Bucket List: Stadiums

Submitted by markp on

I think Michigan and Michigan Stadium are awesome.

That being said, I also enjoy traveling to other stadiums to check out what architecture, environment, and traditions they offer. What other stadiums would you most like to visit?

My list (in approximate order of care):

  • Alabama
  • Nebraska
  • Texas A&M
  • LSU
  • Penn State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Indiana

So far I've been to MICH, OSU, ND, MSU, EMU, Texas, SMU, North Texas, Cotton Bowl, and AT&T Stadium (vs Bama).

RoxyMtnHiM

February 17th, 2016 at 12:04 PM ^

Haven't been in Bryant-Denny since '90 or so, pre-expansion, but rare night games there in the 80s were a blast. Problem was, Bama played half their home games in Birmingham, at Legion Field, at the time, and it was usually the good games. (iirc: bridges, water, lotta)

maizenblue92

February 17th, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^

I am actually working through my bucket list. It includes the Rose Bowl and every B1G stadium. I have checked off Ryan Field, Michigan Stadium, Beaver Stadium, and Notre Dame. This year I am eyeing Kinnick and Spartan Stadium.

Dawggoblue

February 17th, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^

So far I have been to 6 College stadiums, 11 NFL stadiums and 15 MLB stadiums, along with a few other things tossed in.

While football will always be my favorite sport, I enjyo MLB stadiums above all else.  There is just something so different about every single stadium that makes it interesting.

 

Top 3 Favorite

AT&T, PNC, and Comerica.

Bottom 3

Wrigley, Yankee Stadium, Angel Stadium

Top 3 Need to see

Fenway, Camden, Arlignton

DrMantisToboggan

February 17th, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^

I get to a Tigers away game every year at a park I haven't been to before and AT&T is next up on my ballpark bucket list (unfortunately not this year). I love the design and the bay, I need to get there.

PNC Park might be my favorite stadium in all of sports, it's perfect. If the Pens weren't repulsive Pitt would be the best sports city, between their history, the food, the fans, and the city/geography. I love going to Pitt for games. 

Camden is also very nice (go to the blue moon cafe for breakfast when you go, it'll make you consider driving to Baltimore for breakfast every morning forever). Fenway is legendary, obviously. I actually really dislike Comerica. Detroit followed up one of the legendary sporting venues with an incredibly mediocre and poorly designed park. 

If Wrigley is in your bottom 3, then you must never have been to The Trop. That place just sucks. 

Dawggoblue

February 17th, 2016 at 1:20 PM ^

I have not been to the Trop.  I have heard awful things.

Visited: Twins (Old and New), Brewers(Old and New), Cubs, Reds, Tigers, Indians, Pirates, Phillies, Yankees (New), Diamondbacks, Padres, Dodgers, Angels, Giants.

The west coast teams we hit on a trip this last summer.  We were supposed to go to Oakland but after reading about the Stadium and the area around it, we went to Las Vegas instead. 

I have also heard terrible things about US Cellular, from White Sox fans.

UMfan21

February 17th, 2016 at 12:09 PM ^

when I collected baseball cards as a kid I loved this one set that had "filler cards" of each stadium. it had a diagram and the measurements all around the wall. on the back it had listed different facts about the stadium. I always thought that was kind of a cool feature. I think it was 1994 upper deck but I would have to check.

Ratterman

February 17th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^

Agree with this.  Camp Randall is my favorite B1G venue after Michigan Stadium.  Great sound system and some neat traditions like the fifth quarter, the students singing Varsity at the end, and the playing of Jump Around before the 4th quarter.  It's pretty fun being in the upper deck for Jump Around and thinking you're going to die because you're on a cantilevered concrete structure with 15,000 idiots all jumping at the same time and making it sway up and down. 

The Chad Abides

February 17th, 2016 at 1:11 PM ^

I've been to plenty of games @ Memorial Stadium (mostly UofM games) and have had plenty of fun in that "piece of shit" as you so eloquently put it.  You can get a really good seat for far less than at the Big House and the Tailgating Fields across 17th st are awesome!  The stadium itself isn't all that great, but it is a basketball school afterall. 

Indiana fans LOVE TO PARTY!  Hell, most of them don't even go into the stadium to watch the game, but they'll show up 4-6 hours before kickoff to grill out, drink and have fun.  

I was at the double OT thriller last year and nearly 60%-70% of the stadium was filled with Maize & Blue.

 

 

maxwage

February 17th, 2016 at 5:49 PM ^

Been to several IU-M games at Memorial.  Not a bad experience for a BB school... cheap tickets, solid tailgating scene.  The Fuuuuurst Down Hooooooosiers bit gets old after every 1st down.

This years past game was a good game, sloppy defensively, but entertaining.  Maize and Blue was represented very well!

