Power 5’s 10 toughest stadiums to play in for 2019

[cmc_rebar]

Where’s UCF?

It said power 5, not power 32

 

[theboardref]

Whoever wrote this article is a dumbass.

Factors in who you are playing as well(I assume). If the team you are playing on the field is a powder puff on the field, no matter how great the environment is at the beginning of the game it won’t be at the end.

 

[theboardref]

Yeah, it's dumb because bigger program teams play mostly easier games at home. You don't travel to play Kent St, they come to your place. So teams always have an inflated home record anyway.

Alabama mostly plays neutral site games lately, so harder games aren't being played there as frequently(not that it would matter since the last time Alabama lost one was like 2007). But those kinds of things contribute.

The truth is Bryant Denny has seating that is at a pretty low angle compared to most places in the lower bowl, and they are also much further away from the field. Auburn student section is crazy loud and Tennessee has a potential to be at times because they are closer to the field and the angle is a little steeper.

You can visually see the differences. I really can't think of a time when the crowd made a difference.

Alabama:

vs Tennessee:

vs Auburn

And LSU even though it personally seems over-rated to me in terms of loudness, but I could see where they could be the most obnoxious/hostile.

LSU definitely depends on the game. If we are talking big games, then yes. Non conference game vs a garbage team, because that’s the only home non-conference games we like to play, it is awful.

 

[4down20]

LSU definitely depends on the game. If we are talking big games, then yes. Non conference game vs a garbage team, because that’s the only home non-conference games we like to play, it is awful.

I've obviously never been to any of them, so I just go by what I see on TV in terms of affecting the game. I dread playing @ Auburn the most, their student section is extremely loud and is always constantly causing problems. Many are worse than LSU for sure, but I just never see the game affected like it is at Auburn.

And I know for sure Alabama's is among the worse even though I'm sure the atmosphere can be great even if not the loudest and able to affect the game.

 

[olympicoscar]

Whoever wrote this article is a dumbass.

Since you're an Alabama fan, I'm puzzled by this.

 

[olympicoscar]

I would have put Texas AM in my top ten.

 

[olympicoscar]

Yeah, it's dumb because bigger program teams play mostly easier games at home. You don't travel to play Kent St, they come to your place. So teams always have an inflated home record anyway.

Alabama mostly plays neutral site games lately, so harder games aren't being played there as frequently(not that it would matter since the last time Alabama lost one was like 2007). But those kinds of things contribute.

The truth is Bryant Denny has seating that is at a pretty low angle compared to most places in the lower bowl, and they are also much further away from the field. Auburn student section is crazy loud and Tennessee has a potential to be at times because they are closer to the field and the angle is a little steeper.

You can visually see the differences. I really can't think of a time when the crowd made a difference.

Alabama:

vs Tennessee:

vs Auburn

And LSU even though it personally seems over-rated to me in terms of loudness, but I could see where they could be the most obnoxious/hostile.

Looking at the Alabama field, it's obvious that this is way before game time. Alabama does play big time games at home. LSU and Auburn are tough opponents.

 

[romeo212000]

Since you're an Alabama fan, I'm puzzled by this.

Why? Because he’s thinking objectively instead of being a homer?

 

[NolePride]

For some strange reason southern teams prefer to play at NFL stadiums and NASCAR tracks.

Yeah, but not in Florida.

USF plays at an NFL Stadium. The Phins and Miami have always shared The Orange Bowl and then Joe Robbie.
Doak Campbell isn't an NFL Stadium. Florida Field isn't an NFL Stadium. The Gator Bowl has quite a unique twist
to it. It has a capacity of 69K for the NFL but for College Games they pull those tarps off in the Southern End Zone and
the stadium's capacity rises to 84K for College games.

College Football is King down here.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Yeah, but not in Florida.

USF plays at an NFL Stadium. The Phins and Miami have always shared The Orange Bowl and then Joe Robbie.
Doak Campbell isn't an NFL Stadium. Florida Field isn't an NFL Stadium. The Gator Bowl has quite a unique twist
to it. It has a capacity of 69K for the NFL but for College Games they pull those tarps off in the Southern End Zone and
the stadium's capacity rises to 84K for College games.

College Football is King down here.

Florida State, LSU to open in New Orleans in 2022, Orlando in 2023

 

[olympicoscar]

Why? Because he’s thinking objectively instead of being a homer?

