See that prodigious gentleman styling and profiling courtside in an effervescent suit? That’s Walt “Clyde” Frazier. Regardless of what foursquare says, he’s the mayor here.
On 11/2/95, Virginia shocked the world in this building. Led by the Barber brothers, the Cavaliers snapped Florida State's streak of 29 consecutive ACC wins. It was a Thursday night to remember.
Originally built for the Patriots who were debating a move to Hartford, Rentschler scaled back around 20-30K seats when the Pats decided to stay in Foxboro.
The first BCS game to go to OT was played here in 2000. Tom Brady led Michigan down the field for 7. Bama answered with a TD, but Ryan Pflugner shanked the PAT to crown UM as Orange Bowl champs.
