BRITISH FATHER & SON REACT TO THE TOP 10 BIGGEST STADIUMS IN THE USA | REACTION!

[@MrDcwithrow]

Many states in the US operate two 'major' public universities - Alabama/Auburn, Michigan/Michigan State, Washington/Washington State, etc. Usually one of them is a 'Land Grant University', they were established around the time of the Civil War and were funded by the federal government by the sale of federal lands. These schools were founded to concentrate on agriculture, engineering and sciences. Over time they have expanded to be just as diverse as their sister 'main' universities. Texas A&M is the land grant school for Texas. (Michigan State and Washington State are the land grant schools for those states, while for example Rutgers and Purdue are the land grant schools for New Jersey and Indiana.)

[@timmethy]

Lincoln was doing a lot of other great things during the Civil War like creating all those public universities and colleges with the Land Grants Act and Building the Trans-Continental Railway.

[@billboth6572]

Utah has 3 BIG schools. University of Utah, Utah State University "Land Grant University" agricultural, and a Private University, Brigham Young University. Also has 4 smaller universities, and at least a dozen colleges that have not reached university status, but are attached to one of the public universities.

[@SilvanaDil]

All 30 NFL stadiums and about 70 college football stadiums seat 50K+ people.

[@AuRoBoss]

I hope you’re not including colleges that play in NFL stadiums in that number

[@chris-ih1dh]

⁠@@AuRoBossno work on your reading comprehension

[@BobSmith-ql7fb]

@@AuRoBossyeah “only” 40 college teams actually average 50k+ in attendance, but the average across all 130 FBS teams was still 40k last year. Median team in attendance was between Boise and App State, so that gives you a ballpark of the average crowd.

[@AuRoBoss]

@@chris-ih1dh I don’t think comprehension is the issue here I think you are just looking for an excuse to be an asshole. Certain stadiums double as NFL and CFB stadiums, nowhere in the comment does it specify whether they counted them for both or not.

[@juliacrabtree5198]

University of Tennessee holds 107,000 plus🧡‼️🏈

[@levy2k6]

Not sure if it's been brought up but in 2014, the highest attended football (soccer) match in the USA was at Michigan Stadium at 109,318 to see Real Madrid vs Man United

[@markrobertdevison1227]

I think every soccer fan in America went to that game. On every Saturday during college football season , every college stadium is filled to capacity. The top ten college games total fans on a Saturday get over a million fans to the stadiums.

[@duhdoy08]

I've been to about 5 michigan football games since 2018 and each has an average attendance of 111,000.

[@colt7526]

@@duhdoy08 Big ten Football has an atmosphere like no other, between Ohio state, penn state and Michigan, those 3 stadiums fit 300,000+ fans. I’m an Ohio state fan from Ohio but really want to make the trip to Ann Arbor to watch a game in the big house vs OSU. Also Ik the seating capacity is said to be 102,000 for Ohio state the biggest crowd ever was 110,000 and I’ve been to games with 108,000 before (they flash it on the big screen for todays attendance ) I’m also pretty sure Michigan has had 115,000 inside the big house.

[@thomas18584]

@@colt7526 As a michigan fan the capacity is set for safety technically if they over sell then they overcrowd but its not very safe...

[@ipu085]

Was there. I don’t remember it being super packed

[@PaladinV2]

I looked it up, the Packers "G" logo came first by only a few years, but both Georgia and Grambling State (in Louisiana), both of which also came up with "G" logo designs similar to the Packers, had both ran their designs by the Packers organization just to make sure there wouldn't be any issues and that they could use them. The Packers organization allowed both colleges to use the "G" logo designs they came up with! 🙂

[@jlpack62]

Midwestern nice on full display!

[@StevenCryar]

A virtually endless amount of high schools also use it

[@ins1981Lest]

The Packers were huge, I mean like the national team of the 60s. There's no way Georgia and Grambling just independently came up with their G logos without knowing it was Green Bay's.

[@TheSloppyjoejr]

@@StevenCryar same with the Vikings

[@chacob3380]

@@ins1981Lest is correct. The Packers were THE dominant team in the 60's and when Vince Dooley came to UGA he asked and got permission to use the same logo.

[@adambuckler1398]

As a student at the University of Georgia, the open West end zone is great! Combine that with the stadium built into a valley it allows us to look into the stadium on the way to classes and from the dorms! It’s so easy to walk onto the bridge and take pictures even if the stadium is closed!

