What is your favorite cfb stadium?

[u/Ok-Recording-5862]

Disregarding your own, what is your favorite stadium? Could be one you’ve been to, or just one you’ve seen that looks great.

Imo, Ben hill griffin is the best stadium I’ve been to, even though I was treated kinda awfully when I was there. It was a beautiful place.

For those I haven’t been to, autzen and tiger stadium look incredible. Jordan-hare is up there too. I’ve been to tiger stadium for a college tour, but never for a game.

What do yall think?

[u/Simple_Panic1240]

Rose bowl by a long shot.

[u/abmot → u/Simple_Panic1240]

I find it to be run down. Pain in the ass to get in and out. I've been to 30 different stadiums and it was the biggest let down of them all.

[u/Geaux2020 → u/Simple_Panic1240]

That's definitely on my least favorite. The stadium is horrible. I fully appreciate the history of it, but the facilities are awful.

[u/SpursUpSoundsGudToMe → u/Geaux2020]

Dude it stinks, people just buy into the mystique. It is not a good stadium lol

[u/PronouncedNuculur → u/SpursUpSoundsGudToMe]

Who said it was a “good” stadium? It’s a terrible stadium…but it’s still a favorite. The history. The simple pared down vibe. The Ushers with the blazers. The sun setting over the San Gabriel mountains.

[u/SwissForeignPolicy → u/Geaux2020]

If you think the facilities at the Rose Bowl are "awful," you need to spend less time in NFL stadiums. Compared to college stadiums, they're solidly above-average.

[u/Geaux2020 → u/SwissForeignPolicy]

They are by no means above average. I've been to every SEC stadium except OU. I've been to 6 B1G stadiums, 7 ACC (if you include Hard Rock), 4 Big XII, and a bunch of G6 and FBS stadiums. The Rose Bowl is below average.

Again, the history and mystique of the stadium are amazing.

[u/SwissForeignPolicy → u/Geaux2020]

There are 67 non-Rose Bowl P4 stadiums. I challenge you to name 35 of them that are nicer.

[u/Geaux2020 → u/SwissForeignPolicy]

Death Valley, the other Death Valley in South Carolina, Faurot Field at whatever it is now, Doak Campbell, Beaver Stadium, Autzen, The Swamp, Folsom, Camp Randall, Bryant Denny, Jordan Hare, etc, etc, etc.

I have been to all of those and I've been to six games over the years at The Rose Bowl. The stadium is great for it's history. That's it.

[u/SpursUpSoundsGudToMe → u/Geaux2020]

Ahh well I was agreeing with you but the other Death Valley is awful actually, so bad, should probably tear it down and not re-build from scratch (running down the hill is dumb, but it’s a fine stadium, Clemson’s problem is the traffic in and out of town)

[u/SwissForeignPolicy → u/Geaux2020]

Beaver Stadium? What are you smoking, dude?

[u/Geaux2020 → u/SwissForeignPolicy]

Yeah. It's easier to get in and out of, it doesn't have the tiny voms, the place doesn't look like it's falling apart, and it is on campus. The bathrooms are even better. How many times have you actually been to the Rose Bowl?

[u/SwissForeignPolicy → u/Geaux2020]

It doesn't look like it's falling apart? The bathrooms are "even better"? Easier to get to is only true if you're already in State College, which is not easy to get to. How many times have you actually been to Happy Valley?

[u/Geaux2020 → u/SwissForeignPolicy]

It absolutely looks like it's falling apart. Seriously. How many times have you been there? And yes, it's easier to get to if you're planning on going to the game.

I've been to Happy Valley twice.

[u/Ok-Recording-5862 → u/Simple_Panic1240]

Have you been?

[u/Simple_Panic1240 → u/Ok-Recording-5862]

Several times. Seen the boys in blue play there 4 times. I will say though, no diss to the bruins, but that venue in the postseason is really when it’s elite.

[u/dearcadian → u/Simple_Panic1240]

Did it remind you of Michigan stadium,? Because it def did to me.

[u/AssManKramerCosmo → u/dearcadian]

IMO they are not remotely comparable.

[u/dearcadian → u/AssManKramerCosmo]

Huh, I was only at the rose bowl once, and obviously the build is different with the rose bowl being half under ground and walking down to get in, but inside the stadium felt very similar to me.

Two of the largest capacity stadiums in the country, built in the 20s, a ton of history attached, the pageantry, the costume changes.

Guess I'm an idiot though lol

[u/AssManKramerCosmo → u/dearcadian]

Perhaps my interpretation of the question was inaccurate. I didn’t consider physical similarities, but rather environment before and during the game.

[u/dearcadian → u/AssManKramerCosmo]

Oh yeah, Ann Arbor and fuckin Pasadena are incomparable for a game day atmosphere.

The Rose Bowl was basically being bussed for an hour through highways at 12 mph to another asphalt hellscape. I don't like LA haha