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Re: OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby Digetydog » Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:02 pm

If they want bad stadiums, they should look at Harvard's stadium. While it might look good on TV, there are no actual seats and you are forced to sit on actual concrete blocks. When it is cold, it is like sitting on block of ice.
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Re: OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby PK » Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:59 pm

Digetydog wrote:If they want bad stadiums, they should look at Harvard's stadium. While it might look good on TV, there are no actual seats and you are forced to sit on actual concrete blocks. When it is cold, it is like sitting on block of ice.

You're not supposed to sit at football games. 8)
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OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby TidePony » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:04 pm

How are Tennessee's and Auburn's monstrosities not on that list??? Both are old and ugly.
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Re: OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby PonyTime » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:10 pm

How is UAB's home stadium not on this list?

Anyone who went to the Bowl game against Pitt knows what I am talking about. Add the fact that games must end prior to the sun going down so that fans don't get mugged on the way out and you have #1 on my personal list of places I have seen a game...
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Re: OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby Stallion » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:20 pm

yeah its pretty bad when you have sunk so low that writers of "Worst Stadium" pieces forget you even exist-because there is no doubt Legion Field should be on there
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Re: OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby ghost » Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:22 pm

So it seems in ranking the college football stadiums this report really missed the boat. This article wasn't about the stadiums at all. It was about more about things such as poor attendance and winning records. North Texas stadium was great for the SMU-NT game. Ford Field is great when it is full on a cool, fall day. Kyle Field is crowded but one of the worst stadiums to watch a football game. So far from the field of play that only the lower 20-30k are close. The only exception I have experienced is that AT & T stadium with the high school playoffs with an attendance of 30-35k is still loud and has a smaller feel to it. I would rather watch a game at Ford Field at capacity than be in the upper deck at Memorial stadium or that ridiculous endzone complex at aggieland. That is not taking into account the product on the field.
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Re: OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby Nacho » Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:58 pm

come to the new kyle field next year. oh wait you can't because every seat will be sold out. all 100k.
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Re: OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby orguy » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:00 pm

Nacho wrote:come to the new kyle field next year. oh wait you can't because every seat will be sold out. all 100k.


I imagine they will expand to 200k someday. Not much to do other than watch football in the redneck bleak hell of college station.
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Re: OT: Worst college football stadiums

Postby Rayburn » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:24 pm

Quite stupid. It veers in and out of critiquing stadium versus game day experience. Rice Stadium could use some work but it's a great place to watch a football game. Alamo Dome isn't that great but it does not deserve to be on the list.
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