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J.Will

J.Will

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Vote for Bryant Denny as one of the best stadiums in College Football. We are currently getting owned by Oregon. 68% to 32% with over 10,000 votes cast. Get out the vote!!

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After looking at the results of the polls, it is obvious that most people voted like I did. They voted against the teams they dislike and not for the best stadiums.
 
What a joke, I do love the "what is that a softball stadium" comment..lol.
I have been to every stadium in the Sec, while I love football at night at LSU, Bama is hands down one of the best stadiums. (MSU is horrible, UT has 5inch seats so they can say they hold more, and is right in the middle of a slum, those are the worst)
 
The Autzen Zoo is the loudest stadium in North American history because we have the loudest recorded decibel reading for any crowd ever assembled in North American History. 127+ decibels make us the most dangerous stadium in the country
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I have so many problems with this statement.
 
The setting of the stadium vs. the stadium facilities is an interesting question.

It's hard to beat the setting of the University of Washington or the University of North Carolina (especially before lights, for members of the OFC).

I've seen the U-Dub stadium, but never been there for a game, so I can't speak to the facilities. But the views of the mountains and the ocean are awe-inspiring. UNC's facilities were out of date in the late 1970s, and thankfully I haven't personally been there since they violated the laws of nature and put in lights.

I have nothing against lights in their proper setting. I like them in BDS. But to have been in Kenan Stadium on a crisp October Saturday, and see the colors of hardwoods in the fall ring the stadium, 360 degrees above even the highest seats, was truly something for the ages. Lights in that setting are just plain wrong. Kind of like billboards in the Grand Canyon, a t-shirt shop on Omaha Beach, or colorizing Casablanca.

BDS has great facilities, but the stadium has outgrown the setting. With the new north end zone seats, it just looks out of place between University Boulevard and Bryant Drive. We've already had to tear down Greek houses to make room for the whole stadium complex, and with the new south end zone expansion, we're about to be literally bumping up close to graves.

The facilities are going to be great. The setting? Not so much.
 
I'm thinking cheating is going on in that poll, much like the helmet voting on ESPN last summer. There are over 40,000 votes cast, and 88% have voted for Oregon. We know how internet savy Alabama fans can be when it comes to voting for our beloved Crimson Tide.
 
4Q Basket Case said:
The facilities are going to be great. The setting? Not so much.
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BDS does look like a stadium on steroids in the context that it has swollen to fill the entire block. However, it's proximity to the heart of campus is one of the main reasons the game day atmosphere in Tuscaloosa is so phenomenal.

As for natural setting, Neyland stadium has a great setting (with the Tennessee River and the Mountains)... when seen from a blimp. When you get down to street level, one's opinion changes.
 
4Q Basket Case said:
The setting of the stadium vs. the stadium facilities is an interesting question.

It's hard to beat the setting of the University of Washington or the University of North Carolina (especially before lights, for members of the OFC).

I've seen the U-Dub stadium, but never been there for a game, so I can't speak to the facilities. But the views of the mountains and the ocean are awe-inspiring. UNC's facilities were out of date in the late 1970s, and thankfully I haven't personally been there since they violated the laws of nature and put in lights.

I have nothing against lights in their proper setting. I like them in BDS. But to have been in Kenan Stadium on a crisp October Saturday, and see the colors of hardwoods in the fall ring the stadium, 360 degrees above even the highest seats, was truly something for the ages. Lights in that setting are just plain wrong. Kind of like billboards in the Grand Canyon, a t-shirt shop on Omaha Beach, or colorizing Casablanca.

BDS has great facilities, but the stadium has outgrown the setting. With the new north end zone seats, it just looks out of place between University Boulevard and Bryant Drive. We've already had to tear down Greek houses to make room for the whole stadium complex, and with the new south end zone expansion, we're about to be literally bumping up close to graves.

The facilities are going to be great. The setting? Not so much.
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Actually, you can't see the ocean from there. But it does sit by Lake Washington.
 
4Q Basket Case said:
The setting of the stadium vs. the stadium facilities is an interesting question.

It's hard to beat the setting of the University of Washington or the University of North Carolina (especially before lights, for members of the OFC).

I've seen the U-Dub stadium, but never been there for a game, so I can't speak to the facilities. But the views of the mountains and the ocean are awe-inspiring. UNC's facilities were out of date in the late 1970s, and thankfully I haven't personally been there since they violated the laws of nature and put in lights.

I have nothing against lights in their proper setting. I like them in BDS. But to have been in Kenan Stadium on a crisp October Saturday, and see the colors of hardwoods in the fall ring the stadium, 360 degrees above even the highest seats, was truly something for the ages. Lights in that setting are just plain wrong. Kind of like billboards in the Grand Canyon, a t-shirt shop on Omaha Beach, or colorizing Casablanca.

BDS has great facilities, but the stadium has outgrown the setting. With the new north end zone seats, it just looks out of place between University Boulevard and Bryant Drive. We've already had to tear down Greek houses to make room for the whole stadium complex, and with the new south end zone expansion, we're about to be literally bumping up close to graves.

The facilities are going to be great. The setting? Not so much.
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I think the setting will eventually catch up with the facilities in our case. The construction of condos, shopping areas, etc. will keep from BDS looking so out of place where it sits. I guess it will be more of a urban look. It'll never have the setting of Washington or North Carolina, but it won't look out of place either.
 
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