[@willvr4]

Penn State might be in the middle of nowhere, but there's an entire city of 40,000 people dedicated to the college and there's so much to do. I went to college in York, PA and visited a few times. A lot of big colleges are basically their own mini cities.

[@PatrickORourke-xz3kp]

The University of Iowa, in the same conference with Penn State, is the same way. Iowa City has about 70K people.

[@lilcourtny08]

​@@PatrickORourke-xz3kp Not close to the same, Iowa stadium isn't close to being over 100k

[@PatrickORourke-yz3xn]

@@lilcourtny08 It's about the community, Courtney, not the stadium. Even with your mistake of what the article is about, your comment is wrong. I have been to games in Lincoln, Madison, Ann Arbor, Columbus and others...they are all very similar in game day experience. Maybe give people a break and communicate instead of spouting such dismissive ignorance.

[@serenkoshire656]

Right like I drive to State College almost monthly to go to the international markets and Trader Joe's 😂😅

[@willvr4]

@@serenkoshire656 I went to State College area just to meet a girl I met online for 4 days of ....well, "amazingness". And a Fat Bitch Sandwich at "Are U Hungry?"

[@bigbabolat]

Michigan Stadium known as "The Big House" is a great stadium to visit. The crowd is very chill and welcoming, however you do sit very close together. It was actually built into the ground not above it like most stadiums, that is what gives it its unique look and why it doesn't need the tiers. If you wanted to visit a stadium based on how good the teams are right now Georgia, Michigan, Bama, and Ohio State are probably in the top 5 going into next year.

[@brianmoore6724]

I'm a stadium collector myself, baseball fields mostly. I've got 937 baseball fields in 34 different countries and all 50 states. I try and add more and more soccer stadiums on my travels. I've got Emirates Stadium I've got Stamford Bridge. I've got the old Olympic Stadium in Munich, Rheinenergie Stadium in Cologne. Some in Austria and France. So so so many more to go! Love the off the beaten track old historical stadiums and grounds too!

[@officeblokedaz]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 that’s brilliant mate

[@TB-tr3cm]

Nice video. You can't go wrong by visiting any of these stadiums. The only one that I visited in person is Michigan Stadium. The fact that it's all one tier of seats is impressive. Plus, it's partially dug into the ground so you don't even see the stadium from a distance until you're up close. Premium seats will be expensive but not usually as steep as NFL, but as is the case with college and NFL, the cost will depend on the importance and/or rivalry of the 2 teams.

[@TripleDinLV]

Games at the Big House (Michigan Stadium) are just amazing! I've tried to go at least once a season, and the atmosphere is unreal.

[@michaeljohn7405]

I worked at the university of Michigan 2008-2015 I cooked for the football team out of schembechler hall. Ann Arbor Michigan is beautiful. They have Joes pizza in Ann Arbor, and zingermanns deli. When the game is going the kids can shake the whole town with the voice and feet.

[@sadiekincaid5310]

Each College/ University have their own Traditions that they do at every game. There is one team that has a tradition of waving to the kids that are patients at the Children's Hospital next door to the stadium during every home game.

[@driggs2821]

Yes, that's Iowa. First time I saw it, I got tears in my eyes. That's how midwesterners are supposed to act, right there.

[@lovebug6822]

I'm an Alabama fan & still think the Iowa wave to the sick children is one of THE BEST college football tradition.

[@christophercattie]

best tradition in football

[@MrOdem1rp]

Not sure if it was mentioned, but the reason there were no seats in that section of Kyle Field (Texas A&M) is because of the long tradition of the students standing throughout the game in support of their team. The tradition is called “The 12th Man.” There’s a very good story behind it and several KZbin videos explaining it!

[@mst3ktemple421]

I've been going to games at Michigan Stadium since 1975 and ended up graduating from there in 1984 and still go to games. There is nothing like watching a game in what has become known as "The Big House" since it is the largest in the USA. So many great game day traditions too.

[@StandStrong614]

Do they provide you with recording equipment to record other teams' signs, or do you have to provide your own?

[@mst3ktemple421]

@@StandStrong614 Don't be jealous just because you (and your team, if you were actually able to graduate from somewhere) are not smart enough to even understand how signals work. All those big boy schools that changed their signals and Michigan still kicked their ass are still looking for another excuse to blame losing on.

