very Louisiana for us.

[@rhettlermy8505]

Florida fan here, but a self proclaimed sec historian….Also of note about LSU: there was a game played at Tiger Stadium in 1988 against Auburn. LSU was down 6-0 and on the final play of the game, LSUs qb Tommy Hodson hit rb Eddie Fuller with a fourth down touchdown pass. The crowd reaction was so loud, that it actually registered on the campus’ seismograph. And thus, it will forever be remembered in SEC Football lore as “The Earthquake Game”.

[@pikecogrl]

A friend of mine lived in the stadium dorms in Fall of 1986. I got to see his room. Pretty cool. Ole Miss beat LSU that season by a missed PAT, I think it was.

[@Zack91893]

Life long Georgia fan here. The hedges were inspired by the rose hedges in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They serve a practical purpose of acting as a barrier between the fans and field. The fans can actually walk at the field level, so they keep people who shouldn't be on the field off. They are super thick amongst 1.5- 2 meters. I'm not sure, the cops don't let you hang it there that long to find out. Lol. Great video. I love non Americans discovering the game I've lined most my whole life. The season starts August 31st. Maybe text to some game highlights when they come out. Enjoy! Cheers Mate!

[@Blueian742]

Live long Georgia fan since I was born in 2004 here and I never knew that first part 😅

[@markgelbart5889]

Go DAWGS!

[@deloachapproach4273]

I'm a ive-long fan and also a UGA alumnus (ABJ UGA '91). I love where we stand now in the world of college football. Decades of being really good, but never winning it all was an awefully painful and sometimes agonizing drought to live through, but now Kirby has us firing on all cylinders. Hopefully we can once again end up with the number one recruiting class this year This old, disabled vet with Parkinson's (Agent Orange) loves life where UGA football is concerned. GO DAWGS!!! GATA!!!

[@Blueian742]

@@deloachapproach4273 that’s what I’ve thought. I watched some of our old games with Mark Richt. We make a bunch of penalties, the guy never switches quarterbacks during a game, and was too conservative.

[@AvengingFade]

GO DAWGS!!! And GATA!!

[@dawnsmith1394]

Vanderbilt is the smart sibling of the conference. They don't win that many games, but we still love them and appreciate how many future doctors are playing.

[@tennparker1]

Uh, Tennessee fan here and we don't love them.

[@AllenGriffith-rh7hk]

So……. Coming from October 2024. All I got to say is HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@stephenhenley7452]

This comment aged like milk

[@lelandbuzhardt3993]

South Carolina Gamecock here. You should react to the opening acts at each stadium. Some of them are absolutely insane.

[@davidterry6155]

This season Oklahoma and Texas are joining the SEC. In fact the rivalry game between Texas A&M and UT Austin resume with some of the most expensive tickets are over $100k

[@tyreek.6815]

For Aggies yes. UT already set their prices are less than the years before and have retained more inhouse tickets than outsource. So the 100k is def resellers so that's def misinformation on the actual tickets. I'm not saying you but I'm just saying to what this world has come to on people who don't buy tickets to go to the game.

[@RedFeather_74840]

This is before the Oklahoma and Texas was added to the conference. Because they have an updated SEC version. once to twice.

[@vectorjiu-jitsu955]

Yes Tenn has a place on campus to study effects of decay on body parts in different hiding place types. It's for forensics study .

[@vectorjiu-jitsu955]

Vaught Hemmingway in Oxford MS is in a low population state and is the biggest town in area with 20k people max . The stadium hold 3 times that many . It will be full. At the same time a 10 acre plot called the Grove will be filled as well

[@lewislambert4590]

@@tyreek.6815 That 100k price tag is probably in reference to a suite at Kyle Field.

[@scottgarver5782]

LSU's Tiger Stadium turns 100 years old this year. It's the only stadium in the conference ( and one of the few in the USA ) that is constructed of poured concrete with rounded arches - the same style of construction as the ancient Flavian Ampitheater ( the Coliseum ) and the Pantheon in Rome. One of the largest stadiums in the world at 102,000 it's renowned for the deafening decibels of crowd noise. Originally this earned it the nickname "Deaf Valley" but this has become, in common parlance, "Death Valley". The team's live Bengal / Siberian tiger, Mike VII, lives across the street in a multi-million dollar habitat with water features for Mike to swim in, cooling rocks for Summer and heating rocks for Winter, and a night house for shelter and veterinary care. Many huge plays in Tiger Stadium have actually registered on the Geology School's seismograph. Tiger Stadium also boasts the most unique mid-field decoration in all of college football - the Eye of the Tiger.

[@scottrackley4457]

Watched 3 Bama away games there. Don't forget the tailgating. I've never been treated so well in my life.

[@voodoogriffin]

"Ladies and gentlemen, the sun has found its home in the western sky, and it is now Saturday night in Death Valley" *Stadium shakes with cheers*

[@knoxvillepredatorcatcher3459]

Its Commonwealth Stadium, but Kroger Field. We have separate names for the stadiums and the fields themselves.

[@BrianSmith-ct3kh]

Also almost every Kentucky fan still calls it Commonwealth and not Kroger Field.

