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Posted on 5/19/20 at 11:21 am to 3morereps
Posted on 5/19/20 at 11:21 am to 3morereps
Been to 13 of 14 (Mizzou).
If we're talking purely stadiums and leaving out the town and gameday/gameweek experience (this drops Ole Miss considerably and raises A&M considerably), these are my rankings. Call it a blended average of having (1) loud/fun crowd, (2) amenities, (3) atmosphere
(1) LSU Tiger Stadium - Went in '12, '14, '16, and '18. TS at night against Alabama is an experience that all football fans should experience once
(2) Kyle Field - College Station is an awful place to visit, but give credit where it's due - Kyle Field is a nicely done, well-renovated stadium. It's *pretty* loud, and while the chants get annoying, they are unique. Good atmosphere for worst dollar-to-win ratio in college athletics
(3) Bryant-Denny Stadium - Very well constructed, and all of the updates are top notch. Not that loud as a crowd - don't know whether it's some apathy from winning, having a 70% OOS student section, or all of the blue hairs that hate cheering, but it lacks a punch on games not against LSU or a decent AU team. However, one of the iconic, symetric, and beautiful stadiums in the land
(4) Jordan-Hare Stadium - A surprisingly underrated crowd for noise. Not LSU-like, but they can make some racket. The sight-lines are great. The screen is fantastic. The concessions and concourse are piss-poor. However, for a college football game, you can't go wrong with a game in JHS.
(5) Sanford Stadium - Much like UGA at football - Good, B+ across the board. Went for the blackout in '08 and again in '15. It's architechture combined with being in a hole prevent it from ever being a consistently loud stadium. Also have heard they've got the same old-man-on-hands syndrome Alabama has. It's a very clean place, and has wide concourses with up-to-date food options. Would be higher if including DT Athens, but, since it's just stadiums, it's a solid, not bad place
(6) Neyland Stadium - Went recently and when I was much younger. People tend to forget how raucous Neyland can be when the Vols are good. The big reason it falls so far is how unbelievably jammed they make the seats. The concourses are air-tight. It's not a comfortable place to watch a game, but, when they are good its one of the best atmospheres in sports
(7) Florida Field - In any other conference, this place is top-2. It's another loud stadium, but also, can be 30% empty if the team isn't worth a shite. It's got a unique structure. Like going here for games. Could probably be interchanged with Neyland or Sanford on this list... but from a personal preference falls here
(8) DW Reynolds - This place is shockingly nice. Went in 2010 and 2016. When the Hogs are good, the place jumps. It's also personally, right-sized for a stadium. Not a bad spot in the house. Glad they finally bowled it in. If Arkansas ever gets good again, will make it back. Fayetteville is a gem
(9) Davis Wade Stadium - Another spot I really enjoy going to watch. The renovations make DWS really sing as a venue. Love that you can tailgate right against it in the junction. But, leaving it standalone as a stadium, it's a good spot with great amenities in the club level. Tad small, and the cowbells do become annoying by the 4q
(10) Vaught-Hemingway - With the grove and overall Oxford experience, this jumps up the charts. As a stadium, it's... passable. Great seats everywhere, and beautiful women. Treat guests well. Otherwise, a bowl out of a create-a-stadium on EA sports
(11) Williams-Brice - Like the setup here, but it's in the middle of a field. Don't like sandstorm. If you're close, and haven't been, go. Not a bad spot to watch a game. Otherwise, you can skip it
(12) Kroger Field - It's not bad. Nothing special. Love Lexington, and that makes it worth the trip. Kroger Field as a stand-alone leaves a lot to be desired from both an atmosphere and amenity standpoint
(13) Vanderbilt Stadium - I think that's what it's called. Go for the bars and win. Get in right at kick-off, leave when it ends. Texas HS stadiums have it better
If we're talking purely stadiums and leaving out the town and gameday/gameweek experience (this drops Ole Miss considerably and raises A&M considerably), these are my rankings. Call it a blended average of having (1) loud/fun crowd, (2) amenities, (3) atmosphere
(1) LSU Tiger Stadium - Went in '12, '14, '16, and '18. TS at night against Alabama is an experience that all football fans should experience once
(2) Kyle Field - College Station is an awful place to visit, but give credit where it's due - Kyle Field is a nicely done, well-renovated stadium. It's *pretty* loud, and while the chants get annoying, they are unique. Good atmosphere for worst dollar-to-win ratio in college athletics
(3) Bryant-Denny Stadium - Very well constructed, and all of the updates are top notch. Not that loud as a crowd - don't know whether it's some apathy from winning, having a 70% OOS student section, or all of the blue hairs that hate cheering, but it lacks a punch on games not against LSU or a decent AU team. However, one of the iconic, symetric, and beautiful stadiums in the land
(4) Jordan-Hare Stadium - A surprisingly underrated crowd for noise. Not LSU-like, but they can make some racket. The sight-lines are great. The screen is fantastic. The concessions and concourse are piss-poor. However, for a college football game, you can't go wrong with a game in JHS.
