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View From The North Endzone

Posted by srr50 on September 1st, 2008 under Football

52-10 will look pretty damn good from any angle in DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium-Joe Jamail Field-Taco Bell Jumbotron, but the intitial impression from seats dead in the middle of the new north endzone addition, is that it is a great place to watch a game from.

You are close enough to the action that the players don’t look like pieces from the old electric football game, and high up enough to give you a coach’s film view of the action as it unfolds. You can see every play develop, from the pattern of line blocking, to the rotation of the defense, as well as being able to anticipate when and where an offensive hole will open up. And it also affords you a terrific view of the replay on Jumbotron, so you can get a closer view of the play.

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A couple of quick impressions:

* Colt McCoy did a terrific job of running through his progressions — which was nice since from the coach’s video view it sure didn’t look like any of our WR’s were getting initial separation at the snap.

* And as Henry James points out, our defensive line did pressure the QB

* When Colt McCoy ran in with 3:25 to go in the 2nd quarter to make it 28-3, the season ticket holders on the lower west side declared the game officially over and packed it in.

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  1. Navy Horn 16 said:

    September 1st, 2008 at 11:15 am

    We got pressure on the QB?

    Missed that. And I did not pack it in before halftime.

  2. srr50 said:

    September 1st, 2008 at 11:58 am

    You didn’t pack it in, Navy, but a helluva lot of others did. The upper deck stayed pretty much full, and the east side remained intact, but the lower west side had a lot of aluminum chairs disguised as fans in the 2nd half.

  3. K-Dog said:

    September 1st, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    After the Colt TD before half, we didn’t pack it in, but rather beat the rush to the alumni center for a few beers before heading back in at the 3rd qtr to see the rest of the game.

  4. ChrisApplewhite said:

    September 1st, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    Rusty Smith was in the shit all night, until they yanked him. He was throwing under pressure on about 80% of this throws.

  5. bighornfan32 said:

    September 1st, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    seriously, only a fool couldnt tell he was running for his life. Just because it isnt in the box score doesnt mean it didnt happen.

  6. TG said:

    September 2nd, 2008 at 6:35 am

    “but rather beat the rush to the alumni center for a few beers before heading back in at the 3rd qtr to see the rest of the game.”

    Whatever. Haven’t seen that many empty seats since the ‘83 Rockets won only 12 games. FYI – There’s very little chance of going to the alumni center, drinking anything of substance and returning to your seats by the start of the 3rd quarter. Go to a sports bar instead of the game and give your tickets to real fans.

  7. Slick16 said:

    September 2nd, 2008 at 8:04 am

    I don’t get why so-called fans would rather drink beer outside the stadium than watch the Horns inside the stadium. I was seated before 5:00PM, stayed until we sang The Eyes after the game, and loved every minute of it.

    My seats are also in the NEZ and I’m very pleased with the view. The stadium is simply incredible and I can’t wait to see how much noise we can generate against Arkansas.

  8. Vasherized said:

    September 2nd, 2008 at 8:16 am

    Call me crazy. I like to have a beer or three at half time, particularly when it’s 95 degrees with sorority dress clinging levels of humidity. About 10,000 other so-called fans also find football and beer to have an appealing synergy in these conditions.

    A lot of those seats on the west side were empty to start the game. As usual, some of the big donors between the 20s didn’t make the home opener. Leaves plenty of room for me to walk back into the stadium in the third quarter and snag an empty chairback on the 40 yard line.

    And I too enjoyed every minute of it.

  9. Slick16 said:

    September 2nd, 2008 at 8:28 am

    Vasherized, I’m referring to those who leave and don’t come back, or don’t ever make into the stadium to begin with because they’d rather drink.

    To me, it’s too much hassle to leave and come back, but that’s your right. I drank a few beers at a tailgate before the game, and a little wine at dinner, after the game. I figure if the team can tough out the heat on the field, I can do so in the stands. I can’t think of anyplace I’d rather be not drinking beer than DKR.

  10. Jonathan Horak said:

    September 2nd, 2008 at 10:42 am

    We have season tickets in the new upper deck (section 115, row 14) but decided to sneak into section 19 for the opener.

    What’s the atmosphere in the new upper deck? Particularly, do folks stand/get loud? I prefer to stand (not sit) and stay for the entire game.

  11. srr50 said:

    September 2nd, 2008 at 11:41 am

    The atmosphere reflected the opponent and how the game was going. Enthusiasm at the begining, lots of standing up for “big” moments, but fairly tame most of the game.

  12. Jonathan Horak said:

    September 2nd, 2008 at 11:59 am

    About what I expected, as the student section was pretty tame as well. But my question about standing still, uh, stands. Will I get yells of “down in front!” if we stand throughout a game? If that’s a question better left until after Arkansas, I guess we’ll sneak into the student section one more time.

  13. Bob in Houston said:

    September 2nd, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Everybody would love to be halfway up on 50. But I like high end zone, too. You really do get a fascinating view of the game.

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