There has been a lot of talk recently on the topic of the most difficult college football stadiums to play in following the announcement of the EA Sports College Football 25‘s venue rankings earlier this week.
In that release, the University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, known also simply as the Swamp, was listed at No. 10, giving the Southeastern Conference six of the 10 most difficult venues to play in. But not everyone agrees with those ratings.
The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman took a stab at ranking the top 10 home fields in all of Football Bowl Subdivision play and came up with some different results than EA. In his reassessment, the Gators came in at No. 6 — somewhat surprisingly ahead of three SEC peers.
“In my experience, The Swamp isn’t quite in the category with LSU and ‘Bama, but it is right there with Tennessee and Georgia when it comes to big-time, true SEC heavyweight experiences,” Feldman notes.
“Being there in the ’90s in the Steve Spurrier days to see the Gators face FSU and Bobby Bowden was fantastic.”
SEC schools in the top 10
The LSU Tigers‘ Tiger Stadium took the top spot, and Feldman’s first sentence says it all: “The place is just pure mayhem, and it starts way before kickoff.”
The Alabama Crimson Tide‘s Bryant-Denny Stadium took second place to give the conference two of the top five venues.
Florida, of course, came in sixth while the Tennessee Volunteers‘ Neyland Stadium (No. 7), Georgia Bulldogs‘ Sanford Stadium (No. 9) and Texas A&M Aggies‘ Kyle Field give the SEC a total of six of the 10 most difficult places to play, in Feldman’s opinion.
Other top venues
The Penn State Nittany Lions (Beaver Stadium), Ohio State Buckeyes (Ohio Stadium) and Virginia Tech Hokies (Lane Stadium) rounded out the top five, respectively, while the Oregon Ducks (Autzen…
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Author : Gators Wire
Publish date : 2024-06-27 17:04:47
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