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Yes, we are from the Tribe. But we thought folks around the CAA might want to read...and argue with us 02-13-banana (though we don't think JMU fans will be arguing with this one) as we break down each CAA Stadium and rank them from 1-12. Feel free to comment on what YOU think are the best/worst stadiums in the CAA.

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Your link is broken.
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(08-09-2017 08:52 PM)hburg Wrote:  Your link is broken.
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Either you guys are reordering that list based on your link's http referrer or, more likely, you're just discerning individuals. 04-cheers
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-You don't give kudos for not having tracks or negatives for having tracks, or being under 10k (Ex having Elon at 11.6k, with no track, and real grass, dead last).
-You said about RU "the only thing holding it back might just be its smaller size". Left off "and a track".
-URI did open in 1928, they had a major renovation 2006.
-TU did open in 1978, they had a major renovation 2002.
-You did get JMU right..
-Good pics (I added one for Elon to illustrate what I was talking about).

Here's how I would rank them.
-The 6 without tracks go to the front, the 6 with tracks go to the bottom.
-Deduction for being under 10k.
-Bonus for being newer or recent renovation.
-Bonus point for real grass. Only 2 CAA stadiums left with real grass, URI & Elon.
-Bonus point for being steep (a la UD), which leads to better sightlines, but which you don't see on the newer stadiums & renovations I believe because of ADA compliance.

1. JMU: no explanation needed.

2. UD: 22k, opened 1952.
Bonuses:
-Over 20k.
-No track.
-Steepest grandstands in the CAA, with good sightlines.
-The piss wall.
Negative: Opened in the Stone Age. 5 upgrades, but nothing major this century I don't think except the field. Ancient, just like their fanbase.

3. Elon: 11.3k, opened 2001,
Bonuses:
-No track.
-Stands on the visitor side are laid into a barely embankment, with all the seats looking to be about between the 25s.
-Can sit on the grass on hillsides in both endzones. (Some might call this a negative as opposed to real grandstands/bleachers in the endzones).
-Real grass.
Negatives:
-The stands are a little further from the field than trackless stadiums with uncurved grandstands (but the curved grandstands can also make for better sightlines).
-The visitor side seats that are laid into the hill look very shallow, could be poor sight lines.

This is how it looks packed (not included in W&MSportsBlog's pics) (think from an ASU game the last decade):
https://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/...6ff5a8.jpg

4. Albany: 8.5k, opened 2013.
Bonuses:
-No track.
-Newer.
Negative: Under 10k. No excuse for a public to be under 10k.

5. SBU: 8.3k, opened 2002.
Bonuses:
-No track.
-Newer.
-Sort of bowled in.
Negatives:
-Under 10k (although it looks like it seats more). No excuse for a public to be under 10k.
-Stands are a little further from the sidelines than they should be at a trackless stadium, but not because of curved grandstands like Elon. Because of soccer?

6. URI: 6.6k, opened 1928, completed major renovation 2006,
Bonuses:
-No track.
-Real grass.
-Narrower on both sides (all seats look to be between the 20s). Visitor side goes kind of high, with good sight lines.
Negative: Smallest capacity in the CAA. No excuse for a public to be under 10k

7. UNH: 11k, opened 1936, completed major renovation 2016. 2 years ago was #12.
Bonus: recent major 8 figure renovation. HUGE improvement over their old dump. The old tiny visitor side (now the new 6k? home side) used to seat maybe only 1500, and bathroom options were a port o potty or the woods behind the stands. 2 years ago would have ranked them dead last.
Negative: Has a track. If they's gotten rid of it and moved the new stands on the old visitor side/new home side closer, they could have gone from dead last #3.

8. W&M: 12.7k, opened 1935, completed major renovation 2016,
Bonus: recent major 8 figure renovation.
Negatives:
-Has a track.
-That waste of space with that tunnel opening at center field on the non renovated side, eliminating a large chunk of seating between the 40s.

9. TU: 11.2k, opened 1978, completed major renovation 2002.
Bonus: Stadium dug into the ground, when you enter the stadium, you walk down to your seat.
Negative: Has a track.

10. RU: 8.7k, opened 2010, has a track.
Bonus: newer, 7 figure cost.
Negatives:
-Has a track.
-Sub 10k capacity.
-Of the 4 CAA stadiums to open brand new since 2001, the only 1 that has a track, which was just dumb. The only sub 10k stadium in the CAA with a track = high school. Unlike the SUNY publics of Albany and SBU, RU does have somewhat of an excuse on the sub 10k, as RU is private.

11. VU: 12.5k, opened 1927.
Bonus: None.
Negatives:
-Has a track.
-The oldest stadium in the CAA. Don't believe any major renovations in decades.

