Best College Stadiums

I get a lot of visitors looking for info on the best college stadiums. Well here are some pointers to web resources:

* College Stadiums Football Photos 8x10 – nice aerial and in-stadium photos for a lot of the top stadiums. Great gift for fans. * NCAA attendance stats for 2005 – a loud full stadium is a good stadium * Saturday Shrines on Amazon. * Fanblogs points to Dennis Dodd’s 2003 rankings which I think are crap. Fanblogs also points to the Rivals 05 rankings which I like better. * Sporting News/MSNBC rankings here which I also wonder about. * Football Digest rankings – I can get behind these!

My view is – any full loud stadium on a Saturday afternoon or evening is a great place to be. I haven’t been to that many, but my views on a few:

* Ohio Stadium – great crowd, great band, great pageantry, great architecture. A+. What did you think I’d say? * Michigan Stadium – great crowd, but kind of characterless architecture. B+ * ASU in Tempe. What a great setting. Too bad the team isn’t consistently better. B+ * UW. Another great setting, but a team that is a snoozer. Still where else can you moor your boat for a tailgate picnic? B * Rose Bowl. Great potential but too many empty seats – not being on campus hurts. B- * Pitt Stadium. Great location, right in the thick of things. Great crowds, inconsistent team. B