Like many have said, it’s time to move on and build a better stadium since Ryan Field is a dump, but I grew up going to games there (went to my first game when I was three years old) and saw a lot of great games there. So there’s no doubt there’s some positive sentiment and memories at the old place.
But it’s kind of like listening to music you liked when you were 14. You hear it now and you go “Man, this is actually pretty terrible”, but you remember enjoying it and can still get some joy from it based on nostalgia alone.
There’s nothing wrong with two things being true. Yes, it’s a dump that desperately needs to be replaced…but it also provided all of us with some great memories.
But it’s kind of like listening to music you liked when you were 14. You hear it now and you go “Man, this is actually pretty terrible”, but you remember enjoying it and can still get some joy from it based on nostalgia alone.
There’s nothing wrong with two things being true. Yes, it’s a dump that desperately needs to be replaced…but it also provided all of us with some great memories.