Gary Danielson says Neyland Stadium is ‘just about the same’ as other SEC stadiums
By Rolando Rosa
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Gary Danielson had some interesting comments about Tennessee’s home field advantage heading into the matchup against Texas A&M this weekend.
The analyst, who will be on the call for CBS, appreciates the festive atmosphere and rowdy fans at Neyland Stadium.
However, despite Tennessee being 4-0 at home this season, Danielson told Knox News that he doesn’t think the environment has much of an effect on the opponent.
“This is not a criticism, just an observation. It has nothing to do with Neyland, per se, or any other stadium,” Danielson said. “(Home-field advantage) is about the same every week. Whether you’re playing at Ole Miss or LSU or Florida in The Swamp or Georgia … for a football player, loud is loud. I don’t know if it makes any difference if there’s 80,000 loud people or 100,000 loud people.”
Danielson doubled down that Tennessee’s crowd isn’t any more advantageous than the other vaunted stadiums in the SEC.
“I get that. It’s a way of life. We embrace it from a production standpoint, and it’s fun,” Danielson said. “I love it all, the pomp and the circumstance and the storylines. Tennessee doesn’t have to take a backseat to anybody. But to me, it’s just about the same (as other SEC stadiums).”
Texas A&M at Tennessee is slated for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