[@Raykibb1]

Fun fact about LSU’s Tiger Stadium. Huey P. Long, a 1930s Governor of Louisiana was a huge Tiger football fan and went to enlarge the stadium. The legislature passed a bill authorizing the construction of new dorms, so Long got his people to amend the bill so that dorm rooms were built into the stadium, and the stadium was enlarged. I went to LSU in the 1980s, and those dorm rooms were still there.

[@RossM3838]

Tiger stadium at lsu is insane. It’s so steep and the fans are nuts. I was constantly afraid that the whole thing would collapse. It was great.

[@Raykibb1]

@@RossM3838: In the 1980s those dorm rooms did not have air conditioning, it was so disgusting 🤢. Yes, that stadium is not without good seats, most seats are close to the field.

[@RossM3838]

@@Raykibb1 the steepness of the stands makes the seats good, even the nose bleed ones. What makes lsu games so much fun though, are the fans. They are nuts and have a grand time who ever wins. I think that those rooms under the stands are now used for storage Living in them or taking a class in them would certainly be odd

[@918_xDx]

@@RossM3838 its LOUD AF

[@podisthebomb1]

Wait there is student housing INSIDE the stadium!?

[@Snyder_roadtovarsity]

Ive been on the field at Michigan Stadium, (the big house,) and its HUGE. It looks like it goes on for miles.

[@royrocker9004]

I have been several times as I am a huge University of Michigan fan. There have been well over 110,000 with standing room only tickets for some of the big rivalry games. It is a wild and great time. A night game is awesome there too.

[@SilvanaDil]

Brazil's Maracana has long been reduced to under 100K. (The most seats in any sporting venue is Indianapolis Motor Speedway with 250K+ seats; it surpasses 400K w/infield crowds.)

[@Sherlock4Sure]

Let's Go Blue!! I'm all in for Michigan! We have a huge rivalry with two teams. Our in-state rival Michigan State University and our neighbor to the south OSU. So we say we hate state and it covers both!! Love the content gents! Have a great day! Also each college has a "color" day. So penn state is white, Michigan is yellow, etc. Always an amazing experience!

[@alboyer6]

Hats off to UM lighting up the crisler arena last night in support of what MSU has been going through. So many have shown support and love. Some things are more important than rivalries.

[@richardhanes7370]

Go Buckeye's

[@efogg3]

GO BLUE!

[@chacob3380]

I think you'd have to include Notre Dame in that list of rivals. And, interestingly enough for the purposes of this video, Notre Dame Stadium was built based on the blueprints from Michigan Stadium (which itself was somewhat modelled after the Yale Bowl) because it was during the depression and it saved a little money. They did scale it down and move the tunnel but other than that you can see the resemblance.

[@driggs2821]

@@alboyer6 I was deeply moved by that gesture. It was something to see, to be sure.

[@andrewverburg1805]

In 2014 Micheegan Stadium held a match between Man UTD versus Real Madrid. There was over 109k fans at the stadium

[@matthewlee6168]

Y'all would LOVE a game at Kyle Field! The seatbacks you saw in Kyle Field are something folks pay extra for that they attach to the bench to make sitting more comfortable. That is why they are scattered about--not everyone chooses to have one. That really only happens on the West side of the stadium because everyone in the student section in the East stands stand up for the entire game.

[@rpdavids]

You definitely need to visit “The Big House” in Michigan. Not only is Ann Arbor a beautiful city, the buzz through the whole town on game day is unbeatable. The walk over to the stadium with thousands of fans flooding the streets and to see the big block “M” drawing nearer is remarkable.

[@NNUTTHOWZE2]

The atmosphere and traditions at Florida State University are incredible. Plus the stadium is gorgeous

[@LancerX916]

The best way to describe why Collage sports are so popular in the states would be if the UK only had 4 Pro Football (Soccer) teams and the closest one to you was 50 miles away. But you have a college in your town or city that has a team. Yes, you would be a fan of the pro team, but you would go to the college game more often because it's right there. That is pretty much what college teams are like in the US.

[@Adri_Unsung]

I’ve been to “The Big House”, Michigan Stadium, twice. The second time was for the home opener this past season a couple weeks ago. The first time was in 2014 for a friendly match between Real Madrid and Manchester United. There was a crowd of 113,108 people there. The largest audience for a soccer - football - match in US history. Both times were absolutely incredible. You can’t fathom the scale of the stadium until you’re in it. It’s amazing.

[@markpiekaczpiekacz912]

Ann Arbor Michigan is a mad house on game. So many people show up.

