We give a run down of each of the Big 10 conference college football stadiums. Thanks for watching!
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@TheCyborgXD3 жыл бұрын
Ahh you forgot the most important part of Iowa's stadium! The children's hospital was recently built overlooking the field so that the kids inside can watch the game for free. And every game, at the end of the first quarter, the players and fans will all wave to the kids.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say the same thing, but I thought I would peruse comments first. It is a nice gesture with the crowd waving to the kids. It is a pretty tough venue for visitors, so Hayden Frye must have known that when he built the Hawkeyes into a perennial contender in the 1980s, after several years of irrelevance, and painted those locker rooms pink. Bo Schembechler used to hate those locker rooms, but had great respect for Frye. The fans are quite congenial in Iowa City, for the most part (have been to every B1G stadium but Rutgers, and over 55 of the 64 P5 stadiums for games).
@peterrough43883 жыл бұрын
Also, the endzone at Kinnick has been remodeled into multiple tiers. He was going off an old google earth.
@jdickey33 жыл бұрын
no one cares, that's all iowa has, otherwise they are trash
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@jdickey3 What? Iowa has a good football environment, especially at night games. Iowa City is a pretty nice college town, even if the state of Iowa is not the most scenic. Lots of food people in Iowa, and the program has been pretty good for 40 years
@GAdawg2k83 жыл бұрын
One of the best traditions in college football is that wave to the kids in the hospital. I got goosebumps when I learned about it. So cool!
@WVCBUS083 жыл бұрын
Also Illinois’ nickname is pronounced ill-eye-nye, for any future videos. Keep them coming, love watching.
@bryantsteury89103 жыл бұрын
I-L-L-
@OneAndOnlyShief3 жыл бұрын
I-N-I
@coryshannon38153 жыл бұрын
As someone from Illinois, I'm just impressed he knew the "S" is silent on Illinois, since most Americans don't even know that.😂
@iamabuki3 жыл бұрын
No, Illinois is irrelevant and they’re nickname will end up changing anyway so bravo on mispronouncing their nickname.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
In its day, the Illini stadium was classic design, but it is quite run down these days, and for a team that does not win much, they have the 2nd nastiest fans in the B1G. Champaign not near as nice a town as many of the premier college towns in America.
@spagnum24103 жыл бұрын
In case anyone was wondering why the numbers don't align with the amount of teams in collegiate sports conferences, the answer is money.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
Sad that it is. Maryland and Rutgers do not belong, and my idea is creating a P6, so that each major conference will have 12 teams (9 league games, so after 4 years you would play every team at least twice, and 7 of them 4x) - all geographically arranged. The new conference would be a recreated Big East - with WVU coming back from the Big 12, Rutgers from the B1G, Pitt, Syr and BC back from the ACC, and adding Cinci, Memphis, UCF, USF, Army, Navy, and Temple to make 12 eastern teams. A&M & Mizzou would leave the SEC and go back to the Big 12, along with Nebraska of the B1G, whose spot would be replaced by Notre Dame. Purdue would switch from West division to East to join IU. This way, you have 6 12-team conferences and no teams way out of their region.
@jbj75993 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo dont use logic!!!!
@anondescriptobserver67743 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo Big 8 + the state of Texas doesn't work. The two cultures clash and any alignment between them will not last very long. The real answer to have a conference for the Big 8 teams and add a couple like Colorado State or BYU if necessary and a conference for the Texas teams.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@anondescriptobserver6774 They worked for a number of years, so there is no reason that makes TX separate. It is not like the Longhorns are dominating or anything.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@jbj7599 I am not sure what your comment meant? What is illogical? The current setup is the one that does not make sense - having WVU playing hundreds of miles from their campus, having the B1G stretch from NJ to Nebraska, and the SEC stretch from SC to TX. The leagues should not be above 12 teams in order to maintain rivalries and a balanced schedule.