[@HowdyItsLane6]

why do i call it kroger 😭

[@chadchadderton]

not quite. The stadium's official name is commonwealth but it's called Kroger field because of sponsorship reasons, the actual playing surface (field) is called "C. M. Newton Grounds"

[@scottrackley4457]

Only some do. Some don't name the stadium, like A&M

[@chadchadderton]

@@scottrackley4457 Kyle Field is the name of the stadium. A stadium can be called "x" field just like an arena can be called centre/Colosseum/fieldhouse etc

[@BoostFiend_Bud]

As a native Arkansan who loves our Razorbacks, I loved your small appreciation for our unique mascot. There are a lot of Tigers and Bears, but only 1 Razorback!

[@shaneyerbey8278]

🐗🐗🐗

[@TheArkyCrew]

Amen!

[@BrandonTilley-vo7mc]

WOOOO PIGGGG!!!!!

[@erinstanger416]

WPS! 🐷

[@ragingmando5956]

Yup...the other white meat....GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!

[@auburnkim1989]

I have been to games at all of these and I think the most imposing stadiums and crowds are at LSU and Tennessee. Scary loud at Tennessee and I swear you can feel the bayou voodoo at LSU. U of Georgia has the beautiful field, a crazy good majorette and those hedges are iconic. I really liked both Miss State and Ole Miss; great, friendly people. The "body farm" is at U of Tennessee. It allows anthropologists to study decomposition, etc. It is not under the stadium, contrary to urban legend. My understanding is that it is in an outlying, very, rural area.

[@shag139]

The Body Farm is located behind UT Medical Center pretty interesting stuff with huge advances in determining time of death in criminal cases etc. At some point skeletal remains from donated bodies that had gone through decomposition were stored under Neyland Stadium.

[@auburnkim1989]

@@shag139 Thanks so much for clearing it up!

[@SirOttis]

The Anthropology department, including the forensic anthropology department, was actually located in classrooms within the stadium. I took many classes in there. They have since moved the department to its own building.

[@auburnkim1989]

@@SirOttis Thanks for the first hand info!

[@6906Gaming]

Kyle Field is where George Strait just had his record breaking concert.

[@lewislambert4590]

110,905 for reference

[@allencarabajal8989]

@@6906Gaming was there, it was absolutely insane.

[@ugaladh]

It's not just the largest stadium in the SEC, it's the largest stadium in Texas, so larger than the Pro team stadiums. Also, all the mascots that have died are buried outside the stadium but where the scoreboard can be seen from the graves.

[@Kojak024]

You should check out Bo Jackson, he wasn’t bullshitting when he said he was an all star in 2 pro sports at the same time

[@eurofritz4617]

sticking to college SEC highlights Bo and Herschel Walker are both worth checking out

[@mariejustme]

I’m really looking forward to the Georgia-Texas game in Austin. It’s going to be a barn burner. Go Dawgs!

[@morganadamo4706]

Go Dawgs sic em

[@jmjones7897]

Bulldog 'em! Welcome to the League Respect from Missouri

[@kaltacular]

​@@jmjones7897I wish we were playing you guys this year those past 2 games we had have been really good

[@jmjones7897]

@kaltacular Full agreement. Last year was one hell of a football game. Here's to both Programs running the Schedule, meeting again after in Atlanta. Preferably twice. Appreciate the welcome, Class and respect from the Georgia fanbase this last Decade. Y'all are the best. Good luck this Season

[@NguyenLe-nt5to]

Texas can F right off back to the Big 12.

[@pamelahughes341]

Tennessee - Neyland Stadium has an almost 102,000 seating capacity. The field is Bermuda grass. Being that the stadium is right next to the Tennessee River we can boast a "Vol Navy"! Folks can come to the stadium via boat!! Let the other SEC stadiums boast bet they don't have a navy! Also, the University of Tennessee can boast about their Body Farm. I don't know if bodies are under the stadium, but there is a secret location where bodies are donated for medical/forensic purposes. Quite interesting if you ask me. Well, that's my input. It's OK that you got us confused with Texas. But I would have complained if you said Alabama or Florida!!! Love your videos!! God Bless

[@KmartToaster-th2hm]

The anthropology department is in the building that serves as the base for the south end zone structure. The anthropology department at Tennessee has one of the world's largest skeleton collections in the world, most are housed in their facility underneath the south end zone. Yes - the University of Tennessee at Knoxville is also known for the so-called "Body Farm." The body farm is actually on the other side of the Tennessee River. It is a large outdoor area where they put human bodies that are donated to science through various experiments to help establish data that can be used to determine information such as time of death and other important characteristics to help law enforcement find out how and why a person died and whether the death was natural or due to foul play. For example, suppose an actual crime is committed wherein a person is murdered and their body is sealed in an oil drum. Now, suppose the barrel isn't found for years. How do they determine the time of death with any sense of accuracy. How does such a body decompose while sealed in a barrel. Dr. Bass, the founder of the body farm, started researching such crimes by replicating similar situations and doing periodic tests under controlled circumstances. In the example, the body farm scientists would take a several donated bodies and seal them just as the real victim's body was sealed. Then, they would perform experiments, testing the bodies, and determining repeatable and confirmable data that can then be used to apply to the actual victim's case, thus allowing the test data to reliably inform law enforcement as to time of death. Similar experiments are performed to examine how bodies decompose in the trunks of cars that are buried, submerged, etc. How does a body decompose after being burned or partially dissolved in acid. Pretty gruesome stuff, but it is important data if one is being accused of a crime (especially if they turn out to be innocent). And, they keep the skeletons for later studies. They will often study bones found in archeological sites from all over the world - not just crime victims. Some body needs to do this type of research, and Tennessee's anthropology department is by far the world's leading expert in this area of study. The FBI uses them regularly. And, so do other countries. Tennessee's body farm is now conducting research on such mass graves with Mexican law enforcement folks taking what they learn back to try and solve crimes being committed south of the border. Forensic scientists in Mexico have been struggling on how to figure out how to separate and ID hundreds of bodies found in mass graves after the cartels there kill bunches of folks. When the bodies are all cut up and mixed in a mass grave, it is hard to identify them. The body farm has been instrumental in establishing best practices to make such investigations bear fruit, both towards identify the victims and towards the prosecution of the criminals who commit the murders. At one point, Dr. Bass had personally trained most of the forensic scientists in the country. He was regularly called to crime scenes all over the country. My own father was a detective in the Oak Ridge TN police department and worked on numerous cases with Dr. Bass in the 70s, including a weird skid test whereby numerous severed heads were slung down various road surfaces as set speeds to determine the effects of such factors as the influence of hair, bone smoothness, and type of road surfaces. This was to help figure out whether a particular incident was an accident or a murder. My dad told me that they used not only people heads but cows, dogs, various other animals. It is a real lab that has helped solve lots of crimes. And, they are as creative as the crime scenes that they investigate.