[@davidwillford3119]

Where I live in Northwest Ohio is actually a bit closer to Michigan than to Ohio State, so the rivalry is a big deal here. About half are Michigan fans and half are Ohio State fans. The annual game between the two teams is always the final game of the regular season. The Michigan stadium's nickname is "The Big House", while the Ohio State stadium is known as "The Horseshoe", or just "The Shoe".

[@flyflorida2001]

And the game between the two teams is known simply as “THE Game”. Because no further description is needed

[@ghoularty2030]

Yep, I grew up in Defiance county and we were split pretty evenly. It was fun, but there were always a couple of people who took the rivalry too far.

[@Cheezzy0]

Ohio Stadium is also known as the Toilet Bowl to us Michigan fans. 1) because it resembles a toilet, and 2) because of the team that calls it home.

[@mickey10jb80]

Are you in Toledo? Because that's the vibe here for sure lol

[@davidwillford3119]

@@mickey10jb80 Napoleon

[@rorykeenan3069]

I live 30 minutes from Ann Arbor, we go to a few Michigan games a year. It does feel a little surreal when you’re there.

[@blanketstarry7725]

I live just a few minutes down the road from the Michigan stadium. If you didn't know it was the largest stadium in the US, you could drive by it your entire life and never think it was anything special. The seating is mostly sunken down into the ground so from the road it doesn't look like much.

[@johnohrstrom5112]

Burrow actually played at Ohio State for 3 years, he's from Athens Ohio. He lost a QB competition to Dwayne Haskins who broke almost every single season record at OSU. May his soul rest in peace. Burrow then transferred to LSU, where he shredded almost every CFB QB record.

[@haydenorgeron6953]

He went to school at Ohio State, he played football at LSU 😉

[@mariafortino5017]

Yup you HAVE to go to Michigan - 3rd generation here 💙💛Michigan stadium is a giant bowl and you bake when the sun comes out even when it’s 30F and snow is coming down - my freshman and Sophomore years I lucked into student tickets row 5 and yes it’s a LONG hike down - on the 45 yard line! (This was the early 90s the bands been moved) because other students didn’t want to sit next to the band but this high school band kid was ecstatic there’s nothing like collage football and collage marching band #GoBlue 〽️

[@dam4716]

Come to Michigan, it’s a fantastic atmosphere. - From a Michigan and City fan. Cmon City!

[@dinos6231]

Fun fact when Michigan played its first night game against Notre Dame I want to say 2011 they broke the seating record over 115,000 people go Blue

[@gabehessenthaler6820]

The Big House hosted a Man. United vs. Real Madrid game a few years ago in Ann Arbor.

[@derekmaddox7236]

University of Tennessee graduate here. The main thing teams have to adjust to playing in these large stadiums is the noise. When you have 100,000 screaming fans in the stands, the noise becomes an almost physical force down on the field. It can reach 120 decibels (the record at Neyland Stadium is 125 dB). It makes it extremely difficult for teams to call signals on the field, and most teams that play in these stadiums on a regular basis have worked out non-verbal ways to communicate on the field. But attending a home football game at any of these stadiums is a nearly religious experience for the crowd.

[@cuteutgirl04]

I am also a VFL. 🧡 I used to live a few miles from campus, and during really big games, you could hear the crowd if you sat on my back porch. My mom used to mute the game on tv and just listen for the roar of the crowd to let her know whether or not my dad and I would be in a good mood when we got home.

[@peytonsvlogs759]

Michigan stadium can actually hold over 110,000 people. Love going there

[@danbaker300]

Yes, that's what A&M stands for. There are a lot of schools that started out similarly - Michigan State used to be "Michigan Agricultural College", for example - but many of them have switched to a more generic name as they got bigger and added more areas of study. The White-Out is Penn State (other schools do similar things but they're best known for it; Tennessee sometimes does a checkerboard pattern of alternating orange and white sections, for instance).

[@irishmedic]

Texas A&M stands for Agricultural & Military. Watch one of their games and you will see all the Cadets dressed in Uniform.

[@montrellturner7677]

@@irishmedic Agricultural and Mechanical not military.

