OB Daz and Aidan react to the current 10 biggest college football stadiums in the USA. Link to original video: • 10 BIGGEST College Foo... Instagram: officeblokedaz
The Cotton Bowl is in Dallas, this site was chosen because it is the halfway point between Norman, Oklahoma and Austin Texas. Tickets are divided evenly between the two schools. You will notice half the stadium is red and the other side is burnt orange.
If you two Brits want to see the quintisential (sp) college football game, you need to look no further than the Oklahoma vs texas game in Dallas! It is totally unique, as described by Patrick! No other college venue equals it!
When Huey Long was governor of Louisiana in the 1920s, the state told him he couldn’t build such a large stadium for LSU, it was against the state rules. He asked if there were any rules that limited the size for housing, was told no, so had some student dormitories built into the stadium facilities, and reclassified the stadium as housing.
@@joshuabolton3866 Not that I’m aware of. Don’t know if people lived in them at any time, or even how many rooms were built. Was told this story while touring the capitol. Read about it, and saw it on a doc. None ever followed up on that part. I think it was to illustrate how Long thought.
@@joshuabolton3866 There are still dorm rooms, and yes people used to live in them. No one is now from what I'm aware, but for a long time people had rooms in there.
Alabama v Auburn, and Michigan v Ohio State are the two biggest rivalry games of the year. Michigan v Ohio State is set to be the best game of the whole season so far. The teams are currently ranked #2 and #3 and have a high likelihood of being the top 2 teams in the country when they face off on thanksgiving weekend, last week of November. The price for tickets at these games are typically insane!
Michigan Stadium was designed & built in the early 1900s with the intent that the "bowl" dug into the ground would make it easier for expansion. The Big House is 96 years old
My top ten games with amazing environments to go to this November -Ohio State v Michigan -LSU v Alabama -Washington v USC -Oregon v USC -Alabama v Auburn -Michigan v Penn State -Georgia v Tennessee -Louisville v Kentucky -Colorado v Oregon State -Notre Dame v Clemson Hope this helps you find a game, all of these are good matchups on paper with top talent rosters and packed house crowd environments
For clarity, cotton bowl has had a permanent occupant in the past. The Cowboys and Dallas Texans (now chiefs) both played there. SMU did. And it was long host of the Cotton Bowl which is one of the most prestigious bowl games (obviously named after the stadium), which is now played in the more modern cowboys stadium. Eventually those events all moved bc the stadium is so old and outdated, but it’s a very historic venue
dallas burn, hbcus have annual games there, lots of summer soccer friendlies (saw roma vs real madrid there a while ago, it was awesome).dallas cup, now its home to a womens soccer team and the city is throwing 250m into it.
Michigan Stadium was built with 29’ wide footings. The architects planned ahead for a possible second and third deck. Not sure what they’re talking about having trouble filling the stadium. Other than Covid year we’re on a streak of +100K since 1975
NFL stadiums have chairs/padded seats. College stadiums have benches/bleachers of which in curtain sections will have chairs. Also if its a stadium with bleachers, seasoned fans would bring padded folding chairs that go on top of the bleachers.
I'm positive you guys get invitations left and right but I live right by the stadium here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We have Tennessee here this Saturday and even bigger, LSU two weeks after. I can always get tickets and it'd be a pleasure to show you guys an amazing gameday experience here with the Crimson Tide. The all-time kings of college football. There's nothing like it. Hope you boys like a drink or twelve:)
The Cotton Bowl is basically dedicated to just the Oklahoma/Texas game, which is why it hasn't been modernized. It's located almost exactly half way between the two schools so each team's fans are allocated 50% of the seats. It's one of the few American sporting events where the fans of both teams are separated from each other like you'd find with European football matches. This year's fixture was an all-time classic with Oklahoma beating favored Texas 34-30.
Thiers another game called the state fair classic between Grambling State and pvamu that brings in 50 to 65k as well. Both bring crowds and revenue especially those 7 days
Could have got y’all Tennessee Vol tickets if you wanted them. Still may be able to. Not sure what days you’ll be here but Neyland stadium is an amazing experience. My dad used to get sky box tickets where they had a buffet outside the boxes that changed after the half. Plus it’s right on the river with the Vol Navy out there. Come on son!
I would definitely recommend going to a Big Ten or SEC stadium. The gameday atmosphere is just amazing. I am partial to the Nebraska Cornhuskers who hold a record for selling out every game since 1962. Lincoln Nebraska is an amazing college town and Nebraska fans are known to be the most welcoming of any school. The stadium is located in downtown Lincoln so its a vibe of an environment.
