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BRISTOL, Tenn. When Tenne see and Virginia Tech kicked off the Battle at Bristol on Saturday night, the beautiful green field looked like one of those 1970s-style electronic football games that made the tiny players shake and rattle like they were stumbling around drunk.Thats what the field at Bristol looked like from a distance. A great distance.MORE: Yes, the view was bad Dan Altavilla Jersey from some vantage points. The field was so far away from the pre s box that media members were given binoculars. (They helped, but not much). If not for the giant Colo sus video screen hanging over the middle of the field, no one would have known what was going on way down there.And, of course, there was some whining and complaining, mostly on Twitter, but that was to be expected. Everyone Erik Swanson Jersey whines and complains on Twitter, and then when a few complain, more dumb twits pile on, whether they know what theyre talking about or not.Who has a better view: Battle at Bristol or basketball game at Cowboys AT&T stadium Katie Szabo (@k_szabowtie) Omg...this battle at Bristol is the dumbest shit ever. Did y'all see that view!??? Dr. Coatnee (@scoatnee36) But the consensus opinion among those who were there was this: Who cares? There were more than 150,000 fans packed into one of the most iconic sports facilities on earth to watch a college football game. They broke the college football attendance record and the spectacle and energy of it all far outweighed any limited sight lines.Virginia Tech fan Tom Rebak traveled from Raleigh, N.C., and he was worried about the view from his mid-level seat in the Kulwicki grandstand in Turns 1 and 2.My only concern is the speedway is so big, youre looking at micro-ants playing football, he said about two hours before game time. But I expect the atmosphere to be tremendous.It was. MORE: The orange- and maroon-colored crowd didnt seem to mind. With Tenne see fans outnumbering Virginia Tech about 3-to-1, it looked from field level like you were standing inside a giant bowl of Guillermo Heredia Jersey oranges.They were there for an historic event, for a happening, for a sight and a scene no one had ever experienced before. And for the vast majority, it was worth it.After a national anthem that featured a patriotic card stunt depicting enormous American flags that covered the frontstretch and backstretch, the crowd responded with chants of USA, USA. Following a stirring halftime rendition of God Ble s the USA by Lee Greenwood, fireworks exploded and the chants began again.But never was the crowd louder than when the two teams entered the field, and when they scored during a wild first half. And one of the biggest roars of the night came at the start of the fourth quarter, Robinson Cano Jersey when the record attendance of 156,990 was announced.Though the environment might have been strange and the field far away, it didnt le sen the spirit and enthusiasm of fans.When Tenne see scored and the band played Rocky Top, the Shed Long Jersey noise was deafening. When the Vols scored a game-tying touchdown in the second quarter, the pre s box and suite level began to shake. It felt like a mini-earthquake. Instead, it was caused by Tenne see fans jumping up and down in pure, unadulterated joy.And thats what this game and this night was all about. College football fans showing their pa sion and enthusiasm for the game and the teams they love.And they didnt care whether they could see the action on the field.