[@clairewood7416]

@@irishmedic watch the band for the military show

[@mtgamer7]

Technically the A&M does not stand for anything anymore, it is simply just the name of the university. When the school was founded in 1876 it was The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. In 1923 they changed the name to Texas A&M College, where the A&M continued to symbolize Agricultural and Mechanical, as they focused on those programs alongside the military training requirements that existed due to the school's designation as a military training institution. In 1963, after announcing they were allowing both women and black students to enroll, they changed it to its current name- Texas A&M University. Due to the growth from a small agricultural and mechanical school into a larger university with all the academic programs offered, they decided the A&M would no longer an acronym. It would, however, be kept as a nod to the history, culture, and traditions of the school. (Side note: in 1965 they continued making major changes, as they dropped the mandatory corps enrollment for students. This caused the University to beginning growing much quicker. In the past 60 years the school has grown from that small, specialized institution into the largest brick-and-mortar university in the U.S.

[@PomelloRBLX]

Grew up in Alabama and I can confirm that Crimson Tide fans are some of the most crazy fans. I think it'd also be cool to experience the tailgating that happens especially around important matchups like Alabama v Auburn, Alabama v Georgia, etc. Oh and one thing to keep in mind is that a lot of colleges (if not all) will let their students go to the games for free, so there's probably always gonna be a crowd at these big schools.

[@makaylal2845]

I'm a big bama fan and everything abt being one is absolutely crazy awesome! From the tailgating to being in the stadium!

[@maxclarity6657]

Michigan Stadium aka The Big House is unique because they dug into the ground to construct it rather than build upward. That's why it isn't very tall.

[@gregcable3250]

Penn State does the white out--my old school--beautiful setting in what is approximately the geographic center of Pennsylvania. See the Ohio State game at Penn State--always a white out and typically a night game, too. Btw, 'Bama is 'the Crimson Tide"--their trademark cheer is "Rollllllllll Tide!"

[@Ordzo88]

Bench seating usually has numbers placed along it so you do have a specific "seat". However in student sections it is first come, first serve if that makes sense. Cheers boys!

[@mtgamer7]

Depends on the school. Places like Texas A&M have too many students (biggest student section in the nation) and the tickets are too expensive (highest student ticket cost in the nation) to do the general seating. They have everyone who wants to go pull tickets throughout the week based on class year. Depending on when you pull you get whatever the best available student section tickets are available.

[@1777Taylor]

You should DEFINITELY go to the BIG HOUSE it is so electric as soon as you get close

[@SGlitz]

Michigan and Ohio started a war with each other in 1835. We have been at war on the football field for over a hundred years. Mish-e-gin!! My family had mid level end zone tickets for 70 years.

[@alboyer6]

Yes. The state that truly lost the toledo war was Wisconsin. 🤣

[@ssacra22]

Penn State does the 'white out'. Burrows did go to LSU. If I could go to one stadium to watch a game in the US (and I live here) I would go to Michigan.

[@vincentbergman4451]

Fun fact: Tennessee started becoming known as the Volunteer state during the War of 1812. The eagerness of the Tennessee militia’s helped in key roles.

[@emsolo]

Penn State University actually has more students than the city of State College 47,000+ to 42,000+. At Penn State games there are more people in the stands than in the city and college combined. You are correct about what A&M used to mean, but I believe the university changed its name to just Texas A&M.

[@49wolfen]

There were over 113,000 ppl in the stands at the Michigan vs Michigan State game I went to years back. A Wolverine win! Go Blue!!

[@pushpak]

"Roll Tide' is like a battle cry. Michigan Wolverines is 'Go Blue!".

[@SA-5247]

The fact that we’re still having the Olympics in other countries that have to spend billions of dollars on stadiums they will never use again, while every state in the US has at least one mega stadium is wild. Also side note.. Joe burrow was a QB at OSU then transferred to LSU and was the number one draft pick in his class.

[@rmweidner7596]

Michigan (by the way, you were pronouncing it correctly as Mish•a•gan - the video announcer got it wrong) Stadium is so large, that the design actually has the playing field 10 meters below ground. It's the only way that they could provide enough support for the number of seats. Evidently, there's also an old steam-powered crane which is buried under the playing field. Legend has it that the crane completely sank in the boggy ground, and it was decided to leave it where it was as it was too problematic to try and get it out. In the USA, college team fandom may vary from family to family, but selections are usually based on the universities in a person's home state. Sometimes, a university is rooted for because someone in the family attended there. Other times, it's a long-standing family tradition. Heck, one of the families I grew up with had brothers which went to rival in-state universities (the older brother, to Michigan State University; the younger brother, to University of Michigan). ...and, sometimes, someone will cheer on a university just to take the piss out of one or more of their friends (guilty as charged!).

