Josh Pate On Best Stadiums In College Football (Late Kick Cut)

[@fabiantaveras8458]

Josh your comment on the NFL being a TV product is 100% accurate. This was the most apparent during 2020 when stadiums either had no fans or limited fans. I enjoyed the product on the field but I wasn't really bothered by the lack of fans in NFL games, however in college football games the games felt genuinely soulless without the fans like something important was missing.

[@ke-wayLA6060]

NFL wad the same that year. Soulless.

[@fabiantaveras8458]

@@RadicallyOptimistic that's not the point of course I enjoyed watching the game but it hits different when you have 80,000 to 100,000+ fans rocking and rolling especially in big games.

[@drakeaamold7577]

God bless

[@yohanathandowns9057]

@@RadicallyOptimistic we will never see another season like 2020. It was worthwhile and as an OSU fan, it was a WILD ride

[@XxeffinbackStabrxX]

I’ve been to the Big House and the scale is insane. But good ole Memorial Stadium in Lincoln has the best college football atmosphere anywhere. Especially when the Huskers are playing well.

[@josephcernansky1794]

"Especially when the Huskers are playing well." When was that? I can't remember that far back.

[@johnt2475]

Been to almost every major stadium Texas and to the east plus many on the west coast. So many great places to go to a game. A&M may be my favorite for pre-game and the atmosphere. Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma are all good. Several SEC are in the mix but Ole Miss is pretty special as is LSU on a Saturday night.

[@CW_9]

As an Arkansas fan living in the southwest, I’d love to go to that game at BYU this year. LaVell Edwards Stadium looks pretty awesome from what I’ve seen. Slightly concerned about the elevation difference, but we’ll see how they do.

[@skipgumphrey9579]

This Tide fan is hoping y’all can open a can on those boys ! Woo pig SEC style ! RTR

[@Tijuanabill]

It's wild to me that OU will go from the second largest stadium in the Big 12, to like the 12th in the SEC. We will have to add seats, to account for fan bases that actually travel to road games.

[@AnishPatelxHindu_Boss]

The plans have already been drawn up to expand in a couple of years

[@drwinstonOboogi]

Oklahoma Memorial Stadium currently has a capacity of 86,112. Comparable to Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) and Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) which are currently the SEC's 6th and 7th largest. When they arrive OU will be the only program in the SEC that has sold out every home game this century.

[@yoFACTOR]

@@drwinstonOboogi OU also has the "master plan" that they are likely going to complete prior to joining. It should put OU around 89-92k if I'm not mistaken.

[@drwinstonOboogi]

@@yoFACTOR Yes. And OU has chosen to enhance fan experience over capacity with recent renovations. They really like that every game is sold out.

[@user-tz2zz5ij1s]

OU’s stadium is bigger than Kentucky’s, Mizzu, Ol’ Miss, Miss State, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt’s, off the top of my head

[@eddievenuto1862]

I think the horseshoe in Columbus Ohio is the greatest stadium. I was there once I didn't get to go inside the gate was closed. The outside of it was so big I couldn't comprehend how big it was it looked huge

[@willowbrook2717]

Obviously you haven't been to The Big House

[@eddievenuto1862]

@@willowbrook2717 I don't want to go to the outhouse the s*** house cause that stadium's no good

[@2Rossome]

The SWAMP has to be in this kind of conversation!!!!!

[@bigorangeatl]

Dude....... really, NEYLAND!!!!

[@fredgage875]

As an old alumni of The Ohio State University and remember the shoe when it was a shoe. The atmosphere was more raucous than when it became closed in.

[@chocolatemilk9102]

that’s because nowadays people are on their phones, where back then people weren’t. There was way more excitement back in the day and i’m sure every stadium was alot louder back then

[@RGraw]

That was actually exactly how Beaver Stadium at PSU was built.

[@collinmackay6032]

I’ve been to a lot of college football games. Nothing compares to Lane Stadium and entersandman on a Thursday/Saturday night.

[@Drew-dy4hc]

Stadiums will be shrinking to accommodate the chair back seats. Competing with the 65 inch TV will require chairbacks, party areas etc.

