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thats a great list. Sounds like you know the south east stadiums well. The rose bowl is a joke, I have been there many times and its just worn down and flat. You can't see anything. The Coliseum is even worse. Rice-Eccles has the shape and design to make it loud. It has been called the hornets nest before. Hopefully tomorrow it is loud again.I've had the good fortune (or misfortune, as the case may be) of being in many legendary stadiums (stadia?) for some of their loudest moments and legendary field-stormings. For example, FSU stadium is often half-empty and quiet, but I've been there when it was at its best, both as an erector set and after they bricked it in. Miami games in the new stadium suuuuuck but I've seen them there as well as in the old Orange Bowl when they were at their best (it was shabby, falling apart, and stunk of urine). I was at Tennessee when we boat-raced them and it was quiet as a library and I was there when they finally beat us on a missed kick and stormed the field.
This is going to test my memory.
Obviously the Swamp for nearly all of its loudest moments.
FSU, Orange Bowl, Whatever they're calling Dolphins Stadium now, RayJay, Citrus Bowl, Rose Bowl, Gator Bowl (Jax), Alabama, Sugar Bowl, Auburn, Atlanta, Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina, Kentucky, Vandy, and I'm drawing a blank.
My rankings of these stadiums at their best:
Loudest were LSU and UF (both high and steep-sided). LSU was louder on the 50 yard line, UF was louder in the endzones. That's the top tier.
Next tier Tennessee, Bama (before Saban spoiled them), Auburn, FSU (mid 90s).
I accept that Autzen is loud even though I've never been there. Again, it's a function of stadium geometry. It's steeper plus they have those panels over the press box area that keep the noise in. If Miami ever gets good again, that stadium could be loud because they partially roofed over the stands and I suspect it could have a similar affect.
As far as fanbases go, yes, we are different. I haven't been to many B1G stadiums, but we've played them in many Bowl games so I've gotten to know them--Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State...we are not the same. I generally like them, but we are not the same. Least favorite fan bases? Miami and WVA.
Alex.
Thanks again for the info, I love reading the different perspectives and appreciate you sharing yours.