Watson resigns at Gallatin

[GWAVE1]

56 minutes ago, thegreatone36 said:

I agree there are positives going on around the program. And im all for leaving the stadium where its at. Just has a good feel to it being in the same spot for over 100 years. Keep adding nice amenities to it every off season helps. The moving of the field and re-leveling the whole field and endzones is nice as well. The playing surface is kept very nice, and I wonder if they will eventually consider turf since it gets a lot of games played on it in the fall. Turf would be possible once the endzone is leveled. Home bleachers will probably stay as is. Correct?

Yes no plans for the home side.  I believe the visitor side will have a wrap around it and there are plans for an elevated stair step feature like what they have at Liberty Creek but not sure where that will go.  There has been off and on talk about turf but finding corporate sponsors is the issue.  Watson wanted turf but I believe he relented since the stadium is not on campus.  I have not heard what Stroup would like to do in the long term. I would think he would like the turf seeing how USJ had it.   But you are right, over 100 years of history on that field and it had been neglected for a long time.  Hopefully things will continue to get improvements.  I know there was also talk about a Titan-Tron at one time too.  Getting the corporate sponsors is the key.  They are working on getting some.  Gallatin is definitely moving forward!!  It is an exciting time.  Things are changing with Michael Stroup and the administration’s way of doing things.  You know it is a good sign when other coaching staffs are not happy about the Stroup hire!  

[sumcofootball]

Looks like Merriweather has left Gallatin for Bearden. The talk about him leaving has been going around for a while but I was surprised to see it be Bearden.

[GWAVE1]

1 hour ago, sumcofootball said:

Looks like Merriweather has left Gallatin for Bearden. The talk about him leaving has been going around for a while but I was surprised to see it be Bearden.

Been gone for weeks.  Good luck to him and mostly good luck Bearden.  

[WingT08]

On 2/20/2023 at 9:22 AM, GWAVE1 said:

Yes no plans for the home side.  I believe the visitor side will have a wrap around it and there are plans for an elevated stair step feature like what they have at Liberty Creek but not sure where that will go.  There has been off and on talk about turf but finding corporate sponsors is the issue.  Watson wanted turf but I believe he relented since the stadium is not on campus.  I have not heard what Stroup would like to do in the long term. I would think he would like the turf seeing how USJ had it.   But you are right, over 100 years of history on that field and it had been neglected for a long time.  Hopefully things will continue to get improvements.  I know there was also talk about a Titan-Tron at one time too.  Getting the corporate sponsors is the key.  They are working on getting some.  Gallatin is definitely moving forward!!  It is an exciting time.  Things are changing with Michael Stroup and the administration’s way of doing things.  You know it is a good sign when other coaching staffs are not happy about the Stroup hire!  

About time you admitted the place is a dump

[thegreatone36]

11 hours ago, WingT08 said:

About time you admitted the place is a dump

Let's not get carried away with ourselves.... 

https://www.gallatinnews.com/sports/green-wave-stadium-ranked-best-high-school-stadium-in-tennessee/article_1ee2b5f6-015d-11ed-9aea-ff9715ff4954.html

[WingT08]

2 hours ago, thegreatone36 said:

Let's not get carried away with ourselves.... 

https://www.gallatinnews.com/sports/green-wave-stadium-ranked-best-high-school-stadium-in-tennessee/article_1ee2b5f6-015d-11ed-9aea-ff9715ff4954.html

you or Greenwaver run that website?

[thegreatone36]

24 minutes ago, WingT08 said:

you or Greenwaver run that website?

Just an unbiased website clearly. Sure maybe there are newer and nicer. But there is more to a stadium than just new stuff. Not to compare it to another green and gold team, but The Packers old "Lambeau Field" is known as one of the coolest stadiums in the NFL and considered one of the top 2 or 3 places to watch a game. Is it as new or "nice" as some of the others? No. But doesn't matter. 

[runninblind]

21 hours ago, thegreatone36 said:

Just an unbiased website clearly. Sure maybe there are newer and nicer. But there is more to a stadium than just new stuff. Not to compare it to another green and gold team, but The Packers old "Lambeau Field" is known as one of the coolest stadiums in the NFL and considered one of the top 2 or 3 places to watch a game. Is it as new or "nice" as some of the others? No. But doesn't matter. 

Seating capacity  is second to none in Sumner county ! Visitor side seats more than most stadiums !  

[thegreatone36]

35 minutes ago, runninblind said:

Seating capacity  is second to none in Sumner county ! Visitor side seats more than most stadiums !  

True! It HAS to be a big game & crowd or else it looks like a small crowd with the bleachers size on both ends. But it's a beauty when the energy is at 100%. 

[runninblind]

22 hours ago, thegreatone36 said:

True! It HAS to be a big game & crowd or else it looks like a small crowd with the bleachers size on both ends. But it's a beauty when the energy is at 100%. 

Like Mt Juliet back in the day ! 

 

[GWAVE1]

1 hour ago, runninblind said:

Like Mt Juliet back in the day ! 

 

Largest crowds I have ever seen were Whites Creek and Stratford.   Germantown brought some really big ones and there was a time when Beech and Hendersonville filled it pretty good too.  

[thegreatone36]

4 hours ago, runninblind said:

Like Mt Juliet back in the day ! 

 

During the years when both teams meet later in the season undefeated, those crowds are hard to beat home or away. 

Edited February 25, 2023 by thegreatone36