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Ohio Stadium aka THE Horseshoe (Official Thread)

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This sort of goes without saying, but...

http://btn.com/2014/06/20/ohio-stadium-ranked-no-1-in-athlon-sports-poll/

Athlon Sports is doing a series of college football stadium rankings, and it was time to consider the Big Ten homes Friday. Ohio Stadium took the top spot, garnering nine of 12 first-place votes, while Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) came in second. The voters included 10 Big Ten personalities, including BTN’s Gerry DiNardo, Tom Dienhart and Brent Yarina, and a pair of Athlon experts. See the full results in this post.

FINAL POLL (highest vote; lowest vote)
1. Ohio Stadium – 1; 2
2. Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) – 1; 5
3. Camp Randall Stadium – 1; 7
4. Beaver Stadium – 1; 5
5. Michigan Stadium – 3; 7
6. Kinnick Stadium – 3; 7
7. Spartan Stadium – 5; 12
8. TCF Bank Stadium – 6; 12
9. Memorial Stadium (Illinois) – 8; 13
10. Byrd Stadium – 9; 14
11. Ryan Field – 9; 14
12. High Point Solutions Stadium – 9; 14
13. Memorial Stadium (Indiana) – 9; 14
14. Ross-Ade Stadium – 8; 14

Here’s the criteria voters were asked to consider:

General atmosphere, fan support, homefield advantage, amenities, tailgating and campus.

Interesting results

  • Four stadiums received at least one first-place vote: Ohio Stadium (9); Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium (1); Camp Randall Stadium (1); Beaver Stadium (1).
  • Five stadiums earned at least one last-place vote: Ross-Ade Stadium (5); Ryan Field (3); Indiana’s Memorial Stadium (2); High Point Solution Stadium (1); Byrd Stadium (1)
  • Ohio Stadium didn’t receive anything worse than a second-place vote.
  • Spartan Stadium received a fifth-place and 12th-place vote, the largest difference among all stadiums.
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MililaniBuckeye said:
The Pig House didn't get a single first- or second-place vote. :lol:
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Marcus Hall gave them two 1st place votes.

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On my jog this morning, I ran past the stadium. I get that we're 2 full months away from gametime but they look a LONG ways away from completing that endzone seating renovation. I'm sure they sold tickets already for those new seats so they'll spare no expense, but it looks far from close.
 
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southcampus said:
On my jog this morning, I ran past the stadium. I get that we're 2 full months away from gametime but they look a LONG ways away from completing that endzone seating renovation. I'm sure they sold tickets already for those new seats so they'll spare no expense, but it looks far from close.
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In 2 months you can build 20 houses the way people do things nowadays.
 
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"We want to make sure that the fan experience in the stadium is better than the experience at home on your couch," Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said.

But while offering Wi-Fi and better cell service might be the two biggest components to getting fans back to games, schools are hardly stopping there.

Smith said this season leading up to kickoff, Ohio State will begin showing live shots on its video board of the Buckeyes prepping for the game in the locker room. Ohio State will also be airing behind the scenes footage of the players, like meetings at the hotel on Friday nights.

“Things you won’t be able to see at home,” Smith said.

Entire article: http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/85809/schools-aiming-to-improve-fan-amenities
 
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Dryden said:
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/top-stadiums-college-football-experts-poll

Athlon "Experts" Poll of the best college stadiums in America. The Panel ranks The Horseshoe in Columbus #2 behind only LSU's Tiger Stadium. The 'Shoe received just one first place vote compared to Death Valley's seven, however Ohio Stadium was the only stadium to appear on every single ballot, and never lower than seventh.
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Link now posted on my FB wall, with the mention that the Pig House didn't even make the top 10...probably won't shit from any of my Michigan FB friends. Da fakas...
 
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