@jeffc13473 жыл бұрын
"I'm not usually a big fan of wars, but at least they kept it civil" lmao "Home of the Illinois Fighting Illiknee" lmao
@0fficialdregs2 жыл бұрын
hehehehe
@jeffc13473 жыл бұрын
Its neat how the University of Illinois Stadium is called Memorial Stadium, and the Chicago Bears stadium is called Soldier Field and the marquee on the stadium says its dedicated to the veterans of the USA Military. George Halas, the founder of the Bears, was an graduate of the University of Illinois and even gave the bears orange and blue colors because of that.
@kablah7772 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thank you for this. I didn't know that!
@chauntikleer2 жыл бұрын
There are 200 total columns on each side of Memorial Stadium; 183 of them are dedicated to the Illinois alumni that died in WWI. The entrances are on the ramps leading down from the upper decks, and are a sight to behold.
@eliwilson39022 жыл бұрын
I believe the bears still wear his initials on their shirts to this day right?
@jeffc13472 жыл бұрын
@@eliwilson3902 Yes GSH stands for George Stanley Halas
@atbsigma2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffc1347 As I recall, the Bears played home games in Memorial Stadium, prompting the rennovation that led to the way it looks now. They couldn't play pro football in the old version of the stadium. Even more ironic when Lovie Smith (Bears coach who made a superbowl run) then coached the Illini for a few years.
@jamiehill26713 жыл бұрын
One cool thing missed about the Iowa's Kinnick Stadium is the wave to the children's hospital that is next door. The top floor has a "press box" where kids there can watch the game and often tape signs and posters in the windows for game day. Something I learned while spelunking the tubes of the interwebs.
@gumbyshrimp26063 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine anything worse than being a kid with a terminal illness and being forced to watch Iowa football. It’s literally adding insult to injury.
@TheMrPeteChannel3 жыл бұрын
@@gumbyshrimp2606 They can cheer for the visitors!
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@gumbyshrimp2606 Actually, ever since Hayden Frye arrived in 1980 or so, Iowa has been pretty good - especially at home. When I went to Michigan, they were horrible. I remember a 63-7 game. Now, nobody takes a trip to Kinnick lightly. They put a whooping on OSU a few years back, and ruined Michigan's playoff chances in 2016 with an ugly 13-12 win.
@hawkeyejeff44952 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo 14-13
@m.a.mehalick09103 жыл бұрын
Thank you for including the namesake of Beaver Stadium, former governor James A. Beaver! He's from the town I went to school in. Fight On State!
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
Did he have big teeth, or always smiling? After all, it is called "Haply Valley"!. As a UM alum, it isxmy favorite visitor's stadium to go to. Great passionate fans and a VERY tough place to win - particularly on those "White Out" night games. I did see UM win there once, but also 2 losses. It is only slightly smaller than the Big House, and very loud!
@randomtraveler98542 жыл бұрын
Look around Penn State. Most of their facilities are named after people that contributed either to the school or the community, not some big corporation that had a multi million-dollar check. Gotta respect that.
@thephantomeagle23 жыл бұрын
The Big 10 hasn't had ten teams since 1990 when Penn State joined. They didn't change the name just in case they wanted to do it again, which they did when Nebraska joined in '11, and Rutgers and Maryland in '14. Only ONE team has ever left the Big Ten, The University of Chicago, which dropped football in 1939, and then left the conference in 1946 which was replaced by Michigan State in 1950. Former names. Faculty Representatives (officially, 1896-1987) Western Conference (1896-1899) Big Nine (1899-1917, 1946-1949)
@thephantomeagle22 жыл бұрын
@@b.d.cooper8671 The University of Chicago was also a member. Michigan wasn't a member for over a decade. They left in 1906, not 16. They were forced out because Yost didn't like the new rules that were put in place over the few years before they were forced out.The Western Conference (now Big Ten) wanted to cut the number of games. They figured that it was wrong and possibly discriminatory for teams to have their meals together, so they didn't allow teams to sit together for meals(crazy). They also eliminated players playing for more than 3 years, required that players not play as freshman, and that players that had played college ball elsewhere couldn't play in the conference. So, if a player played at another school they couldn't play. They only wanted undergraduates playing. I'm sure there were players that played at 2 year schools who wanted to finish in the Western conference. The conference also wanted to band "professional" coaches. I think this meant coaches that played at other schools but then wanted to go another school. Being that Pro football, as we know it today, was just a bunch of amateur teams forming loose affiliations with other teams. Being so temporary, coaches were plentiful. It seemed silly to ban them. l Yost refused to do any of these, so they were pushed out.
