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re: Top 5 Stadiums - SEC Stadium Tour
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:14 am to Gunga Din
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:14 am to Gunga Din
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However I'd be curious if any Texas fans have any stories about why the Cotton Bowl seating is the way it is and always has been.
I've always wondered why it is what it is. Naturally you'd think Texas would sit on the south side and Oklahoma the north.
I'm curious the reason as well.
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Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:47 am to stuckintexas
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Skip Austin.
Damn good beer garden almost in the shade of DKR though....it gets crowded but they do a damn fine job of making it work on Gameday. Scholz Garden. Its a blast on game day or not....
Posted on 7/20/26 at 12:39 pm to cadillacattack
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I have it on good authority from Mizzou’s fans that Norman sucks
It does.
Rodo
Posted on 7/20/26 at 12:41 pm to hookem33
Pretty hard to have a good experience at the CB when the kickoffs are at 11 am.
Rodo
Rodo
Posted on 7/20/26 at 1:30 pm to TopGoon1964
South Carolina needs to be on the list. It is perennially under rated as a stadium experience. And in the last 15 years they've made very significant improvements to the tailgate scene around the stadium. And unless you are a UGA or Clemson visiting fan, they are very friendly and courteous.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 1:36 pm to deeprig9
quote:The big black mark against Williams-Brice is its off campus location. Still a good road trip (good places to stay and eat downtown), but if just road tripping to see great college experiences, I would have it lower on the list than it might otherwise be due to being located in the middle of the fairgrounds in an unattractive part of town.
South Carolina needs to be on the list. It is perennially under rated as a stadium experience. And in the last 15 years they've made very significant improvements to the tailgate scene around the stadium. And unless you are a UGA or Clemson visiting fan, they are very friendly and courteous.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 1:39 pm to hookem33
quote:Best guess: Texas didn't want the end with the tunnel. They have to give OU a few hundred seats in the north endzone to compensate, and I would imagine that the OU fans who get those seats aren't necessarily excited about being stranded in a sea of burnt orange.quote:I've always wondered why it is what it is. Naturally you'd think Texas would sit on the south side and Oklahoma the north.
However I'd be curious if any Texas fans have any stories about why the Cotton Bowl seating is the way it is and always has been.
I'm curious the reason as well.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 2:05 pm to twk
According to AI
Im still trying to picture the exits they are talking about but then again we were talking 100 years ago
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Interestingly, no one really "won" the right to choose.
The historical record doesn't show Texas or Oklahoma making a formal first choice. When the rivalry moved permanently to the Cotton Bowl in 1929, the schools and game organizers simply settled on a permanent arrangement:
Texas fans on the north side
Oklahoma fans on the south side
One widely accepted explanation is that the arrangement made practical sense:
Texas fans generally approached Fair Park from the north side of Dallas.
Oklahoma fans typically entered from the south side, after traveling down U.S. 75/Central Expressway and other routes into the fairgrounds. Over time, those fan locations became tradition rather than something either school "owned."
Im still trying to picture the exits they are talking about but then again we were talking 100 years ago
Posted on 7/20/26 at 3:56 pm to TopGoon1964
I have not been to USC, Florida, UK, A&M, Missouri, OU
Ranking purely on in game atmosphere with some adjustment due to time, weather and game quality
1. LSU
2. Auburn
3. UGA
4. TN (although this was an 11 am game in the rain between two shitty teams. I’d love to go back for a night game with a better matchup)
5. Arkansas
6. Bama
7. Ole Miss
8. Vandy
Ranking purely on in game atmosphere with some adjustment due to time, weather and game quality
1. LSU
2. Auburn
3. UGA
4. TN (although this was an 11 am game in the rain between two shitty teams. I’d love to go back for a night game with a better matchup)
5. Arkansas
6. Bama
7. Ole Miss
8. Vandy
Posted on 7/20/26 at 4:03 pm to Mstate
Off the stadiums I've been too and as a Tennessee Homer id say in no particular order the must see's are neyland, bama, a&m, lsu and florida.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 6:34 pm to dallastiger55
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You have no idea what you’re talking about.
Ah. I defer my years of experience at the game to yours. There is WAY more available shade on the OU side while the Texas side just gets roasted.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 9:26 pm to twk
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The big black mark against Williams-Brice is its off campus location. Still a good road trip (good places to stay and eat downtown), but if just road tripping to see great college experiences, I would have it lower on the list than it might otherwise be due to being located in the middle of the fairgrounds in an unattractive part of town.
Is there an attractive part of Columbia?
Posted on 7/20/26 at 9:39 pm to AwgustaDawg
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Scholz Garden. Its a blast on game day
If Scholz is what you think is a blast, I feel sorry for you.
This post was edited on 7/20/26 at 10:09 pm
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