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Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:53 pm**

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32561906/ ... _football/

Yeah, another "list." This one is college football's top 25 best game day experiences. Sorry, I know NBC's lists are hilariously biased by nature, and that these things are stupid in general, but the point of this one isn't to debate the legitimacy of it (though ND trying to fluff up the service academies just to make ND look that much better is quite amusing); it's to see who has been to which stadiums.

No. 1: The service academies — Army, Navy, Air Force
No. 2: Memorial Stadium, Nebraska
No. 3: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame
No. 4: Tiger Stadium, LSU
No. 5: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama
No. 6: Beaver Stadium, Penn State
No. 7: Ohio Stadium, Ohio State
No. 8: Neyland Stadium, Tennessee
No. 9: Ben Griffin Stadium, Florida
No. 10: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas
No. 11: Sanford Stadium, Georgia
No. 12: Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin
No. 13: Michigan Stadium, Michigan
No. 14: Kyle Field, Texas A&M
No. 15: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn
No. 16: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma
No. 17: Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech
No. 18: Autzen Stadium, Oregon
No. 19: Memorial Stadium, Clemson
No. 20: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USC
No. 21: Husky Stadium, Washington
No. 22: Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State
No. 23: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Mississippi
No. 24: William-Brice Stadium, South Carolina
No. 25: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State

Sadly, I've only been to #13 and #25, of course. But there's a decent chance I'll make it to Camp Randall this year. MSU starts Big Ten play in Madison.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:00 pm**

I'm nearly twice as old as you, and I'm only one up on you on this list. Been to #3 (of course), as well as #13 and #20.

Carrier Dome isn't on this list. I've been there a number of times, although never for a Syracuse football game. I've driven by Buffalo's stadium about 1,000 times but never went in for a game.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:06 pm**

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32561906/ ... _football/

Yeah, another "list." This one is college football's top 25 best game day experiences. Sorry, I know NBC's lists are hilariously biased by nature, and that these things are stupid in general, but the point of this one isn't to debate the legitimacy of it (though ND trying to fluff up the service academies just to make ND look that much better is quite amusing); it's to see who has been to which stadiums.

No. 1: The service academies — Army, Navy, Air Force Check on Army and Air Force: Army blows the Flyboys out of the water as far as the experience... the play on the field not so much.
No. 2: Memorial Stadium, Nebraska Check : Numerous times... Thanksgivings in Omaha at Hotels used to be a Father and son staple in my family back when I was kid.
No. 3: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame Check: 1999... Go Cubs?
No. 4: Tiger Stadium, LSU
No. 5: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama Check: The best experience I have ever had as a Sooner Visitor. My ex-wife who was an Allbarn fan felt like an idiot for playing up how horrible we would be treated. A Bama fan paid for our parking despite the fact my early 20s ass and hot blond wife had pulled up in $42,000 vehicle with Sooner gear on and covering the car. We had at least six beers a piece bought for us on the way to the stadium and were already a bit tipsy by the time we made it to the stadium. I've never had a fan base except Bama actually come up and thank us for coming down and kicking their asses AFTER the game. With the exception of lone idiot, who many of the Bama people were more angry at, running up the street screaming "GO TEXASS" afterwards they were all class.

No. 6: Beaver Stadium, Penn State Check: A colleague of mine who played ball at Penn State took me to a game while I lived in Pittsburgh. Was sort of Pedestrian to be honest but the stadium rocks as far as intensity.

No. 7: Ohio Stadium, Ohio State
No. 8: Neyland Stadium, Tennessee
No. 9: Ben Griffin Stadium, Florida
No. 10: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas Check: blah!
No. 11: Sanford Stadium, Georgia
No. 12: Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin
No. 13: Michigan Stadium, Michigan
No. 14: Kyle Field, Texas A&M Check: Ther fans are just as intense as you hear... too bad they suck.

No. 15: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn Check: Redneck convention!
No. 16: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma Check: Duh
No. 17: Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech
No. 18: Autzen Stadium, Oregon Check
No. 19: Memorial Stadium, Clemson
No. 20: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USC
No. 21: Husky Stadium, Washington
No. 22: Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State check
No. 23: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Mississippi
No. 24: William-Brice Stadium, South Carolina
No. 25: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State

Sadly, I've only been to #13 and #25, of course. But there's a decent chance I'll make it to Camp Randall this year. MSU starts Big Ten play in Madison.