@mic12402 жыл бұрын
Purdue President Smart was founder/organizer. Ironically, Purdue unique in it takes no student, university or tax dollars to fund its athletics, which must pay the school each year. It also has fewest # of sports in BIG, in part due to $$, but also as it remains male dominated school with fewer women’s sports teams. They just announced pretty nice plans for another stadium renovation, though the beer garden will be gone
@bigjohnsbreakfastlog58192 жыл бұрын
Chicago left because they dropped football due to the school prioritizing the football stadium for the Manhattan Project and later left the conference due to not prioritizing athletics as much, but by and large still retain some level of cordial support with the conference, and are currently part of a "superconference" of elite institutions of knowledge in Division III. Of course, this video is now outdated as, as of this post, the Big Ten is expanding to 16 universities with University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.
@8avexp Жыл бұрын
Michigan State was able to join the Big Ten thanks to its rivalry with Notre Dame.
@DubLubb Жыл бұрын
@8avexp more likely thanks to its parent school, Michigan, being a founding member
@joshuabrown51233 жыл бұрын
Fun fact about two Big 10 schools. Iowa's stadium and campus were used for exterior shots for the TV sitcom "Coach" and footage from Minnesota Gophers football games was used for the football action.
@neilwhitaker62842 жыл бұрын
I LOVED that show and never knew that about Iowa's stadium, I recognized the Golden Gophers footage though that they tried to pass off as Minnesota State Screaming Eagles footage :) Every so often my wife tries to find me reruns of that show but haven't found them yet.
@nickb70893 жыл бұрын
I love how all your videos are positive! You try to pick out positive things about each stadium and crack some really funny (yet sometimes awful) jokes. Thanks for another great video!
@fredgarv792 жыл бұрын
no doubt I noticed that too. easy to pick apart things, he keeps it fun and finds the positive. thats great
@rylandspencer3 жыл бұрын
The parking spot joke has me laughing so hard
@flawaii-pines68583 жыл бұрын
Yes but 2nd place to SHIIIII Stadium...
@michael-pe5ml3 жыл бұрын
The Iowa Hawkeyes stadium has a children’s hospital located nearby that overlooks the stadium, and there is a tradition during the game that everyone in attendance waves at the children in the hospital. It’s actually very sweet
@kurtgreaser9883 жыл бұрын
I waa gonba mentioned that. Hoped he would mention it.
@TheMrPeteChannel3 жыл бұрын
That's very wholesome.
@michael-pe5ml3 жыл бұрын
@@kurtgreaser988 i was kind of surprised he didn't mention it, but hey, the video is about the stadiums not the traditions
@perkowsky53 жыл бұрын
Ross Ade actually looks quite different today than it does in this video. There is a large video screen on the north end zone, permanent lighting and a massive new screen on the south end zone. There is also plans to fill in the south end zone into a more permanent setup as well. For now during game days it’s a patio with drinks and stuff.
@ZonicZ2 жыл бұрын
Puck Furdue, Go Hoosiers
@bri-guy17782 жыл бұрын
Good points about Ross Ade, also the grass that Purdue developed some years ago became the envy of many and reproduced in other stadiums. Many great Autumn memories there!
@colinfletcher8456 Жыл бұрын
Yes the spoilermakers have had some very memorable games.
@bigfish38463 жыл бұрын
3rd largest stadium in world: Michigan 4th largest: beaver stadium 5th largest: Ohio stadium
@upbeatproductions76143 жыл бұрын
Also in top 25: Michigan State
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@upbeatproductions7614 I don't think so. Sparty Stadium only holds 75,000, which is not that big. There are many above it in college football - not to mention, soccer stadiums around the world.