[@cbirdman]

There were 6 bodies found under the stadium when being excavated and were assumed to be Union soldiers that died during the Civil War battle of Knoxville.

[@b.rocket]

GBO!

[@AshleyDarlingAllen]

The gamecocks aren’t the loudest 😂😂 Tennessee and LSU are. Tennessee holds the record. And if you want to see impressive stadiums look up Tennessee durning games or spooky neyland

[@ppierce6757]

@@AshleyDarlingAllen137 db

[@Pseudowolf]

A&M students stand for the entirety of the game. (There is a whole tradition behind that but I won't go into details) The students used to stand on the bleachers, but in 2016 the school started asking them to stand on the concrete and not on the bleachers themselves, saying it had something to do with sight lines. So they still stand for the entire game, just on the concrete in front of the bleachers rather than on them. And don't worry about confusing Texas and Tennessee. It's an easy mistake to make as they are both orange, both start with "T", and starting in August both are playing in the same conference.

[@nancyjanzen5676]

Texas is a darker orange.

[@cornelwilson1369]

As a current Ag and someone who has been there for the past 4 years I’ve never seen someone stand on the concrete instead of the “wood” except for during injuries

[@rainecurrier]

Yes, there are actually classes below Neyland Stadium for Tennessee. They have a forensics anthropology department down there called the body farm.

[@JIMBEARRI]

Kentucky is one of the four states that are legally "Commonwealths" : Kentucky, Massachusetts; Pennsylvania and Virginia.

[@chadchadderton]

Sorta... none of the 4 states are apart of the modern day commonwealth, so in that regard they aren't actually "legally" commonwealths

[@L4rceny]

The bodies underneath Neyland stadium at Tennessee is true. I don't think the morgue is directly under the field if I recall correctly, but they are stored under it. The bodies that are used are donated to help students and researchers learn how bodies, in various forms of decomposition, interact with the environment. It's called "The body farm", and part of Tennessee's forensic anthropology program. I believe its around 2.5 acres behind the UT medical center hospital.

[@josephholoubek1693]

Another fun thing for visiting teams at LSU, they have to pass Mike’s (the live mascot) cage on the way to the field.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

Yeah, it can be hilarious to watch at times.......

[@johnspillman]

He used to be towed around on the field in a small caged trailer before the games would start. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYrEp4Gpj7-hbbM

[@UnenthusiasticSportsFan]

Not anymore. The university stop making Mike go in his cage if he doesn’t want to.

[@johnspillman]

@@UnenthusiasticSportsFan And people say that his habitat is inhumane. Just go across town & compare the arrangements for the tigers in the B.R. Zoo. Multiple cats in a smaller enclosure. Mike is living in a palace as far as captive animals go.

[@jeffwormsley7425]

Part of Neyland Stadium at Tennessee was built on top of East Stadium Hall which used to be next to the stadium, but became under the stadium when a new level was added. This building had a morgue in the basement when I was there in the late 80's. I had an office in the upper floors of this building, and you could smell the formaldehyde when climbing the staircase. Not sure if it is still there now.

[@jamesblanton3744]

Kentucky's stadium is originally commonwealth stadium but Kroger bought the naming rights

[@trailryder5813]

I'm not a Kentucky fan nor am I a Kentucky hater however, I think the former name Commonwealth Stadium was very cool and idk a bit bad ass perhaps. Kroger is just blah at least for me not that I have a dog in this fight just my thoughts.

[@jamesblanton3744]

@trailryder5813 I'm not a Kentucky fan either but I heard about this from a friend that is a fan I also hate that schools sell the naming rites leave that to the NFL

[@coyotelong4349]

Kind of interesting that both of Kentucky’s major college football programs sold the naming rights to their football stadiums

[@wrestlingandamusementparkl7789]

@@coyotelong4349Kentucky Rival Uofl did that first when they built there’s. It was called Papa John’s stadium

[@copperbuttons7376]

Good reaction Lyle. I do find the narrator annoying. So glad you’re continuing to enjoy learning about US sports. Looking forward to more of your reaction videos.