(5) Sanford Stadium - Much like UGA at football - Good, B+ across the board. Went for the blackout in '08 and again in '15. It's architechture combined with being in a hole prevent it from ever being a consistently loud stadium. Also have heard they've got the same old-man-on-hands syndrome Alabama has. It's a very clean place, and has wide concourses with up-to-date food options. Would be higher if including DT Athens, but, since it's just stadiums, it's a solid, not bad place
(6) Neyland Stadium - Went recently and when I was much younger. People tend to forget how raucous Neyland can be when the Vols are good. The big reason it falls so far is how unbelievably jammed they make the seats. The concourses are air-tight. It's not a comfortable place to watch a game, but, when they are good its one of the best atmospheres in sports
(7) Florida Field - In any other conference, this place is top-2. It's another loud stadium, but also, can be 30% empty if the team isn't worth a shite. It's got a unique structure. Like going here for games. Could probably be interchanged with Neyland or Sanford on this list... but from a personal preference falls here
(8) DW Reynolds - This place is shockingly nice. Went in 2010 and 2016. When the Hogs are good, the place jumps. It's also personally, right-sized for a stadium. Not a bad spot in the house. Glad they finally bowled it in. If Arkansas ever gets good again, will make it back. Fayetteville is a gem
(9) Davis Wade Stadium - Another spot I really enjoy going to watch. The renovations make DWS really sing as a venue. Love that you can tailgate right against it in the junction. But, leaving it standalone as a stadium, it's a good spot with great amenities in the club level. Tad small, and the cowbells do become annoying by the 4q
(10) Vaught-Hemingway - With the grove and overall Oxford experience, this jumps up the charts. As a stadium, it's... passable. Great seats everywhere, and beautiful women. Treat guests well. Otherwise, a bowl out of a create-a-stadium on EA sports
(11) Williams-Brice - Like the setup here, but it's in the middle of a field. Don't like sandstorm. If you're close, and haven't been, go. Not a bad spot to watch a game. Otherwise, you can skip it
(12) Kroger Field - It's not bad. Nothing special. Love Lexington, and that makes it worth the trip. Kroger Field as a stand-alone leaves a lot to be desired from both an atmosphere and amenity standpoint
(13) Vanderbilt Stadium - I think that's what it's called. Go for the bars and win. Get in right at kick-off, leave when it ends. Texas HS stadiums have it better
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Posted on 5/19/20 at 11:26 am to ATLabama
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(6) Neyland Stadium - Went recently and when I was much younger. People tend to forget how raucous Neyland can be when the Vols are good. The big reason it falls so far is how unbelievably jammed they make the seats. The concourses are air-tight. It's not a comfortable place to watch a game, but, when they are good its one of the best atmospheres in sports
This is fair. I think some have forgotten how loud Neyland can be. Neyland is in the elite tier of stadiums in terms of rowdiness and sheer loudness when VOLS are good
Posted on 5/19/20 at 11:32 am to 3morereps
How I’d rank the ones I’ve been to:
1. Alabama - best gameday setup IMO with everything close together and easily accessible. Has the feel of a big game, stadium was great.
