re: Does Bama's stadium feel like a college stadium or NFL stadium?

I don't take offense and neither should anyone else. It does look like an NFL stadium almost and I actually like that. Every college has it's staple and uniqueness...ours is basically that we're NFL lite.

The crowd has stepped their game up, though. Tennessee and LSU games this year were both insanely loud. The atmosphere was incredible.

I hate it. The lights make me feel like an epilepsy fit is incoming at any moment. The noise is just that: noise. It's one thing for the crowd to make it, but the relentless drone of someone's playlist seriously detracts from the enjoyment of the game. To me it's the gameday experience equivalent to that old lady in the neighborhood who thought that concrete boy fishing was so nice that she covered the entire yard in gnomes, concrete turtles, and plastic flamingos.

The beer sales mean idiots are traipsing up and down the steps all during the first half - stopping, of course, to watch a big play, right in front of you. Then, they're up and down to piss during the second half, stopping again whenever the game action appears to warrant.

Not against having a beverage during a game, but bring a flask so you don't have to piss every ten minutes and if you have a peanut bladder, you don't get to stop and watch the play while running shuttlecocks to the shitter.

I'm sure the younger folks enjoy the ADHD-appeasing environment but it makes me want to throw up and I don't care to ever go back to another game in BDS.

Do NFL stadiums play mumble rap? If so...

EtA .. Second half music is better

I love Bryant Denny and they have made tremendous upgrades over the years to keep it state of the art.

BUT, way too damn much piped in music. I feel like you only hear the band (of however many hundreds of people that put in hundreds of hours if practice) play like 10% of the time.

If anything makes BDS feel other than collegiate, it’s that imo. Watching games on tv or listening on radio as a kid, I distinctly remember the band constantly throughout the game. Now it’s pregame, halftime, and rammer jammer at the end, and other wise some piped in bullshite.

ETA: Curious how this compares to other SEC stadiums. Im only in my 30s and probably come across old man-ish, but I cant stand that it’s 90% piped in music at Bryant Denny. Why even have the Million Dollar Band at this point?

Truth is the game and generations have changed. Used to be the entertainment focus was on the band and cheerleaders etc. Now you need more to keep fans engaged because of cultural shifts, technology etc.

With the TV experience and general lack of interest in football compared to previous generations, the university and athletic department are attempting to enhance the overall in-game experience. Combined with Bama's resources gained over the last couple decades you have a completely different stadium/fan experience. Most programs cannot afford this.