Scarlet_Buckeye;1440351 wrote:1.) LSU (night game)
2.) Wisconsin ('Jump Around')
3.) Texas A&M (12th Man)
4.) Notre Dame (?) (Tradition)
5.) Cotton Bowl (Red River Rivalry)

It wasnt a game but nd is very underwelming as far as stadium. To be honest going to see the rest of campus is cooler then the stadium. BUT like I said I went in the stadium on a non gameday, so makes a huge difference

Midstate01;1440417 wrote:It wasnt a game but nd is very underwelming as far as stadium. To be honest going to see the rest of campus is cooler then the stadium. BUT like I said I went in the stadium on a non gameday, so makes a huge difference

ND's stadium is definitely underwhelming on a non-gameday. It's all about the atmosphere on a Saturday.

sherm03;1440419 wrote:ND's stadium is definitely underwhelming on a non-gameday. It's all about the atmosphere on a Saturday.

I got to go to my first ND game this past year, and was really surprised by the atmosphere. I had been on campus there many times, but never on a game day. I think I was surprised by how quiet the atmosphere was on campus. Not in the sense that it wasn't loud, but in the sense that only students and people going to the game were there. I'm used to Columbus where 100,000 people without tickets are still on campus on game day. I thought the stadium experience was top notch though. I loved the fact that when you walked into the stadium it felt like you were stepping back in time. I felt as if the experience hadn't changed much over the years. In Ohio Stadium the history is still there, but it's hidden now. In Notre Dame Stadium the history is everywhere you look.

Azubuike24;1438446 wrote:A&M expanding to 103,000.

That's going to be absolutely crazy. It would probably be #1 on my list.

Nebraska, Penn State, LSU and Alabama would be up there as well.

I've been to Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Ohio State and a few other smaller ones. For their size, UT is overrated while OSU is pretty awesome. Helps when the games I've gone to have been great ones (UM '02, Texas '05, many others).

A&M's expansion is what gave me the idea for this thread.

krambman;1442583 wrote:I got to go to my first ND game this past year, and was really surprised by the atmosphere. I had been on campus there many times, but never on a game day. I think I was surprised by how quiet the atmosphere was on campus. Not in the sense that it wasn't loud, but in the sense that only students and people going to the game were there. I'm used to Columbus where 100,000 people without tickets are still on campus on game day. I thought the stadium experience was top notch though. I loved the fact that when you walked into the stadium it felt like you were stepping back in time. I felt as if the experience hadn't changed much over the years. In Ohio Stadium the history is still there, but it's hidden now. In Notre Dame Stadium the history is everywhere you look.

I wonder if that has to do with it being more difficult to get to South Bend and/or the fact there isnt nearly as much to do outside of the game? Columbus you can go, tailgate, and then enjoy the city. South Bend would be go, tailgate, go home lol.

Laley23;1442667 wrote:I wonder if that has to do with it being more difficult to get to South Bend and/or the fact there isnt nearly as much to do outside of the game? Columbus you can go, tailgate, and then enjoy the city. South Bend would be go, tailgate, go home lol.

I think it's both. Columbus is a city of nearly a million people, whereas SB is only a few hundred thousand, so there are less people around to just be around. Also, OSU's campus is in downtown Columbus, so there are plenty o places to tailgate and hangout on game day outside o the stadium. Since Notre Dame Stadium is on campus and since the campus is pretty isolated with just a shopping center and a residential neighborhood surrounding it, there aren't many places to tailgate or other things to do once the game starts if you aren't in the stadium. I think Notre Dame has a great game day atmosphere and experience, but it was just vastly different from what I'm used to in Columbus.

krambman;1442672 wrote:I think it's both. Columbus is a city of nearly a million people, whereas SB is only a few hundred thousand

I take it you took a guess at these numbers?

krambman;1442672 wrote:I think it's both. Columbus is a city of nearly a million people, whereas SB is only a few hundred thousand, so there are less people around to just be around. Also, OSU's campus is in downtown Columbus, so there are plenty o places to tailgate and hangout on game day outside o the stadium. Since Notre Dame Stadium is on campus and since the campus is pretty isolated with just a shopping center and a residential neighborhood surrounding it, there aren't many places to tailgate or other things to do once the game starts if you aren't in the stadium. I think Notre Dame has a great game day atmosphere and experience, but it was just vastly different from what I'm used to in Columbus.

