![]() 01/14/2017 at 19:14 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
I am a redneck in my soul and this is the most redneck thing you can do as a southerner. Monster Jam in a basketball arena.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 19:21 |
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That’s not a tractor pull or a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert, 7/10 on the redneck scale.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 19:24 |
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Sometimes you just have to embrace your inner redneck. It is a good thing.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 19:33 |
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We bought regular tickets and my friend got us into the suites. It’s fantastic.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 19:34 |
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Monster trucks in a SEC basketball arena. This is waaaay better.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 19:35 |
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Seeing this made me wonder if there’s more than one Gravedigger since it seems to be at every monster truck event ever. So I googled it. There are 9.
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But it’s basketball. The south doesn’t care that much about it. If it was in the middle of Neyland, I’d give more points.
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Not very redneck.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 20:05 |
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Seems like not a whole lot of run-of space.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 20:18 |
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I took my son to a monster jam a few years ago. There’s nothing better than monster trucks to put a giant grin on a little boy’s face! The Baton Rouge arena isn’t much bigger than what you saw. It makes for a very LOUD experience.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 20:50 |
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Yep, it’s not a dirt track or tractor pull. I gave it a 7/10, but now that I think about it, I’m gonna lower it to a 6, because it’s not a mud bog either.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 21:29 |
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Yeah 6-7 range sounds about right.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 21:33 |
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I’m surprised the crowd is that thin. They come here to Houston and virtually sell out NRG Stadium three times each year.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 21:50 |
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A few seats got damaged during the event.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 21:57 |
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On the plus side, the small arena makes the trucks even louder.
On the minus side, there’s no room for them to really do anything cool.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 22:02 |
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So loud.
![]() 01/14/2017 at 22:02 |
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Is that Worcester?
![]() 01/14/2017 at 22:05 |
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Thompson Boling at THE University of Tennessee in Knoxville
![]() 01/14/2017 at 22:11 |
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I’m surprised they did it at a basketball arena
They always host it at the Bucaneers football stadium. 100 yards seems like plenty
![]() 01/14/2017 at 22:13 |
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Throw in a ball and two goals and you’ve got a IRL Rocket League, standard match.
![]() 01/15/2017 at 09:44 |
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o gee, thats why it says Tennessee...
I missed that
![]() 01/15/2017 at 10:04 |
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Do they have room to do ANYTHING?
Some of the best people watching I ever encountered, was when I took my son to Monster Jam at the GA Dome. Seriously, Nascar, Walmart at midnight can’t hold a candle to MJ.
![]() 01/15/2017 at 10:10 |
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Monster Mutt came out and flipped on the very first timed race. Other then that it was a annoying because every time someone would start doing something fun like Donuts, they would get a “stop doing that” flashing red and green light.
![]() 01/15/2017 at 10:47 |
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What is the air quality in that place by the end of the event?
![]() 01/15/2017 at 11:34 |
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I must confess that yes, that looks about as redneck as anything. But you said it first.
![]() 01/15/2017 at 12:39 |
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There were MULTIPLE people dressed like this.
![]() 01/15/2017 at 13:06 |
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That whole concept of paying to advertise someone else’s product...
![]() 01/15/2017 at 13:25 |
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Another guy was dressed in full RAM racing attire. It’s crazy.
![]() 01/15/2017 at 13:25 |
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Like I own Sports Jerseys but full on racing suits for you to sit in the stands... insane.