@upbeatproductions76143 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo Look it up. It’s in the top 25 for college football stadiums. It’s also in the top 70 worldwide. And it has good features to it, for example an upper bowl, something mich’s doesn’t even have.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@upbeatproductions7614 It is 22nd largest in US, which would surely not be top 25 in the 'WORLD", considering all the huge soccer stadiums. Spartan Stadium is fine (I have seen 4 games there), but Nick Saban left MSU for LSU after the 1999 season because Sparty's facilities were subpar, and he believed there was only room for one dominant power in the state, and UM already had carved out that role. They have replaced the trailers they used for post-game interviews, but the entire athletic campus is quite less than the facilities at Michigan. The crowd support is good in big games, but lots of empty seats when MSU is doing poorly or vs the lesser opponents. Now that D'antonio is gone, we will see how the fortunes go forward. He was the best coach since Duffy in the 1960s.
@bigfish38463 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo the largest soccer stadium has less than 100k people and a big team like Liverpool fc only has 50-60k capacity
@Stinky-yg9si2 жыл бұрын
As a Michigan fan, I will say that Living In Illinois ,Illinois' Memorial Stadium is possibly the nicest building I've stepped in
@donaldjamesparker12763 жыл бұрын
LOL!!!!! I didn't realize I was going to get a stand-up comic routine at the same time I perused the stadiums of the BIG. Great video!
@DSTEWGOD3 жыл бұрын
Bust out the MAC sometime soon! Also the Illinois team name is pronounced like “ill-eye-nigh”
@bluebear19853 жыл бұрын
About the last stadium, the Minnesota Vikings had to play two seasons there while they waited for their present home to be built. Also, it's a lot better for the Gophers than where they used to play. The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was located in downtown Minneapolis, and it was home to the Gophers, Vikings, and the MLB Twins. Despite it having a white roof supported by air pressure, the atmosphere was just awful in there. I remember attending a few Twins games there, and it was just alright in there. Nothing too special.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
I am so glad the Gophers moved. I have yet to see the new stadium, but my games at Humpty Dumpty Dome were awful. Saw a Vikings preseason game vs the Saints in its first season (1982), a few Twins games, and my Wolverines crushing the Gophers. Was the worst for all 3! The old Memorial Stadium had a classic design, but was replaced by a tennis venue. In the early days of the B1G, Minnesota was a powerhouse, but have largely been irrelevant since the early 1960s - though PJ Fleck has them on the right track. I do recall 1977, when the Gophers handed Michigan their only loss there, 16-6. The Little Brown Jug has been pretty much OWNED by Michigan ever since 1968 onward - though the realignment does not allow the game to be played every season.
@pbcoop623 жыл бұрын
I've never been to the new stadium, but I've seen Gopher games at both Memorial Stadium, and the Metrodome. If you want to see some pictures of what Memorial Stadium looked like in 1979, I have a video on my channel of pictures from the Ohio State game.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@pbcoop62 I saw the old stadium in 1976, but it was summer, so did not see a game there, but I liked its brick exterior and Roman amphitheater look. What is your channel, where you have that video posted? I like the Minnesota campus, and being relatively close to downtown Mpls (as UW is to Seattle) is a plus. I just hate what the crappy "leadership" has allowed to happen to such a nice city. It was one of my regional cities for corporate housing, and always liked the warm weather visits (was -37 one January visit!), and running/biking around the Chain O' Lakes, boating on Minnetonka, the Holiday Light Parade along Nicollet Mall - viewed from the bridge from Dayton's - productions at the Guthrie, and many great restaurants - of which, Kincaids was one of my favorites! Also loved the architecture in St Paul - especially along Summit Ave, the boulevard by St Thomas College. The light rail now is a nice addition to the Twin Cities, which I saw in 2015. The residents cannot let the loons destroy it!
@dans.70023 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo One of the exterior walls from Memorial Stadium is inside the MacNamarra building across the street.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@dans.7002 That is nice - to preserve a piece of history, and recall the great days of Bierman and Warmath, when the Gophers were a real power- and perhaps, P.J. Fleck can return them to greatness! 2019 was a step in the right direction, but 2020 kinda took a step backwards - though was a wacky season for all in the B1G and Pac 12, since the 2 conferences chose to play the Covid Cult charade - for absolutely NO reason! Best wishes for a good 2021 season!
