What's the best road stadium/game day experience you've ever had?

jabcmb said:

In my experience, Penn State for the great fans and location. Texas A&M close second just for the fans. By “fans” I mean courtesy, sportsmanship, tailgating, and stadium behavior. YMMV

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Until a few years ago, PSU was on my list.

Ole Miss - fine but overrated

Little Rock - like going to a large high school game at 11 am

Starkville - first time it was rainy, awful, and they beat us to take the lead in the SEC West; second time, great game but seats seemed FAR away from the playing field - and those gosh awful cowbells......I mean, we should have done that to get Noriega to surrender. It would have taken maybe five minutes.

Cotton Bowl - the old outdoor stadium that's crumbling; packed in like a sardine, parked 8 miles away, don't recommend

Jerry World - antiseptic setting, spent most of the time catching up with the game on the monstrosity video boards, the band was "too loud"

Amon Carter (TCU) - I went before they expanded it; it made me yearn for an 11am kickoff at Little Rock



In short......none of them were very good.


If you wanna talk baseball, PNC Park in Pittsburgh is out of this world while Fulton-County Stadium in Atlanta deserved the demolition that hit it.

Los Angeles Collisium USC vs Bama !

LSU for the Yeldon screen game. We were treated pretty well.


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If I've being objective, the best pre-game and game experience I've ever been apart of was probably the Red River Shootout. The electricity is like an Iron Bowl or LSU game, but they are still split 50/50. And the atmosphere at the state fair of Texas is pretty cool too.

I know it won't be popular but it's also hard to beat being in Knoxville on a TSIO. It's not about the stadium (it's terrible) but the atmosphere before the game and during it is really hard to beat. I've attended more games at Neyland than any other place other than BDS and Legion Field.

Stadiums I’ve been to besides BD.

LSU - Great atmosphere, very gracious fans invite you to their tailgate. I know others have not had a great experience but, we’ve always had a great time there.

Texas A&M - Perhaps the nicest Stadium in the SEC. Very passionate fan base.

UGA - Nice Stadium, nothing really stood out, positive or negative.

Vandy - HS Stadiums are nicer, Basically a BAMA home game.

Auburn - Classless fans who talked crap all game until we took the lead.

West Point - Not a BAMA game but, a place everyone should see a game.

U of North TX - They have a nice new stadium with nice site lines.

Shreveport, Independence Bowl. An utter dump but, the beer was cold and BAMA won. Lost my butt at the casino after the game.

Rose Bowl - Incredible venue with the Mountain backdrop. Yes, the tunnels sucked but, we arrived 3 hours before kickoff when the gates opened and had no issues.

Orange Bowl - Perhaps my favorite! Kicking ND’s butt made it incredible!

Gator bowl - before the stadium renovation it was a dump. Friends have Jags season tix and now say it is pretty nice.

Jerry World - Awesome amenities, so huge I would not want to be stuck in the 400 level. Club seats are my favorite, you can get liquor/beer after the 3rd Qtr unlike the rest of the stadium, and the club stays open 90 min after the game ends so you miss traffic. You can also get one for the road as you leave.

Texas AM College Station by FAR!

I've only been to 2 road games 1 1996 NC State Carter Finley Stadium at the time was really small and there were more Bama fans there than NC State fans. 2 within the last few years been to been to Davis Wade Stadium several times and the atmosphere was great the cowbells are annoying, but it does make a unique home field advantage and the playing 'Don't stop believing" at the beginning of the 4th quarter and the cell phone lights on are really cool.

I've been to numerous OU away games but notwithstanding the Texas game which is technically a neutral site the best road experience I've ever had was at Tennessee in 2015...Mayfield's first year & his coming out party in the double OT comeback win. Ive been to A&M numerous times. I even went to their first SEC game vs Florida. Ironically, I am a graduate of T A&M but the traditions associated with their games is wierd to me. The experience there has improved with the stadium remodel and the removal of the track. If you count neutral site games, OU vs Texas is unmatched in my opinion. It's hard to describe the entire experience...on the state fairgrounds during the fair with the stadium half and half. We go to West Point next year...looking forward to that. My trip to Tuscaloosa was great...Bryant Museum, pre-game, etc. Fans were great but sort of like OU...knowledgeable but not crazy if that makes sense.

owenfieldreams said:

I've been to numerous OU away games but notwithstanding the Texas game which is technically a neutral site the best road experience I've ever had was at Tennessee in 2015...Mayfield's first year & his coming out party in the double OT comeback win. Ive been to A&M numerous times. I even went to their first SEC game vs Florida. Ironically, I am a graduate of T A&M but the traditions associated with their games is wierd to me. The experience there has improved with the stadium remodel and the removal of the track. If you count neutral site games, OU vs Texas is unmatched in my opinion. It's hard to describe the entire experience...on the state fairgrounds during the fair with the stadium half and half. We go to West Point next year...looking forward to that. My trip to Tuscaloosa was great...Bryant Museum, pre-game, etc. Fans were great but sort of like OU...knowledgeable but not crazy if that makes sense.

