EA Sports College Football 26 Toughest Places to Play

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Georgia at #4 is ridiculous. I've been to most SEC stadiums and that environment is on the mid to low end.

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if you can see to tops of trees from field level, you cut the trees down, otherwise you look like an ACC.

Imagine putting DKR over Jordan Hare

So playing at Davis Wade is essentially equivalent to playing at Notre Dame?

Both of which are less tough than Utah's stadium that doesn't even have a full lower bowl?

Who did this list, someone at Weber State?

By the way, I personally don't think Bryant-Denny is an extremely "tough" environment (which is our fault), but since 2008, Alabama has only lost 6 games there.

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South Carolina and Auburn both seem too low.

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Tend to agree with ya, even considering that Auburn has sucked for a while, but the team you're playing in that stadium matters.

I think this is a combination of environment + the talent of the home team. I love Alabama's stadium - and it is obvious they've been more talented than Auburn or South Carolina over the last 5 years - but the Bryant Denny environment itself isn't as intimidating as WBS or JHS.

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Tend to agree with ya, even considering that Auburn has sucked for a while, but the team you're playing in that stadium matters.

I think this is a combination of environment + the talent of the home team. I love Alabama's stadium - and it is obvious they've been more talented than Auburn or South Carolina over the last 5 years - but the Bryant Denny environment itself isn't as intimidating as WBS or JHS.

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That's a good assessment. Alabama's stadium is extremely nice. Top 2 SEC venue. I enjoyed my visit there.

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Both of which are less tough than Utah's stadium that doesn't even have a full lower bowl?

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I think the altitude has a lot to do with that. I can only think of 1 other P4 team at a higher altitude, and they were horrible until Sanders took over in Boulder.

Geaux Tigers

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I have noticed that the stadium has become more "hyped" in recent years due to the Boomers starting to age out

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You may not understand how this whole life cycle thingy works but the "Boomers" will simply be replaced by another group of "boomers".

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We lose home games all the time.

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We have lost one home game this decade and only 12 games in the last 20 seasons in Bryant-Denny.

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Those stadium names. Were all the Big12 schools selling naming rights to rich families?

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I don't know anything about they Gaylords, but T. Boone Pickens is still giving money to Oklahoma State even after his death. The whole university could be renamed TBPU with the money he has given them.