@coryshannon38153 жыл бұрын
Appalachian State: Ah, Michigan Stadium... Ever seen 100,000 people have their hopes crushed at the same time?
@marcos34973 жыл бұрын
Ohio State: my man!
@nperry1063 жыл бұрын
After the game a group of App State students went to their stadium, tore down a goalpost, carried it across campus and dropped it on the Chancellor's lawn.
@markg.78653 жыл бұрын
@@marcos3497 The horseshoe sucks, go blue!
@marcos34973 жыл бұрын
@@nperry106 ha. Enjoy the season. It will end in the usual way for you.
@MrGoblue11313 жыл бұрын
That would have been funny 20 years ago...UM crushed them the last time they played btw, so...
@vinceniederman3 жыл бұрын
I Saw a Penn State Football Game in State College in 2017 And It Was Amazing and I Saw a Penn State Maryland Game In College Park in 2019 That Was a Nice Stadium!
@christopherbaker11763 жыл бұрын
Memorial stadium Lincoln Nebraska my favorite stadium 🏟️
@rckflmg942 жыл бұрын
that corner endzone seating looks atrocious.
@ciri19932 жыл бұрын
@@rckflmg94 lol
@David-nu6kw2 жыл бұрын
I have a passion for college football and architecture. Can't believe I found this channel. Thanks for sharing.
@therealuncleowen25883 жыл бұрын
What you have to understand about Rutgers is that it is located in New Jersey. The smell which permeates everything in that part of the state inspires the stadium name. SHI* Stadium.
@patdonhan2 жыл бұрын
Iowa is not updated, in the north end zone we now have a second deck as well as suites that are pretty awesome!
@EphPhaThaINC3 жыл бұрын
The name of the Rutgers Stadium, Shi Stadium, makes me think of the famed catch phrase of actor Isaiah Whitlock Jr and whenever he always fits in that long dragging “ShiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiT” into all of his various characters from his film projects from such as The Wire and 25th hour.
@loufancelli13303 жыл бұрын
Nice review of the 14 stadia in the conference. I am an OSU graduate and I have seen games in 8 of them (plus the old shitty dome that Minnesota used to use) and been to one other during the off season. Every place I have been to has been fun to explore, even if some of the quirks aren't ideal - like spending all of halftime in line for the restroom at Kinnick, or feeling the bleachers at Beaver (aka Erector Set Stadium) sway just from people walking to their seats pre game, or the very inefficient traffic in and out of IU's Memorial. But that's part of the charm of each stadium. I also try to check out the basketball arena whenever I go to an away game because it's much more difficult to get to basketball games in other arenas. While those capacities are MUCH less, they are also fun and interesting places to check out as well.
@otaviofrn_adv2 жыл бұрын
The field house of Camp Randall Stadium is the Wisconsin Fieldhouse, the old gym of the basketball team (replaced in 1998)
@chriskay14492 жыл бұрын
The Fieldhouse is still the home of the womens volleyball team.
@melissawalker388811 ай бұрын
I love your dry humor and wit. Subscribed for that reason alone. You cracked me up with the comment about the K-pop band. Can't help but agree. I also got a huge kick out of your pronunciation of Illini. I pronounced it very similarly the first time I saw it. And of course, the reason that Ohio Stadium looks like a castle is because the King of college football teams play there-The Ohio State Buckeyes! 😃
@Alvious3 жыл бұрын
The section of Ryan field (formerly known as Dyche Stadium) that doesn't face the center of the field like the rest of the stadium is because of the running track that used to go around the football field. We call those the Bogus Seats.
@JonMillerCO2 жыл бұрын
Is that where they stick the opposing teams families and fans? Would be a good spot to do so.
@fecat93 Жыл бұрын
@@JonMillerCO No the opposing fans are on west side at the north 10 yard line almost directly opposite. Those weird seats are blocked off for most games.
@albertmiller2electricbooga8973 жыл бұрын
I love this guy sm lol, he's really good with dry humour
@twincity60793 жыл бұрын
@2:38 Maryland’s nickname is the Terrapin a diamond back turtle native to the state. Fear the Turtle!
