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Nicest SEC Stadiums/Arenas - Football/Basketball/Baseball
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:53 pm
Now that the conference is at 16 schools, do you think your school has stadium or arena in the top half of the conference in at least one of the three major sports?
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Basketball
Baseball
Vanderbilt is the only school that immediately comes to mind that would be excluded, but are there any others? Missouri maybe?
Football
Basketball
Baseball
Vanderbilt is the only school that immediately comes to mind that would be excluded, but are there any others? Missouri maybe?
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Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:55 pm to gamecockman12
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o you think your school has stadium or arena in the top half of the conference
Yes, in all 3
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:56 pm to Hawgeye
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Yes, in all 3
Arky would definitely be there for basketball and baseball. Football could probably be argued against. Same for SC.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:58 pm to gamecockman12
The Texas basketball arena is new but not very large (by design)
Baseball is fine but could improve. Still top 8 in the country according to d1baseball.com
Football is old but big and mostly pretty nice now. But I'm not even going to attempt getting into a SECRant pissing match over that one
Baseball is fine but could improve. Still top 8 in the country according to d1baseball.com
Football is old but big and mostly pretty nice now. But I'm not even going to attempt getting into a SECRant pissing match over that one
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:58 pm to gamecockman12
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Vanderbilt is the only school that immediately comes to mind that would be excluded
Vanderbilt has one of the best basketball venues and they upgraded baseball and are upgrading football.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:58 pm to gamecockman12
At the moment, I'd say Tennessee isn't in top half of "nicest" in any sport. Possible Florida is in this list with OU/TX joining but idk about enough everyone else's baseball stadiums
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:00 pm to gamecockman12
How long before this gets the same responses as uniform threads?
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 9:28 am
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:00 pm to Bama Bird
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At the moment, I'd say Tennessee isn't in top half of "nicest" in any sport. Possible Florida is in this list with OU/TX joining but idk about enough everyone else's baseball stadiums
Their basketball arena is definitely in the top half.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:02 pm to gamecockman12
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Arky would definitely be there for basketball and baseball. Football could probably be argued against. Same for SC.
Not sure how you can argue against Razorback Stadium not being in the top half of the league. Is it huge? No. Is it nice? Absolutely.
Since the north end zone expansion that added the full stadium surround concourses. Food courts on both ends, concession options galore. The stadium is very modern compared to other SEC venues.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:03 pm to Cheese Grits
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Vanderbilt has one of the best basketball venues and they upgraded baseball and are upgrading football.
I like Memorial because it's unique but I wouldn't say it's top 7 "nicest" in the SEC. It's basically like a high school gym mated with Carnegie Hall
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:05 pm to gamecockman12
It's fun for everyone to 5hit on Neyland Stadium as an erector set...but the size and location on the Tennessee River make me hold it in the top half. Setting that aside, I submit Thompson Boling Arena for Tennessee:
Located on the banks of the Tennessee river. Capacity is just under 22,000. Luxury box seats on perimeter blend in with the architecture.
Located on the banks of the Tennessee river. Capacity is just under 22,000. Luxury box seats on perimeter blend in with the architecture.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:06 pm to gamecockman12
In atmosphere, I agree. But I'd say UK, Ole Miss, Auburn, Mizzou, Arkansas and USC are nicer venues
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:07 pm to Hawgeye
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Not sure how you can argue against Razorback Stadium not being in the top half of the league. Is it huge? No. Is it nice? Absolutely.
Since the north end zone expansion that added the full stadium surround concourses. Food courts on both ends, concession options galore. The stadium is very modern compared to other SEC venue
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Just going off an SDS ranking 9 months ago where Razorback stadium was ranked 9th. So, it's pretty easy to see why it's at least arguable. I'm not saying it is or it isn't, but it's not clear like the basketball and baseball stadiums are.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:09 pm to gamecockman12
It’s really tough to rank stadiums by how nice they are.