[@falconerx]

The Old Orange Bowl gave Miami a very real Edge. I love Hardrock Stadium now as a fatherwith 3 daughters but my best memories were at The O.B.!

[@joelquidort6527]

The bounce house at u f in unique and louder then big house. Been to both. Bounce house in Orlando really bounces and Loud

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I've never been to a power 5 football Stadium but I love seeing the older looking Power 5 Stadiums on tv

[@MindofRicky]

You need to visit Norman, Oklahoma.

[@katielawson4407]

I saw images, but am surprised you didn't mention LSU's Tiger Stadium.

[@mikefort7449]

Still love my Big House. I'd love to hit a Clemson game someday, when they tap Howard's rock and run downhill. Also as much as I hate the Vols, Neyland Stadium is nice, especially the little hydration highway with all the boats rolling up.

[@jacobsteele7138]

Josh go to Notre Dame vs Ohio State for an evening in the Shoe. It is going to be insanity!

[@raleighsanford5111]

Ahh So true Josh Pate, so true. It is the fans that make the game and nothing like a night game at the Jones.

[@declanphelan3485]

I know they play in 2033 and 2034 but, what would be the best way to start a petition to get Notre Dame and the Wolverines to play each other on a seasonal basis again!? That was the best game and I would love to see it every season.

[@levidriskell5367]

Agreed that is one of the most historic matchups. This 2 times every decade or so is not enough

[@josephcernansky1794]

I'm not sure they ever did play every year....I think Nd played Michigan State more. I know they played Purdue more. Obviously playing lots of lower quality teams helps increase the bragging rights of the win totals.

[@hogeandrew]

The Coliseum and the Rose Bowl are such unique stadiums due to Historical significance….

[@JJ-zr6fu]

Watching a game in the Coliseum sucks watching on TV is bad as well the fans are so far away and the field isn't centered in the stadium

[@joshuaharrelson572]

And yet I couldnt care less if i ever saw them.

[@josephcernansky1794]

I'd like to see the Rose Bowl just to scratch it off the bucket list....now....I'll have a good reason to convince the wife to fly for an away game!! (It's so much easier driving to the hotel or a motor home)

[@adamcreal971]

You need to go to the swamp! They are proposing renovations to the stadium next to make it even more comfortable.

[@fabiantaveras8458]

But didn't they say those renovations would end up reducing seating capacity?

[@adamcreal971]

@@fabiantaveras8458 I'm ok with that. If they lower the compacity, but make the overall experience better and more comfortable. Remember stadiums are fighting with the comfortable couch and 75 inch high def tv haha.

[@fabiantaveras8458]

@@adamcreal971 my problem with reducing seating capacity is it naturally increases ticket prices plus regardless if these seats were NASA engineered seats to be the most comfortable seat's in the world, you still have the problem that it's like 98° with 60 to 70% humidity in Florida you'll be sweating your nuts off regardless of how comfortable the seats are. The way I see it if you want to be comfortable stay home, if you want to be part of an experience go to the game.

[@adamcreal971]

@@fabiantaveras8458 that Florida heat is our secret home field advantage haha

[@MrSteeles912]

No amount of renovations can fix their terrible section, row, seat designations.

[@deancarr4507]

We don't want no seatbacks or cold air anywhere near the Swamp baby

[@allhailmichigan9876]

Obviously stadium design is important but it's the nature of the fans that really make it, Michigan's BIG House is the largest stadium in CFB but if we're playing Eastern Michigan it's not that crazy but a packed Big House vs Ohio State or any other Marqee game.....it rocks! The Fans make it💯 〽️〽️GO BLUE〽️〽️ 42-27

[@upbeatproductions7614]

Yet michigan stadium is often quiet

[@allhailmichigan9876]

@@upbeatproductions7614 It gets loud when it needs to.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

​@@allhailmichigan9876 Any stadium can be loud when in a big game.

[@allhailmichigan9876]

@@JJ-zr6fu And....?