2. Auburn - nice but small town, stadium and tailgating experience was electric
3. UGA - weather was shitty this past year when we were there so I could see it being better than the experience we got, fans were pretty subdued. Still a great experience, Athens and the campus are the best I’ve seen in the SEC
4. LSU - great stadium and tailgating experience, Baton Rouge fricking sucks
5. Ole Miss - fun experience but overrated. I’ve been here the most outside A&M and it just hasn’t lived up to the hype as far the atmosphere IMO. Still a great trip
6. Vandy - Nashville is awesome but the game atmosphere is obviously nonexistent
If I’m ranking *only* the stadium atmosphere it would probably be
1. LSU
2. Auburn
3. Alabama
4. UGA
5. Ole Miss
6. Vandy
Tough to pick between LSU and Auburn at the top and again the weather was pretty brutal in Athens this past year so I could see it being higher. I’d love to go back soon for a non A&M game
1. Alabama - best gameday setup IMO with everything close together and easily accessible. Has the feel of a big game, stadium was great.
2. Auburn - nice but small town, stadium and tailgating experience was electric
3. UGA - weather was shitty this past year when we were there so I could see it being better than the experience we got, fans were pretty subdued. Still a great experience, Athens and the campus are the best I’ve seen in the SEC
4. LSU - great stadium and tailgating experience, Baton Rouge fricking sucks
5. Ole Miss - fun experience but overrated. I’ve been here the most outside A&M and it just hasn’t lived up to the hype as far the atmosphere IMO. Still a great trip
6. Vandy - Nashville is awesome but the game atmosphere is obviously nonexistent
If I’m ranking *only* the stadium atmosphere it would probably be
1. LSU
2. Auburn
3. Alabama
4. UGA
5. Ole Miss
6. Vandy
Tough to pick between LSU and Auburn at the top and again the weather was pretty brutal in Athens this past year so I could see it being higher. I’d love to go back soon for a non A&M game
This post was edited on 5/19/20 at 11:41 am
Posted on 5/19/20 at 12:01 pm to 3morereps
It really depends on the game you attend. For me:
#1. Alabama (LSU 19’)
#2. Miss State (Auburn 14’)
#3. Auburn (Alabama 13’)
#4. Ole Miss (Miss State 14’)
#5. LSU (Alabama 08’)
#6. Georgia (Alabama 08’)
*Went to Alabama but raised, and still remain, a State fan
#1. Alabama (LSU 19’)
#2. Miss State (Auburn 14’)
#3. Auburn (Alabama 13’)
#4. Ole Miss (Miss State 14’)
#5. LSU (Alabama 08’)
#6. Georgia (Alabama 08’)
*Went to Alabama but raised, and still remain, a State fan
This post was edited on 5/19/20 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 5/19/20 at 12:11 pm to ATLabama
Been to Byrant Denny dozens of times. The Blue Hairs in the lower bowl hate cheering.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 1:19 pm to Eighteen
2023 i believe for LSU at Mizzou
This post was edited on 5/19/20 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 5/19/20 at 1:22 pm to Eighteen
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LSU last played @ South Carolina in 2008. Someone born in 2009 will be drinking age and still haven’t gotten to see LSU play in Columbia
End the cross division rivals or add a 9th game.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 1:32 pm to 3morereps
I've been to every SEC stadium except Kentucky and Arkansas.
My favorite (other than LSU) is Auburn.
My favorite (other than LSU) is Auburn.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 1:40 pm to ATLabama
I've been to all of them except Missouri. Disclaimer: I visited A&M before they joined the SEC.
Obviously, Mississippi State is home. I'm biased, but I love DWS. I acknowledge that it's the oldest stadium in the SEC, and one of the smallest. It was a shithole until we created the junction and did the renovations. Now a theme I hear from visiting fans all the time is, "wow, this is much better than I expected it to be." Most who visit DWS are determined to return. I invite everyone to check it out.
Because I can be honest about this, my favorite SEC road trip is Auburn, followed closely by LSU. Georgia is right there.
Overrated: Ben Hill Griffin. Sorry, Gator fans.
Most uncomfortable place to watch a game: Neyland
Should be better than it is, but still cool: Bryant Denny
Beautiful road trip, beautiful stadium, mediocre football: Arkansas
Horrible road trip, funky stadium layout: Kyle Field
Not too shabby: Kentucky and South Carolina
Great environment, shitty stadium: Ole Miss
Milquetoast: Vanderbilt
I've pretty much had great fan experiences everywhere, however.
Obviously, Mississippi State is home. I'm biased, but I love DWS. I acknowledge that it's the oldest stadium in the SEC, and one of the smallest. It was a shithole until we created the junction and did the renovations. Now a theme I hear from visiting fans all the time is, "wow, this is much better than I expected it to be." Most who visit DWS are determined to return. I invite everyone to check it out.
