Best stadium you've ever watched a football

[FirstTimer]

Michigan Stadium is a great place to see a game, but in the Big Ten, it is hard to beat the atmosphere at Camp Randall. But none can beat Notre Dame Stadium. Also, Ford Field is exceptional, as is Lucas Oil. Haven't been to too many different stadiums but those are just a few worth mentioning.

When were you there?

Only ever been to Solider Field for pro football games. Went to some in the old Soldier Field and been to one in the new one. New Solider Field is much better. Not really a bad seat in the entire place.

For college I've been to game as NIU, Notre Dame, Illinois, and Northwestern. Notre Dame is by far the best. Followed by Northwestern. NIU is "meh" and Memorial Stadium in Champaign isn't really all that great but it's a solid venue.

I'd like to get to a game at Lambeau. That's really the only pro stadium I have any interest in getting to.

College wise I want to see games at:

Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Iowa, LSU, VaTech, Harvard-Yale.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Live football is dreadful. Easily the worst live sport, and probably the only sport that's better on TV. I have free season tickets to a major college football team that plays in a top ten stadium, and I have never bothered to go to a game (I give the tickets away). The Rams went to two SB's in my adult life, and I turned down chances to go to both. TV kills the flow of live football.

Only stadium I can picture enjoying it is at new texas stadium. Im pretty sure that reasoning is why they put that screen in.

Been to a number of football games never had much fun.
Unless your front row 50 yard line half the day the players are a mile away. My favorite games are cold weather snowgames....why on earth would sitting in 20 degree weather on a plastic chair be fun ?

Never tailgated so maybe theres something magical about it.

[Senser81]

NFL games suck. Too many drunks, too many people, and way too many stoppages in play. I went to a high school game and it was over in 90 minutes. An NFL game takes 3.5 hours. Its hard for me to sit still that long at home, much less in an uncomfortable seat surround by fat, smelly men.

I like going to college games...more games during the day, fewer TV timeouts, not as many drunks inside the stadium, better tailgate scene. I've been to a lot of different stadiums, but the one that stands out is Neyland Stadium (Tennessee Vols). Great atmosphere, pretty area.

[j.hen]

Been to Kinnick a dozen times, love it every time. Especially cause I sneak down to the front and grab an empty seat. Also went to the Edward Jones dome this season to watch Matt Ryan shit on the Rams.. but the NFL is a bitch about letting people get down front lol.

[CCBrink]

I have only been to Carter Finley stadium. My grandfather is getting me tickets to go see the Redskins at Fed-Ex field.

[cf24]

I go to every Cardinals home game, so I've been to both UofP Stadium and SunDevil Stadium multiple times. Sitting on those shitty bleachers for old Cardinals games in the 95 degree heat was super sucky, but were good times. UofP Stadium is fucking phenomanal. It's directly behind my house,too .
I've also been to the Bank Of America Stadium when i was a kid growing up in NC, and went back for the Cards playoff game during the Super Bowl run..I like being able to see the tall buildings of Charlotte from the stadium.
Been to Qualcomm Stadium, UofA's stadium, Gaylord Memorial Stadium (FUCK OU), Boone Pickens Stadium(OSU's), H.A. Chapman Stadium (Tulsa's. And my favorite of the 3 Oklahoma stadiums.), and then a handfull of Division 2 stadiums(NAU, Montana State, Appalachian State..)

[Maize]

When were you there?

Only ever been to Solider Field for pro football games. Went to some in the old Soldier Field and been to one in the new one. New Solider Field is much better. Not really a bad seat in the entire place.

For college I've been to game as NIU, Notre Dame, Illinois, and Northwestern. Notre Dame is by far the best. Followed by Northwestern. NIU is "meh" and Memorial Stadium in Champaign isn't really all that great but it's a solid venue.

I'd like to get to a game at Lambeau. That's really the only pro stadium I have any interest in getting to.

College wise I want to see games at:

Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Iowa, LSU, VaTech, Harvard-Yale.

I have seen a Michigan-Notre Dame game there, I want to say it was 2006, but it was the blowout game where Michigan put 45+ on the board. It really is a great place to watch a football game. Just the history, beauty of the campus, all the tradition, and to see a game like that, it was great.

I too want to go to Lambeau, I heard it is the best. Other Pro Stadiums I want to see would be the new Cowboys Stadium and Gillette Stadium.

[Senser81]

and then a handfull of Division 2 stadiums(NAU, Montana State, Appalachian State..)

NAU's stadium is screwy. What did you think of it?

I like ASU's stadium. Pretty easy to get to, easy to get tickets, good sightlines. I like it when they shoot off fireworks from the bluff.

