(07-14-2018 04:03 PM)DICK Wrote: When the College Football Hall of Fame was located at King's Island, that old Miami clock was sitting in the front lobby. It was one of those clocks with no numbers and 7 or 8 dashes and visiting teams in particular had a hard time figuring it out. We won a few extra games because of that clock, including a big upset win over BG in 1976 when Don Nehlen got confused with time remaining on the last play of the game.
Was it the time left or the number of downs? This was a little before my time, but I thought the issue was that he went for it on fourth down when he should have punted, thinking it was only third down.
If it was the clock that had Nehlen confused, that clock cost Don Nehlen his job. Critics were relentless after that, particularly at The BG News. After the season was over, Nehlen left to take an an assistant's job at Michigan.
I suppose the questions can be taken literally but the intent behind the thread was for imput on their experiences. Also to post if their own stadiums had new additions.
(07-14-2018 01:57 PM)Roberto Gato Wrote: As a Bobcat, I love a Saturday afternoon watching my team, but I'm shocked that so many rank Peden in the top half of the conference. The awkward configuration, the scoreboard a mile from the field, the dark and narrow concourses and the substandard restrooms are all big drawbacks, along with the horizontal walkway that blocks the view of the first five rows. Concessions have made progress in recent years and also, beer, but wow. I rank us ahead of Kent for MAC stadia, but that's about it. It also doesn't help that our fans are among the quietest anywhere.
Those errors are the result of historical design flaws and its a historical stadium.
(07-14-2018 01:57 PM)Roberto Gato Wrote: As a Bobcat, I love a Saturday afternoon watching my team, but I'm shocked that so many rank Peden in the top half of the conference. The awkward configuration, the scoreboard a mile from the field, the dark and narrow concourses and the substandard restrooms are all big drawbacks, along with the horizontal walkway that blocks the view of the first five rows. Concessions have made progress in recent years and also, beer, but wow. I rank us ahead of Kent for MAC stadia, but that's about it. It also doesn't help that our fans are among the quietest anywhere.
OU, a beautiful campus, but never a big fan of Peden as a venue.
(07-14-2018 08:08 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote: I suppose the questions can be taken literally but the intent behind the thread was for imput on their experiences. Also to post if their own stadiums had new additions.
I'm going on a tangent as this photo is non-MAC related and not even American football.
D.C. United has a new stadium (see photo) with a lot of design feature we could use for small football stadiums:
1). Seats very close to the field,
2). Steep seating to help keep in noise,
3). Roofs keep fans dry and their noise in.
Okay, to make it directly MAC-related, yes, I would go to a bowl game there involving a MAC team.
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2018 03:47 AM by emu steve.)
(07-14-2018 08:08 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote: I suppose the questions can be taken literally but the intent behind the thread was for imput on their experiences. Also to post if their own stadiums had new additions.
I'm going on a tangent as this photo is non-MAC related and not even American football.
D.C. United has a new stadium (see photo) with a lot of design feature we could use for small football stadiums:
1). Seats very close to the field,
2). Steep seating to help keep in noise,
3). Roofs keep fans dry and their noise in.
Okay, to make it directly MAC-related, yes, I would go to a bowl game there involving a MAC team.
i don't think they want 200 mostly huge men in cleats tearing up their pitch but yeah good setting for a bowl game.
Not sure why football teams in bad weather areas don't get more creative with roof lines. It's like after they made a dome every stadium that wasn't wide open air had to have a roof. I think the only D1 stadium that really went for the steep stands and overhanging roof is U Washington and that's been a real strong and loud home field for them in a cool -but not bitter cold- and rainy fall region.
Some places didn't want to spend for a separate track stadium and built a track into the football one which pushes back fans. Some of the big old SEC stadiums do have stands pretty close to the field.
(07-14-2018 05:48 PM)WarriorBold Wrote: The question is best stadium. The answer is Akron. If the question was best game day atmosphere, the answer would not be Akron. The answer would be Toledo.
I agree with this. Akron may have the best, but the Glass Bowl is by miles, the best experience.