Never been there, just basing it on what I've seen on TV.

 

[4down20]

Since you're an Alabama fan, I'm puzzled by this.

Puzzled by what? It's just the truth.

Looking at the Alabama field, it's obvious that this is way before game time. Alabama does play big time games at home. LSU and Auburn are tough opponents.

It doesn't matter that it's before game time. The point was how far away from the field the stands start and the lower angle they have.

And it's not like Alabama is Miss St or something like that, it's just no where near #1.

 

[Deep Creek]

Whoever wrote this article is a dumbass.

Yeah baby. Everyone knows the Sun Bowl is the most difficult place to play. I mean, look at this intimidating venue.

 

[olympicoscar]

Puzzled by what? It's just the truth.



It doesn't matter that it's before game time. The point was how far away from the field the stands start and the lower angle they have.

And it's not like Alabama is Miss St or something like that, it's just no where near #1.

JMO, but I think it has more to do with the fans than the stadium. Look at Texas AM. The only time and place I saw them play was the Cotton Bowl in 1988. The Cotton Bowl was outdated then, but the AM sure made a ruckus. At Kyle Field, they're deadly. Oklahoma and Texas at the Cotton Bowl is almost always a riotous atmosphere, and the place is really outdated.

 

[Deep Creek]

College Football is King down here.

While college football is a big deal here as well, I'm going to say high school football is King in Texas...but that is just my opinion.

I know we have Texas, A&M and that monolith that is JJ's Cowgirls, but I'm still going with high school football as King.

 

[LyquidMetal]

While college football is a big deal here as well, I'm going to say high school football is King in Texas...but that is just my opinion.

I know we have Texas, A&M and that monolith that is JJ's Cowgirls, but I'm still going with high school football as King.

Considering that in Tx some high schools have bigger capacity stadiums than some small colleges there is some truth to this.
But as far as intimidating places to play. Understand that BAMA has a mystique about them and have for some time now. That right there puts some teams on their heels to begin with.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

3. Ohio State, Ohio Stadium

meh…we scored 31 on that weak ass D in their hellhole of a stadium last year.

 

[Jtrain80]

JMO, but I think it has more to do with the fans than the stadium. Look at Texas AM. The only time and place I saw them play was the Cotton Bowl in 1988. The Cotton Bowl was outdated then, but the AM sure made a ruckus. At Kyle Field, they're deadly. Oklahoma and Texas at the Cotton Bowl is almost always a riotous atmosphere, and the place is really outdated.

I have no use for texas a&m, in any regard, but Kyle field is hell to play a night game at.

The OU-TX game being played at the cotton bowl really skews the home stats for OU. The only time i remember Norman being an intimidating venue was the Texas Tech game in 08. Bob Stoops went as far as to tell the blue hair crowd to give the their tickets to the grandkids so we could get noise.

Now texas gets their ass kicked in Austin all the time so that is a nonstarter.

 

[romeo212000]

I have no use for texas a&m, in any regard, but Kyle field is hell to play a night game at.

The OU-TX game being played at the cotton bowl really skews the home stats for OU. The only time i remember Norman being an intimidating venue was the Texas Tech game in 08. Bob Stoops went as far as to tell the blue hair crowd to give the their tickets to the grandkids so we could get noise.

Now texas gets their ass kicked in Austin all the time so that is a nonstarter.

Our stadium was rocking the year Anderson went ape shit on TCU in the first half. Was also rocking pretty good against Ohio state till we shit down our legs.

 

[4down20]

JMO, but I think it has more to do with the fans than the stadium. Look at Texas AM. The only time and place I saw them play was the Cotton Bowl in 1988. The Cotton Bowl was outdated then, but the AM sure made a ruckus. At Kyle Field, they're deadly. Oklahoma and Texas at the Cotton Bowl is almost always a riotous atmosphere, and the place is really outdated.

If you want to talk about Alabama vs Miss St, or Arkansas or whatever, then sure. If someone tried to rank those as being more difficult than Alabama I'd mention how dumb that was.

But when you are talking about the top stadiums and shit, other factors start to come in. Distance matters a good bit for sound. Someone standing 5 feet away from you screaming at you is much louder than someone who is 20 feet away. And then you factor in the angle of the stands and that also changes the distance, the more steep the angle, the closer they are.

A place can have a great atmosphere and be full of energy even if it's not loud enough to affect the game on the field.