[@awsomehog1]

8:42 it is very high up there. They don’t have the seats on top any more but when they did it was known as “Hog Heaven”

[@MichaelJohnsonPhotography]

I'm enjoying your video's. I work in the media and cover LSU though I'm originally from Western New York. The SEC is insane. Tiger Stadium is the loudest stadium out there. Though most the SEC stadiums are insanely loud. I love being on the sidelines hearing the fans and the marching bands during the games. College football here is a way of life. The tailgate parties before the games are also intense but for different reasons. The South is full of great food and the people are super friendly. If you ever get the chance to visit you should check out some of these places. Keep up the great video's!

[@rd3095]

Death Valley is a life changer. Been a fan since my buddy and his dad, our high school coach, took us to a Tiger-Ole Miss game. It was the most electrifying event I’ve ever been to, besides the Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Bayou Bengals Baby!

[@StretchyBog6]

My buddy, who's a life long LSU fan, brought me to the Florida game last year. After that first Florida drive I completely understood why people say it's the hardest place to play.

[@SonOfMuta]

4:11Old Google Maps image. It was called Commonwealth Stadium from its inception in 1973 until 2017 when it was renamed to Kroger field. It is still commonly referred to as Commonwealth Stadium by the locals

[@wrestlingandamusementparkl7789]

Yep

[@mapsgoonthewall5396]

Nice to hear ya got a friend that’s a fan of Bama. Sounds like a good dude. Roll Tide!!!

[@ShortStuffMegs21]

Absolutely a man of impeccable taste. RMFT

[@hypocrisyhunter8919]

1988. LSU vs Auburn. LSU was behind. LSU had a touchdown in final minutes of the game, giving them the game. The fans were so loud, it was picked up by seismograph across campus. It's known as the Earthquake Game.

[@bnjmnwst]

There are 3 Tigers in the SEC: LSU, Auburn & Missouri

[@morefiction3264]

Auburn should call themselves the War Eagles.

[@KevlarX2]

@@morefiction3264 No, we shouldn't. Auburn the name of the town and the school, as well as the nickname Tigers, and Plainsman, all come from a poem the town was named after. From Oliver Goldsmiths poem, The deserted village. " Sweet Auburn, Loveliest village of the plain." "Where crouching Tigers await their hapless prey."

[@Mykyl1969]

Another funny fact about the LSU stadium. During a game the stomping of feet inside the stadium registered for the second time in 33 years, as a small earthquake on LSU's campus, according to a seismograph reading recorded during a Saturday night's sold-out Garth Brooks concert.

[@McJulieO]

Kyle Field (Texas A&M) was the recent record breaking attendance venue for the Country Western mega-star George Strait concert in June 2024….. over 110,000 concert attendees!

[@allencarabajal8989]

@@McJulieO sure seemed like over 110,000 standing in that crowd, but the official tally was like 109,9xx I believe. I was unbelievable!

[@robertmooney571]

The University of Tennessee is the nations top CSI school. They do have actual cadavers on campus in a morgue that are used in the study of crime scene investigation. I actually loaded some packages on an Averitt Express semi tractor trailer that had a cadaver on it that was going to be delivered to the UT campus. I had noticed the unusual crate and asked the driver about it. He said believe it or not, there's a dead body in there. I thought he was joking with me but he was being straight up. After reading the labels on the crate, it actually was a cadaver.

[@mcformica]

They also have the body farm on the other side of the river. Where they place the bodies outside in various settings and study how they decompose.

[@morefiction3264]

You have some gorgeous AFL stadiums over there. Drove past the one in Perth a few years ago. Stunning from the outside. The videos I've seen inside it are pretty nice to.

[@pete3397]

Tennessee used to have the largest stadium until they removed some seating to create high-end/high-dollar box seating while A&M was increasing their capacity. They're still within about 1 or 2 thousand in total seating. Underneath the stadium area is what is known as the Body Farm which is actually one of the preeminent research centers on body decomposition. You might think it's weird - and I'm not saying it's not - but, the research done there helps to identify mass graves under warfare/conflict situations (mass execution graves) and helping to reconstruct murder crime scenes. So, somewhat important stuff as gruesome as it might be.

[@mcformica]

We are less than 1000 away. When Morgan Wallen plays Neyland this fall, he will top that Kyle Field record.

[@taywil8]

Yeah this aerial view is an old photo. At least 3 years old. We demoed the home sideline and added a field level club with improved seating. Plus the upper deck south end zone renovation that added the massive pavilion with a new screen.

[@allencarabajal8989]

@@mcformica Morgan wallen will break the kings record he just set in Kyle field?!! If that’s the case, I will have lost all hope for “country” music..

[@TylerVee-r2q]

fun fact if youre a senior at the university of missouri after your last home game you get to take a rock from the giant M in the stadium which is made from a bunch of rocks

[@JIMBEARRI]

The Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas was founded in 1876. It became Texas A&M University in 1948. The Texas A&M University System has the largest enrollment in the US with over 70,000 students.

[@tyreek.6815]

No it doesn't. AZU and UCF are both bigger by almost 10K.

[@tyreek.6815]

Also you should say the TAMU university has an enrollment of 70K+. The TAMU system is def NOT 70K. That makes no sense. The system is multiple schools. The actual Uni is 70K. You don't want to confuse people, esp learners. That's why I'm correcting.

[@kakykall]

I thought TX and aTm had 70,000+ students.