[@sborder1]

Love it

[@themichaelbrandon]

My family has been season ticket holders at Michigan since 1959. My first game was prob 1987 (I was born in 81) and I've been going to at least 2 games every year since so I might be a little bias. Having been to 8 other stadiums in the B10 I can say...there's nothing like the Big House. 〽️

[@upbeatproductions7614]

Because you’re biased. And Michigan State honestly has better atmospheres sometimes.

[@leifjohnson617]

"Unique" is an ABSOLUTE adjective. A thing is either unique or it is not. There no such thing as "slightly unique." Neither is there such a thing as something that is "more unique", which is what you said. Brush up on your English, Mr. Pate.

[@god_speed0949]

People sleep on the swamp 🐊🐊🐊🐊

[@6lillium]

Autzen is F***ING LOUD . It's ridiculous , and there's no hyperbole in the stories of it's reputation. My ears where ringing for days.

[@mattlaw5426]

Favorite Stadium names?

[@Andy-White]

Gaylord family, because it’s the stupidest name in college football, made more amusing by the fact that it’s the where the hicks play

[@josephcernansky1794]

Beaver Stadium....when the OSU(west) Beavers came for an away game....they thought it was supposed to be home field advantage. LOL (NOT!!)

[@hunterjones6733]

How can you make this video without mentioning Kyle field once

[@nicholaswoods4055]

Ohio state, LSU, usc, Florida, penn state

[@TheKilopoo]

Yep give me those unique asymmetric stadiums over NFL type stadiums any day. Shout out to the swamp for being built inside a sinkhole

[@yoFACTOR]

Next time someone asks me why I love college football so much (over the NFL), I'm simply going to show them this video. Couldn't have worded it any better myself, @Josh Pate!

[@stormboyo1776]

What about Iowa’s pink locker room?

[@jeffnecessary9303]

Penn State was not only built in stages, but the entire stadium was dismantled and moved across campus in 1960.

[@dontmesswithmiamiheat]

Nebraska Virginia tech Alabama. Auburn Penn State fsu Clemson Ohio State Montana Michigan these are the teams I pick any others I forget

[@frankkluz9787]

" beauty is in the eyes of the beholder " - why not stadiums too ? - 'to each his own' ?

[@carseye1219]

Much rather be on a bench seat in a 30 degree Ohio Stadium than in a suite at SoFi. Love the game day college football experience. Of course, there is fraying around the edges of that now, as some young people can't seem to take their eyes off their phones.

[@johnnyfootball7658]

Atmosphere at Kyle Field is different.

[@wtk6069]

Yes, but it's not really the stadium. It's the tradition. It should be a bucket list trip for any college football fan.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

@@wtk6069 Josh made his criteria on atmosphere and crappy visitor locker rooms.

[@loufancelli1330]

Your answer was perfect in every day. I'm an OSU fan so obviously I love the Shoe, but I've also been to at least 20 different stadia for OSU away and bowl games and I marvel at the differences and similarities. I am also a huge basketball fan so I always check out the school's basketball arena when I am on another campus as well. The difference in those is even more striking. But re: Beaver Stadium, you are correct that it looks like an erector set. I remember going to a game there and we were in one of the upper sections. As my friend and I were waiting on the rest of our crew to make the climb, you could feel the stadium kind of swaying, just with people filing in for the game. I didn't say anything but she asked "is this thing moving?" My response was "just don't think about it." That wasn't exactly the answer she wanted to hear :)

[@josephcernansky1794]

Welcome to the Erector Set!! It really is an erector set.....the entire stadium was moved in the early 1960, but was only around 45,000 I think. It has been continually added onto. AND it can still be disassembled and relocated!! LOL The ONLY thing I want them to do its increase the restrooms and concessions....but I'm there to only watch the game....and scream so loud that aOSU poisonous horse chestnut team can't hear themselves think on the field. PS : Did you ever realize that an aerial view of that anotherOSU stadium resembles a TOILET SEAT!! Now THAT is a CRAPPY STADIUM!!

[@hazelwood55]

I read an article in the Columbus Dispatch one time and it said that when Mark Harmon (actor, former UCLA QB and son of Tom Harmon) was in town he took a cab to Ohio Stadium at 2AM. Harmon got out and went to where the south stands were, and the temporary bleachers were down after the season and gazed upon the field for 5 minutes and then left.

