Why is your stadium called the rock? App State's is called the rock too, which I get since it is built on the bedrock of a mountain, but I've always wondered by yours has that name.

(06-18-2014 08:17 AM)Niner National Wrote:  Why is your stadium called the rock? App State's is called the rock too, which I get since it is built on the bedrock of a mountain, but I've always wondered by yours has that name.

Was actually wondering the same thing. Btw, my dad was in the US Army for 20 years, and we were stationed in a tiny town in Germany called Wildflecken for 4 years. The US Army Post in Wildflecken was high up on a hill overlooking the town, and it was also called "The Rock". The base was originally a training area used by the German Army (Wehrmacht) as well as by the Waffen-SS during WWII before we took it. It has since been decommissioned by the USA and is now being used as a warfighters simulation center by the German infantry.

It's called "The Rock" because it's made of all solid concrete, well most of it is.

Some of it is brick, but mostly concrete.

Gotcha. I thought that might be why, but wanted to know for sure.

Thanks.

Actually, there is a story behind it back to when they built the original stadium. I will try to get the true story and post it here

I bet USM's stadium isn't named after a convicted felon like Happy Appy's is.

It was back to when they built the stadium that players helped bring rocks from behind Mississippi Hall on campus and one of them said that the east stadium will be built like a rock. AD Bill McLelland placed a statue of a rock outside the dressing/weight room facility somewhere around 1993 for the players to touch as they entered the field to play.

(06-18-2014 09:25 AM)nastybunch Wrote:  It was back to when they built the stadium that players helped bring rocks from behind Mississippi Hall on campus and one of them said that the east stadium will be built like a rock. AD Bill McLelland placed a statue of a rock outside the dressing/weight room facility somewhere around 1993 for the players to touch as they entered the field to play.

I remember also hearing that the players compared bringing in the rocks to working at Alcatraz, which is of course, called "The Rock."

(06-18-2014 01:00 PM)eaglenjxn Wrote:  

(06-18-2014 09:25 AM)nastybunch Wrote:  It was back to when they built the stadium that players helped bring rocks from behind Mississippi Hall on campus and one of them said that the east stadium will be built like a rock. AD Bill McLelland placed a statue of a rock outside the dressing/weight room facility somewhere around 1993 for the players to touch as they entered the field to play.

I remember also hearing that the players compared bringing in the rocks to working at Alcatraz, which is of course, called "The Rock."

Two views of the east rock pre expansion. My oldest brother lived inside this in the late 60's.