(01-17-2018 12:54 PM)Michael in Raleigh Wrote:  

(01-17-2018 09:39 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

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(01-16-2018 06:04 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(01-16-2018 03:40 PM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  The Rose Bowl is absolutely spectacular. It's not just the stadium alone - it's the surrounding mountains and setting. To me, it's to college football fans what visiting Wrigley Field and Fenway Park are to baseball fans. That one is a MUST.

As much as I hate to admit it, the Big House is extremely impressive, too. I would actually put it over Notre Dame in terms of the overall experience (albeit that's probably because Ann Arbor is an incredible college town compared to South Bend despite Notre Dame's beautiful campus). I haven't been to the Shoe.

With the Rose Bowl its the setting, the parties before, the feel of the event. Sight lines are not that great. But its just a great environment.

Yeah, I go for all that stuff, as well. The attraction of attending games for me, even Memphis games, is much more about the experience, than it is the final score.

It's just difficult to know that in advance, unless you talk to those who have been there before.

ND Stadium has undergone significant changes and additions since you were probably there, with Field Turf, a Jumbotron, luxury boxes and a $450 million dollar expansion with classrooms.

Those pictures remind me a lot of what Florida State did with Doak Campbell Stadium in the 90's. The buildings that surround DC also have classrooms, convention space, etc.

Correct. ND spent $450 million on those classroom buildings, the Jumbotron, luxury boxes, another press box, etc...