[@thattimestampguy]

0:15 Love The Uniqueness 3:03 Penn State, that crowd, those fans 4:23 An In-Person Experience like no other

[@clarencewalder2985]

Penn state great for white out I just got 1 complain they just don't win enough games at home. Only 9 and 10 that's not home field advantage at all

[@williamferrell9752]

@@clarencewalder2985 but keep in mind it's against their top opponent almost every year for that game. So a majority of those are top 25 teams and a lot of them are top 10. It's definitely a home field advantage considering the entire picture

[@josephcernansky1794]

@@clarencewalder2985 ask Michigan from 2019....they had to use a time out on the very first play of the game...couldn't hear the play call....thought it would quiet the crowd....crowd only saw what disruption they caused....became insanely rabid and the noise hurt your ears even!!

[@kevinchandler179]

​@Clarence Walder But, it just isn't a Whiteout!!!! We have 107 thousand on a noon kickoff, and Whiteout 110 thousand plus, can't fit another person in with a shoehorn!!!! WE ARE 🏈 Unrivaled

[@kevinchandler179]

We have the best atmosphere in the world, literally!!!! Happy Valley is the best by far, not even close or a photo finish!!!! WE ARE 🏈 Unrivaled

[@jso6897]

Penn state has really unique visiting locker room design. I travelled with auburn last year and man, the away locker room was ab 1/4 from the tunnel it seemed. We had to walk through the concourse where fans are. Only separated by a sliding chain fence. The locker room was tiny. Half our team fit in it. But it was an incredible experience and atmosphere

[@josephcernansky1794]

Hats off to Auburn fans...I think there were more there than any OSu(east) fans ever. Maybe a couple years ago when sPitt came to town and thought they would pull an upset....But Auburn fans actually ruined the White Out as there were more visitors than usual that made the stadium seem quieter. I think 2016 when Grant Haley ran the blocked field goal back for a touchdown with 4:26 left to beat aOSU AND the 2019 White Out against Michigan were the loudest I have ever heard a stadium. And that includes Texas and TX A&M and Lane Stadium at VAT and most of the other ACC stadiums and even LSU, but that was decades ago when my friend (LSU alum) hoped I wouldn't be disappointed because he knew LSU sucked. I'd like to see them play Bama there now. And I remember when FSU fans were embarrassed because their team sucked so bad...that was before Bobby Bowden came to town.

[@kevinchandler179]

Obviously, we are not going to make the accommodations for the visiting team very friendly!!! Lol WE ARE

[@losoteague257]

All about the shoe go Buckeyes

[@58Goon58]

The Cotton Bowl! Texas vs Ou

[@noso4609]

Experienced it last year for the first time. Was 15 rows up near Bevos area. Was a sight to behold!!

[@tamuman93]

Kyle Field. It is beautiful, its loud, it’s a great setting, and it is definitely a stand out. How could you not even mention it?

[@clarencewalder2985]

Because Texas A&M has not been elite or great yet plus last few years they lost several games at home including 3 or 4

[@JJ-zr6fu]

@@clarencewalder2985 Beat Bama in part due to Kyle field.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

Because Josh was talking to much about the SEC lately he needs to pander to the Big 10 right now

[@svgitana2499]

@@clarencewalder2985 if you’re going to give an opinion it is best you actually KNOW what you are talking about!! In the last 4 seasons A&M has lost a whopping 3 games at home!! This is playing in the toughest division in college football!! You know how I know you’ve never ever have been to Kyle Field to a big game? Because otherwise you wouldn’t have posted what you posted! Penn State has been irrelevant the last 10 seasons…..so what’s your point again??

[@tamuman93]

@@JJ-zr6fu - Thanks @JJ. That crossed my mind.