Construction on the Cotton Bowl began in 1930 and was completed the same year. "The original stadium-the lower half of the current facility-was built for a cost of $328,000 and seated 45,507 spectators... In 1948, a second deck was added to the west side, increasing capacity to 67,000. The east side was double-decked the following year, increasing capacity to 75,504. These decks were added to respond to the demand for fans to watch SMU halfback Doak Walker... In the 2000s (decade), the renewed dominance of both the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns created a new interest in their rivalry, and the stadium. Temporary stands were erected in each end zone to increase seating for these games from just over 68,000 to 90,000. In November 2006, the city of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas finally agreed on funding for a long-planned $50 million renovation, with $30 million of this amount from a city bond. Thus, in April 2007, the schools signed a contract to play at the Cotton Bowl through 2015, coupled with a $57 million fund for upgrades and improvements to the aging stadium.. The 2008 renovations include the expansion of the seating capacity of the stadium from 68,252 to 92,100,[2] mostly through the complete encircling of the second deck, new media and VIP facilities, a new scoreboard and video screen, updated restrooms and concession areas, lighting, utility and sound upgrades and the replacement of all the stadium's seats... The renovation was also intended to increase the chances of the Cotton Bowl Classic becoming a part of the Bowl Championship Series. However, the renovation was not enough to prevent the Cotton Bowl Classic from moving out of its namesake stadium after the 2009 game. Dallas' occasionally cold January weather had been a longstanding concern for the game, and was believed to have precluded any prospect of adding it to the BCS even after the expansion."
The Cotton Bowl is used for more than just the Red River Rivalry. Prairie View and Grambling play college football there too. And since Dallas owns it, Dallas Independent School District uses it for high school football games, and various regional high school football teams use it as a neutral site during State Championship playoffs. So it is used often. Of course, few high school games fill the lower bowl with fans.
SEC Championship game on December 2nd in Atlanta, looking like it could be Georgia and Alabama again. Would be a great game to go to. Its held at the Atlanta Falcons NFL stadium, Mercedez Benz
You are correct about the stands. The school I graduated from recently (Ohio State) has a mixture of both individual seats and bleacher stands. The individual seats are on the lower sections on the sides of the pitch, while the stands are on the end zones. The north and south bleacher stands are for the student tickets, and the sides and individual seating is for season ticket holders who aren’t students. Sitting in the stands is best! Rowdier, more packed, louder, better environment. In regards to ticket prices; I’m suprised nobody who watches your videos haven’t been able to hook you up with a bit of a discount or deal yet. If I was still in Uni I would have been able to sort you two out with a cracking deal on seats. Hopefully someone who is a fan can sort you out with a deal soon. The November month is the best time to watch college football, especially if the teams play in the SEC or Big 10
I took a picture outside The Big House when I was 14. It’s absolutely massive but in a perfect spot where it fits with the rest of the campus and the surrounding town. I’m a Michigan State fan and it’s rivalry week so I’m obligated to say Go Green!
Go Blue, how bad is this weeks a$$$ kicking going to be..... The sex offender school ( Larry Nasser and Mel Tucker) will beat by University of Michigan this week.
If you're gonna go to a Football game, highly recommend going to Texas Longhorns game! Austin is a great place to be as a tourist, and its a good excuse to try out some of the best barbeque in the country. May as well go to the state that (arguably) loves football the most!
That is the game I would go to if I had never been to college game. The campus and surrounding area is in the Smoky Mountains and they could also go to Nashville. It is about a 3 hour drive from Atlanta.
Georgia Stadium is in Athens close to Atlanta. But if you’re coming in November, you have the Florida Florida State game that’s being held in Tallahassee, which is an awesome big rivalry. Overview for this video all of the stadium they were built in the early mid
The first stadium the cotton bowl dedicates a whole month towards the texas state fair with two seperate rivalry games to kickoff the week and end it. The first game is a hbcu rivalry game between Grambling State vs Prairie View A&M called the state fair classic. It gets between 50- 65k and the lights dont shut off for that till a hr and a half after the game cause the bands might still be playing. Then you have the fair inbetween and they end with the televised red river rivalry with texas & Oklahoma that get around 90k. Its kinda dope they have these events during the fair
When Michigan stadium was built, Fielding Yost the headcoach at the time visioned it holding 200k people. It was built with footings that allows it to be expanded further down as well as up.
