What road stadium have you attended with the best atmosphere?

[Tide1986]

Have not been in them all, but I would rate them:
1. LSU
2. Florida
3. Georgia
4. UT
5. USCe
6. Ole Miss
120. Vanderbilt

Oh come on...you know the Vandy stadium rocks...especially when it's filled with 39,500 Bama fans...it's like a big Bama block party
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[BocaLance]

My Top 5 of the 14 or 15 I've been to:

1) LSU
2) Clemson
3) Florida
4) Notre Dame
5) Tennessee

 

[37bamagrl]

My brother and I were standing at our seats after the SEC Champ game this year and this lady starts talking to him - i turn around and it's ramp lady LOL


As far as best road stadium - LSU at night no question - those people are crazy - when they blocked that field goal last time we were there - CRAZY LOUD - loudest moment I'd heard..... until Cody blocked his anyway

 

[RT3413]

I've also been fortunate enough to have been to all the SEC stadiums (including both Arky) plus Colorado, Missouri, the Georgia Dome and several bowl games.

Overall, I'd have to say the atmosphere at the Rose Bowl for the BCS Game was second to none. Yes, the stadium is poorly designed for today's needs. But there's something about playing at the Pantheon of College Sports in a game that means that much that can't be duplicated.

For "regular" games I'd have to say Colorado. Of course, I was there back when their teams were actually winning (1989) but the stadium setting is beautiful, the running of "Ralphie" is a great tradition and the fans were passionate yet classy.

In the SEC, hands-down its LSU. As much as I don't LIKE the fans they create an environment that is unique, intimidating and awe-inspiring. When you hear 90,000 fans chanting "Geaux Tigers" at the top of their lungs in a nearly single bourbon- and andouille-soaked breath you can't help but think you're in one of the best college football environments around.

 

[bayoutider]

LSU - best tailgating and easy to upgrade your seats as the LSU fans leave early.

Ole Miss - same as above

Yale - so different it's amusing. If the game sucks, and it will, watch the crowd.

 

[VolFan1]

J.T. Bowtie

I miss his videos. He was entertaining as long as you didn't take him too seriously.

 

[aprovo]

This is based on my overall experience, (pre-game, game and post-game) not just in the stadium.

LSU
Tennessee
Ohio State
Notre Dame

 

[BLAKE55]

I actually enjoy Vandy's stadium. It is usually about 75% Bama fans and parking is easy.

As far as the best stadium atmosphere away from BDS
1. Neyland Stadium. Though more space between seats would be good.
2. Commonwealth Stadium. I have had a blast the 2 times I have been.
3. Miss State: I know a lot of people don't like MSU but my 3 sons and I had a great time in Starkville last year and actually met some of the nicest fans we have ever met from another SEC school.

(I'm hoping to add Penn State to this list in 2011)

 

[GrayTide]

Oh come on...you know the Vandy stadium rocks...especially when it's filled with 39,500 Bama fans...it's like a big Bama block party
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You have a point. Vandy has averaged a little over 34,500 per home game over the past 6 years, and if you take away, Alabama, UT, UGA, UF, and Ole Miss fans I would suspect their average home attendance would be less than
20,000. What an embarrasment for the SEC.

 

[bamabryan]

My favorite place to go to a game, outside of Tuscaloosa, is Oxford. There is something captivating about The Grove. It's not a tailgate, it's a picnic. I haven't been overly impressed with the atmosphere inside Vaught-Hemingway, so I'm not sure how great it would've been before they started putting the tents up.

It's the ladies at Ole Miss that captivate me. :wink:

 

[tide13]

I've been to all of the stadiums in the SEC, having been to most of them a few times each.

Tennessee is number one for road stadiums in the SEC. Taking away personal feelings and just focusing on the atmosphere, traditions like the Vol Navy, Vol Walk, the band marching through campus to play to the hill, the stadium itself (despite the bad, small seats), the team running through the 'T", the halftime shows...it's hard to beat.

LSU is great, too. I've always eaten for free there (not sure what some it was...), the campus is nice, it's loud. Great atmosphere.

Georgia has it all -- great campus, cool college town, nice stadium, and the rudest fans of any school in the conference. That's what sours it for me and makes me never want to go back.

Florida is right up there -- loud, interesting stadium, great campus.

Underrated are probably Mississippi State and Arkansas. Both nice campuses. Arkansas, once you get there, is a great campus and the stadium has come a long way. Fayetteville is a neat college town.

As far as non-conference venues, I've been to Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Purdue, Penn State, Navy, Boston College, Ohio University, Troy and UAB.

Ohio State was easily the wildest (it was Michigan week). I love old stadiums and the horseshoe was awesome. Kegs and Eggs at 6:00 am on game day -- nuts....

