Best Football Stadiums in College

PortlandCat · Post by **PortlandCat** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:04 pm

IAA stadiums - Standard is set at Harvard. Who else can claim Michigan and Notre Dame copied them.

SEC stadiums are all nice except Vanderbilt. I went there and it is merely okay. Nyland Stadium is amazing.

The big house is very cool and Notre Dame is also good. Washington has the best setting.

By the way Middle Tennessee is a D-1 program.

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:32 am

Thought this was a cool picture. I don't know who took it, I think it was at the ISU game and this is the one used at msubobcats.com.

dakotadan · Post by **dakotadan** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:09 am

CatFamily wrote: But Bobcat Stadium, from the many that I have seen, ranks as one of the best facilities in 1-AA and when completed in 2007 will be close to the Wash$$$ton Sta$ium in Missled land.

What do yo mean by when completed? Is MSU in the middle of rebuilding the stadium? You guys definately have a nice main grandstand. Just curious what else is planned.

Cat Grad · Post by **Cat Grad** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:30 am

Plans are being made to enclose the Southeast endzone. Be even better, although I kind of like it the way it is now.

BelgradeBobcat · Post by **BelgradeBobcat** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:21 am

That's a great photo of Bobcat stadium-I don't I've ever seen a game day photo from the Goodyear Blimp angle. I remember seeing the helicopter hovering over the stadium for a few minutes.

It looks like the game is well underay, but look how many people are still in the parking lot!

Cat Grad · Post by **Cat Grad** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:28 am

Yeah, but notice there's not an empty seat in the entire stadium! Probably could have had another 20-30 thousand in attendance if we could have put them someplace or they could have gotten tickets.

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:47 am

To edit my post earlier. This photo was taken by Mark MacLeod.

BelgradeBobcat · Post by **BelgradeBobcat** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:04 am

A lot of folks on campus are kind of sensitive about trees right now, but if they took out the tree just left of the booster side they'd open up a whole bunch more hillside for standing room only tickets.

BobcatLionFan · Post by **BobcatLionFan** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:28 am

A couple of the best places to play Football (or not if you are a visitor) are Ohio State and Notre Dame -
It's called tradition!!
And both stadiums are ALWAYS SOLD OUT!!!!

OSU

Notre Dame

Platinumcat · Post by **Platinumcat** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:56 am

Longhorn,
Thanks for the new background on my computer!

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:50 pm

barechestcat wrote:Longhorn,
Thanks for the new background on my computer!

No problem.

CARDIAC_CATS · Post by **CARDIAC_CATS** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:15 pm

Very Cool Pic! Just think how nice it will be when they get the horseshoe/new boxes in and connect it to the student side!

CARDIAC_CATS · Post by **CARDIAC_CATS** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:17 pm

BelgradeBobcat wrote:That's a great photo of Bobcat stadium-I don't I've ever seen a game day photo from the Goodyear Blimp angle. I remember seeing the helicopter hovering over the stadium for a few minutes.

It looks like the game is well underay, but look how many people are still in the parking lot!

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Yes! and the stands are full. How about that tailgating eh if we can get that many people just to come for the party! HUGE BLOCK PARTY BABY!

whizonthegriz · Post by **whizonthegriz** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:26 pm

The best looking stadium has got to be ours. I do think they need to fix the bleachers on the south end. I get a little nervous having my little kids up there. I am not all that familiar with the other stadiums in 1-AA except the Big Sky teams--some are a little like glorified high school stadiums.

I didn't see anybody mention the Rose Bowl--It is the Grand Daddy--plus UCLA always allows teachers and friends in on complimentary passes. I love free football. I also love parking on the golf course next to the stadium for a little pregame. I'm familiar with a couple of other Pac-10 teams. My Stanford experience is terrible---I sat on rickety bleachers and was drenched by about 3 inches of rain....There were more Washington fans than Cardinal fans, and it was the game Curtis Williams was paralyzed. Bad memories...Washington's stadium looks over the water and is pretty scenic, but Cal's stadium is old and in need of something. My two cents.

brother_bluto · Post by **brother_bluto** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:06 pm

man that is a sweet pic of the stadium. makes me a little homesick...

I haven't been to many places, but I think Folsom Field is another great stadium. Not the biggest crowds (50k), but awesome views of the mountains. I'd post a picture, but have never down it before, so here's a linky.

http://www.cubuffs.com/PhotoAlbum.dbml? ... &ZID=22572

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El_Gato · Post by **El_Gato** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:13 pm

I'm sorry, but I don't think anything compares to the REAL Big House...

107,000+

One of those places on a true sports fan's "Must attend a game there" list...

catatac · Post by **catatac** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:23 pm

That is a really cool picture. I remember watching that plane fly over super slow and tilt the wings - must been right when he snapped it. Would be cool to have shot one 30 minutes before the game - showing the magnitude of the tailgate parties!

Grizlaw · Post by **Grizlaw** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:28 pm

El_Gato wrote:I'm sorry, but I don't think anything compares to the REAL Big House...

107,000+

One of those places on a true sports fan's "Must attend a game there" list...

My only complaint about the Big House is that they *really* cram the fans in to get their attendance up. It's great that they can seat as many people as they can, but a big part of the reason is because you're literally sitting right on top of the person next to you.

That said, one of my best friends is an alum there and has season tickets, and I try to get there for a game every year. That's where I'll be this weekend, and I can't say I'm not looking forward to it.

suckitgriz · Post by **suckitgriz** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:30 pm

Tennessee has a pretty cool stadium-

suckitgriz · Post by **suckitgriz** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:33 pm

Carroll College has done a great job being an NAIA School.