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There are two dominant things that hit you as you make your way to Winston-Salem
and Wake Forest University... first of all, just look at the name of the city and you know
you are in the middle of tobacco country. Non-smoking section in a restaurant? HAH!
Well, maybe we're exaggerating. Second, bring your Bible because just church talk is
pretty standard around here... flip the AM dial and 9 out 10 channels have some sort of
religious programming going. Had enough holy roller talk? OK we park and car and
walk into Lawrence Joel Coliseum, time enough to tour the concourses, take some
pics and scout out some cool memorabilia. So what's going on in there? Some church
convention! Aaarrgghhh! We are outta here.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves...To find the venue, you pass downtown and the
Wake Forest campus, then head up University Pkwy about one mile, and you will come
up to Groves Stadium and the college's basketball venue, Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
Built in 1968, Groves Stadium seats just over 31,500 with sideline seating decks and
chair back seats running along each sideline. On the west side is a five level press
box and suite seating, and a fieldhouse in the north end zone. In the south end zone is
a large lawn seating area and a scoreboard and video board. On this day the lawn
areas was put to good use, as the rival Tar Heels were in town playing a game with
bowl implications. As a result a stadium record crowd of over 37,200 bought tickets to
see this game, and the house was packed.
Besides lawn seating, a couple of other elements make the seating bowl here unique
and special. Both end zones are bordered by hedge rows. Also, a platform separates
the grandstands from the seating bowl, and the cheerleaders use these platforms to
entertain the crowd close up and personal.
Atlantic Coast Conference competition is better known for basketball, yet don't tell that
to the fans who were here, a decidedly bipartisan crowd and the visiting NC fans
especially were loud and boisterous. Their efforts didn't go unrewarded, as the Tar
Heels took a 24-10 lead by the 4th quarter and seemed to be coasting to a win. The
Deacs came roaring back to tie the score, but North Carolina took the final drive to the
end zone, scoring the go ahead touchdown with 36 seconds left and hanging on to
win. Final score... North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24.
and Wake Forest University... first of all, just look at the name of the city and you know
you are in the middle of tobacco country. Non-smoking section in a restaurant? HAH!
Well, maybe we're exaggerating. Second, bring your Bible because just church talk is
pretty standard around here... flip the AM dial and 9 out 10 channels have some sort of
religious programming going. Had enough holy roller talk? OK we park and car and
walk into Lawrence Joel Coliseum, time enough to tour the concourses, take some
pics and scout out some cool memorabilia. So what's going on in there? Some church
convention! Aaarrgghhh! We are outta here.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves...To find the venue, you pass downtown and the
Wake Forest campus, then head up University Pkwy about one mile, and you will come
up to Groves Stadium and the college's basketball venue, Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
Built in 1968, Groves Stadium seats just over 31,500 with sideline seating decks and
chair back seats running along each sideline. On the west side is a five level press
box and suite seating, and a fieldhouse in the north end zone. In the south end zone is
a large lawn seating area and a scoreboard and video board. On this day the lawn
areas was put to good use, as the rival Tar Heels were in town playing a game with
bowl implications. As a result a stadium record crowd of over 37,200 bought tickets to
see this game, and the house was packed.
Besides lawn seating, a couple of other elements make the seating bowl here unique
and special. Both end zones are bordered by hedge rows. Also, a platform separates
the grandstands from the seating bowl, and the cheerleaders use these platforms to
entertain the crowd close up and personal.
Atlantic Coast Conference competition is better known for basketball, yet don't tell that
to the fans who were here, a decidedly bipartisan crowd and the visiting NC fans
especially were loud and boisterous. Their efforts didn't go unrewarded, as the Tar
Heels took a 24-10 lead by the 4th quarter and seemed to be coasting to a win. The
Deacs came roaring back to tie the score, but North Carolina took the final drive to the
end zone, scoring the go ahead touchdown with 36 seconds left and hanging on to
win. Final score... North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24.
| Winston Salem, North Carolina |
GROVES
STADIUM
Winston-
Salem,
North
Carolina
November
13,
2004
North
Carolina
Tar Heels
at
Wake
Forest
Demon
Deacons
STADIUM
Winston-
Salem,
North
Carolina
November
13,
2004
North
Carolina
Tar Heels
at
Wake
Forest
Demon
Deacons
Groves Stadium