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Loudest Stadiums (split from Claytor thread)

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Have you ever stood near a Boeing 747 commercial airliner and listened very carefully to it at takeoff? I haven't, but I've been as close as any college football fan would want to get to that kind of deafening noise.
In the 2005 season, Clemson's Memorial Stadium, commonly known as �Death Valley," reached an astounding 126 decibels when a packed crowd of 77,381 fans observed a Charles Bennett sack of QB Kyle Wright during the <acronym title="Clemson Tigers News">Clemson Tigers</acronym> ' 3 OT heartbreaker against the Miami Hurricanes. This level easily surpassed the old record of 121 decibels set by LSU fans in Tiger Stadium, which holds 91,600.
But crazy as it may seem, its actually about to get a lot harder than that to win in Clemson.
Memorial Stadium has had a reputation for being one of the loudest stadiums in the country since the early 1970's. Many games have been won due to crowd participation, and Death Valley has even been compared to what many recognize as the loudest stadium in the country, University of Florida's the Swamp, by former FSU Seminoles QB Chris Rix.
"Florida was loud in the Swamp," said Rix, �But the loudest, not only the stadium, but the loudest place I have ever been around in my life, was Death Valley."
However, since 2004, Clemson has been involved in renovations to the stadium known as the West End Zone Project. This project, which will boost Death Valley from 77, 381 seats to over 80,000, is designed to not only add seats and brand new facilities to Clemson's beloved stadium, but to enclose the entire west end, as well.
The stadium wasn't enclosed before?
Before the WEZ Project, the west end used to be just a small block of seats that was used primarily for the visiting team's band and a few extra fans. What visiting teams will now have to face is an enclosed addition designed specifically to reflect noise back onto the field at one end, and one of the loudest and most diehard student fan-bases at the other.
It's an uphill battle from here, visiting teams.
With the completion of the West End Zone Project expected before Clemson's 2006 home opener vs. Florida Atlantic, Death Valley just became bigger, better and, most importantly, louder than ever.
 
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osugrad21 said:
Based on experience?
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Based on being a homer and having some people back me up in saying that it's one of the loudest if not THE loudest. :wink2:


Neyland is also pretty damn loud.

buckeye4ever21 said:
OSU isn't loud because it doesn't have a huge rowdy student base. Older fans just aren't as rowdy as big student bases are. OSU's fanbase is older than most. I'd put OSU somewhere between 5-15 with an exception to a texas game or a thrilling michigan game.
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You think there might be 14 stadiums louder than The Shoe? Name them.<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
 
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osugrad21 said:
So....how can you give a valid opinion here besides being a homer?

I respect the homer part...but really, you have no dog in this hunt.
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It's just based off tv and stories I've heard. Not the strongest argument for my case but oh well. :biggrin:

Grad, can you compare your experiences at the Shoe compared to some other stadiums? What games were they, what time of the day, how hyped was it, and what were the expectations of the teams?
 
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The Shoe is loud, no doubt, but if you want decibles, go to the Skull Session. Before the Texas game last year, I couldn't even hear when the band came out. Inside St. Johns arena. I thought my brain was going to slide out of my ear. I never did get to hear the band, or any of the players, or Coach Tressel.
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
The only big time college football games I've been to are '01 UCLA-Ohio St., '04 Oregon-Arizona St., and '05 Oregon-Cal.

Autzen Stadium blows the Rose Bowl out of the water. It's gotta' be in the top 10 for loudest stadiums.
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Autzen is loud because of the way it was designed. High up and confined.

Rose Bowl on the other hand is like Michigan Stadium. Low to the ground and spread out.
 
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tedginn05 said:
Autzen is loud because of the way it was designed. High up and confined.

Rose Bowl on the other hand is like Michigan Stadium. Low to the ground and spread out.
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Very true but I should also mention that UCLA has a pretty bad fan base. There were only about 70,000 in attendance for that game.

The thing that impressed me about Autzen is that it was raining, really cold, and and afternoon game for the Cal game yet everyone was so into it. Eugene is crazy about their Ducks. It's no coincidence that Autzen and The Pit(MAC Court) are 2 of the most feared places in their respective sports.
 
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