1A, 1C, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 22.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:34 pm**

No. 1: The service academies — Army, Navy, Air Force No
No. 2: Memorial Stadium, Nebraska Yes
No. 3: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame Yes
No. 4: Tiger Stadium, LSU No
No. 5: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama No
No. 6: Beaver Stadium, Penn State No
No. 7: Ohio Stadium, Ohio State Yes
No. 8: Neyland Stadium, Tennessee No
No. 9: Ben Griffin Stadium, Florida No
No. 10: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas No
No. 11: Sanford Stadium, Georgia No
No. 12: Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin No
No. 13: Michigan Stadium, Michigan No
No. 14: Kyle Field, Texas A&M No
No. 15: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn Yes
No. 16: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma No
No. 17: Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech No
No. 18: Autzen Stadium, Oregon Yes
No. 19: Memorial Stadium, Clemson No
No. 20: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USC Yes
No. 21: Husky Stadium, Washington Yes
No. 22: Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State Yes
No. 23: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Mississippi No
No. 24: William-Brice Stadium, South Carolina No
No. 25: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State No

8 if them. I guess there are advantages to supporting a team that has the balls to travel for OOC games

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:58 pm**

No. 1: The service academies — Army, Navy, Air Force
No. 2: Memorial Stadium, Nebraska
No. 7: Ohio Stadium, Ohio State
No. 12: Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin
No. 13: Michigan Stadium, Michigan
No. 17: Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech
No. 24: William-Brice Stadium, South Carolina

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:18 pm**

Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Penn State, Clemson.

Notre Dame seems high at #3. Michigan seems high, too, at #13. PSU and OSU seem about right given what I've seen on tv from Bama, Nebraska, and LSU. I;d put both PSU and OSU ahead of ND as well as LSU, too. Heck, I'd go so far as to say that MSU comes close to if not should top Michigan. Michigan gets into the top 15, I think on attendance alone 'cuz the place is a coffin except when OSU and ND come to town and only then does it get rockin if it's a tight game.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:58 pm**

The only one I have been to is Michie Stadium (Army). Sadly, I missed our games against Auburn and Penn State and I probably could have gone to both games. I did see us play Alabama, but that was in Legion Field.

I will be visiting Doak Campbell this season and Ben Hill Griffin and Notre Dame Stadium in the next couple of seasons. We have Michigan State a handful of years down and I will probably go there as well.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:01 pm**

Ohio Stadium, Ohio State (numerous, too many to name)
Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas (tOSU vs. Texas '06)
Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin (tOSU vs. UW '00 & '03)
Michigan Stadium, Michigan (UM vs. Boston College '96, tOSU vs. UM '01, UM vs. Washington '02)

I got some work to do, I guess. :?

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:05 pm**

UM, OSU, PSU, FSU, MSU

Not listed, IU, NW, Bowl Game venues.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:43 pm**

ND twice and going for #3 this year for the BC game.
Neyland for my 40th B-day vs. Notre Dame. Calhouns on the river is a blast on game day with great ribs.
#20 for many condom games...shit they couldn't even fill it half way back then.
#21 walked around it but never been there for a game
#1 Been on the campus at West Point when my brother was there but never went to a game. Same thing at Air Force.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:51 pm**

I've actually been to the stadium at the Naval Academy...but not for a football game. Went for a graduation/commissioning ceremony, though, in 2006 when Dick Cheney spoke. Nice little stadium and got very loud when two Blue Angels 18s roared down the length of the field just barely clearing the stadium walls...

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:59 pm**

not nearly as impressive as others and pretty regional:

on the list: just OU (too numerous), AFA (1) and Nebraska (1).

been to, not on list:
Folsom Field (had season tix for 5 years, but missed when there was OU TV conflict...somewhere around 20 games and left at halftime a few times for OU games)
Dudley Field (Vandy, 4-5 times)
Lewis Field (OSU)
Skelly Stadium (Tulsa)
Amon Carter (TCU)
Faurot Field (Miz)

i played a would-be rainout JV game on Owen Field back when it had turf...that was pretty cool.

seen Kyle and DKR in person.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:25 pm**

#3
#16
#23

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:09 pm**

AFA
West Point
OSU

Posted: **Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:27 pm**

Only the Big House and Spartan Stadium for me as well...three times each but one of the times at Spartan Stadium was for the Cold War hockey game. I'd love to catch a Michigan game in an enemy stadium eventually.

Posted: **Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:16 pm**

No. 4: Tiger Stadium, LSU - Been there twice. Night games+spanish moss+mildewed concrete structure+boiling cauldrons of cajun food=creepiest road trips ever.
No. 5: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama - whatever.
No. 8: Neyland Stadium, Tennessee - Been twice. Frat boy yelling "fuck Auburn" at elderly couple was memorable.
No. 9: Ben Griffin Stadium, Florida - Had been told it was loud and witnessed same, before the end zone expansion.
No. 11: Sanford Stadium, Georgia - Wanna go but hard ticket for AU fans.
No. 15: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn - Get there in time for the eagle's flight. Electric.
No. 19: Memorial Stadium, Clemson - Lewis Grizzard said Auburn on a lake and he was right.
No. 22: Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State - Saw the ultra-exciting 42-41 AU win here. First time(?) the tomahawk chop was used. Metal stands literally swayed with the arm motion.

Posted: **Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:43 pm**

No. 3: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame
No. 7: Ohio Stadium, Ohio State
No. 12: Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin
No. 13: Michigan Stadium, Michigan
No. 25: Spartan Stadium, Michigan State

Other College Stadiums (rankings are mine)

88: Indiana
119: Eastern Michigan

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