The Cotton Bowl stadium has a few games other than the OU-Texas game. There has been a neutral site HBCU game during the state fair. They also have a lower tier bowl game there since The Cotton Bowl game moved to Dallas Cowboys/AT&T Stadium in Arlington between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Im not sure when you will be in the Us, but the Tennessee vs Georgia game may very well be one of the biggest games of the year. It take place in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on November 18th.
Tennessee vs Georgia. November 18th if your in town. I know you mentioned Gatlinburg in a previous video, Vols stadium is is about 30min from Gatlinburg. 102k fans it will be epic!
That deceptively low rise Michigan Stadium is the largest stadium of any sort in the US. It is also the 3rd largest stadium on the planet. That's why it's known as The Big House. It is also the home of the national champion Michigan Wolverines. A great pilgrimage to make. You'll love it😊😊
Yes, the Cotton Bowl was built just for one game. But they also have had a yearly Post Season Bowl game there, and possibly other events from time to time. But the reason it exists, is for the Oklahoma Texas game each year, during the Texas State Fair, which is where it's located.
Cotton Bowl is putting 300m in renovations into it currently. They host soccer, numerous football games and concerts. The Rolling Stones and Coldplay played there in the past few years
For that particular weekend during your visit to the U.S., I would recommend either: A double header - Ole Miss plays at Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. on Dec. 23rd. That game is a five hour drive in your rental car from Dec. 25th matchups between Alabama at Auburn or a four hour drive for the night game at LSU (insane atmosphere) when they play Texas A&M also on the 25th. My wish on a star for the best experience would have to be Ohio State at Michigan. Both will be ranked top five and you will get the whole ESPN College Gameday and/or Fox pregame experience. An abundance of riches!
A college team will play about 12 games a season, half at home, and half at the opponent's stadium. Those with winning seasons will have a bowl game afterwards, or play for the championship. The stadiums are utilized for other sports and activities when football season is over.
Dallas cowboys played at the cotton bowl before texas stadium. Stars occasionally play an outdoor game their. But it host alot of concerts now. It's in the middle state fair of texas in dallas
As someone who is a Michigan native and have been to about 10 different Michigan VS Michigan State/Ohio State games (only 2 teams ive seen them face irl), i can attest that The Big House is the coolest, most amazing and the dumbest stadium ive ever been to. College football is 99.9% played on Saturdays, so my family would just rent a hotel in the Ann Arbor area and go out to eat. We never delt with the traffic because the first time we went we delt with it. We said never again.
Guys, since the narrator didn't specify on several, I went to google for some info: DKR Texas Memorial is in Austin/U. of TX. Neyland is in Knoxville, TN, and home of the U of TN Volunteers. Last is Beaver Stadium in PA on the campus of Penn State.
THE White Out.....I've met people from Ireland and Germany and England and California and Texas and Tennessee that just wanted to attend THE White Out as part of their bucket list from just seeing videos of it on You Tube. There's a reason it's called Happy Valley....Come early (before Saturday), stay late (over Sunday till Monday).....you'll need the extra rest before traveling.
Dream has always been to go to Beaver Stadium since I was five years old. There's something about college football. You can support your local teams, always root for the SIU Salukis, but when you become a fan of a big dog you stay a fan.
Yes guys PLEASE go to Auburn vs Alabama. Maybe the biggest rivalry in American sport. Auburn isn’t far from Atlanta, is a beautiful and fun town filled with tradition, AND Auburn has the biggest screen of any college stadium. It costs allot to go but is as good as it gets
You can see how much is below ground by the entrances to the seating being 3/4 of the way up from the field. To expand more, they would definitely need to move the roads surrounding it. I have been going to football games there since the 70s (back when capacity was only a meager 101,000). Attendance at the stadium has been over 100,000 every game since the early 1970s. It is definitely an experience.
Ann Arbor has a waiting list for season tickets to Michigan home games. What the guy was saying in the video was regarding the "Students Section". The students' section doesn't always fill up and the University has to set aside a set amount of seats for them. BUT if the Wolverines continue on with the records they have had over the past 50 years they would be well served to add on some seats that would be purchased by non-students. Money is the game. Michigan knows better than I do but don't be surprised someday if they don't add on a few thousand more.
Should watch the highlights from 2021 michigan vs ohio st game. Epic game and atmosphere with the snow falling and the best rivalry in sports. Such a great game. Def worth a watch
No, the Cotton Bowl isn't just for that one game. They play two games in it, the Oklahoma vs Texas rivalry game and the Cotton Bowl Classic - an invitational game for two of the best teams at the end of the season. The USA has 55 stadiums of over 65,000 - most of them for college football. There are 99 of over 50,000. The 1990 World Cup hoisted by the USA is still the highest attended WC in history, in part because we have so many more seats to provide.
