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Home games at my college were stone cheap for students -- 50 cents a game. So it was good cheap entertainment on a Saturday night. Bring a few good friends, a few blankets, sneak in a couple pints of whiskey to pass around, and it was a solid time. Went down there a year and a half ago to see Jimmy Garapolo's last college game -- unfortunately, an elimination playoff loss to a team they were favored to beat. Too bad because I was really looking forward to an EIU/NDSU showdown for the FCS title. Can't wait to see how Jimmy does filling in for Tom "Shriveled-Balls" Brady for the first 4 games this season.
Beyond that I don't have a huge desire to go to any college games with one exception: UW Badgers at Camp Randall.
My list is very small. I've only seen games at three collegiate football stadiums:
1. Apogee Stadium - University of North Texas - 5 games (I'm a student here)
2. Floyd Casey Stadium - Baylor University - 2 games
3. Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium - University of Texas - 1 game
My ranking of them:
1. Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium
2. Apogee Stadium
3. Floyd Casey Stadium
I will be attending a road game at SMU's Gerald Ford Stadium this fall, so that'll be four on my list. I'd also like to see a game at Baylor's new McLane Stadium. I pass by that stadium everyday on my to and from work. It's hard to say where else I'd like to go. I can't imagine going to even the most prestigious college football stadiums unless a team I like is playing there.
While I did not attend a game here, I was in Clemson, SC when they were playing Virginia Tech in 2012. If you have ever had a desire to see a town swell from 15k to 100k+ well Clemson is your place. You can hear the roar of the fans even when the stadium is not in sight. I was also quite impressed with how well the traffic flowed throughout the day though I was told it is usually worse.
I was in Death Valley at Clemson when they played FSU around '02 or '03. That's the loudest stadium I've ever been to, it was absolutely deafening.
I was in Death Valley at Clemson when they played FSU around '02 or '03. That's the loudest stadium I've ever been to, it was absolutely deafening.
My list of attended:
FSU
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Florida
UGA
Troy State
I've also been to a few pro venues.
I don't remember who specifically, but there were a couple of Seminole players from that years team who said the same thing. I sort of remember watching that game on tv and whoever was doing the broadcast kept mentioning how loud it was. It is a quite amazing listening to 80k+ cheer in unison from a distance.
I see you live in Morgantown but didn't put WVU on your list of attended. That's a place I'd like to go for a game.
I see you live in Morgantown but didn't put WVU on your list of attended. That's a place I'd like to go for a game.
I've only been here for about a month or so, but I definitely plan on catching at least one game this year. I live within walking distance of Milan Puskar, I've walked around it a few times but haven't actually been in it yet.
The Pac-12
Autzen Stadium- Oregon (alma mater)
The Colosseum- USC/Raiders- a dump
Rose Bowl- UCLA- nostalgic of course
Sun Devil Stadium- ASU- just too darn hot
Arizona Stadium- UA- meh, and too darn hot
Reser Stadium- aka Bean Dip Stadium- OSU- meh, with annoying lumberjack saw every first down
Martin Stadium- Wazzu- tiny, remote, and freezing during winter
Folsom Field- Colorado- amazing setting
Husky Stadium- hated arch-rival- incredible setting
Big 12
DKR- Texas vs. Tech- not loud, not impressed. But Oregon is sometimes quiet, so maybe it was an off-day
Old Baylor Stadium- meh
SEC
Neyland Stadium- UT, once when I lived there- loud, big, once when the Ducks blew them out- loud in first half, silent afterwards (except for playing Rocky Top for no reason). Awesome setting, right on the water.
Big 10
The Big House- big, but nothing special IMO- not loud at all. Ducks gashed them so that had a lot to do with it.
My Favs (minus Oregon)
1. Husky Stadium (especially without track surrounding field)
2. Neyland
3. Folsom
I want to go to these stadiums(mainly for the atmosphere):
Cotton Bowl for Red River Rivalry
Nebraska- I hear they have good fans
Arkansas- nephew is going there this fall
The Swamp- although they blow now
Florida State- hot girls
West Virginia- pretty setting
Va Tech- Western Virginia is amazing
Ole Miss (for the Grove)- to party
Wisconsin- to drink beer, eat brats, and wear 5 layers of clothing
Clemson- seems cool on tv
Texas A&M- to see no cheerleaders, cult-like military dudes, and see what the fuss is about
I would love to go to Houston's TDECU Stadium, but not for football! The Twitter page for Bring MLL to Houston reports that when they get a team, they'll put it in the new 40,000-seat home to the Cougars. And you can bet I'll be at that first game!
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