Athlon Sports Ranks The AAC's Football Stadiums

[___ Eats It]

I guess I am in the minority, but even when I was a student driving to Ray Jay and tailgating was an awesome experience. Ray Jay is easy to access from all of Tampa bay area (I now live in St Pete) and has great Amenities. If you haven't donated enough to get access to seats with the club level you are missing out! I am going into my second season as a season ticket holder and lover the experience Ray Jay offers. Unfortunately   I have not had the chance to experience many away games other then Miami who also play in an NFL stadium which is definitely not up to the standards of Ray Jay. I know if an OCS only had bleacher style seats with no backs that would definitely not be as impressive. I am not looking forward to the away game at UCF at all due to their amenities. 

 

Not to mention their drunk, douchebag fans.  At least they have the water fountain issue fixed, though.

[footnfan1]

Thank goodness they are the only fan base that gets drunk! (sarcasm)

[Triple B]

I guess I am in the minority, but even when I was a student driving to Ray Jay and tailgating was an awesome experience. Ray Jay is easy to access from all of Tampa bay area (I now live in St Pete) and has great Amenities. If you haven't donated enough to get access to seats with the club level you are missing out! I am going into my second season as a season ticket holder and lover the experience Ray Jay offers. Unfortunately   I have not had the chance to experience many away games other then Miami who also play in an NFL stadium which is definitely not up to the standards of Ray Jay. I know if an OCS only had bleacher style seats with no backs that would definitely not be as impressive. I am not looking forward to the away game at UCF at all due to their amenities. 

 

You are not in the minority. If you were, we'd probably already have our own version of the P.O.S. BHNFP ....

[___ Eats It]

Thank goodness they are the only fan base that gets drunk! (sarcasm)

 

We could go on ad infinitum about how each respective group of fans is disrespectful, but I think we've beaten that horse to death.  But repetition, such as discussing drunk fans, or, as another example, beating UCF annually by a combined score of 150-67, just gets old.  

[ambienknights]

Unfortunately I have not had the chance to experience many away games other then Miami who also play in an NFL stadium

That explains your opinion. Miami has 70 thousand seat backs and better luxury boxes but most neutral college football fans & media would rather attend a Saturday night ACC College Football game at FSU that is mostly bleachers.

[Held_AccountaBull]

Whoever is in charge at Athlon obviously hates USF. None of their recent mentions of us have been anything positive.

[Joe]

Ray Jay sucks as a college venue. It's stale. For non big games you feel as if the crowd is just going through the motions. Not because the fans aren't into it, but because its so spread out.

The guy obviously isn't a fan of NFL stadiums for the college game. Nothing wrong with that. I'd put Ray Jay at 4-5.

[Joe]

OK let me get this straight;

They would rather go to the jumping frying pan stadium in Mouse town over going to Ray-Jay and drinking spirits in comfortable chair backed seats with arm rest. A stadium that is good enough to host Super Bowls or a 40K seat aluminum high school stadium.

makes NO sense

Ty

You don't understand. In the ****** up world of rating college stadiums, the more uncomfortable the better ... in their world, college football fan = masochist.

Oh Trip...

You and I know that this exists only because the best atmospheres in college football at at traditional powers, who happen to be playing in older stadiums.

I know you love RJS, but there is a lot of experience that dies when you see 30,000 people scattered throughout a red stadium with Bucs logos everywhere.

[Triple B]

 

 

OK let me get this straight;

They would rather go to the jumping frying pan stadium in Mouse town over going to Ray-Jay and drinking spirits in comfortable chair backed seats with arm rest. A stadium that is good enough to host Super Bowls or a 40K seat aluminum high school stadium.

makes NO sense

Ty

You don't understand. In the ****** up world of rating college stadiums, the more uncomfortable the better ... in their world, college football fan = masochist.

Oh Trip...

You and I know that this exists only because the best atmospheres in college football at at traditional powers, who happen to be playing in older stadiums.

I know you love RJS, but there is a lot of experience that dies when you see 30,000 people scattered throughout a red stadium with Bucs logos everywhere.

 

 

Yeah, I understand that part ... and it is easier to make stadiums look fuller with the bench seating .... but it was good to see the tradition of masochism wasn't held onto by Louisville and Minnesota.

[Brad]

I thought you were supposed to stand throughout the entire game. What's all this talk about seating?