Because I can be honest about this, my favorite SEC road trip is Auburn, followed closely by LSU. Georgia is right there.
Overrated: Ben Hill Griffin. Sorry, Gator fans.
Most uncomfortable place to watch a game: Neyland
Should be better than it is, but still cool: Bryant Denny
Beautiful road trip, beautiful stadium, mediocre football: Arkansas
Horrible road trip, funky stadium layout: Kyle Field
Not too shabby: Kentucky and South Carolina
Great environment, shitty stadium: Ole Miss
Milquetoast: Vanderbilt
I've pretty much had great fan experiences everywhere, however.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 1:42 pm to 3morereps
No. Thanks Bama and Birmingham for keeping permanent east opponents. Stupid shite! 
Posted on 5/19/20 at 2:17 pm to 3morereps
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Anyone been to all 14 stadiums
I'm 63 and I've made it a point to follow LSU to all the away games I could. I especially made a point of it during the really good seasons.
That said, some of my away game experiences are sadly out of date, due to renovations/expansions that occurred after I visited.
My only experience with Mizzou's campus came about during a summer so very few students were there and the football stadium was empty. I really despise the SEC's insane scheduling for football.
So short answer: yes. Long answer, not really, since so much has changed in so many places. For example, my experience is no longer relevant in places like Neyland or Davis-Wade Stadiums.
In the SEC, too much changes too quickly. And due to SEC scheduling, away stadiums can look very different after a few years.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 3:12 pm to Drebin
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my favorite SEC road trip is Auburn, followed closely by LSU. Georgia
As an avid LSU and SEC fan, The plains & between the hedges are two bucketlist trips for me. I’m really itching to check these off.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 3:16 pm to 3morereps
Of the places I've been (not including UGA):
1. LSU
2. Auburn
3. Tennessee
4. South Carolina
5. Vanderbilt
1. LSU
2. Auburn
3. Tennessee
4. South Carolina
5. Vanderbilt
Posted on 5/19/20 at 3:32 pm to 3morereps
Been to Auburn, Georgia, Miss St, Ole Miss, LSU, South Carolina, and obviously Bama
Had a great time at all of them. All have their charm. Had my best time at Georgia and LSU(have been there 4 times).
Had a great time at all of them. All have their charm. Had my best time at Georgia and LSU(have been there 4 times).
Posted on 5/19/20 at 6:42 pm to chateaublanc
I've been to all except aTm and Mizzou. Have been to Bryant-Denny, Sanford, the Swamp, and Tiger Stadium numerous times. Been to Vaught-Hemingway and Neyland twice. Been to Jordan-Hare hundreds of times, I'll leave it out of the discussion. Obviously, I'm fond of the place.
Sanford - If you can avoid that last deck they appended onto an otherwise great stadium, it's a great place to see a game and I'm pretty familiar with the town and campus (daughter went there). Though I'm not a dawg fan, a game there should be on everyone's bucket list.
Kentucky - Just like the stadium. Reminds me of a slightly smaller Jordan-Hare. Nice sight lines. Most of the Big Blue crowd wants to talk basketball. Not much enthusiasm for football.
Ole Miss - Good atmosphere, nice fans. Definitely worth a trip. The Grove is pretty cool, but there are other great tailgate scenes in the league.
The Swamp - Went there numerous times growing up, then once many years later. Very different crowd now. The stadium changed a lot too. Can get loud. An iconic place, for sure.
Bryant Denny - This place has been improved dramatically over the years. The crowd was pretty quiet the times I've been there.
Tiger Stadium - Been there eight times, and LSU has won each time. So, I've implemented a self-ban if they are playing Auburn. If you get stuck at the top of the East upper deck, you might as way stay home and watch it on TV. The atmosphere is great and the tailgating scene is something every one should see.
Neyland - Nice scene by the river. Cramped stadium. Very quiet the two times I went there (both blowout losses for the Vols). Pretty good sight lines.
Arkansas - Really enjoyed bantering with the fans. The stadium was under construction at the time, but it was nice enough.
MSU - Very laid back and friendly, but on that day, the MSU fans seem to expect to lose and were mostly disinterested. Sat in the first row of the upper deck and had a great view.
S. Carolina - Some really nice fans. The stadium was okay. I prefer on-campus stadiums and tailgating on grass instead of in a parking lot.