[@richardsnyder842]

For close and plentiful parking I'll take NC State....Which makes for excellent tailgating

[@jamesmarshall6619]

Been to only 4 stadiums to watch college football. Sun Devil Stadium (I'm a Sun Devil), Arizona Stadium when we played Puke of A, Autzen Stadium, and Camp Randall. I've seen a couple of pro games in different stadiums and Josh is correct, they just don't compare. When walking through Camp Randall they have past players and coaches on some of the walls, when walking to Autzen you walk through this wooded area with a river then it opens up to see the stadium, Sun Devil Stadium has the mountain right next to it, they all have a little something different, and you just feel history there. Even if a school like mine doesn't have national championship history you still feel the history of the place and it feels like you're walking through not just a stadium but a historic temple. NFL stadiums just can't compete with that, they provide more comfort, some of the engineering is incredible, but college football stadiums themselves just make you feel like you're in a completely different world for a few hours.

[@Harrison244]

I think the prettiest are maybe army & UVA and my favorite gameday stadiums I’ve been to are USC, Clemson, & NC State

[@timkinley1779]

The video board being installed at Clemson will be the largest in college. And third larest next to LA and JerryWorld.

[@joshuaharrelson572]

Its going to be a monster, can't wait to see it.

[@davidboniface858]

Love the unique designs honestly.

[@viralhoodnews7208]

Horse shoe over the big house anyday.

[@markwilliams9963]

Best stadiums - 1- OSU 2- Texas 3- Clemson 4- Michigan 5- Alabama 6- Florida 7- UCLA 8- Notre Dame 9- USC 10 - Tennessee Toughest stadiums to play in - 1 - Alabama 2- LSU 3- Clemson 4- Penn St 5- Georgia 6- Michigan 7- Oklahoma 8- OSU 9- Oregon 10- Notre Dame / Va Tech

[@YTSparty]

The Big Hole is not loud. People don't seem to realize, the bigger the stadium, the less fan participation. It's like being lost in a giant concert venue. All the noise, if there were any, in the Big Hole goes straight up. When you're 100 yards from the field, you barely feel like you're at the stadium. My favorite stadium in the B1G is Northwestern, hands down. I love a smaller stadium. It's like being at a basketball game. You don't need 50 giant TVs around to see what's happening on the field.

[@josephcernansky1794]

Sure, right...the bigger the stadium the less fan participation.........110,000 at a White Out and your ears will be ringing after the game. If you're a real fan....your voice will take a week to recover.

[@YTSparty]

@@josephcernansky1794 Have you ever been to the Big Hole? More than 75% of the crowd is a mile from the field and in a coma. It's the WORST game day experience I've ever experienced. Of course, if that's all you know, oh that and the Detroit Lions, you prolly don't know any better.

[@mitchellseeman4783]

Lane Stadium

[@mikesupthn18]

Josh like always you describe the difference between Saturdays stadiums and Sundays NFL. I'd rather pay on Saturday then get a free ticket on Sunday.

[@Tijuanabill]

I agree, and I can never truly explain it. I live in KC. I'm a life long Chiefs fan. We have some great rivalries. But it just doesn't mean as much as my Sooners do, and I can't quite name why.

[@mikesupthn18]

@@Tijuanabill Your a life long Chief's fan, I'm a life long falcons fan. But you are passionate about your Sooners. When you have a bad Saturday, the only way to get over it is next Saturdays game. I'm too passionate about my Dawgs. I watched the falcons play on Sunday, but it's just not the same.

[@josephcernansky1794]

Penn State played Indian years ago at FedEx Field (can't remember why Indiana wanted a "neutral" field. The nice thing about that was there was about 75k of a 90k stadium filled and seat upgrades were easy. Also, of course it was 99% Blue and White and seat backs with easy access to drinks!!! I can get use to a reasonably priced beer in the stadium. But the parking was a total joke!

[@martyb4404]

The 3 places that really impressed me were Autzin for the noise. Pound for pound maybe the loudest I have ever heard. Their capacity is nothing compared to the Big Boys. But so loud. LSU on a Saturday night was pandemonium. So awesome. Tennessee impressed me as well. Just seemed so huge yet intimate and on top of the field at the same time.

[@ryansheard8092]

I've never been to Autzen but for a night game looks intimidating. The Penn State White Out is the best all around atmosphere and noise level is unlike anything I've ever experienced. VT's entrance to Enter Sandman is one of the coolest entrances in all of sports, especially at night for a major opponent.

