Top 5 best game day atmospheres in the SEC
By Zach Ragan
4. Tennessee Volunteers — Neyland Stadium
There’s nothing quite like seeing a sea of orange in Knoxville on a Saturday in the fall.
Tennessee hasn’t been very good over the last 10 years, but the Big Orange fan base remains among the most passionate in the nation.
And a game day in Knoxville is truly special.
There’s the Vol Navy, the running though the T before the game and the (approximately) 250 renditions of Rocky Top that you’ll hear throughout the game.
And despite the Vols not winning more than nine games in a season since 2007, the fans still get incredibly loud.
In 2015, Tennessee hosted Oklahoma on a Saturday night and it was a raucous environment.
Former Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield described Neyland as a “different type of loud”.
"But last year when we went to play Tennessee in Neyland Stadium, that was probably the best game experience I’ve had and probably will ever have. That’s a different type of loud. I can’t even describe it. It was unbelievable.”"
That’s hard to top, and it’s why Tennessee’s game day atmosphere is so high on this list.