[@rwtx7781]

Univ. Of Texas home campus has 51,000+. Texas A&M home campus has 74,000+.

[@shag139]

UT’s capacity used to be about 104,500 before they took away some seating to make the east side skyboxes and then more seats were removed and converted to more expensive but spacious seating like box seats but not Skybox seats.

[@genny5309]

And crowds for many big games would be over 108K. At the time, it was the 3rd largest stadium in the U.S. after the Rose Bowl and the University of Michigan’s Big House. The largest crowd ever recorded at Neyland Stadium was 109,061 on September 18, 2004, when Tennessee defeated Florida, 30-28.

[@kakykall]

The last time I attended a game at Neyland, it seated ~107,000. It was TN v BAMA. I'll be going back this year, the 3rd weekend in October. RTR

[@shag139]

@@kakykall actual seats were 104,500 but then you throw in SRO and then they count workers, media, players, refs, etc and you get up to 108 or 109

[@nickhayes1626]

You should react to college football rivalries. Start out with Alabama vs Auburn. Their rivalry is legendary.

[@chadchadderton]

As an Australian he'll be more shocked about stadium size, attendances, viewership and pure economic value in college football than he will rivalries. TBH the college football rivalries aren't as passionate as some you'd experience here in Australia.

[@drewjoeworm]

@@chadchaddertonnot gonna downplay Australian rivalries but cfb are way bigger. People kill each over the Alabama auburn game almost ever year

[@chadchadderton]

@@drewjoeworm Your entire comment is filled with lies, extremely weird behaviour mate. I love college football, probably more so than any other sport... and the rivalries in the sport are amazing. That being said none of them would shock or surprise an Australian. CFB rivalries aren't simply "bigger" than the equivalent in Australia. But you SERIOUSLY embarrassed yourself by falsely claiming "People kill each over the Alabama auburn game almost ever year" considering that is explicitly untrue. It's honestly just a really really weird lie.

[@ShortStuffMegs21]

​@@chadchadderton Harvey Updyke.

[@chadchadderton]

@@ShortStuffMegs21 Harvey Updyke didn't lay a finger on anyone.

[@Tigahbait1993]

I’ll give ya a history lesson on LSU stadium too. Originally it was set up as dormitories with students living in it. Huey P. Long wanted a football stadium but the university wouldn’t allow it. So he had them build two dorms across from each other with a field in the middle that is about 125 yards long and has two poles on each side spaced 120 yards apart. Thats how it originally came to fruition. And they have expanded on it ever since. The dorms are still in the stadium to this day, but no one lives in them anymore. It’s a really cool stadium if you ever get a chance to come over here and check out some of them in person.

[@morganadamo4706]

Would for you to watch some highlights! My recommendations are Georgia vs Oklahoma in the 2018 rose bowl, Tennessee vs Alabama 2022, and Alabama vs Auburn in the 2023 Iron Bowl.

[@tyreek.6815]

Texas vs Bama 2023 is a good one for something recent.

[@treysimmons2589]

The 2013 Iron Bowl would be a better watch.

[@huntwithmojo]

Tennessee vs Alabama 2022 was an awesome game

[@bobbydyne]

You can watch Tenn-Bama 2022 if you like seeing umpteen penalties

[@hollerhillbillyakashanefro5423]

I’m from Kentucky, been to tons of games , it was Commonwealth Stadium, so the picture in the video is old, It is now called Kroger

[@Duy1P3]

You should do a react to Bo Jackson highlights. The guy was a monster. Legendary stories about how he never hit the gym, he went bow hunting and carried everything on his person to stay in shape. His NFL career was cut short due to a freak injury.. likely brought forth quicker than usual just because he was just so strong. Someone tried to tackle him and he pulled his own hip out of place, messing with some nerves. It's wild man.

[@johnspillman]

I saw a game on TV when Bo was at Auburn vs, USL (Louisiana-Lafayette). The Ragin' Cajuns looked like Junior High School kids with the top of their helmets the same height of Bo's shoulder pads.

[@heidimeigs5192]

Imagine if he had been able to continue playing.

[@TheJL103]

The "Body Farm" at the University of Tennessee is for their Forensic Anthropology department. It's across the river from Neyland and it is secret because they study how a body decomposes.

[@cyndijohnson7526]

Offices for Dr Bass was originally under Neyland Stadium and many donations for research or bodies on which he did investigations were under Neyland Stadium back in the day. Dr Bass created the Body Farm which is at a separate location.

[@melissatrouton781]

True story, I was on a flight from DC to Knoxville once with a handful of various federal agents who were LIVID that the weather was going to make them miss Dr. Bass's annual lecture/workshop/symposium thing. I just sat there, read his book, and tried not to laugh out loud about how he ended up owing his wife a new stove once due to a mishap removing flesh from some bones he needed to study. He's hilarious AND fascinating. (His book is called "Death's Acre", if anyone is interested)

[@bennettw859]

The Kentucky football stadium used to be called Commonwealth Stadium. Kroger bought the rights to the name in 2017, the satellite imagery in the video was probably from 2015 or 2016 when lots of construction was happening around the sports complex.

[@adamcordell7750]

Auburn at one point had the largest video board of any stadium in NCAA history. Arkansas pretty much has 3 home stadiums. They usually play a game every once in a while at War Memorial stadium in Little Rock, and then a game in Dallas because of Jerry Jones.

