Toughest Stadiums - another list

[Gatorubet]

Link

"During the October 6, 2007 game against the University of Florida, CBS recorded 129.8 decibels"

Folks, I went to that game, and I had temporary hearing loss for a few hours, a ringing in my ears that lasted until I finally went to sleep that night.

How Loud Is Too Loud?

How loud is too loud?

150​

Firecracker

120​

Ambulance siren

110​

Chain saw, Rock concert

105​

Personal stereo system at maximum level

100​

Wood shop, Snowmobile

95​

Motorcycle

90​

Power mower

85​

Heavy city traffic

60​

Normal conversation

40​

Refrigerator humming

30​

Michigan Stadium after renovations

11​

Michigan Stadium

10​

Michigan Stadium during "key play"

8​

Protect Your Ears.

110 Decibels

Regular exposure of more than 1 minute risks permanent hearing loss.

100 Decibels

No more than 15 minutes of unprotected exposure recommended.

 

[jwinslow]

fify.

 

[IYE2]

These decibel readings are always skewed.

 

[Gatorubet]

These decibel readings are always skewed.

Yeah. Prolly. All I know is that so many times it was so damn loud that you could not hear the person next to you trying to shout something at you. You only got it if you could read lips. To me, that is loud. My ears hurt, were continuously ringing, and I had temporary partial hearing loss.

Now, it does not get that way all of the time, but when it does, it is brutal. I can only imagine what it is like on the field trying to make an audible.

On the FSU board most of the Noles admitted that the Swamp was the loudest that they had ever seen. One Nole went to The Game and said that your stadium was the loudest that he had heard. Congrats for that. I only know that the Swamp and Death Valley are ridiculous venues for loudness. I hope to visit y'all in person, see the "i" being dotted and experience your place live. Sounds awesome.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Yeah. Prolly. All I know is that so many times it was so damn loud that you could not hear the person next to you trying to shout something at you. You only got it if you could read lips. To me, that is loud. My ears hurt, were continuously ringing, and I had temporary partial hearing loss.

Now, it does not get that way all of the time, but when it does, it is brutal. I can only imagine what it is like on the field trying to make an audible.

Same thing happened to me in '95 during the ND game. I was in C-deck.

 

[leroyjenkins]

Same thing happened to me in '95 during the ND game. I was in C-deck.

WOW, maybe down in A deck, ofrwith the echos in B.....but C?? That mustve been loud as hell!

 

[Sportsbuck28]

Damn, I remember the '03 NC State game when Allen stopped McClendon on the goal line at the end of the game... couldn't hear anything.

 

[cincibuck]

If they had any fans Minnesota could have been deafening. I hate indoor football, but it makes for high decible noise.

As for difficult venues, just try and take a half time whiz at Purdue.

 

[cincibuck]

Fact correction: Listing Tennessee's stadium as largest in the SEC and thrid largest in America would be wrong. Michigan, Penn State and Ohio Stadium are larger. Neyland would be the 4th largest in the Big 10.

 

[CleveBucks]

Tn is bigger than OSU

 

[ScriptOhio]

Could you post a little louder....

 

[BB73]

Fact correction: Listing Tennessee's stadium as largest in the SEC and thrid largest in America would be wrong. Michigan, Penn State and Ohio Stadium are larger. Neyland would be the 4th largest in the Big 10.

tOSU had a higher average for football in 2007, but Neyland has a larger capacity.

 

[BuckeyeBill]

WOW, maybe down in A deck, ofrwith the echos in B.....but C?? That mustve been loud as hell!

C and A are equally loud. With B deck for some reason, the noise is significantly muffled. It's the reason I stay the hell away from B (when I have a choice).

BTW - there are plenty of games in the shoe when the crowd is just plain lame. But it's hard to beat for a big game. I went to The Game in 2006 and the place was downright spooky

 

[cincibuck]

Tn is bigger than OSU

1 Beaver Stadium 107,282[1] State College Pennsylvania Penn State Nittany Lions football
2 Michigan Stadium 106,201[2] Ann Arbor Michigan Michigan Wolverines football
3 Ohio Stadium 102,329[3] Columbus Ohio Ohio State Buckeyes football
4 Neyland Stadium 102,037[4] Knoxville Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football
5 Sanford Stadium 92,746[5] Athens Georgia Georgia Bulldogs football
6 Tiger Stadium 92,400[6] Baton Rouge Louisiana LSU Tigers football
7 Bryant-Denny Stadium 92,138[7] Tuscaloosa Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide football
8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 92,000[8] Los Angeles California USC Trojans football
9 FedExField 91,704[9] Landover Maryland Washington Redskins
10 Rose Bowl 91,136[10] Pasadena California UCLA Bruins football
11 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 88,548[11] Gainesville Florida Florida Gators football
12 Jordan-Hare Stadium 87,451[12] Auburn Alabama Auburn Tigers football
13 Memorial Stadium 85,197 Lincoln Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers football
14 Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium 85,123[13] Austin Texas Texas Longhorns football
15 Kyle Field 82,600 College Station Texas Texas A&M Aggies football

 

[BB73]

Neyland used to have a capacity of 104,079, but additions of club seats on the East side in 2006 reduced the official capacity to 102,037. Club seats are being added to the West side, and the revised capacity is yet to be announced, but will probably be slightly over 100,000.

Their record crowd was 109,061 for Florida in 2004. I'd venture to say that Neyland could still squeeze in more folks than the 'Shoe (probably about 107K), but that won't be the case after the West Side club seats are added.