12. Maine: 10k, opened 1947, completed renovation 1998.
Bonus: Not one except the home side actually looks decent size about 8.5k.
Negatives:
-Has a track.
-Visitor's side looks to be about a 1.5k capacity joke. The most the most lopsided stadium in the CAA. And unless things have changed since 2012, the visitor side bathroom is a port o potty or 2 behind the stands. Similar to the old UNH's Cowell, that only listed 6.5k permanent, but with temp endzone in both endzones I believe seated around 10+k. But at least with Cowell, instead of waiting in line at halftime to use the the 2 port o potties, guys could go back into the woods behind the visitor side to take a leak.
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UR has a high school stadium. That has to be worth -1,000 points.


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RU shouldn't be last. They have a nice looking stadium. It is fairly new, it should really be closer to 9 or 10. The track ihate.
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Tracks are so bad for a football field. Couldn't agree more with BDK.
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Going off of BDK's list--I think he has Rhoda too high and W&M too low, but I agree for the most part. Yes, tracks are the worst.


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Why are Stony Brook's seats so far from the field? Was there previously a track or maybe it's used for soccer in addition to FB, but it sort of reminds me of Frisco.
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(08-09-2017 10:12 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  -You don't give kudos for not having tracks or negatives for having tracks, or being under 10k (Ex having Elon at 11.6k, with no track, and real grass, dead last).
-You said about RU "the only thing holding it back might just be its smaller size". Left off "and a track".
-URI did open in 1928, they had a major renovation 2006.
-TU did open in 1978, they had a major renovation 2002.
-You did get JMU right..

Here's how I would rank them.
-The 6 without tracks go to the front, the 6 with tracks go to the bottom.
-Deduction for being under 10k.
-Bonus for being newer or recent renovation.
-Bonus point for real grass. Only 2 CAA stadiums left with real grass, URI & E.on.

1. JMU- no explanation needed.
2. UD: 22k, opened in the Stone Age. Ancient, just like their fanbase. Steep with good sightlines, and no track.
3. Elon: 11.3k, opened 2001, no track, real grass. Been to the stadium, but not a game.
4. SBU: opened 2002, sort of bowled in, no track. Only CAA stadium I haven't been to.
5. Albany- 8.5k, opened 2013, no track.
6. URI- 6.6k, opened 1928, completed major renovation 2006, no track, real grass. Small, but visitor side is steep with good site lines.
7. UNH- 11k, opened 1936, completed major renovation 2016, has a track.
8. W&M, 12.7k, opened 1935, completed major renovation 2016, has a track, and that waste of space with that tunnel opening at center field on one side.
9. TU: 11.2k, opened 1978, completed major renovation 2002, has a track. Stadium dug into the ground, when you enter the stadium, you walk down to your seat.
10. Maine, 10k, opened 1947, completed renovation 1998, has a track.
11. VU: 12.5k, opened 1927, has a track. Oldest stadium in the CAA.
12. RU, 8.7k, opened 2010, has a track. Of the 4 CAA stadiums to open brand new since 2001, the only 1 that has a track, which was just dumb. The only sub 10k stadium in the CAA with a track = high school

I forgot to mention the piss wall. That's another bonus point for UD.
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(08-10-2017 10:09 AM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  Why are Stony Brook's seats so far from the field? Was there previously a track or maybe it's used for soccer in addition to FB, but it sort of reminds me of Frisco.
Now that you mention it it, looking at the pics, that seems to be the case. I would have to at least flip them behind Albany because of that..Again, only CAA stadium I've never been to.
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(08-10-2017 02:13 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  
(08-09-2017 10:12 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  -You don't give kudos for not having tracks or negatives for having tracks, or being under 10k (Ex having Elon at 11.6k, with no track, and real grass, dead last).
-You said about RU "the only thing holding it back might just be its smaller size". Left off "and a track".
-URI did open in 1928, they had a major renovation 2006.
-TU did open in 1978, they had a major renovation 2002.
-You did get JMU right..

Here's how I would rank them.
-The 6 without tracks go to the front, the 6 with tracks go to the bottom.
-Deduction for being under 10k.
-Bonus for being newer or recent renovation.
-Bonus point for real grass. Only 2 CAA stadiums left with real grass, URI & E.on.

1. JMU- no explanation needed.
2. UD: 22k, opened in the Stone Age. Ancient, just like their fanbase. Steep with good sightlines, and no track.
3. Elon: 11.3k, opened 2001, no track, real grass. Been to the stadium, but not a game.
4. SBU: opened 2002, sort of bowled in, no track. Only CAA stadium I haven't been to.
5. Albany- 8.5k, opened 2013, no track.
6. URI- 6.6k, opened 1928, completed major renovation 2006, no track, real grass. Small, but visitor side is steep with good site lines.
7. UNH- 11k, opened 1936, completed major renovation 2016, has a track.
8. W&M, 12.7k, opened 1935, completed major renovation 2016, has a track, and that waste of space with that tunnel opening at center field on one side.
9. TU: 11.2k, opened 1978, completed major renovation 2002, has a track. Stadium dug into the ground, when you enter the stadium, you walk down to your seat.
10. Maine, 10k, opened 1947, completed renovation 1998, has a track.
11. VU: 12.5k, opened 1927, has a track. Oldest stadium in the CAA.
12. RU, 8.7k, opened 2010, has a track. Of the 4 CAA stadiums to open brand new since 2001, the only 1 that has a track, which was just dumb. The only sub 10k stadium in the CAA with a track = high school

I forgot to mention the piss wall. That's another bonus point for UD.

