Road Team Reviews: Kidd Brewer Stadium - Appalachian State University 

Nice video! A couple of things I would touch on is that the App tailgating scene/fan rowdiness is a whole lot of fun usually and one of my favorite atmospheres. The flip side of that is that we have gotten so used to beating so many teams badly in the sunbelt (USA, ULM, Texas St, Troy, Georgia State and coastal except for the past two years) that fan energy just doesn't show up for those easy games a lot of times. If you guys would've came to the Marshall or Coastal game last year I think you would've been blown away at the fan experience. Against easy opponents, the energy just isn't there. I hate that it's that way, but It just is. The good news is that the Sun Belt east is getting way more competitive so hopefully that will result in less boring blowout games that fans at App have been too used to seeing with some teams.

Love this video guys thanks for coming to Boone! Pretty fair review for that day but I will say the tailgating scene is actually pretty good, wish you guys had a chance to see that. Unfortunately the atmosphere can be a little inconsistent especially when we play some less successful SBC teams and when the temperature drops. I wish it weren’t that way. I’ve had friends from USC tell me the atmosphere at a bigger game was on par with the atmosphere at their games. As for the stadium itself, like most things on campus it is so geographically restricted that it’s kinda pieced together in a unique way. The whole home side of the stadium was basically pieced together 3 separate times as the program grew. That with the actual location on the side of the mountain unfortunately restricts a lot of what they can do with the space haha. The town and campus has really outgrown itself and is using almost every square inch you can in the town. There are also some gameday traditions that might not have been as noticeable if it was your first time like the quote “Welcome to the Rock” being played on the video board as the team enters, Yosef firing a rifle, and songs like Back in Black and Mountain Music. Appreciate you guys doing a review of The Rock and love your channel! Hope you guys are able to make it back to Boone for a big game!

Now I want to visit Boon and watch some football 🏈! Great job as always guys .. the video drop keep getting better RTR .. keep It rolling 👊

Y’all let us know what you think! This one might just be my favorite so far!

The nick name "The Rock" came from a radio commentator back in the early 90's, this is that was explained in a you tube video / interview of David Jackson, and this nick name of our stadium has just stuck. Did not explain why he gave it, but as the last poster said, it literally sits in a bowl and on bed rock. So maybe someone else can add to this. It just fits....

App alum here. Glad y’all were able to make it up for a game. Such a beautiful campus. And your production value is awesome; really hoping your channel gets more exposure. I was up in Boone for a wedding the same day y’all were there. My friends who got there on Friday said it actually snowed a bit on that Saturday morning. Gotta love that brisk mountain air on game day!

Ya'll are gonna have to hit up JMU now that they've moved up to the Sun Belt

Regarding tailgaiting, there was a huge stadium parking lot until 2019 where there are now brand new dorms. There are still a few spots around campus that have a nice scene, but they're scattered.

There's is a ton of tailgating on the school side of the stadium. Looks like you guys came in through the neighborhood behind the stadium.

I live in Boone nc it awesome

A bit late, but one category I think would be fun to see is y'all's thoughts on the bands of each of the schools y'all go to. Things like how often did they play? crowd engagement with them, how loud they were, etc. Bands are a huge part of gameday and a very valuable part of the stadium

One of the issues with stadium "room" is that these stadiums morph from single level, to double deck level, visitors side currently, seating space, and space in general was measured years ago when we were not all suffering from "fast food bloat"! We have, I think, 25" per seat space. I have 4 season tickets up from three last year. Why, for the extra space. For the over sold out UNC game, we needed that extra seat as, with only aluminum below your gluteus maximus and a small back rest, updating to single seats may for may not allow for the 31,500 stated seating capacity nor be cost effective. Additional seating, put in the week before, below the "loge"(sp) seats added about 3000 seats, as mandated by NCAA rules for visitor seating, especially for a Power 5 school coming to town. To pack 40,000 plus at The Rock is an accomplishment. I attended Lees-McRae and then graduated from App State before running out of my Dad's money on the "5 Year Plan" in 1982. Yes, all the places we used to hang out, hiking up to Linn Cove Viaduct before it began it's completion, Elk Park Falls(Jumped off numerous times), riding the Parkway in the Fall, heading to Blowing Rock, wet county then, hearing some of the world's renown musicians at P. B. Scott's(Look it up), actually going to class on a regular basis and my wife likes the beach, boring! I love the mountains for the same reason's you two do. It's MAGICAL!!!! Great vids, commentary and overall excellent production. Glad I hit this up tonight, till Saturday, GO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!

That place has massively changed since I went!

I'm wanting to go to next year's Coastal game! Should be perfect timing for fall foliage, and a great atmosphere unless App is having a bad season.

Nice job guy's! 😁👍

Awesome!! Best thing they did was getting rid of the track around the football field. Bills Mafia Reference ❤

This video inspired me to go to the coastal game up there in a few weeks! I’m very excited! What is the parking and tailgating like around there?

Sunbelt is definitely moving up in my book after all of these. Triston is also the grader everyone wants haha!

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I completly agree with you guys on the stadium. Very cramped. I do think the atmosphere that day was lacking but overall it wasn't that bad considering who we had to play. I was there watching the game that day to I was on the same side you guys were on. Overall I think you gave a fair opinion and hopefully you guys get to come to another game in the future

Never heard the official story about the name the rock but....this is mine. We put in astroturf early and didn't really change it or replace it for a long time. I heard it was because of money. As it aged, the pad lost some flex so it was hard, really hard. When the weather turned cold it used to freeze. The playing surface was hard as a rock. From experience I can tell you it hurt (a lot) to fall on it. The grain on it also laid down. You could run and cut one way but the other direction was slick as ice. This is mid to late 1970's. Go App!

nice job guys

So when I was in school there 20 years ago, we never called the stadium The Rock. Still not sure where that came from, but I like it.

Not SunBelt, but Bulldog Stadium in Fresno is definintley worth hiting up, great gameday atmosphere!

Where do you guys live in South Carolina? I’m in Greenville and went to App State. Every one of your criticisms is valid. West side (home side) is old and cramped. Everyone hates the east side aluminum upper deck. A lot of amenities are lacking but the football and tailgate culture there is really strong. Very fair review. I don’t know if this is why it’s called the rock but the stadium itself is built on solid bedrock. They tried for years to figure out the best way to lower the field and bring seats closer but couldn’t. It would’ve required a ton of blasting that would’ve taken too long between seasons.

Wait now... who stole Sandstorm from who? South Carolina or App State??

Hey if y'all have about a $1,000, head to Boone this weekend.... The Tarheels come to town.

@Roadteamreviews Yall should have come see Troy Trojans ....back to back sunbelt champs ⬜️🟥 ⚔️🗡️ #Tradition #GiantKiller #Anybodyanywhere

USA isn't really a team App fans get excited to play. They're a relatively new program and aren't exactly a powerhouse team. Go to a game against Coastal, GaSo, Marshall or even James Madison and you'll see a much more intense atmosphere. The old SoCon rivalries carried over during the move up and it shows.

20 years ago Kidd Brewer was a glorified high school stadium. Rather than tare it down and rebuild from scratch, they upgraded around the bleachers, hence the cramped feel and the ugly visitor's side. They should have at least filled it in more and wrapped the stadium in a U.

I wish you could have seen Ga Southern vs. App State. It is THE best G5 rivalry besides Army Navy

Can’t even compare the game excitement you went to, to the game against Coastal. App doesn’t care about South Alabama. I was at the Coastal game and it was rocking.

You went to the wrong game homey.. they come to the mountain and they leave with Ls

The duck pound