Good game to go to is UNC-Duke! Should be a top 25 matchup at what’s often considered one of the more beautiful stadiums in college football. It’s a basketball rivalry and neither UNC nor Duke are known for football usually, but should be a great atmosphere and relatively cheap tickets.
@@blakerh That’s unnecessarily rude. Ik it’s not the pinnacle of college football but that’s a genuinely good game in a great stadium with a great atmosphere due to the team we’re playing and the rankings. That’s definitely a great game to go to.
Been to a few games at chapel hill and it's really good stadium/atmosphere... But if you have been to sec games then you know.. OSU, Michigan, Notre Dame all get my nod as being SEC equivalent. The sec is just another animal, anyone looking to experience 'college football' simply hasn't until they have been to a few different SEC schools
Nearly 75 percent of the Michigan Stadium had to be built below ground level to offset the effects of a high water table. The Big House the largest college football venue, it is the third-largest stadium in the entire world. The largest in North America. Michigan's long-time athletic director Fielding Yost (1927) had the stadium built so that it could be expanded to fit up to 200,000 people. He believed that one day, it would need to seat at least 150,000. That is some serious vision for a guy in 1927 - when the population of Ann Arbor was only 26,944! Only North Korea's Rungrado May Day Stadium (150,000) and Salt Lake Stadium (120,000) in India facilitate more fans than the Big House (race tracks and open field non-enclosed venues excluded). Its official capacity is 107,601, but it has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000. Back in 2013, Michigan Stadium set a new NCAA record for attendance when 115,109 fans packed their way inside of the stadium to watch No. 17 Michigan defeat No. 14 Notre Dame by a score of 41-30. The new LED lighting upgrade completed this year (2023) are A-MAIZE-ING....
Where I live we have independence bowl it’s used for whoever gets selected to play in that bowl, during the year it hosts a couple rival smaller college teams etc it’s also located inside the state fair grounds of Louisiana
I’m a SEC girl, so I’m going with the #1 (right now…defending champions), Georgia Bulldogs ❤🐾 But any college game, in any of the stadiums, will be amazing!
I live in the area of Michigan Stadium and been at games there. You can drive right past it and not even realize it. Its right on Main st. on the south end of Ann Arbor.
Ohio St at Michigan. November 25th. One of the best rivalries in the sports, in one of the biggest stadiums in the world. Both teams are phenomenal this year too. That's the game I'd choose.
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Texas’ DKR Memorial has been over 100k for almost 15 years. The recent renovation didn’t add a single seat. The renovation removed then added seats back to keep the capacity exactly the same.
If you're still looking for a good game to attend, try the Florida/Georgia game in Jacksonville Florida. It's so contentious, they have it in a neutral location. Often called "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party." Really, any SEC matchup would be a blast (SEC is South Eastern Conference).
I do remember that Notre Dame Stadium, intentionally a mini-Michigan Stadium by design, built _around_ the original building, and added 21 thousand seats -- and a giant screen on the south end zone, though not on the north as that one's pointed towards the giant 'Touchdown Jesus" mural on the library and they don't want to block the view of THAT -- but reduced it by 3 thousand overall to a current total of 77,622, possibly just by spacing out the lines on the bleachers.
The cotton bowl is an older stadium for the Red River Rivalry designated for OU and Texas as a "neutral site". But does have the TX state fair outside it so more than just the game before or after
Buckeye (Ohio State) fan here. I've got to give credit where credit is due, and a night game White Out at #3 Beaver Stadium (Penn State) is the best college game environment.
Yes... the cotton bowl is literally only there for the rivalry game currently. Obv it held other sports in its past but for a long time it has been there only for the rivalry game. I kid you not. There may be some alt events now but it is literally a sleeping giant for 364 days. Its too old for it to be called a home stadium without upgrades.
American football has roots as a college game going back to the late 1860s, it didn't become a professional sport until the 1920s, so a lot of what you're seeing is rooted in a tradition that spans generations - hope you enjoy your time in America
The screen might not show a replay if it's not favorable to the home team. Players watch themselves on screen all the time. After Julian Edelman's amazing catch for in Super Bowl 51. He clearly tells the defender after the play to watch the replay on the big screen with him. In some clips you can hear him, in others, you can just see the reaction of the defender from watching the play.