[@kevinchandler179]

Happy Valley, Whiteout is literally by far the best atmosphere in the nation 🙌!!!!@ WE ARE 🏈 Unrivaled

[@oldben1800]

Ohio Stadium is the most beautiful stadium in the world imo. Its an actual coliseum, built of concrete. History, unique, work of art and tall

[@WalMac1976]

100% true on NFL vs College Football……maybe 110

[@successful_manager3837]

Jordan hare stadium is beautiful. The iron work outside and throughout mixed with the beautiful hedges and flowers. Just not the visitors side. 😂

[@arjunkishore4080]

Your point about cfb being an in person experience is 100% spot on. I wasn’t the biggest football fan growing up, but fell in love with the sport after my first game day (even though it was a heartbreaking loss to MSU in 2015)

[@goblue9828]

To be honest, is there a power 5 team that isn't great to experience? (Maybe vandy and rutgers.) Especially if it is a conference game at night? I've been to auburn, alabama, fsu, and michigan. All great atmospheres. Alabama was a noon game but the others have all been night games. Going to kinick this year. I want to go to Wisconsin and the shoe but I've heard osu fans will borderline assault opposing fans.

[@CoachEgg]

NIL and transfers are killing college football. Stadium design doesn’t help.

[@lawrencebushnell6122]

you neglected to mention the greatest setting in collage football. Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA for the University of Washington!

[@2315kid]

Ik it's wishful thinking but I wish Memphis could go to the SEC honestly and I might be the only one in my city but I don't care because we are in SEC territory

[@fabfabber]

LSU Tiger Stadium for a Saturday night game is like no other.

[@austinlilley2000]

Nothing like Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge at night. The real Death Valley! Geaux Tigers

[@Tm-ht8uk]

This should be a short video everybody knows Sanford stadiums is the best

[@nicolep7241]

Cardinal stadium Louisville ky.

[@wtk6069]

It's relatively tiny, but an exceptional place to watch a game.

[@kevinjolly4584]

You must come to Autzen!

[@brianjones1331]

Husky stadium tops all

[@sameichorn3757]

Gotta be the horse shoe

[@cletuskasady8016]

KINNICK

[@kale6772]

1st game I ever took my wife to at UGA was vs Arkansas back before they went downhill. The stadium was so loud and raucous you could hear it way down the road. As we walked in my wife said "I feel like I'm walking into the coliseum in Rome!" She loved every second. Guess I'm bias but I love Uga's stadium, then LSU's because its so damn intimidating.

[@mikesupthn18]

Love the improvements they made, but I do miss the hill where fans could watch, and every now and then a train would pass by.

[@timkinley1779]

LSU isn't that intimidating to the opposing teams lately.

[@mikesupthn18]

@@timkinley1779 they'll be back, all great programs do.

[@timkinley1779]

@@mikesupthn18 USC, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Florida, FSU and Miami are hoping you're right. Thing is, they are so far behind the relevant teams, how can they catch up? I don't think the programs that have currently proven successful are going to quit being successful for the others to play catch-up. Time is the asset. Rebuilding bs went by the wayside years ago. The same four or five teams will really have to shit the bed (for several years) to lose their hold on success. Winners win. The rest fire their savior coaches every three years.

[@kale6772]

@@timkinley1779 lol thats cold. 😄

[@TXbeats62]

Though I agree with most of what you said. I think an exception should be made for the Texas heat haha

[@jamesfry4058]

Thanksgiving Weekend ..... UF v FSU in The Swamp (back in the day .... alas)

[@avianolawncare3880]

Josh, couldn't agree more. Try out the Naval Academy from the grassy end zone on a blanket and watch the cadets marching up to the game. BTW I was in the student section when Penn State was down 18 at the half to Ohio State and they came back to win and JoPa surpassed Bear Bryant's win record. Needless to say the students went nuts! I was also in Birmingham for the 1988 All American bowl featuring Emmitt Smith vs. Jeff George. Memories one will never forget.