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I'm not old enough to have experience this, but my parents talk about how great the IB was when it was a 50/50 split at Legion Field.

For the 50 and older crowd, my dad used to work the stands at LF and has talked about how awesome the UA/AU doubleheaders were. Anyone else remember those?

owenfieldreams said:

I've been to numerous OU away games but notwithstanding the Texas game which is technically a neutral site the best road experience I've ever had was at Tennessee in 2015...Mayfield's first year & his coming out party in the double OT comeback win. Ive been to A&M numerous times. I even went to their first SEC game vs Florida. Ironically, I am a graduate of T A&M but the traditions associated with their games is wierd to me. The experience there has improved with the stadium remodel and the removal of the track. If you count neutral site games, OU vs Texas is unmatched in my opinion. It's hard to describe the entire experience...on the state fairgrounds during the fair with the stadium half and half. We go to West Point next year...looking forward to that. My trip to Tuscaloosa was great...Bryant Museum, pre-game, etc. Fans were great but sort of like OU...knowledgeable but not crazy if that makes sense.

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I would imagine it is the best neutral site game. Florida/Georgia is probably a close second. I would love to go to the OU/Texas game sometime, take in the fair and all the experience.

The Iron Bowl used to be this way, but there was no fair surrounding the game. However, you can feel the intensity through the screen even watching replays of those games, especially the ones in the 1980s.

TideEngineer08 said:

I would imagine it is the best neutral site game. Florida/Georgia is probably a close second. I would love to go to the OU/Texas game sometime, take in the fair and all the experience.

The Iron Bowl used to be this way, but there was no fair surrounding the game. However, you can feel the intensity through the screen even watching replays of those games, especially the ones in the 1980s.

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I just can’t bring myself to go to UF-UGA. I do have OU-Texas on my bucket list.

In my experience JerryWorld is one of the worst venues I've watched a game in. The sight lines are bad, accoustics are terrible, & that damn video board is a distraction. NRG in Houston is a much better stadium from a fan standpoint. I should have mentioned Nebraska. Back in the day it was a great away venue.

I have only been to 2 other stadiums. I went to Starkville (it was horrible, it rained a lot). I went to Knoxville in 1990 (everyone was super nice, got offered BBQ by rival fans, we chatted wished each other good luck). I really miss the days when the Third Saturday in October was a rivalry of mutual respect.

DzynKingRTR said:

I have only been to 2 other stadiums. I went to Starkville (it was horrible, it rained a lot). I went to Knoxville in 1990 (everyone was super nice, got offered BBQ by rival fans, we chatted wished each other good luck). I really miss the days when the Third Saturday in October was a rivalry of mutual respect.

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I still think it can be or even is. Fulmer, notwithstanding, the average Bama and UT fans had nothing to do with the main issues. They had our # for a while and now we've had theirs. I'm rooting for CJP to at least get them back to competing for the east division. Don't get me wrong, I hope we extend our streak against them for years to come, but it would eventually be good for the east for them to start winning some big games.

BamaMoon said:

I still think it can be or even is. Fulmer, notwithstanding, the average Bama and UT fans had nothing to do with the main issues. They had our # for a while and now we've had theirs. I'm rooting for CJP to at least get them back to competing for the east division. Don't get me wrong, I hope we extend our streak against them for years to come, but it would eventually be good for the east for them to start winning some big games.

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I hope Tennessee loses so much that future generations decide to abandon the program. The moment Fulmer tried to destroy our program and their fans relished in it was the moment I couldn't care less about their fans happiness and enjoyment for football. I like Jeremy Pruitt, but I hope his losing record continues because it would mean Tennessee's losing record continues grow.

I dislike Auburn, but absolutely hate Tennessee. Youll never find me rooting for Tennessee EVER!!! Even if it benefits Alabama.

81usaf92 said:

I hope Tennessee loses so much that future generations decide to abandon the program. The moment Fulmer tried to destroy our program and their fans relished in it was the moment I couldn't care less about their fans happiness and enjoyment for football. I like Jeremy Pruitt, but I hope his losing record continues because it would mean Tennessee's losing record continues grow.

I dislike Auburn, but absolutely hate Tennessee. Youll never find me rooting for Tennessee EVER!!! Even if it benefits Alabama.

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Why didn't you attach the video that goes with this statement?

DzynKingRTR said:

Why didn't you attach the video that goes with this statement?

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Lol. I thought my new avatar would be enough.