The Junkyard

I liked the way VT came into the stadium, but since I haven't been to a uga since 2005...getting in the stadium with a ticket is all I need till kickoff. I plan to go to a couple this year if it works it, otherwise I'll be on the couch.

One of my favorite traditions in College Football, TBH, is when they play "Jump Around" and the University of Wisconsin home games. The entire stadium goes nuts; it's great to watch.

We could definitely use some sort of tradition along these lines; the right song at the right time can work wonders. Why not "Boom" by P.O.D.?

Seems like a good way to do it would be to poll the players on some their favorite tunes to work out to/open up a game. Probably get a good list of 10-15 solid songs to choose from.

Definitely down with some red smoke/black smoke/pyrotechnics!

Me either man

i can see your point though. There was an article written about him last year I think, it was a pretty good one.

Baba O'Reilly is a great song to get you pumped especially at a high volume. I don't personally think the pre-game music is the issue. I personally think it's the fans to be honest. Most of the people, before and during the game, are sitting down. Even whe the game is started, the student section isn't even full. That makes a HUGE difference in terms of "getting pumped up" for pre-game. Places like VT and Wisconsin, the stadium is full before the kickoff. WAY before the kickoff. At Sanford, it starts to get there by kickoff.

The Auburn blackout was electric because more people were in the stadium because people had a feeling something special was happening. A "blackout" of the stadium does that. It was a unique occassion and the team, and fans, responded. That place was loud as hell. There have been other times that Sanford was loud but trying to capture that lightning in the bottle is hard and it has nothing to do with pre-game music.

Everyone here can tell stories of when they got up in the stands and cheered a big play only to have someone behind them yell at them to sit down. You don't get that in most other stadiums for the most part. Sure, some sections are like that but not the TV-viewable sections.

Fix the fans who come to the stadiums to sit, and get the students to come in earlier and rowdier, and you'll see a huge atmosphere difference. Changing the music is just putting lipstick on the pig, It doesn't solve the problem, only makes it look/sound different.

Either of these songs would work for me during a TV break.. Although Payback would be good for the Vandy game.

I think they need to do the following:

1) Talk to NanoLumens/Sony/etc about flexible displays. The technology is still in its infancy, but has great potential in sports arena settings. Try to partner with one of them as a case study. Find a good fabrication company to create a metal tunnel what accounts for the goalpost/etc that will extend to approximately the front of the end zone. Then apply the flexible displays to the outside of the tunnel. The flexible displays would obviously have to be attached in some fashion that was easily removable so that the structure can be broken down and stored again quickly after the team runs out. On the outside of the tunnel you could run all sorts of graphics and so forth for the fans. It would also have a "wow" factor with the recruits and the like as it would be unlike any other entrance tunnel anywhere. These graphics could compliment the scoreboard video as well as the graphics on the slim boards located around the stadium. Have a easily detachable large G logo at the end of the tunnel that completely conceals the entrance and can be pulled back quickly and easily to let the team run out. Think of the way stage curtains work in the high school auditorium - a simple string or cord could pull it off to one side or another and let the team run out.

2) Take advantage of the rap scene in Atlanta. You will potentially drive older fans nuts, but we've seen that Sanford can adapt to newer music in recent years. Most of the players, as well as most of the recruits, are going to be rap fans. Go to Outkast, Gucci Mane, Ludacris, etc, and offer them 100k for whichever one makes the best beat/intro for UGA. It doesn't need to be long. It doesn't even need to be a song, it can be simply a beat and a hook. We all saw how much the players and stadium enjoyed the "Superman" beat without any words a few years back. The Jock Jams CDs are filled with identifiable beats with almost no words - it doesn't take a composed song to be an intro. Find something like that with a little more edge, combined with acknowledgement to the rap star so recruits are impressed. Put the rapper up on the big screen talking about the Dawgs. Pay multiple young Georgia hip-hop folks a little money to dress up in GA gear and talk about the Dawgs on the big screen. High school kids love being a part of things that are cool - make them think UGA is one of those things.

3) Pink Floyd is a decent suggestion in one aspect - just my opinion - and that's with their song "Time." Utilize the clicking down of the clocks into a frenzy in some part of the pregame. Perhaps use it as the players are lining up in the tunnel to signal the crowd that the time has come. It sounds a little cheesy, but if done right it could be exciting. It's also the perfect easily identifiable symbol of game time, time to play, etc.

Those are just some basic thoughts that I think would make it more entertaining to watch, get the crowd/team going, and be a hit with recruits - which is always important.

What about Golden Earring's "Twilight Zone" which the old Atlanta Knights minor league hockey team used? It's ominous with heavy bass and drums and gets a crowd fired up (much better IMO than "2001: A Space Odyssey" which SC uses). And as for lyrics, you can't do much better than a chorus of "when the bullet hits the bone"!

I haven't been to a game in a while, but if there's still a problem getting fans in the seats well before kickoff, something needs to be done.