[@wolver73]

In Michigan Stadium you can see every fan in attendance. Capacity’s number always ends in 1. That seat is reserved for Fielding Yost, who had the stadium built 100 years ago.

[@BrewerUMich91]

Crisler, not Yost 🤝

[@kokomo9764]

I am sure you noticed when these stadiums were built. Of course, they have been expanded over the years. But it shows you that in the early days of football, the pinnacle for a player was at the collegiate level. Professional football was an afterthought. To this day, collegiate football is still more popular than the NFL.

[@barnabydodd8956]

Some of the stadiums are an odd shape because many of them are very old and they just kept adding on over the years. So it's not always symmetrical seating like you'd get if you planned it that way from the start.

[@willrobinson4976]

Nice reaction guys. Check out Michigan Stadium, also called the Big House.

[@gregcable3250]

Went to Penn State--as you look at these, just think of a kid who is good enough to start his first game as a Freshman--18 years old and is walking onto the field of a stadium filled with 106,000+ at least partially hammered college kids and parents, etc., (from the tailgate party before the game) and just 10 months before you played before 7,000 capacity at your high school. Besides your athletic ability, you have to have a certain kind of maturity, temperament, etc. to perform at your best.

[@gracielynn9623]

You guys should do videos of the best college football entrances and the best college football atmospheres. I think it blow your mind.

[@cuteutgirl04]

I’m a Tennessee girl through and through, and there’s just something special about joining in with 102,455 of your friends to cheer on the Vols. I’ve also gotten to see games at Georgia and Alabama and was impressed with their crowd noise, but nothing beats Neyland Stadium. It’s Home Sweet Home to me. 🍊

[@jeremy_trent]

I absolutely love the relationship you two have!

[@duganthorderson]

I loved the video! I definitely recommend doing another one but showing the stands full of people! It makes all the difference! Go Blue!!!

[@christophermckinney3924]

A&M stands for agricultural and mechanical. It began as a farming and engineering school.

[@davidpost428]

Really interesting stadium review. Thanks for showiung this~!

[@enngee]

As someone who goes to UGA i actually really like the end zone being open, especially since it’s by our student center and other busy parts of campus so it gives a nice view

[@sadiekincaid5310]

There is one game you need to watch if you haven't already and that is the Army Navy football game that happens once a year. It is one of the oldest rival college football games. It is the Naval Academy Annapolis against the Army Academy West Point. It can be very crazy at the game to the point people can be kicked out of either Annapolis or West Point for simply fighting at the game or in at a hotel before or after the game.

[@officeblokedaz]

I’ve been to that stadium in Annapolis. I went to watch Crystal Palace v Los Angeles a few years back. 👍🏻

[@chacob3380]

@@officeblokedaz an author names John Feinstein wrote a book called "A Civil War" about the Army:Navy rivalry. A really moving/informative book should you have interest.

[@kp-wp8tx]

Penn State's stadium is a series of huge bleachers that are put together to look like a stadium. About 75 percent if seating is metal benches.

[@jlpack62]

Of these stadiums, I have attended a game (on the field with a pass) at both Alabama and Texas. There are a lot of really nice stadiums and college game experiences throughout the country.

[@KB_-_]

Michigan v Ohio State is a HUGE rivalry. The game this year will be at the Big House. If you ever want to go to a tailgate and game … that would be an epic one.

[@KB_-_]

Plus Ann Arbor is a great town :) … but I may be bias lol. If you do ever travel to Michigan please ask a local about other things to do/see in the mitten. It’s not like Europe where you pick one city and do everything in that town … everything is spread out. It’s not a ‘drive thru’ state (i.e. for coast to coast road trippers) so the amazing things to do/see here don’t make it on random travel lists made by out-of-staters.

[@stevies6294]

I saw BYU beat Tennessee in overtime at Neyland stadium a few years back and it was an epic experience for sure.

[@shag139]

I could have done without it. 😢

[@brandonfortner3646]

graduated from Texas A&M, I am completely blown away you knew what the letters stand for!

[@bob20011]

One thing that is interesting to look into is the build history of these stadium. Im sure you heard most were built in the early 1900s. They were at the time literally just a stand of bleachers. But over time they kept adding more and more seats. Like the university of alabama stadium started has 1 bleacher stands that held 12,000, then they added the other side to make it 24,000, then they added some upper seating to make it bigger, and finally they compelted to bowl to make it up to 61,000, and finally today you got the huge thing you see that holds 100,000+

[@driggs2821]

Great video! We're very proud of our stadium here in Mitchigan 😉 ! If you want to see an example of the most intense rivalry in college football, look no further than the one between Michigan and that other school that is pretentiously purporting to be the only university in Ohio. They make a very big deal out of the word "the" down there, for some unfathomable reason. At any rate, they allegedly have a football team down there, but they haven't been seen the last couple of years so that might just be a rumor.