[@KevlarX2]

The video board still is the largest. Oregon was going to build a bigger one, but cost delays have interfered with that plan.

[@eddietheaggie2010]

The game in the Cowboys stadium is always against Texas A&M (and A&M usually has the bigger crowd presence and usually wins).

[@allencarabajal8989]

@@adamcordell7750 haha calling the TAMU v Arkansas game in Jerry world, “basically a home game” is a stretch… lmao

[@adamcordell7750]

@@allencarabajal8989 🤷‍♂️ lol

[@thundacracka77]

FYI - I'm from Auburn, but I have a friend that has a Texas A&M tattoo, but his initials are ATM, so you're good bro.

[@SkewtLilbttm]

Are you really? I grew up down that way myself

[@thundacracka77]

@SkewtLilbttm Technically, Phenix City

[@SkewtLilbttm]

@@thundacracka77 I know the technical feels, too. Born in Opelika, raised in a street off 280 in Dadeville

[@Nickecho7979]

The story behind the hedges begins with Charlie Martin, the Business Manager of the UGA Athletic Department in the 1920s, who was inspired by the hedges of roses at the 1926 Rose Bowl. GO DAWGS!!!

[@rodneysisco6364]

Kentucky is one of several US states which calls itself a " Commonwealth" rather than a state . I believe it is just a distinction without any real difference.

[@robinrichards72]

The Hedges were put in for a couple of reasons. 1)- they wanted rose bushes like the Rose Bowl but they didn’t grow well enough for it to work, so they went with ordinary privet. 2)- they’re used for crowd control to keep people off the field. There’s now a chain link fence hidden in the Hedges. That said it didn’t stop Georgia fans from storming the field when they Tennessee for the first time in 20 years in 2000. The Hedges are now the great-grand hedges of the originals. They went away in 1996 for the Olympic Soccer finals. The newest ones were just installed in Summer 2024. People still sneak off sprigs from time to time.

[@judithburney803]

Texas A&M has the largest enrollment of any public university in the USA, so it stands to reason it would have a huge stadium. At one time, the “A & M” stopd for Agricultural & Mechanical, but that was changed to be just Texas A&M. Check out videos of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band.

[@frankthetexastank9709]

Agricultural and Mechanical. :)

[@alms07]

Tennessee fan here - we have a renowned anthropology department that used to have classroom space under the stadium. Part of the departments studies include the study of cadavers which they both kept within the department and in a piece of land near the university of Tennessee medical center called the body farm. There the anthropology students study cadavers in the various states of decay.

[@johnspillman]

The cadavers were voluntarily donated so I guess they're the ultimate Volunteers.

[@Cody38Super]

Don't be in a hurry on the Pop-Tarts, you ain't missing much.

[@greenwave819]

@@petergaynes9201 the crust is my favorite!!

[@Bmidg690]

Love how it goes from Tiger stadium and neyland to ole miss and Vanderbilt poverty stadium

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

I a native Floridian that lived in Gainesville FL for years and the UF Gator stadium is incredible! As a teen I sold cokes and would be about dead by the end of the game! I now live in Tennessee and BOTH states are rabid fans of their teams!

[@robertdedrick7937]

Its impressive what these Universities put into their sports programs. Great channel for this content is "sports dissected by Coiski" ..

[@zgdafzgdaf4264]

Mizzou has plans to expand the North end zone. Btw, there are three teams called tigers to go with the two bulldog teams. As corny as the narrator is, the dad jokes sort of grown on me. Hopefully he’ll update the video with the two sec additions. Btw, the patrol nation should react to conference realignment over the past 100 years.

[@faiththomas1749]

@PattolNation here are some fun facts 1. The SEC doesn’t include any schools in North Carolina ( it starts in South Carolina and goes to through the mason Dixon line ) 2. The biggest sport in all but ONE of the schools is football ( the school that is not a football heavy school is the university of Kentucky which has a 26 time national champion CHEERLEADING TEAM ) 3. Darude from Finland got to play his hit song Sandstorm during at university of South Carolina game 4. All but 2 SEC mascots are animals ( ole miss rebels , university of Vanderbilt commodores )

[@chrissawyer69]

I live in Auburn. On gameday i would guess the population more than doubles, it's wild! btw i'm an Alabama fan, haha

[@hamblinta]

Commonwealth is the original name after the commonwealth of Kentucky. It was renamed or the name on the field is Kroger field after Kroger (grocery chain) donated a large amount of money for renovations and upgrades to both the stadium and the players/training facility. Go Big Blue!!

[@JamesBondsLittleFinger]

University of Tennessee has a forensic lab where they leave corpses outside to see how they decompose.

[@saintsforchristnation185]

The reason why it’s called Commonwealth Stadium is the Commonwealth of Kentucky but it’s also called Kroger Field because they renamed the Kroger field years later, but I still call it Commonwealth stadium because that’s what it’s always been called

[@HeavenhoundGiuseppe]

Sports teams will often sell the naming rights of the stadium to some (hopefully local) major corporation. The Google Earth footage of Kentucky's must have been from before they sold the rights to Kroger. Most college teams don't do this, preferring to honor a legendary coach or benefactor, so fans don't like it very much when it happens. Even pro teams' fans don't like it when it's not a local company. The Pittsburgh Steelers recently sold the rights to our stadium to an insurance company from Michigan called Acrisure. We as a city have flatly refused to acknowledge this in the two years or so since it's happened. It's Heinz Field until such time as a proper name is restored! Be that Three Rivers (the name of the old stadium), a local company like Heinz, PPG, or PNC, or something honoring Art Rooney (who founded the team).