Huh? The shoe is on campus and osu is not located in downtown...

Mohican00;1442719 wrote:I take it you took a guess at these numbers?

Columbus has a population just shy of 800,000, and South Bend is just over 100,000. The Columbus metro area is 1.8 million and the South Bend metro area is 315,000. So no, I didn't take a guess at those numbers.

krambman;1443013 wrote:The Columbus metro area is 1.8 million and the South Bend metro area is 315,000. So no, I didn't take a guess at those numbers.

oh, metro area. sure.

Mohican00;1443081 wrote:oh, metro area. sure.

??

Either way his numbers are pretty accurate.

GOONx19;1443085 wrote:??

Either way his numbers are pretty accurate.

Kentucky in charge of numbers

Oh man, good one.

And GFY.

GOONx19;1443149 wrote:And GFY.

Please stay on topic - no need to derail this thread with off topic shitposting.

I would like to add Lane Stadium to my honorable mention list....not really a fan but it seems to have a good atmosphere, especially when they aren't losing to inferior opponents.

krambman;1442672 wrote:I think it's both. Columbus is a city of nearly a million people, whereas SB is only a few hundred thousand, so there are less people around to just be around. Also, OSU's campus is in downtown Columbus, so there are plenty o places to tailgate and hangout on game day outside o the stadium. Since Notre Dame Stadium is on campus and since the campus is pretty isolated with just a shopping center and a residential neighborhood surrounding it, there aren't many places to tailgate or other things to do once the game starts if you aren't in the stadium. I think Notre Dame has a great game day atmosphere and experience, but it was just vastly different from what I'm used to in Columbus.

Pretty much exactly what I was getting at, and I agree.

Midstate01;1442748 wrote:Huh? The shoe is on campus and osu is not located in downtown...

Point remains though, you can get to places to watch the game and still be around a ton of people etc. Lots more bars and restaurants with OSU fans packed in. Way less places in SB.

Laley23;1443286 wrote:Pretty much exactly what I was getting at, and I agree.



Point remains though, you can get to places to watch the game and still be around a ton of people etc. Lots more bars and restaurants with OSU fans packed in. Way less places in SB.

Maybe so but its NOT downtown and the shoe IS on campus.

Midstate01;1443293 wrote:Maybe so but its NOT downtown and the shoe IS on campus.

THIS...I hate it when people are wrong but won't admit it...drives me fucking crazy.

vball10set;1443315 wrote:THIS...I hate it when people are wrong but won't admit it...drives me ****ing crazy.

I understand what laley is saying. But it's just not true to say the shoe isn't on campu. Heck the shoe isn't even close to being out by west campus. And it's nowhere near downtown. Being in downtown means in walking distance to arena district or brewery district. And unless you wanna hike,you're not doing either.

The shoe is basically the middle of campus...

Nobody is walking to the arena district during a gameday....

Midstate01;1443293 wrote:Maybe so but its NOT downtown and the shoe IS on campus.

vball10set;1443315 wrote:THIS...I hate it when people are wrong but won't admit it...drives me fucking crazy.

Midstate01;1443319 wrote:I understand what laley is saying. But it's just not true to say the shoe isn't on campu. Heck the shoe isn't even close to being out by west campus. And it's nowhere near downtown. Being in downtown means in walking distance to arena district or brewery district. And unless you wanna hike,you're not doing either.

I dunno if you are directing it to me, but I never made the statement.

Laley23;1443514 wrote:I dunno if you are directing it to me, but I never made the statement.

I didn't think he was. Which was why I said I knew what you were trying to say. But the previous point by whoever it was, was wrong.

Laley23;1443514 wrote:I dunno if you are directing it to me, but I never made the statement.

I was not.