Making a tour of all the venues in the SEC is a fun thing to do. It also adds to the enjoyment when you later watch a game in that stadium.
Sanford - If you can avoid that last deck they appended onto an otherwise great stadium, it's a great place to see a game and I'm pretty familiar with the town and campus (daughter went there). Though I'm not a dawg fan, a game there should be on everyone's bucket list.
Kentucky - Just like the stadium. Reminds me of a slightly smaller Jordan-Hare. Nice sight lines. Most of the Big Blue crowd wants to talk basketball. Not much enthusiasm for football.
Ole Miss - Good atmosphere, nice fans. Definitely worth a trip. The Grove is pretty cool, but there are other great tailgate scenes in the league.
The Swamp - Went there numerous times growing up, then once many years later. Very different crowd now. The stadium changed a lot too. Can get loud. An iconic place, for sure.
Bryant Denny - This place has been improved dramatically over the years. The crowd was pretty quiet the times I've been there.
Tiger Stadium - Been there eight times, and LSU has won each time. So, I've implemented a self-ban if they are playing Auburn. If you get stuck at the top of the East upper deck, you might as way stay home and watch it on TV. The atmosphere is great and the tailgating scene is something every one should see.
Neyland - Nice scene by the river. Cramped stadium. Very quiet the two times I went there (both blowout losses for the Vols). Pretty good sight lines.
Arkansas - Really enjoyed bantering with the fans. The stadium was under construction at the time, but it was nice enough.
MSU - Very laid back and friendly, but on that day, the MSU fans seem to expect to lose and were mostly disinterested. Sat in the first row of the upper deck and had a great view.
S. Carolina - Some really nice fans. The stadium was okay. I prefer on-campus stadiums and tailgating on grass instead of in a parking lot.
Making a tour of all the venues in the SEC is a fun thing to do. It also adds to the enjoyment when you later watch a game in that stadium.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 8:47 am to bfniii
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i found texas gameday to be very sec like. it's a travesty that they and a&m don't play every year.
Agree that it's a travesty. However, I did not find Texas gameday SEC at all. I felt like it was much more NFL. It felt totally corporate with all the tailgating being so controlled. Much of it looked catered as well. It was fun. But everything about it screamed money, corporate, and NFL. Even the game atmosphere felt more NFL than NCAA to me.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 9:35 am to SpotCheckBilly
They've changed a lot of the tailgating atmosphere at our stadium since you would have been here.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 9:45 am to ATLabama
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(8) DW Reynolds - This place is shockingly nice. Went in 2010 and 2016. When the Hogs are good, the place jumps. It's also personally, right-sized for a stadium. Not a bad spot in the house. Glad they finally bowled it in. If Arkansas ever gets good again, will make it back. Fayetteville is a gem
When we scored that first touchdown in the 2010 game it's easily in the top 3 for loudest I've ever heard the stadium get. At the time it was #1 vs. #10.
Shame the last few years have been like a ghost town.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 10:13 am to 3morereps
Only been to Jordan-Hare and Kyle Field. Last time I was at either was 2006.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 10:22 am to 3morereps
I'm missing UT, Kentucky, and Vandy (family illness kept me from making our 2015 game). Ranking them is really splitting hairs, but, for what it's worth, here's mine (excluding Kyle Field), focusing on the stadium rather than the broader surroundings:
1. Jordan Hare: It's not the biggest, and probably could use a touch up here and there, but this is a really good place to go watch a game. Just solid all around.
2. Bryant-Denny: I've watched games in the lower bowl and the south endzone upper deck. Good views, and a mostly modern facility (concourse on lower east side was pretty cramped). Probably will be a better experience now that Scott Cochrane is gone and they won't play that awful video of him screaming at the fans to get them to make noise.
3. Sanford Stadium: we sat in the lower bowl (so I can't judge that upper deck that get's pannned so much) and it was pouring rain most of the game, but this is a great place to go see a game.
4. Tiger Stadium: an iconic stadium, but the top half of the upper decks leave you feeling like your watching the game from another zip code--not only are you far from the field, you just don't feel part of the same environment. Totally different experience when you are sitting in the lower bowl.
5. Florida Field: the facilities in the older parts of the stadium could stand some work, and I'm glad we played there at night (it seems the sun would be brutal for day games), but they get 90,000 folks in a pretty close configuration with good sightlines (best visitor seating for any of the ones I've been to).