Jordan-Hare has really fallen behind when it comes to number of box and club seats, but for the average seat, I’d say it’s as nice as any other “average” seat in the league.
Put it this way… I’ve sat in a box at Neyland before and their club areas are vastly superior to Auburn’s. But I’ve sat in the lower bowl and the upper deck at Neyland, and Auburn’s general seating blows away those tiny seats in Knoxville.
Pretty much the same goes for Athens, Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, etc.
Tuscaloosa’s stadium’s round shape makes for seating being way too far from the field. A seat at the 50-yard line feels like you’re a mile away. Those upper decks are wayyyy to high and any seat in the upper end zones is utter garbage. Their lack of a big screen video board also sucks… those small corner video boards just don’t do it for me.
I love that in Athens, you can drive or walk across the bridge and have a view inside the stadium 365 days a year…. But that also makes for way too high of a percentage of seats being in the upper deck….. there are a lot of bad seats.
Baton Rouge is a good venue inside the stadium, but the concourse areas are complete dumps.
Jordan-Hare has really fallen behind when it comes to number of box and club seats, but for the average seat, I’d say it’s as nice as any other “average” seat in the league.
Put it this way… I’ve sat in a box at Neyland before and their club areas are vastly superior to Auburn’s. But I’ve sat in the lower bowl and the upper deck at Neyland, and Auburn’s general seating blows away those tiny seats in Knoxville.
Pretty much the same goes for Athens, Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, etc.
Tuscaloosa’s stadium’s round shape makes for seating being way too far from the field. A seat at the 50-yard line feels like you’re a mile away. Those upper decks are wayyyy to high and any seat in the upper end zones is utter garbage. Their lack of a big screen video board also sucks… those small corner video boards just don’t do it for me.
I love that in Athens, you can drive or walk across the bridge and have a view inside the stadium 365 days a year…. But that also makes for way too high of a percentage of seats being in the upper deck….. there are a lot of bad seats.
Baton Rouge is a good venue inside the stadium, but the concourse areas are complete dumps.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:09 pm to Bama Bird
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In atmosphere, I agree. But I'd say UK, Ole Miss, Auburn, Mizzou, Arkansas and USC are nicer venues
I can understand that viewpoint for sure.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:09 pm to Bama Bird
quote:Your Bama math is showing.
Bama Bird
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In atmosphere, I agree. But I'd say UK, Ole Miss, Auburn, Mizzou, Arkansas and USC are nicer venues
Let's say that UK, Ole Miss, Auburn, Mizzou, Arkansas and USC are all nicer venues (which I do not agree with personally)...if TBA was 7th, that is still in the "Upper half" which was the point of the original post.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:09 pm to gamecockman12
State is definitely in the upper half in all three:
Baseball-The Dude sets the standard
Basketball-The Hump very nice after the recent renovations.
Football-DWS solid. Not large but a very family friendly stadium and not a bad seat in the house. Had a very renovation in 2014 and another one is in the works in the next few years.
Baseball-The Dude sets the standard
Basketball-The Hump very nice after the recent renovations.
Football-DWS solid. Not large but a very family friendly stadium and not a bad seat in the house. Had a very renovation in 2014 and another one is in the works in the next few years.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:10 pm to madmaxvol
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if TBA was 7th, that is still in the "Upper half" which was the point of the original post.
Agreed.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:11 pm to gamecockman12
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Just going off an SDS ranking 9 months ago where Razorback stadium was ranked 9th. So, it's pretty easy to see why it's at least arguable. I'm not saying it is or it isn't, but it's not clear like the basketball and baseball stadiums are.
That is a ranking by stadium capacity.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:11 pm to AUTiger789
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Pretty much the same goes for Athens, Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, etc.
Jordan Hare doesn't belong in the same sentence as these stadiums. All 3 of these stadiums have undergone significant renovations and improvements. Jordan Hare has not.
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