[@bevinboulder5039]

An interesting fact is that, when Missouri (commonly known as Mizzou) and S. Carolina play one another, they have to announce which state the game is in because both schools are in the city of Columbia in each state. Can be confusing.

[@Colby706]

Mississippi state and Georgia have bulldogs as their mascots. But two different breads. UGA is an English Bulldog.

[@eg6turbo92]

Quick note: Oklahoma and Texas are also in the SEC as of this year, making this video a little dated. The SEC has had members come and go over the years (looking at you Georgia Tech and Tulane), but this year it will swell to it's highest member count to date.

[@NguyenLe-nt5to]

Quick note: no one in the SEC will ever claim Texas and Oklahoma.

[@eg6turbo92]

Doesn't matter what Swampy Dave's opinion on TX/OU membership is, all that matters is that the new teams get a cut of that sweet SEC green.

[@anb7408]

The hedges at Sanford Stadium were planted to make the stadium "look the best in the South." Rose bushes were originally suggested, but those don't do well in this tropical climate. What you CAN'T see is the chain link fence buried inside them. They make for excellent crowd control, and there will be no "rushing the field" moments after a game at Sanford. If you try, you'll regret it and likely need a hospital visit afterwards.

[@michaelsatterfield6967]

You can watch all the videos you want but until you personally experience what 100,000 + feels like in a college rivalry game example Tennessee vs Alabama, Georgia vs Flordia or Tennessee vs. Florida the list goes on and on, you really have no idea. The noise is deafing the bleachers are shaking and the athletes are among the best in the world all right in front of you. The experience is truly amazing. Go get a base you will come back for more!!

[@graydoncarruth5044]

Texas A&M is an abbreviation for Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College. Mississippi State and Louisiana State also had the agricultural and mechanical tags on their names originally. All have well known engineering and agricultural/environmental science programs.

[@allencarabajal8989]

@@graydoncarruth5044 “university” not “college”

[@graydoncarruth5044]

@@allencarabajal8989 with all respect, the original name was College not University. You are absolutely correct those words have been exchanged in the modern day. I should have clarified that. I say that as a former student at Mississippi State, I grew up just down the road from campus. When those institutions expanded their curriculum (a long time ago) they became universities. Again, apologies for not being more clear on that.

[@buffalobill9958]

The morgue under Neyland was for anthropology. It was called the body farm and was for study. The stadium grew and what used to be dorms became part of the foundation. They turned them into classrooms and that's where anthropology was

[@sarahgraceowsley7069]

You need to do a video on halftime shows. Texas A&M has an incredible marching band that puts on an amazing show!

[@knoxvillepredatorcatcher3459]

Yes, the University of Tennessee uses an area under the stadium to store bodies that were donated to science.

[@jhumbrac]

This isn't really true. The body farm is across the river behind the hospital. Under the stadium is where the anthropology department used to be. There are skeletons as it pertains to anthropology classes (prehistoric man, etc), but the body farm donations are not stored there.

[@branchclan6112]

Next to Bryant-Denny Stadium in Alabama is the most expensive sorority house in the country. $13,000,000.

[@lukejones1345]

As a Tennessee fan it hurts me to say this, but Texas A&M stadium is one of my favorite stadiums in college football.

[@ripclaybourne]

Some of the worse sightlines in the nation

[@NguyenLe-nt5to]

It looked like a giant tackle box before the recent renovation.

[@allencarabajal8989]

@@NguyenLe-nt5to I mean it’s coming up on a decade ago that we did the big renovation, not that recent. Though I will say I’ve worked a couple summers there since then on renovations too. We added a bunch of new suites on the south ends zone last summer.

[@AndyMorris_BAP]

The remains in Neyland Stadium, where Tennessee plays, are housed in the rooms that used to be the player dormitories and used by the Tennessee's anthropology department. There is an off-site location where the FBI uses donated bodies for training on decomposing and analysis, forensics.

[@dogsoldiertoo1099]

The Fat Electrician did a reaction on the genius of Aldi. Well worth a watch.

[@matthewrutledge3042]

Many of the stadiums in college football, have 2 names, one for the field itself, the 2nd for the stadium/ building. Kroger field/Commonwealth Staidum : Grant Field/Bobby Dodd Stadium : Dooley Field/Sanford Stadium

[@chadchadderton]

Kroger Field is the sponsored name for Commonwealth stadium. The playing surface (field) at kroger/commonwealth is known as "C. M. Newton Grounds"

[@crimsondynasty6884]

The hedges serve as crowd control for teams who are not disciplined. The Alabama Crimson Tide has never needed such a tactic as our fans don't tear down goalposts and destroy other properties. There are a few others like this as well.

[@kakykall]

💯 RTR

[@noahquick7675]

It’s called the body farm and it’s a forensic research facility near the Tennessee stadium

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

The Big XII has expanded teams since his video. It now has: University of Utah BYU Arizona State Arizona Colorado Iowa State Kansas State Kansas Oklahoma State Texas Tech TCU Baylor Houston Cincinnati West Virginia UCF They are some good schools.

