all the other ones are smaller.
I'd have to go with Sparty Stadium if I went by that logic, then. Went there for that U2 concert a couple years ago. I guess my second favorite is Spartan Stadium. Sad face.
is a "dive" and trash dump all in one !!! If that's your pick, you really need to get out more !
For tradition and atmosphere, notre dame is pretty good. For viewing alone, actually IU just refurbished their stadium and it is very nice.
B1G stadiums I've been to that are OK - Penn State, Iowa
B1G stadiums I've been to that suck: MSU, Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern
Go Blue!
Get some perspective and reading comprehension. I replied to the poster that said he'd only been to one other college stadium so that one would have to be his pick. Other than the Big House, I've only been to Spartan Stadium so by that logic Sparty Stadium would have to be mine. Hint: Sparty Stadium is in no way shape or form my second favorite stadium.
I've been to a LOT of college football stadiums and I agree it's the Rose Bowl and it's not even close. The Rose Bowl usually kicks off around 1:30 PST which means the sun starts to set behind the San Gabrial mountains as the third quarter ends and the fourth quarter begins. As the picture Carrotville selected shows - it's breathtaking.
I like to think God himself wanted to create a magnificent background for a football game to show humans THIS is how you create drama kids.
Unless you have a few hours to kill, you better have a full tank of gas on gameday. I didn't mind it in 1998. In 2007, I wanted to get out of there and back on my way to Michigan immediately.
pick a pic that had a Michigan endzone!
Nothing special about Texas and adjacent to a highway. Florida is a rust bucket and no air flow.
Based on nothing but TV, I would love to see a game at Washington.
The stadium itself is a little scary - an erector set gone wild - but the setting is great.
I enjoyed what I saw of Happy Valley, but my only game there was the 4OT field goal abortion from a few years ago. I don't have any really happy memories of that stadium. I do remember thinking about the erector set that supported the stadium as the PSU fans were stomping around. Scary.
It's probably best the game went so many overtimes, as on the way out I saw a group of hill-dwellers standing in vigil in front of a makeshift Paterno shrine. If I hadn't had that extra time to sober up, I'd have likely mouthed off to them and found myself in some sort of The Hills Have Eyes sequel...
I've been to PSU for a night game and was unimpressed. The stadium itself is a large unattractive piece of concrete. Sure it's built off of the ground, so it looks big, but in my opinion that is all it has going for it.
Interesting comparison to the Big House. When you enter Beaver Stadium it is at field level so the first thing you see is the field size up close. You turn around to see the stands. This left me feeling that the stadium was smaller than it was. The opposite is true for the Big House. Since it is built in a bowl you are entering the stadium more than halfway up so your entrance view is the field from afar and about 67% of the stands. This leaves me feeling that the stadium is bigger than it may be.
I saw Michigan play at all three stadiums. Rose Bowl is cool inside and the area around it is lovely, but you're sort of isolated. My memories of Washington stadium are a bit fuzzy, but I remember walking there through Seattle and there being water/Ocean/River right outside the stadium. I'd give the edge to Washington's stadium there. However, PSU's crazy erector set, despite being in the middle of nowhere was crazy. The white out was one of the most amazing things I've seen. No water features or beautiful sunshine, but for raw Roman Colosseum energy/experience, I'd have to go with PSU.
OSU-meh. It was o.k.
MSU-bad.
Northwestern-meh.
Purdue-(it's been 35 years, but I remember liking it.)
Wisconsin--Camp Randall is very cool. Not quite PSU level, but they've got some great traditions and a nice game day. The Great Dane is also great for breakfast.
Any recommendations on which of the following to go to next? Rutgers, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana or Nebraska.
(BTW-there was a thread the other day asking what the most Michigan thing you ever did was. In 1998 I moved to L.A. and stopped for 20 minutes in Omaha and peed on the Nebraska stadium. Co-National championship my ass.)
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Agreed.
Stadiums on my bucket list:
- SEC night game at LSU
- Nebraska
- Wisconsin
- Florida
- Georgia
- Auburn
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
These for tailgating/environment:
- Grove at Ole Miss
- Tennessee navy
- Clemson
- Washington
- Cal
- Army
That's the top of my list, sans-Rose Bowl. Make sure you head next door to see Mike the Tiger. Dude has his own habitat.
For comparison sake, I recommend the drive 20 miles to Southern U's campus to see their live jaguar. He lives inside a cage with a dog house and a cat tree from Petco.
I went to a few Clemson games and the tailgating experience was unreal. If possible, I suggest going to a Clemson-USC night game. Best night game experice I have had other then UTL1.
It is awesome!
It is awesome!
I guess you need to go once for historical reasons. ND stadium, a mini michigan stadium before the renovations, set in a big parking lot. I did stumble into a tailgate where Gerry Faust was holding court in clown shoes.
Barrow Bowl?
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Besides Michigan (I just learned there were more stadiums outside of that one) Bryant Denny! Great tailgate area and awesome atmosphere in the stadium.
in Marquette of course...
1979 when we played there. Nasty people.
Rose Bowl - not even close.
Iowa was fun in a quaint way - we parked in a back yard and when we returned after the game found our car blocked in. The house owner said we could mow down the bushes but would probably scratch up the car (it was a rental). We told them that was not a problem since we were from Detroit and that all Detroiters got free cars. They stood by in awe as we plowed through the bush on our way out. No damage, but they had a story for their friends.
Jerry World was pretty awesome - went there for the Alabama game, but you did say College stadiums...
My Stadium preference for 2015 is:
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD
TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
U. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
I am going there for the first time this year. Looks like a beautiful venue.
umbig11 - I live in Minneapolis and have been to TCF a lot. Its a nice new stadium. Not huge - just over 50,000, not full of frills but it is a quality venue. They do have a lot of nice touches like the name of every county in Minnesota inscribed around the entire outside of the stadium. The building has a throwback look to it in all brick (Brickhouse nickname).
They are now selling beer throughout the stadium which is good. Otherwise, the food is ordinary. A decent amount of tailgating too in the area. There are some great microbrew pubs within 2-4 miles as well....worth the visit especially if a nice day.
Also, with the team improving the atmosphere/buzz in the stadium (bigger student attendance), makes it funner.
Can I bother you for one more detail? The obvious, where do we tailgate? We like to get after it! We are looking forward to it. Staying at the Hilton downtown.
Yep, you'd be better off just going to one of the campus bars.
Being a newer stadium, the seating is nice and spacious. Lots of room to walk down rows without bumping knees or the fear of tumbling over people in the row in front of you.
Nebraska's version is a really fun trip