IU's few true FB fans are classy and good sports.  Students, not so much.  IMO they're gone by halftime regardless of the score.  And back in '10, when Denard went down with a knee injury, those booger eating morons cheered.

After that game some IU coed heckled my group, all decked out in M gear.  She slurred "Ann Arbor has gonorrhea!"

OT:

Camp Randall

Happy Valley

MSU - for comparision sake

Ohio Stadium

Maybe Boise State (if M were to play them)

Non NCAAF

Lambeau

Camp Nou

Another hockey game at Big House

DrMantisToboggan

February 17th, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^

Really want to go to our game in Seattle in a few years, I've always wanted to watch a game in Husky stadium. Cool Design, overlooking the water. Cool team until they messed with their jerseys and their recruiting sites went all Penn State of the Pacific Northwest. 

Clemson after that. I bet Bryant-Denny is nice but I don't have any desire to be there. 

Outside of those two, not many more on my list. I've been lucky enough to go to a bunch of stadiums and no one has come close to ours. 

DavidP814

February 17th, 2016 at 12:00 PM ^

Alabama vs. LSU in Baton Rouge is on my 2016 Bucket List.  It's 1-2 weekends after (hopefully) my last SOA exam ever.  It may be the last time Les even coaches that game in Baton Rouge.  And LSU has a great shot at the national championship this year.  I think that is going to be an all-timer from a game environment perspective.  I'm 100% going to that game.

Other stadiums: Beaver Stadium for a night game, Autzen stadium, Cal-Berkeley, Darrell K Royal stadium, Ole Miss (mostly to see if the Grove is all it's cracked up to be), Neyland stadium, Rose Bowl, Husky Stadium.

I've already been to Michigan Stadium for UM/OSU (it was the Desmond Heisman-pose game), the Orange Bowl, The Swamp, Sanford Stadium, wherever Miami played after the Orange Bowl, and I was in Columbus for the 04 OSU/Michigan game, but I didn't go into the Horseshoe.

Great off-season topic!

M-Dog

February 17th, 2016 at 12:05 PM ^

I have been to a bunch of stadiums, but there are some that I have not seen a game at.  In no particular order, I'd like to tailgate and see a game at:

LSU (night)

Wisconsin

Nebraska

Florida

Tenn

Rose Bowl

Clemson

Oregon

Notre Dame

Auburn

Ole Miss

Texas

Colorado

Cal

Washington

Harvard

Yale

 

OlafThe5Star

February 17th, 2016 at 1:53 PM ^

Having been to Harvard Stadium a few times while a grad student and the Yale Bowl a number of times as well, I would offer three pieces of info:

1. The game day experience of the Harvard-Yale game is unlike any other game that either team plays. If you are going to visit, do it for H-Y or you will probably have a subpar experience. 

2. More people go for the tailgating than the game, and it's highly likely that no one will no anything about the actual football about to be played. It's like if you distilled our hate for OSU down but then subtracted all knowledge of football. But it's still fun.

3. For my money, despite having a degree from Harvard, I think that Yale has a better game day experience. Part of that is that as far as I can tell, Harvard undergrads are incapable of having fun while the Yalies seem to have no issue with it. 

Having grown up on Michigan football and then attended UM undergrad, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of tailgating and the ability to show such disdain for a rival -- although I have to say it is usually classy disdain. I've been to four H-Y games, usually dressed in Harvard gear (always with a M hat though), and never been meaningfully harassed in any way other than playful teasing, and always in good fun. Big contrast from wearing my UM geat to the Shoe and getting full beer bottles thrown at me and racial slurs thrown at my friends.

Gil From Omaha

February 17th, 2016 at 12:04 PM ^

I want to go to the Rose Bowl, The LA Coliseum, Notre Dame, The Swamp, Between the Hedges, Autzen Stadium, Smurf Turf, Camp Randall, Navy-Army game, and of course- Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis




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Beat 'Em

February 17th, 2016 at 1:17 PM ^

If you ever do head over there for a game, I would recommend watching the morning parade at The Plain and then tailgating at Buffalo Soldier Field or the river courts. The home slate is incredibly weak this year, but Air Force is coming to Michie. I've seen too many losses to feel confident, but I honestly believe Monken has the program heading in the right direction.

amaizenblue402

February 17th, 2016 at 12:07 PM ^

I've been to Michigan, MSU, Indiana, Purdue, ND, Florida, UCF, Citrus Bowl, Raymond James (Outback Bowl).

Have always wanted to go to the Rose Bowl. Think Autzen and Kinnick would be cool stadiums to visit.

michgoblue

February 17th, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^

My list would be:

LSU (preferably for a night game against Bama)

Bama

Rose Bowl

For some reason, I also think that Wisconsin would be pretty cool, but only if it is on one of those random 2-year periods that occurs every 10 years or so when they are really good.