Notre Dame has the tradition. Like it or not, it's a different feel there than anywhere else. I could feel the history there with each step. The band marching through campus chanting "Here Come the Irish." College football is more fun when Notre Dame is good.

I like Georgia Tech. I haven't been since the expansion, but a nice campus tucked away beside downtown Atlanta. The Varsity. The Budweiser song at the end of the 3rd quarter.

Florida State -- the stadium used to be a dump. Then they renovated, and it is truly impressive on the outside. I got to go to the Golden Chiefs hospitality area, which is nice, so that probably sways my opinion.

Penn State -- fans with as much class as any around. They were that way when we played them in the 70's and 80's. I saw them play in Happy Valley in probably the coldest game I've ever been to. They lost to Iowa 21-20, and I'm not sure a single fan left the stadium before the game was over. It was sleeting, raining and just plain miserable. I hope I can make our game up there.

Most disappointing -- Michigan. It was definitely a wine and cheese crowd. Saw Northwestern beat them the year they went to the Rose Bowl. That would've been like Vanderbilt beating us. The crowd did nothing to help push the team, as they were in a dogfight. They didn't seem to be too upset about it. Our fans would've tried to fire our team up. Theirs did nothing.

 

[MegaVars]

Night game at LSU. The last time I was there were the pre-CNS days, so I'm sure the attitude toward us is different than it was back then.

 

[Vinny]

Miss State, they really have their act together with gameday traffic, parking and such. We parked for free in 07 in some Research Park and were shuttled by bus near the stadium. After the game, we were back at our car and on our way.
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[ElkhartTider]

Have not been in them all, but I would rate them:
1. LSU
2. Florida
3. Georgia
4. UT
5. USCe
6. Ole Miss
120. Vanderbilt

253. Kentucky :biggrin2:

 

[ElkhartTider]

I've been to all of the stadiums in the SEC, having been to most of them a few times each.

As far as non-conference venues, I've been to Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Purdue, Penn State, Navy, Boston College, Ohio University, Troy and UAB.

Notre Dame has the tradition. Like it or not, it's a different feel there than anywhere else. I could feel the history there with each step. The band marching through campus chanting "Here Come the Irish." College football is more fun when Notre Dame is good.

Maybe it's because I live here and hate them beyond belief.. but I've been to SEVERAL ND games.. and they've all put me to sleep. And if Michigan is a "wine and cheese crowd" this crowd is well.. I'd rather not get suspended. Sure they've got the tradition, but they have the ugliest, most boring stadium that I've ever been to and I've been to games at Vandy and UK. The crowd is horrible. The only noise in that place comes from the student section. And not calling you a liar but I must have missed the band marching through campus every time I've ever been there, which is entirely possible since the only way I can enjoy myself on campus is to be intoxicated. :blush:

Most disappointing -- Michigan. It was definitely a wine and cheese crowd. Saw Northwestern beat them the year they went to the Rose Bowl. That would've been like Vanderbilt beating us. The crowd did nothing to help push the team, as they were in a dogfight. They didn't seem to be too upset about it. Our fans would've tried to fire our team up. Theirs did nothing.

The only time I've ever been up to the Big House was for a spring game in '05. The place was almost full and the second you walk in that place for the first time it just swallows you up. It was incredible. Obviously I can't comment on game atmosphere but the Big House alone was amazing.

My comments in bold.

 

[rhYno]

I miss his videos. He was entertaining as long as you didn't take him too seriously.

Check out his youtube page. He posted a new video up the other day. He's back to his original form (trash talking) of course, but he has stated numerous times it's all an act in pure and good fun and in the new video he does reveal he's a part-time actor and model.

 

[Heavy D]

No question. Tiger Stadium.

 

[TIDEnGA]

I've been going to Alabama games for over 20 years and have still never seen or heard Ramp Lady. I believe she exists; I just don't know how I've missed her.

 

[CrimsonSnake]

I've been going to Alabama games for over 20 years and have still never seen or heard Ramp Lady. I believe she exists; I just don't know how I've missed her.

Wow! I don't know how you've missed her, you can hear her all over the place. "Her Ramp" was the one in the Northwest corner of the stadium. Boy am I glad they put up that Jumbotron to block her out, I'm sure that's why its hung there.

As for away stadiums; I've been to Knoxville, Baton Rouge, Vandy, Arkansas @ Little Rock, plus the Super Dome (Thank you George Teague) and now twice to the Rose Bowl (once for the UCLA fiasco, and this year vs Texas). The tailgating beofre the UCLA game was a blast, not quite Baton Rouge but still really fun.

 

[RedStar]

Auburn - Noise is less than B-D for a big game but not bad, toilets suck (horse trough), we lost every time, and the fans are a-holes.

If you think the horse troughs are bad, go to Wade-Davis, or Scott Field or whatever it is they call it now in Starkville. They don't even have the troughs. You just pee on the floor into a concrete ditch.