If you're going to Atlanta and want to go to a game somewhere, there would be some good options. Georgia, Auburn, Clemson are all relatively close by. Or right in Atlanta there's Georgia Tech who may not be all that great but its still a really good college atmosphere against a good opponent.
All NFL stadiums are in the 60-80k range. Then the big stadiums like At&t (Cowboys), Metlife (Jets & Giants), and Lambeau (Green Bay) can hold over 80k. At&t and Metlife can have over 100k during any regular game bc they carry a LOT of standing room where its first come first served (by ticket of course). College stadiums vary by many factors. In terms of power 5 schools (Universities in these five conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, Pac 12) ranges as low as 30 to 100k, most being over 45k.
Two game suggestions for that same week. #3 ranked Ohio State VS #7 ranked Penn State at Ohio State. #4 ranked Florida State vs Florida at Florida. Both should be great games with great atmosphere’s. Columbus, Ohio is about the same distance as Auburn from Nashville, TN as well. Tickets are around $170 on the low end for OSU vs PSU and $150 for Florida vs FSU. Something to consider!
Ohio State vs Penn State is this weekend. I don't know when in November they'll be in the US (or where) but Michigan at Penn State (Nov. 11th), Georgia at Tennessee (Nov. 18th), and Ohio State at Michigan (Nov. 25th) are all real good options. None of those games would be cheap, though. Mich/Penn State is going to be around $200 for the cheapest, Georgia/TN is probably around $400, and OSU/Mich is probably over $500. Some cheaper games that should still have good environments would be Missouri at Georgia (Nov. 4th), LSU at Bama (Nov. 4th), Notre Dame at Clemson (Nov. 4th), USC at Oregon (Nov. 11th), and North Carolina at Clemson (Nov. 18th).
@@krayzy932 oh shoot your right I was using the ESPN app and when I switched conference’s it auto went back to this week. Thanks for pointing that out!
You might try and lobby your subscribers who have season tickets to give your theirs for a game, because spending 600 dollars for a regular season cfb game is ridiculous. I’m sure many people would be happy to give up theirs for a week so you can experience a game, though good/rivalry games will definitely be in more demand.
Nice family, I believe I saw we have something in Common, not being from Houston, but both lived there for few years? We are a Miami family, but moved for our careers to Houston 2011-2015... Great Videos, and great personalities! You should let us know if you are ever in South Florida, we live way down south, not too far from the Florida Keys!
Come to Ann Arbor for the biggest rivalry in college football. Michigan VS Ohio State...(you can handle the chilly weather!) 25/11/23 Noon. You could come in Wednesday that week and take in the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day game! (two for one!) 23/11/23 12:30. This would be a football memory of a lifetime.
Florida State at Florida (Gainesville, Florida) November 25, 6 hour drive from Atlanta Florida is weaker than usual this year, so ticket prices won't be through the roof.
Need to do an LSU home game at night. A night game in Death Valley is like no other in the country. Especially if it is against Alabama or another SEC opponent. And the tailgating that goes on all day before the game is the best in the country also. You can see what southern hospitality really is down here. You can walk up to anyone cooking a pot of something and ask to join and you will be welcomed with open arms. Just tell them you are visiting from Europe and this is your first LSU game.
The cotton bowl is located inside the Texas fair grounds and can be rented for other things it’s not part of a school etc so other schools etc can rent it if something happens to their own fields etc
The cotton bowl has been invested in. It was expanded fairly recently. It was the home of the Cowboys and the rhe Cotton Bowl game for a long long time, now its mostly maintained for the RRS. I expect that game to move eventually. Really the only draw is the Texas State Fair st the same time.
The capacity of Michigan Stadium in the video is inaccurate. The capacity always ends in "one". The one "extra seat" in Michigan Stadium is said to be reserved for Fritz Crisler, athletic director at the time. Since then, all official Michigan Stadium capacity figures have ended in "-01", although the extra seat's location is not specified.
Definitely would be the LSU and Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. And it is a night game. Look up the past couple LSU and A&M games. High scoring affairs.
The Cotton Bowl was upgraded in 2008 and is getting more upgrades currently. When finished in 2025 it will have gone through $225 million in upgrades since '08. Guy that did the video did zero research. Even the other stadiums, it's like he's looking at all of them for the first time with you 😂
It's not the most headline grabbing game. But... you should go see the Apple Cup. It's going to be at Husky Stadium in Seattle. And this year is the last year it'll happen with UW moving to the B10 next season. You guys can get there early and go Sailgating!