That accurately describes the high school stadium that RU plays in once the fans get up to return to the old folks home.
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That rank seems entirely aesthetically based. BDK's ranking is way better. UR's stadium is aesthetically pleasing, but for a CAA stadium it's bad. Any school that reduces their stadium because they can't get enough butts in the seats and especially to keep the opponents out doesn't deserve to have a high ranking.
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Did you have to remind me of the wall at UD? Will be having nightmares tonight!!!!

Have been to several of the CAA stadiums. In spite of the track Towsons place is nice. Do agree that tracks do not belong in football stadiums. Elons place is also nice, again with the track. Richmonds stadium is very nice just too small for an upper level FCS team, and again with the track. Have been to UD once 5 or 6 years ago, do not remember much about it except for the wall. Will be heading to the URI game this fall so will get to check that one out. Need to head to Zable one of these years to see that place.

Some of the worst places I have been to have been some of the P5 FBS places that the Dukes have played at over the last few years. Also went to ODU for the game the Dukes played there, what a dump. I am constantly reminding myself of how thankful we all should be in having such a great facility as BFS. It is a great place to watch a game!!

Go Dukes!!

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BDK thats the best damn analysis seen around here in ages, well done
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(08-10-2017 02:13 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  
(08-09-2017 10:12 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  -You don't give kudos for not having tracks or negatives for having tracks, or being under 10k (Ex having Elon at 11.6k, with no track, and real grass, dead last).
-You said about RU "the only thing holding it back might just be its smaller size". Left off "and a track".
-URI did open in 1928, they had a major renovation 2006.
-TU did open in 1978, they had a major renovation 2002.
-You did get JMU right..

Here's how I would rank them.
-The 6 without tracks go to the front, the 6 with tracks go to the bottom.
-Deduction for being under 10k.
-Bonus for being newer or recent renovation.
-Bonus point for real grass. Only 2 CAA stadiums left with real grass, URI & E.on.

1. JMU- no explanation needed.
2. UD: 22k, opened in the Stone Age. Ancient, just like their fanbase. Steep with good sightlines, and no track.
3. Elon: 11.3k, opened 2001, no track, real grass. Been to the stadium, but not a game.
4. SBU: opened 2002, sort of bowled in, no track. Only CAA stadium I haven't been to.
5. Albany- 8.5k, opened 2013, no track.
6. URI- 6.6k, opened 1928, completed major renovation 2006, no track, real grass. Small, but visitor side is steep with good site lines.
7. UNH- 11k, opened 1936, completed major renovation 2016, has a track.
8. W&M, 12.7k, opened 1935, completed major renovation 2016, has a track, and that waste of space with that tunnel opening at center field on one side.
9. TU: 11.2k, opened 1978, completed major renovation 2002, has a track. Stadium dug into the ground, when you enter the stadium, you walk down to your seat.
10. Maine, 10k, opened 1947, completed renovation 1998, has a track.
11. VU: 12.5k, opened 1927, has a track. Oldest stadium in the CAA.
12. RU, 8.7k, opened 2010, has a track. Of the 4 CAA stadiums to open brand new since 2001, the only 1 that has a track, which was just dumb. The only sub 10k stadium in the CAA with a track = high school

I forgot to mention the piss wall. That's another bonus point for UD.
Us old guys love the piss wall, you can't miss. Well I guess you can, but you get my drift. Ha Ha Get it?
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(08-10-2017 03:53 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  BDK thats the best damn analysis seen around here in ages, well done

Thanks bcp, appreciate it. I keep editing it. From my original post flipped SBU & AU, and flipped VU & Maine.

Didn't include pics, because W&MSportsBlog included plenty, except I added a link for a pic for Elon..
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(08-10-2017 03:50 PM)ParentofJMUMRDs Wrote:  BDK

Did you have to remind me of the wall at UD? Will be having nightmares tonight!!!!

Have been to several of the CAA stadiums. In spite of the track Towsons place is nice. Do agree that tracks do not belong in football stadiums. Elons place is also nice, again with the track. Richmonds stadium is very nice just too small for an upper level FCS team, and again with the track. Have been to UD once 5 or 6 years ago, do not remember much about it except for the wall. Will be heading to the URI game this fall so will get to check that one out. Need to head to Zable one of these years to see that place.

Some of the worst places I have been to have been some of the P5 FBS places that the Dukes have played at over the last few years. Also went to ODU for the game the Dukes played there, what a dump. I am constantly reminding myself of how thankful we all should be in having such a great facility as BFS. It is a great place to watch a game!!

Go Dukes!!

ROOTIN!!

Brian

Yeah, not impressed with either Maryland or UNC. The site lines at UNcheat were terrible.
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I was just pumped to be out of the sun for last year's UNC game! But yeah, that stadium's sight lines are baaaad.
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