Originally Posted by
HogDawg
Hey, DollarDawg! This is a reprint of a post I put on another thread. I don't want this idea to get lost in the MILLIONS of threads. Please read!
If you want to impress the TV gods --and do something different-- why not build an outdoor "Wall of Fame" on the grassy noll that faces the west stands? It would be a permanent granite or stone fixture --not some temporary crap like the blue footballs you saw Saturday. The Wall of Fame would have the names (and the years they played at Tech) of all the TRULY great and elite Tech players on it. It would be similar to the Dallas Cowboys "Ring of Honor" in Texas Stadium and could be illuminated at night with lights.
I'm telling you this thing would be a magnet for the TV cameras. Every time a game is played at Aillet, this Wall of Fame will get maximum exposure, thereby further educating the TV viewer of Louisiana Tech's outstanding football history.
Just imagine Tech's Wall of fame boasting such famous football names as Terry Bradshaw, Tim Rattay, Willie Roaf, Fred Dean, Roger Carr, Pat Tilley, Trey Junkin, Chris Boniol, Doug Robinson, etc..... We could make it the most famous "Wall" in college football. The names will be in BIG bold letters and easy to read from the west stands.
Today, when people speak of "between the hedges" (Georgia), or "The Big House" (Michigan), or "Death Valley" (Clemson), or the "Horse Shoe" (Ohio State), EVERYBODY immediately identifies with those schools. In time, and with a little luck, Joe Aillet Stadium could become synomous with THE WALL. ("You know, that's the stadium with that Wall of Fame in the end zone")
I can't think of a single reason why this wouldn't work. It's CHEAP, it's UNIQUE, it's CLASSY and it's much better than what we have today.
HD