[@clairewood7416]

but TBDBITL will still show up!!!

[@driggs2821]

@@clairewood7416 Michigan's band was the first to spell out "OHIO" in script. Y'all stole your literal signature formation from us.

[@clairewood7416]

@@driggs2821 well.... I actually am not a Buckeye. I am actually a Kentucky gal and do not even understand football (because ....Kentucky) However, I am totally obsessed with marching bands! I went to a small college with no football team but won the Div II NCAA 9 times. It's in Kentucky of course.🤣🤣🏀 So y'all stole doesn't apply here...and Michigan has a great band and one of my very favorite fight songs - The Victors.

[@loganleroy8622]

The Ohio St.-Michigan rivalry is the biggest rivalry, not the most intense. Army-Navy would be the most intense.

[@kathleenchilcote9127]

Penn State does the white out..been there many times. And it is in the middle of nowhere.. lol

[@sourfrog]

One on the things with college football games is tailgaiting before the game. This is where you hang out in the parking lot and BBQ and drink and just have fun socializing.

[@woldrau777]

some stadiums will put in the chairbacks on an individual basis (premium charge) other seats that didn't opt in for that sit on the bench...thats why some stadiums appear to have splotches in the aerial shots.

[@ohioexpax1592]

Most of these stadium can hold quite a bit over listed capacity. Here's the list with these stadiums. 1. Cotton Bowl Stadium, 96,009. Oklahoma vs. Texas, Septembe 2009 (This is the Red River Shootout, where the two schools play every year) 2. Sanford Stadium, 93,246, Notre Dame vs. Georgia, September 2019 3. Bryant-Denny Stadium largest crowd is what the capacity is listed as. 4. Tiger Stadium, listed capacity is also the largest attendence ever 5. Darrell K. Royal Stadium, 105,213, Alabama vs. Texas, September 2022 6. Nayland Stadium, 109,061, Florida vs. Tennessee, September 2004 7. Kyle Field, 110,633, 'Ole Miss (Mississippi) vs. Texas A&M, October 2014. (Note: A&M stands for "Agriculture and Military. These types of school are very common in southern states, as the south has a far more martial past than the north) 8. Ohio Stadium, 110,045, Michigan vs. Ohio State, November, 2016 9. Beaver Stadium, 110,889 fans, Ohio State vs. Penn State, September, 2018 10. Michigan Stadium, 115,109, Notre Dame vs. Michigan, September, 2013 A few other stadiums of interest -The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It is home to the UCLA (University of the City of Los Angeles) in Pasadena California. It is also home to the "Grandaddy of College Bowl Games), the annual Rose Bowl. The largest attendance in stadium was 106,869, Ohio State vs. USC (University of Souther California), for the 1973 Rose Bowl game. -AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL Dalls Cowboys in Arlington Texas, has a listed capacity of 80,000, but that can be expanded to 105,000 with standing-room only seating.

[@jdubsingletracker]

Penn State has crowds in excess of 110,000! The white out is something to experience. LSU you had a game when the crowd was so loud and fans were jumping up and down that it registered on the Richter Scale as an earth quake!

[@jacquesmassard9226]

yep you are right on the name. College Station is in the middle of nowhere too.

[@IndependentLogos]

OSU when Michigan or Penn State are playing is insane, especially for a night game. The air in the student section can almost feel like it's vibrating. It's electric, you can feel so much aggressiveness in the air. The atmosphere at any of these stadiums changes depending on the game. Matchups in college football games don't depend on ranking until the playoffs. They're arranged years in advance meaning a terrible team can play a great team during the season. In those games most people will be gone by the fourth quarter. Rivalry games (usually the week of or before Thanksgiving) are by far the biggest. Section matters too with the student sections usually being the most intense.

[@IndependentLogos]

Best place to be is at the bottom & center of the south stands. The whole south stand is students

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

No idea now but when I was college age (many moons ago), The Texas A & M Aggies had this deal where Everybody stood the entire game

[@clairewood7416]

they still do - the students do

[@RubyGB]

No "row" seating where it's everyone you can cram on. Seats are numbered. Everyone has a ticket with a designated section, row, and seat.number. Some stadium seats have built in backs, others have attachable seats with back for rent, and it's common for fans to bring foldable, attachable seats with backs in school colors with logo they purchased through the school or an authorized vendor and use for years.

