University of Tennessee Athletics
Ask Mike - August 2005
September 01, 2005 | General
Sept. 1, 2005
Mike,
        I just came from the Welcome Back BBQ and just wanted to thank you for a very fun night.        The players and coaches was very nice and showed great class. We have a bunch of great guys        over there. I also got to meet Coach Pearl he was very friendly and seems ready to get us        going in the right direction. I think he will fit in great. Thanks again and keep up the        good work.
         Go Vols !! Scotti Simmons, Knoxville
Thanks Scotti. I'm glad you enjoyed the evening.
         Thanks for your support!
        Mike
Exactly how many seats will be lost to the Neyland Stadium renovation, and of those how        many will be student seats?
        Wil, Elizabethon/Knoxville
Hi Wil,
        Thanks for your e-mail. The stadium will lose approximately 3,000 seats. Rather than reduce        the number of tickets the students or alumni development office have, the VASF has chosen        to suffer the loss of all the tickets themselves. The only impact on the student tickets        will be that we will have to move about 1,500 of the 13,000 tickets to other locations.
I hope that answers your question. Thanks for your support of Tennessee athletics.
        Go Vols!
        Mike
How many active UT football players have already graduated and or will graduate in        December?
        Joseph Holt, Rogersville AL
Hi Joseph, Thanks for your e-mail. Six current Vols have graduated: Jason Allen, Rick Clausen, Richie Gandy, C.J. Fayton, Jason Mitchell, and Sam Wantland. We plan on nine more graduating in December.
Thanks for your interest in Tennessee athletics.
         Go Vols!
         Mike