6. Razorback Stadium: Arkansas has really done a nice transformation of what was a minimalist, erector set stadium when I first saw it. I went in 2013 when we got a break from the Jerry World fiasco, and am very much looking forward to getting this series back on campus.
7. Davis-Wade Stadium: We're taking a definite step down once we get here--not a chasm, but there is some clear separation from this point on. MSU has done a nice job turning what was a glorified high school stadium into a serviceable SEC facility. Given what they have to work with, it's actually quite an achievement. They would rank a lot higher in any other conference, possibly outside the Big Ten.
8. Williams-Brice: a perfectly fine stadium, but nothing that really makes it stand out.
9. Faurot Field: I went in the Big XII days, and they have made some improvements, but there still seems to be a little something holding this place back, although I can't really put a finger on it. If you look back at it's history, this stadium and Jordan-Hare once looked like virtual twins, but they have diverged a good bit. Still, the gap between #1 and #9 on my list isn't nearly what it might seem. It's not a bad platform for a game, but the surrounding atmosphere probably doesn't do much to elevate it.
10. Vaught-Hemingway: Again, there is some separation here. For all that Oxford and the Grove do to make this a favored road trip destination, the stadium itself adds nothing to the experience. Adequate is about the best that I can say regarding this place--and that's if the restrooms are functioning, which they were not on my first trip. Now, I will note that all 3 times I've been to Oxford, the weather wasn't great, so that might color my views a bit, but I just don't think you can make a case for Vaught-Hemingway over any other stadium on my list. I'm not sure it will edge out Vandy when I make that trip.
1. Jordan Hare: It's not the biggest, and probably could use a touch up here and there, but this is a really good place to go watch a game. Just solid all around.
2. Bryant-Denny: I've watched games in the lower bowl and the south endzone upper deck. Good views, and a mostly modern facility (concourse on lower east side was pretty cramped). Probably will be a better experience now that Scott Cochrane is gone and they won't play that awful video of him screaming at the fans to get them to make noise.
3. Sanford Stadium: we sat in the lower bowl (so I can't judge that upper deck that get's pannned so much) and it was pouring rain most of the game, but this is a great place to go see a game.
4. Tiger Stadium: an iconic stadium, but the top half of the upper decks leave you feeling like your watching the game from another zip code--not only are you far from the field, you just don't feel part of the same environment. Totally different experience when you are sitting in the lower bowl.
5. Florida Field: the facilities in the older parts of the stadium could stand some work, and I'm glad we played there at night (it seems the sun would be brutal for day games), but they get 90,000 folks in a pretty close configuration with good sightlines (best visitor seating for any of the ones I've been to).
6. Razorback Stadium: Arkansas has really done a nice transformation of what was a minimalist, erector set stadium when I first saw it. I went in 2013 when we got a break from the Jerry World fiasco, and am very much looking forward to getting this series back on campus.
7. Davis-Wade Stadium: We're taking a definite step down once we get here--not a chasm, but there is some clear separation from this point on. MSU has done a nice job turning what was a glorified high school stadium into a serviceable SEC facility. Given what they have to work with, it's actually quite an achievement. They would rank a lot higher in any other conference, possibly outside the Big Ten.
8. Williams-Brice: a perfectly fine stadium, but nothing that really makes it stand out.
9. Faurot Field: I went in the Big XII days, and they have made some improvements, but there still seems to be a little something holding this place back, although I can't really put a finger on it. If you look back at it's history, this stadium and Jordan-Hare once looked like virtual twins, but they have diverged a good bit. Still, the gap between #1 and #9 on my list isn't nearly what it might seem. It's not a bad platform for a game, but the surrounding atmosphere probably doesn't do much to elevate it.
10. Vaught-Hemingway: Again, there is some separation here. For all that Oxford and the Grove do to make this a favored road trip destination, the stadium itself adds nothing to the experience. Adequate is about the best that I can say regarding this place--and that's if the restrooms are functioning, which they were not on my first trip. Now, I will note that all 3 times I've been to Oxford, the weather wasn't great, so that might color my views a bit, but I just don't think you can make a case for Vaught-Hemingway over any other stadium on my list. I'm not sure it will edge out Vandy when I make that trip.
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