[@60prcnt83]

Those seats at the Texas A&M stadium are probably season ticket holders who choose to have those softer chairs basically installed for games, it costs extra

[@TheCosmicGenius]

The University of Alabama team is called the Crimson Tide. 'Roll Tide' is a chant the fans use.

[@jonathanross149]

Tennessee played Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway which is a Nascar short track statum right on the border of Tennessee and Virginia . It held 156,990 fans.

[@kamehousekz87]

Love the West Virginia connection! They might “only” have a stadium of 68,000 or something, but the environment is still electric. And the pregame tailgating and barbecuing is next level. You’ll have a great time if you make it to Morgantown.

[@zachellenburg5738]

The seats in most college stadiums are benches, and you get an assigned spot on the bench. You can pay extra and get a seat put there, rather than sitting on concrete.

[@ohioexpax1592]

I did not attend THE Ohio State University, but I've been a Buckeyes fan all my life. I've been in the Stadium 4 time: in 1992 and 1993 for back-to-back State Championship games for my High School (won both), for a "Battle of The Bands performance in 2011 (my son's High School was invited), and in 2002 for a football game between my Alma Mater, Bowling Green State University vs. the Buckeyes. That was a good game. Bowling Green was actually driving late for a chance to win, but was intercepted around the 30 yerd line in the final minute of play.

[@br__uh]

Michigan vs Michigan state is always a great rivalry. At either of the stadiums you get great energy with the teams going to battle.

[@Cheezzy0]

Michigan Stadium being one tier is by design. Every time someone builds or expands a stadium to take the capacity crown, Michigan just adds rows to the top of the stadium to take it back.

[@creinicke1000]

Amazed how much you know about American football teams and states they are in.

[@JenniferH5155]

Not technically a football stadium, but the largest attendance at a college game was the Battle at Bristol in 2016 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Between the Tennessee Vols and Virginia Tech Hokies. The Nascar track was turned into a football field. The track holds over 150,000 seats, and the record for it was 156,990. I live near the area and it was mayhem for about a week.

[@hollyhagelin2451]

The seats might be bleacher ( bench ) seating, but there are numbers on the seat, so you do have a reserved spot.

[@j_rod_52]

I’ve been to Michigan, Penn St, and Bama’s from this list. All are great in their own aspect.

[@Irishfan168]

Michigan, and Ohio State are about a 6 hour drive from each other so go to both. For fun stop at Notre Dame stadium which is almost half way between em.

[@guillermoledezma7414]

4:50 Georgia pays the green packers for the G logo. I'm in Athens. It's a great stadium and that opening allows people to walk into the stadium to see it. People can't pass the hand rails because there's sensors but they can walk around in that opening. Great games in that stadium

[@johnohrstrom5112]

If I had to pick a stadium to visit as someone across the pond, I'd go to either Texas Memorial (UT Austin) or Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) because the cities are actually big cities. More to experience if you're making such a big trip.

[@buckstraw925]

Go to any of them but if you want to do it right then go when it is a big time matchup and they aren't just playing a cupcake game. If you do that then you'll hit the most frenzied atmosphere which is what you want. The absolute best would be to go to a rivalry game (think Derby).

[@danielcoulthardjr6608]

I went to field camp alongside Texas A&M. I used to refer to them as, 'Arts and Music'

[@christophermckinney3924]

A lot of the colleges were "land grant" colleges where the respective states granted land for he establishment of colleges in the 1800s. As a result the campuses are large open and beautiful.

[@4nciite]

The Crimson Tide is in reference to the Red Algae Blooms in the ocean that are deadly to everything around them and the slogan Roll Tide is the Red Algae coming in with the tide onto the beaches.

[@xThrawn]

Joe BURROW Was the First overall pick of the draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was a QB at Athens HS OH, then Ohio State and transferred to LSU in order to start.

[@rapidcovers]

Should have watched until the end before commenting. I’m a West Virginia grad and the environment here is amazing as well. It’s a lot smaller but we know how to have a good time and singing “Country Roads” after a victory is always a great experience

[@officeblokedaz]

Not a fan of that song ….

[@jarice6269]

@@officeblokedaz 😂😂😂