Postcards From Atlanta - Day 7: Game Day Is Here!
12/31/2002 7:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 31, 2002
Today's Terp Tidbit: It was announced this year's Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is a sellout. Did you know the Peach Bowl has the highest average attendance of any non-BCS bowl over the last five years and the fourth-highest average of any bowl? In fact, the average of 72,568 is higher than the Orange Bowl (72,232). Only the Rose Bowl (95,399), Fiesta (74,181) and Sugar (73,033) average more fans.
By Jason Yellin
Maryland Media Relations
ATLANTA - The big day is finally here!!
After seven days here in the Peach City, the Maryland football team gets its chance to win its first bowl game in 17 years as the No. 18 Terps take on the Tennessee Vols tonight at 7:30 p.m.
The city of Atlanta is filled with festivities as the game gets closer. The Maryland team hotel the Marriott Marquis is red all over -- as in fans with Maryland red shirts, jackets and hats. Everywhere you go, you see red. It's a great atmosphere.
This afternoon at 1:30, the official Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl parade was held on Peachtree and West Peachtree Streets. The Maryland red was out in full force the event.
The parade was followed by the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl FanFest at the Georgia World Congress Center right next to the Georgia Dome. It featured tons of interactives games and displays for fans from both schools. Again, you could see the red of Maryland all around.
The Terps will depart there hotel this afternoon at 5 p.m., and run through the Atlanta version of Terrapin Alley at 5:20 p.m. The team will arrive at the Dome at 5:30 p.m. and head to the locker room to get dressed and make final preparartions for the 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl tonight!