[@josephcernansky1794]

Penn State's Beaver Stadium....was built in MORE than 4 different decades!!! It is an ERECTOR SET....it was originally near the present-day Lion Shrine statue near the Nittany Lion Inn on the West side of campus and move to it's present location way out to the East side, I think around 1960.....continually added to...I remember it at 70,000+ and thought it a big deal as I attended undergrad years that it was being enlarged to over 80,000+. Or the bitching from the old money people who complained they were closing in the South end zone and completing the bowl. That it would block the view of Mount Nittany. If you bought a ticket to look at a mountain that was there for millions of years instead of watching and cheering for your team.....go outside and stare at the damn mountain!! LOL But it is in serious need of renovation for restrooms at the very least ...I can deal with the aesthetics of the erector set......I'd cover it over with blue glass and silver(or leave them gray) the steel columns and add white stone facing. They have this idea to brick the stadium in red brick.......how fucking dumb can that be!!?!?!? Penn States colors are Blue and White with silver/gray as highlight colors. Some people in management have no damn vision.

[@Tijuanabill]

I am amazed Mike Leach has not been able to restore the glory of the Mississippi Light Pink Visitor locker room. I guess maybe he has to win, before they him be him fully.

[@bradmiller6023]

You said you love the stadiums like the Horse Shoe You should have seen it in the 60's and early to mid 70's and back to 1922 when you didn't have the south end zone seating that was when it was THE SHOE. With only the 2 little scoreboards on the south end bell towers and the one above the student section. Now with the built up seating and jumbo screen it looks more like any other bowl shaped stadium (my opinion). An old school OSU fan.

[@johnedwinoliver6842]

Old Orange Bowl Stadium provided Best Homefield Advantage in Big Games.

[@knealio]

Kyle Field looks as if there were 5 different ideals on how to add to the stadium, and they ended up going with ALL 5 ideas. Weird.

[@touchdownshaun2865]

Bryant Denny Stadium is like a space ship at night with all the glowing lights and of course the crowd noise, it is a naturally loud stadium

[@villageidiot6537]

Jordan Hare fifth row end zone…Cam shook my hand…

[@wvpatriot1301]

WVU is number one

[@kalebpost20]

I love our stadium but the sound easily escapes due to the way it is shaped. If it was more narrow, we’d be even louder, which would be insane!

[@Christian-qu6yv]

Narrow or not. When FSU gets the Chop going, it's one of the best CFB atmospheres I've been to

[@hufferbillypaw]

We absolutely love the REAL Death Valley at Clemson! 🐾🐾

[@thedogs3467]

Michigans field is like heaven for a little kid from the UP who never goes into the city or around many people. I’m sure it’s that way for a lot of kids from the outskirts of the state. College football is a beautiful thing. Community is important to society. I’ve never had a more sense of community than at the big house when Michigan beat Ohio this past year. Pure joy from 100,000 people. Even the buck eye fans there, were happy for us. A little bit deep down. You can’t see people that happy and not smile lol. Fuck I can’t wait for next season. Great video.

[@josephcernansky1794]

THE BEST tailgating experience I have ever come across at ANY stadium...pro or college, anywhere in the country, is still in Happy Valley. Thousands of acres to park and spread out in and they get you in and out and parked efficiently. Michigan sucked!! So many schools have lousy parking areas and get spread in lots and people's yards even!! If there is a better tailgating/parking set up anywhere I want to go and check it out....that is the one reason I don't travel to other stadiums anymore....I HATE traffic and the parking situations at stadiums is so shitty at some venues. I have been to pro stadium lots that you can barely open your car door!

[@CHThompson21]

WVU’s Milan-Puskar Stadium isn’t as impressive as other stadiums obviously, but you absolutely CAN’T beat the atmosphere. Morgantown on a game day is like no other.

[@josephcernansky1794]

I especially enjoy the fireworks....couches on fire!! LOL

[@YourAverageFan]

Michigan gets a “quietly crowd” stigma that I don’t think is true. The fans are very loud the stadium just isn’t designed to keep noise in. But the crowds are also dead when they play nobodies.

[@clarencewalder2985]

You are one in a few MANY michigan fans will tell u ots not a loud stadium even the players say that

[@Everythingis22]

I remember when Bob Griese announced games at UM. he’d always remarked it’s not an intimidating atmosphere bc the seats go out so much more than up. It’s not nearly as loud on the field either.