[FirstTimer]

I have seen a Michigan-Notre Dame game there, I want to say it was 2006, but it was the blowout game where Michigan put 45+ on the board. It really is a great place to watch a football game. Just the history, beauty of the campus, all the tradition, and to see a game like that, it was great.

I was there for that game as well. Both teams came in at 2-0 and Notre Dame was coming off kicking Penn State's ass the week before. The wholeplace was electric for the first quarter. Manningham and Henne lit us up. That was the "holy shit our defense is going to suck" realization game.


The only other games that I have been to where the stadium as that loud or louder was the 2002 Michigan game or the 2009 Washington game.

It's too bad that game turned into such a blowout. That stadium would have been crazy the entire game.

[Primetime]

After going to games in Lambeau 10-15 times, going to other stadium just isn't a great experience for me.

As for what you said Angus, a lot of older people go to the games because they don't want to give up their season tickets because of the 100+ year wait to get new season tickets. The Packers are full of old tradition but since Aaron Rodgers became QB, you can definitely tell there is a younger crowd.

I remember seeing in the paper that Kenny Chesney was going to perform at the Resch Center which is across the street from Lambeau. They had trouble selling 20,000 tickets in something like 3 weeks. Once it got moved to Lambeau, the 70,000 tickets sold out in 8 hours. Not sure exactly what that says about Lambeau or Kenny Chesney, but it's pretty damn impressive.

The new TCU Bank Stadium for the Minnesota GoldenGophers was very impressive. Camp Randall for the Badgers is obviously always pretty awesome with the energized crowd and the jump around at the start of the 4th, but neither still come even close to Lambeau Field.

[NAHSTE]

NAU's stadium is screwy. What did you think of it?

I like ASU's stadium. Pretty easy to get to, easy to get tickets, good sightlines. I like it when they shoot off fireworks from the bluff.

Since we're on FBS now, you ever been to Furman? It's pretty neat for a smaller school. Rabid fanbase, pretty setting and they copy the Miami Hurricanes' white smoke entrance.

[cf24]

NAU's stadium is screwy. What did you think of it?

I like ASU's stadium. Pretty easy to get to, easy to get tickets, good sightlines. I like it when they shoot off fireworks from the bluff.

NAU's is ass. Turf is hard as rocks. I absolutely HATED when we had to do our football camp for school up there every year. One year, a bunch of the guys got MRSA from that field. Nasty..but I do like watching games from there. As long as I don't have to cover any more receivers on that shit haha.

And yea, Sun Devil Stadium is nice when you don't have to be there in the rediculous AZ heat. I usually go to every ASU home game, and there isn't really a bad seat from anywhere in the stadium. The view from the top of the stadium is nice aswell- getting to see the campus, the river and everything.

[killgod]

Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, probably only Mosaic in Regina compares to awesome time for a CFL game. Also love old ass Ivor Wynne in Hamilton, but mostly cause I've played on that field.

Ralph is a below average stadium , but the atmosphere is amongst the elite of the NFL from what I understand.

Gillette was a fuckin shit show and a half, but I'm partial to the one time I went cause it was greatest day in my fucking life.

Ford Field is a nice building, alright place to go, nothing too special.



From what I've learned in all the stadiums, fields, arenas I've been to, it really doesn't matter all that much how nice the place is. The atmosphere is really that's all that is relevant.

A shitty atmosphere in a nice building doesn't usually make for a great time.

A great atmosphere in a shitty building can usually be a fucking blast. If this wasn't true, the Bills would have left Buffalo a decade ago.

[Colonel Angus]

I have only been to the Metrodome and Lambeau so I can't speak as far as Lambeau's "greatness" compared to others, just compared to the covered parking lot they have in Minneapolis they call a stadium.

My first game at Lambeau was this year and I absolutely loved it. If it was not Lambeau I probably would not care too much for live football. There's just a great atmosphere there. I didn't get any of that feeling at the Met. We went down an hour before kickoff by the Packers tunnel to watch them all come out for warmups and it was a great time. Lambeau is really something special.

Luckily for me I'm good friends with my cousin now on the side of my family that shares a few Packers season tickets. He's going to the Rose Bowl so I'll get to take his Packers - Bears tickets January 2. I just hope it's a meaningful game still.

[NAHSTE]

There are only a few NFL stadiums where the live experience is worth it, IMO.

Lambeau
Arrowhead
Ralph Wilson
Cleveland, maybe?

... and maybe Qwest for the loudness.

But most NFL stadiums are cavernous and sterile, and lack any charm or energy.