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A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:16 pm
by Pony ^
Thought I should start a more uplifting thread to take a look at new stadiums we will be playing in (not including UCF, Houston, Navy). Take a look at our new road trips that happen to be across the entire country. Start saving your money now.

Louisville: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium -- Louisville, KY

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Capacity: 55-56K
Facts: Every seat in the stadium has a chairback. Only stadium in the country that can make this claim. Papa John's pizza is probably everywhere. Constructed to allow expansion of over 80k in the future.

Rutgers: High Point Solutions Stadium -- Piscataway, NJ

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Capacity: 52,454K
Facts: Close to NYC. Rutgers is home of the first ever college football game.

Cincinnati: Nippert Stadium -- Cincinnati, OH

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Capacity: 35,097K
Facts: 6th oldest college football stadium (1916). BEER.

South Florida: Raymond James Stadium -- Tampa Bay, FL

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Capacity: 44,441K
Facts: Home of the Tampa Bay Bucs. BEER.

UCONN: Rentschler Field -- Hartford, CT

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Capacity: 44K
Facts: Not much....but...BEER

San Diego State: Qualcomm Stadium -- San Diego, CA

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Capacity: 70,561K
Facts: Home of the Chargers. BEER.

Boise State: Bronco Stadium -- Boise, ID

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Capacity: 33,500K
Facts: Smurf Turf. I've heard the fans at Boise are extremely welcoming and nice...a great road trip.

Anyboyd been to any of these? Please add.

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:20 pm
by gostangs
Can't wait. Let's hit san Diego early (beach). And Idaho late (ski).

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:21 pm
by Terry Webster
Looking forward to having the Ponies in Cinci. The stadium at Uc is really strange. It is kind of shoe horned into the campus. Not my favorite place to attend a football game though.

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:22 pm
by NY Pony
Rentschler at UCONN is a great stadium.

Fun fact about Louisville, their basketball arena is sponsored by Yum Brands (owner of Pizza Hut) but due to existing agreements they serve pappa johns pizza.

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:22 pm
by Pony ^
Thought Cincy looked really cool how it was built in between all of those buildings. I want to go to Boise and SDSU the most

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:23 pm
by SMU Pony Mom
Rentscler (UConn) also sells beer.

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:23 pm
by Pony ^
NY Pony wrote:Rentschler at UCONN is a great stadium.

Fun fact about Louisville, their basketball arena is sponsored by Yum Brands (owner of Pizza Hut) but due to existing agreements they serve pappa johns pizza.


:lol: good stuff

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:25 pm
by East Coast Mustang
I want to go to Boise

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:30 pm
by leopold
Damn. The Tamba Bay Bus stadium only holds 44,000?

Nice thread.

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:32 pm
by East Coast Mustang
leopold wrote:Damn. The Tamba Bay Bus stadium only holds 44,000?

Nice thread.

Like 67k for NFL games. I think they put tarps over seats for USF

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:34 pm
by Pony ^
East Coast Mustang wrote:
leopold wrote:Damn. The Tamba Bay Bus stadium only holds 44,000?

Nice thread.

Like 67k for NFL games. I think they put tarps over seats for USF


I was shocked to see that too. I assume those tarps come off for bigger games. That pic is definitely 67+.

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:42 am
by Peruna 2K5
A trip to Louisville full of bourbon and the Louisville Slugger plant could be dangerous

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:04 am
by Rayburn
I like Nippert Stadium. It's built into the side of a hill, If I remember correctly, and has a very steep bank of stands on one side. Kinda in the middle of the campus. I was there once in the 1970s and I remember some high climbs around there.

I do not look forward to seeing the Ponies on the smurf turf at Boise

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:19 am
by SMU_Alumni11
Cincy and Uconn stadiums blow, but wtf how did SDSU get such a great stadium.

Re: A Look at Our New Roadtrips: Big East Stadiums

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:31 am
by FroggieFever
SMU_Alumni11 wrote:Cincy and Uconn stadiums blow, but wtf how did SDSU get such a great stadium.


San Diego Chargers.

It's also one of the worst stadiums I have ever been to.