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Stadium Journey - Folsom Field
- Thread starter absinthe
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I question that number that was given in the article. I read this article last week, and on NYE I mentioned it to a friend who didn't believe me, and between a few of us, we came up with 6 that we knew were older than Folsom.
The next day I did some research (accuracy not guaranteed), and I found Folsom to be about the 18th oldest CFB stadium in the country at the oldest. That was even with giving Folsom the nod when I found other stadiums that were finished the same year, so there's a good chance it's in the low 20s for oldest CFB stadium. Again, I'm sure I'm off a bit, but it was nowhere near the 8th oldest CFB stadium.
Mostly CSU grads.
CVilleBuff
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Nice write-up for Folsom. The overwhelming majority of this conference simply cannot match the atmosphere Folsom and the attitude of the CU fan base in general, even when when some of these programs are currently winning and making bowl games. At places like Cal and Stanford. Most of these Pac-12 programs would be lucky to draw 30k to home games had they struggled like the Buffs have for 5 years. Cal, Stanford, Arizona, UCLA, you name it and the support just wouldn't even be close. These are truly exciting times -- with the football program on the road to redemption and the basketball program on the verge of kicking ass, CU fans are quickly establishing themselves as some of the best in the Pac-12.
As nice as Cal's renovations appear to be, let's not forget that they've had to downsize their stadium in the process to 63,000. Stanford did the same in recent years, dropping capacity to 50,000. If we can ever get these facility upgrades going, an expanded Folsom to 65,000 or 70,000 would put CU near top of Pac-12 attendance
In basketball, CU is already 4th or 5th in attendance in the Pac-12. As conference play gets underway, I expect this number to go even higher. The sky is the limit for what it will be like next year - 2nd behind only Arizona seems very likely.
As nice as Cal's renovations appear to be, let's not forget that they've had to downsize their stadium in the process to 63,000. Stanford did the same in recent years, dropping capacity to 50,000. If we can ever get these facility upgrades going, an expanded Folsom to 65,000 or 70,000 would put CU near top of Pac-12 attendance
In basketball, CU is already 4th or 5th in attendance in the Pac-12. As conference play gets underway, I expect this number to go even higher. The sky is the limit for what it will be like next year - 2nd behind only Arizona seems very likely.
I thought I'd bump this thread since the website recently released their rankings. Folsom comes in at 18, pretty impressive for how bad we've been recently. Hughes is ranked 116 (out of 124) even after a more than generous review from an alum. I'm sure their new stadium will catapult them into the top ten though.
http://www.stadiumjourney.com/news/02-01-2013/252/college-football-stadium-experience-rankings-2012
http://www.stadiumjourney.com/news/02-01-2013/252/college-football-stadium-experience-rankings-2012
Colorado at top of Pac12 rankings long with U$C. More than generous considering how much less energy there is on gameday over the past several years.
Deleted member 807
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A&M and TCU over rated. I'd put UT DRM over Kyle Field for the tailgating, cheerleaders, and location.
The Godzillatron is too big and has too many advertisements, but that is still better than the A&M cannon, jackbooted corps of cadets and ugly naked concrete aggie design. UT is a better experience than Nebraska, too.
I'd also place The Jones in Lubbuck over Kyle, as well.
Amon Carter is newly renovated, but they screwed up the sound system and the neighborhood surrounding the stadium is a dull as it gets.
Cal deserves some more love.
Colorado would rank higher if we played more SEC OOC games. Boulder would blow the minds of those Arky, Florida, and Bama fans that wouldn't otherwise know better.
The Godzillatron is too big and has too many advertisements, but that is still better than the A&M cannon, jackbooted corps of cadets and ugly naked concrete aggie design. UT is a better experience than Nebraska, too.
I'd also place The Jones in Lubbuck over Kyle, as well.
Amon Carter is newly renovated, but they screwed up the sound system and the neighborhood surrounding the stadium is a dull as it gets.
Cal deserves some more love.
Colorado would rank higher if we played more SEC OOC games. Boulder would blow the minds of those Arky, Florida, and Bama fans that wouldn't otherwise know better.
Yeah the rankings are a little screwy, Indiana at 14. The two death valleys need to switched, IMO after attending games at both. Some venues get too much credit, while others get none. KU and KSU have the same stadium pretty much, yet one is ranked in the 20s and the other in 100s. I'm just glad we're in the category of getting too much credit.
Deleted member 807
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Since he points out that we are some of the most knowledgeable CFB football fans in the country, then everything we have said and will continue to say about the Butthuskers must be true!
Exactly!
Deleted member 807
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No matter if the language is French or English, you can't spell aNUs without NU.