[charlie22]

Coal Miner's Memorial Stadium is literally built at the foot of three mountains. The area looks as if God put his thumb print down, and we built a football stadium there. The river flows immediately beside of it, and curves around, so you are either just beside a huge mountain or a river. (positioned much like the old Lynch stadium, HAROLD) So, by game time mid-way through the season, and it's dusky dark, and the fog is just starting to roll in; imagine if you will a huge black helmet with smoke pouring out of the front. Then that first guitar strum that starts Brad Paisley's song, "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive". That prompts 120 yards of home bleachers filled with hillbillies from every holler from Cumberland to Black Star to stand up and start screaming. Immediately after the last word of that chorus, our cannon sounds and the Black Bears take the field. Our jumbo tron is going nuts and fireworks light up the sky.

Now, this apparently doesn't intimidate the likes of charlie22, but it gave me chills just writing about it.

I wouldn't find that intimidating but it would be really, really cool to get to play in that environment. Loved the atmosphere when we got to play in your old stadium. The Harlan County fans were very gracious and the players played hard, clean football. It was really neat. Loved, and agreed with, the PA announcing "coal keeps your lights on". Hope to watch a game in your current stadium. It sounds really special.

Happy Easter Granny Bear and all the best.