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UPDATED Ranking College Football Stadiums: 108 Down
Ranking college football stadiums isn’t easy. I’ve been to 108 of the 131 stadiums (133 in 2023 with the addition of Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State) thus far and this list took me a ton of time to hash out. Is Wyoming better than Navy? Who’s to say. Of course, these rankings are entirely […]
College Football Conference Realignment: Big 12, AAC, C-USA
2023 marks a major year for college football. Conference realignment in college football begins its first phase this season when BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF join the Big 12 conference. in 2024, Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC – executing on the bombshell news that kicked off the biggest shakeup to the sport since […]
College Football’s Cathedrals: Ranking The 100K Seat Stadiums
College football features some of the largest stadiums in the world. However, only eight lay claim to being able to seat over 100,000 people: Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU, Texas, and Alabama. Having seen games at all but one (which I’ll lend an assist!), I decided to rank all 100K seat college […]
Ranking The 2022 College Football Bowl Stadiums
Not all College Football bowl stadiums are created equal. The majority are held in NFL stadiums, in the south, and in stadiums not primarily built to house college football. In fact, just 12 bowl games are played in stadiums that primarily are home to FBS programs. Which bowl game venues are the best? The worst? […]
2022 Review: Road to CFB’s Best Of
The 2022 Road to CFB campaign is in the rearview mirror. Every game day was new and incredible, helped along by some amazing people. As I do every year in the wake of my college football road trip, I like to lay out by “Best Of” list. Who had the best tailgating? The loudest stadium? […]
2021 Review: Road to CFB’s Best Of
The dust has settled on a remarkable 2021 season. I was fortunate enough to once again travel thousands of miles and add four new game day experiences to the list. In what will surely become an annual tradition, I’d like to share my 2021 Best Of College Football list. What were the best fans? environment? […]
State of the Stadiums: the SEC
The SEC is college football’s premiere conference when it comes to stadiums and grandeur. Below, I’ll grade the SEC stadiums I’ve been to thus far. To take the mantra It Just Means More, rather than play on-field (though it does apply to that, too), the SEC puts their heart, soul, and money into their facilities. […]