[@johnspillman]

I find it funny that that there is a Big 10 (+6 Small?) and a Big 12 (+4 Small?) that both have 16 teams but there is no Big 16. The Pac 8 became the Pac 10 then the Pac 12 but the SEC and ACC can add & delete teams without changing their names or explaining why the number in their name means nothing.

[@mgers75]

Kentucky's stadium was called Commonweath Stadium from 1973 to 2017. Kroger bought the naming rights so it's been called Kroger Field ever since

[@melissa564]

Note: There are 858 college football teams 🏈 in America, and there are 81,000 football players on the college level 🎉. Each year it costs 78 Million dollars 💵 for Alabama’s football budget. That does not include all of the other sports teams budgets at their University. Alabama spends 195 million dollars 💵 for its sports programs annually. It is extremely expensive - Alabama allocates over $21 million dollars 💰 in salaries to the football coaching staff alone. Football 🏈 costs are a big expense to schools.

[@krieger1152]

For several stadiums the field itself has a different name. For Missouri it's Memorial Stadium but Faurot Field

[@CFB-Traditions]

The reason Kroger Field (Kentucky) is also called Common Wealth is because Common Wealth Stadium is the stadium name. The field name is Kroger field. Most colleges have different names for the field (playing surface) and the actual stadium (seating/amenities). For example Georgia’s stadium name is Sanford Stadium - however, the field is named Dooley Field.

[@chadchadderton]

Nah not quite. The stadium name is Commonwealth Stadium but it's known as Kroger Field because of sponsorship reasons. The actual playing surface at the stadium is named "C. M. Newton Grounds"

[@stephenbrown2405]

There is no morgue underneath Neyland - its a giant warehouse - what he is speaking about is the "Body Farm" which is about 2 miles away. It is a forensic center where they study how bodies decay in different ways - think seasons, water, cars, ground, and in the ground - very interesting place.

[@Jakefromstatefm]

9:47 auburn also has hedges?

[@BGBG617]

LSU. Your head will be on a swivel the entire time if you get my drift.

[@Jasper2740]

Yup.

[@shag139]

In fairness that’s pretty much any stadium in the SEC in Sept/Oct. Although Ole Miss, Georgia, Bama, LSU, UT, Auburn, hell even UF standout.

[@581BigBoi]

Yessir. It’s different in the boot. Death Valley in the bayou is an experience honestly like no other.

[@chadchadderton]

It's 'dangerous' by american and specifically college football standards... but generally speaking it's nothing to worry about.

[@dewaynemizzell7009]

The only thing under Neyland stadium is the careers of every coach since 2006. They finally beat Alabama in 2022 and destroyed the goalposts

[@Trey_Davis]

Hopefully you can do an update on the Willy B years down the road, when the area outside the stadium is renovated. It’s supposed to have a lot of social things to do even when it’s not game day.

[@randytrevino99]

Texas A&M renovated Kyle Field in 2014-15 for $500 Million US. That’s why it looks so good. 👍🏻

[@Thjestir]

A lot of teams have pre game events.. auburn is probably the best.. a live eagle is released from the top of the stadium and he circles the stadium and lands between the 40 yard lines while everyone is chanting war eagle.. pretty awesome

[@kakykall]

I'm a BAMA fan, but the eagle is hands down the coolest thing to see!

[@fixitupchappie1242]

I worked at the University of Tennessee, in the Anthropology Dpt. which is located in the riverside portion of Neland Stadium. It houses a skeletal collection, and many Forensic Anthropology classes are taught there. Look up "The Body Farm"...lol

[@Dee-743]

My nephew studied Anthropology at UTK and showed me (from outside) where the bodies under the Tennessee stadium are. Knoxville, home of Dr. Bass and The Body Farm.

[@christopherbeen2358]

Yes there is a lab under Neyland stadium known as the “body farm” used to study cadavers for forensics and whatnot

[@rockytopted6337]

True on the morgue under Neyland Stadium. U of Tennessee was a leading pioneer in crime scene forensic sciences for many years. The researchers would use bodies that had been donated to science and replicate how different situations effected the human body...for example, they might take a corpse, put it in the trunk of a car and submerge the car underwater for several days or weeks so they could study how that might help determine time of death or decomposition rate, etc. I graduated from there, had a few classes in the student area of the football stadium. There were signs posted multiple places to stay out or off limits due to the forensics lab.

[@johncarter7611]

Be sure to watch the Tennessee VOLS! Great stadium and atmosphere! 100k strong singing Rocky Top! GBO! 🍊

[@smgator6619]

University of tennessee is a huge forensic studies college..hence the dead bodys....lol

[@chrisconn9299]

You need to see the baseball stadiums in this conference 😮

[@jimjohnston5719]

For Kentucky, It is Kroger Field at Commonwealth Stadium. The naming rights were for the Field itself, not the entire facility. :) M-I-Z!

[@chadchadderton]

Nope. It's Kroger Field for sponsorship reasons, but the official stadium name is Commonwealth Stadium. The naming rights for the playing surface weren't sold, it's called "C. M. Newton Grounds"

[@michaelmckeethenIII24]

Texas and Oklahoma is coming to the SEC and Missouri is getting a $100m+ upgrade where the M is

[@chadfannon1448]

There is no morgue under the stadium. Across the river is part of the forensics study body farm. Where they perform different body decomposition studies and trauma on cadavers. You can donate your body to the farm if you would like to be part of the Volunteer tradtiion.