[@jonnybgood5764]

I'm a die hard Michigan fan but most of the games are pretty quiet but when the time comes 112,000 will definitely be felt! 👍 the game matters in my expirence as well...

[@larrysangrikdds4265]

Years ago I talked to a former member of the UM Marching Band. He noted one problem with the Big House is that sound (music and crowd noise) just floats away because of the shallow pitch of the stands. By contrast, he said every band (and crowd) sounds better at Ohio Stadium because of the steep pitch of the stands and the two-tier design.

[@jonnybgood5764]

@@larrysangrikdds4265 This is true, until game situation where noise is a necessity...Its deafening then!

[@JJ-zr6fu]

A modern stadium design sitting in a bowl sucks you are so far away from the field. His opinion really doesn't matter since he's on the sideline. I can tell you being on the third and second deck of a bowl sucks compared to the modern tiered stadiums.

[@davidboniface858]

I've been to three FBS Stadiums. FSU, Auburn, and Georgia Tech. I actually preferred the bowl design at Doak Campbell than the tiers at GT and AU.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

@@davidboniface858 Those two stadiums aren't really tiered they're bowls with add ons. Kyle field would an example of a modern tiered stadium. TCU's stadium as well.

[@kenparker4688]

LSU Tiger stadium!!! Greatest I've ever seen!!! On a Sat night it's magic

[@richardsnyder842]

I was really disappointed when My beloved Wolf Pack and LSU cancelled a home and home series a few years ago. Because Baton Rouge is a place that I've wanted to see a game at for decades. LSU fans would have also been welcomed to Raleigh. The series was probably a victim of conference expansion. The only problem form the NC State perspective is if LSU had one of those super teams my Wolfpack might not be able to keep it close. The same thing happened to a purposed NC State-Tennessee series. Maybe I can make it to Baton Rouge for the Clemson-LSU in a few years. I need to start saving early for tickets to that one.

[@kenparker4688]

@@richardsnyder842 I hope u can make it there. It's a great environment😊

[@markdb3100]

Josh Pate, have you been to Autzen Stadium? If not, do you plan on going?

[@JoshPateCFB]

No. Yes. - JP

[@MrSteeles912]

@@JoshPateCFB Nice, succinct answer. You, sir, are quite literally an economist of words. I say all that to say this, thank you for getting straight to the point.

[@brutussmithers3777]

It’s Ohio Stadium. Intimidating. In your face. Designed after the Roman Coliseum.

[@josephcernansky1794]

no it wasn't.....look at the aerial image...it was designed like a toilet seat....a REAL crappy stadium! LOL

[@oldben1800]

@@josephcernansky1794 cmon now, dont be bias, it is truly beautiful

[@malls854]

Texas has something real nice and unique going on with there stadium

[@Drew-dy4hc]

Texas couldn't figure out what they wanted. One big ass upper deck, small deck the rest of the horseshoe, then whatever tf that thing is in the end zone.

[@Tijuanabill]

Fittingly named after a Sooner.

[@Andy-White]

@@Tijuanabill surely that bothers the hicks more. He’s a Longhorn legend.

[@kodylangham]

@@Drew-dy4hc From what I've gathered the reason why they added the big upper deck to the west side of the stadium while having the small upper decks everywhere else is so you would be able to see the campus from the west side, I also heard that two of the reasons why they designed the newly renovated south endzone the way they did was because of 1. The lack of space with how developed that part of campus has be come and 2. They wanted to maintain the views fans have of downtown Austin from the stadium. As a Longhorn myself I don't like how oddly shaped the stadium is but I'm not a donor so my opinion is irrelevant.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

Yep the team comes out of a representation of the female reproductive system

[@thedopestdude9520]

There’s no better atmosphere in college sports than the big house in November.

[@josephcernansky1794]

"big house in November"....is that like serving time in winter? Folsom?

[@kevinchandler179]

Happy Valley is 10 times louder than Ann Arbor, literally!!!! WE ARE 🏈 Unrivaled