Pretty neat little outside perspective on these stadiums.

Ranked by

Food & Beverage
Atmosphere
Neighborhood
Fans
Access
Return on Investment
Extras

There's also a photo gallery if you click the picture of the stadium.

#35 - UCF

#38 - Memphis

#45 - ECU

#49 - MARSHALL

#55 - SMU

#58 - UTEP

#65 - Houston

#74 - UTSA

#85 - FIU

#86 - Southern Miss

#90 - Rice

#91 - North Texas

#92 - FAU

#119 - Middle Tennessee State

#122 - Tulane

#123 - UAB

And last but not least...

#124 - Tulsa

And before anyone gets butthurt, this is just ranking the experience they had for one game... So if it was a bad weather or non-marquee game or during an 0-12 season... oh well, they always usually have a lot of positives to say no matter what.

Strongly advise southern miss fans to avoid reading the "neighborhood" section right now. Otherwise, it is pretty much spot on.

Pretty good reviews, but I always thought the Joan was on the east end of campus...:domokun:

A little surprised to UCF so high.

Folks love to talk crap about the Liberty Bowl...but it's a great place to catch a game.

They went to the ECU game and the Missouri game it seems... Both real big games for you guys.

LOL at the Tulsa ranking, especially for the game he attended.

So, without the defectors Marshall 1st and then UTEP. Sounds about right, for now.

Is this a joke? LOL

Okay, now that I look at it, our concessions and parking do suck. He gave big props on our fans and atmosphere though. Which is what matters.

(02-12-2013 01:27 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Is this a joke? LOL

Has to be with USM that low. Silly stuff.

(02-12-2013 01:29 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Okay, now that I look at it, our concessions and parking do suck. He gave big props on our fans and atmosphere though. Which is what matters.

You're right of course.

I mean by his criteria, Wrigley Field has terrible parking so it must suck.

My question would be....where does he take it from here to earn revenue?

(02-12-2013 01:35 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 01:29 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Okay, now that I look at it, our concessions and parking do suck. He gave big props on our fans and atmosphere though. Which is what matters.

You're right of course.

I mean by his criteria, Wrigley Field has terrible parking so it must suck.

But it has great atmosphere & you can buy beer so thats a +.

Ive never understood why menu @ a sporting event must be diverse for a "great time". A stadium is not & should not be a 4star resturant.

Were the burgers, hot dogs, funnel cake & whatever else good? yes or no. (hot dogs are but burgers have always been lacking in quality).

This is not just for our stadium but for all when ranking food.

(02-12-2013 01:29 PM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 01:27 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Is this a joke? LOL

Has to be with USM that low. Silly stuff.

To be honest, I didn't even look at the rankings until I saw this post. I clicked on the review for us, then read a few others. It is pretty clear from his criteria that he has lsu ranked number one or very close to it. I dismissed the Ucf ranking because he is an alum...I would rank usm that high if I was doing this list.

(02-12-2013 01:44 PM)Freshy Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 01:29 PM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 01:27 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Is this a joke? LOL

Has to be with USM that low. Silly stuff.

To be honest, I didn't even look at the rankings until I saw this post. I clicked on the review for us, then read a few others. It is pretty clear from his criteria that he has lsu ranked number one or very close to it. I dismissed the Ucf ranking because he is an alum...I would rank usm that high if I was doing this list.

Makes more sense how they got a 5 for fans even though they can't find 45,000 of them at a university with nearly 60,000 students in a city of over 2 million.

Memphis seems to be ranked on potential. I wouldn't have put them that high and both games I went to there had over 40,000 in attendance. I hope Memphis can improve the neighborhood, tailgating areas, and stadium over time. That place has the potential to become a truly historic stadium.

(02-12-2013 01:44 PM)Freshy Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 01:29 PM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 01:27 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Is this a joke? LOL

Has to be with USM that low. Silly stuff.

To be honest, I didn't even look at the rankings until I saw this post. I clicked on the review for us, then read a few others. It is pretty clear from his criteria that he has lsu ranked number one or very close to it. I dismissed the Ucf ranking because he is an alum...I would rank usm that high if I was doing this list.

It's a shame he didn't make Curley's last home stand when we beat LSU 18-16...talk about a docile crowd with the exception of the 1k fans we had there...still love to replay game in my head.

To rank something of this nature is just ridiculous...especially when it only involves a single moment. He must be a, "I'm rich biatch!" boy to be able to do this...just a guess.

The neighborhood around the liberty bowl is fine...38104 is a very good zip...CBU...Cooper-Young...Chickasaw Gardens...Tiger Lane.

Once he stated that our BBQ was not as good as some of the Lexington Style BBQ he'd had in the West, all of his credibility was lost.

Only savages put ketchup on pork... it's disgusting.