@cuhziah3 жыл бұрын
We love Testudo!
@MrRockmusicjunkie3 жыл бұрын
Maryland has one of the most unique and kinda cool nicknames in college sports. I also love their helmets.
@timberich16472 жыл бұрын
My Dad and I were recently on a trip from Pittsburgh (approximately) up to Oshkosh Wisconsin for the annual air show. We left around noon and when we were ready to stop for the night, we just happened to find ourselves near Lafayette, Indiana. I legit made us take a 15 minute detour just so we could drive past Ross-Ade Stadium as I'd only ever seen Beaver Stadium and The Shoe up to that point. It's a nice little stadium (from the outside at least) on the same trip, I also got to drive right past Guaranteed Rate Field and see American Family Field from a distance. I hope to one day be able to watch a game in some of these amazing venues.
@jaewlol3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know what kind of music you have in the background but it’s really catchy…
@ronalddeleon47383 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention that the Iowa Hawkeyes football stadium wave to the children hospital
@tylerdavis1273 жыл бұрын
That's where I thought he was going before he said the bathroom 😂
@markgrove20303 жыл бұрын
Waving to the kids(and staff) is a class move. Imagining the trials and challenges within; young ones fighting for their lives and highly- committed medical people trying to help them. Great things happen there....but nuff said; Go Hawks😉
@kencummings9533 жыл бұрын
We were there to visit about four years ago when a member of my kid's basketball team had surgery to untangle an intestine. He made a quick full recovery but you didn't have to look hard to see other families who weren't so fortunate. People who commuted back and forth from their jobs, slept on cots or in recliners (if they slept at all) but mostly had that look in their eyes that was exhausted, scared, and frustrated all at the same time. I never forgot those looks. And I pray that no parents would have to go through that nightmare. And I salute the Iowa Hospital and athletic department for working to make that twelfth floor overlook happen.
@pumpkinshrek Жыл бұрын
Purdue has changed so much trust me I live 30 mins away and go to many basketball and football games it’s insane the change in a year
@ohnonotchrisfail3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the EFL Championship Stadiums 2021/22 video mate, looking forward to it ;)
@manuelosorio9325 Жыл бұрын
"I'm not a big fan of wars, but at least they kept it civil" LOL, good one bro!
@josephengelbrekt4833 жыл бұрын
my favorite is memorial stadium
@jbj75993 жыл бұрын
I coulda waited as a Badger fan cuz i know what the rest of the B1G looks like. I like seeing the other conferences! And damn that Camp Randall joke is awesome! Lastly kinda disappointed you didnt mention the Childrens Hospital overlooking the stadium and the wave they do every home game
@ianschulze14612 жыл бұрын
Fun fact about memorial stadium in Indiana. When they play Ohio state there, it’s basically a home game for Ohio State.
@kurtgreaser9883 жыл бұрын
Dude you missed out on Camp Randall Stadium before tge fourth quarter tge play Jump Around and the entire student section jumps in unison. It is pretty impressive as the whole stadium sways.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
One of the signature parts of Badger football. Good stadium to see a game, and the old basketball fieldhous attached has a lot of character, and fans can even use the restrooms there as well. Madison is a very scenic town! Enjoyed the 3 games I saw there - 2 Michigan wins, and 1 loss in 2005.
@sokonek13 жыл бұрын
Plus I like how he ended on a video of downtown Madison, best college town in the country
@jfsebastian78113 жыл бұрын
B1G stage, B1G Ten!
@carseye12193 жыл бұрын
Have to give props to Indiana. I'm a Buckeye and went to a game there in 1978 and thought the stadium was a high school like embarrassment compared to the 'Shoe. The upgrades at IU, along with the improvement on the field will make the Hoosiers a force to be reckoned with (actually, the seem to give Ohio State a tough time every year anyway.)
@chuckyjamesamartin19683 жыл бұрын
The atmosphere in Beaver Stadium is insane on gameday. Even though I'm biased, I think it is the best stadium in college football.
@ericstencovage40583 жыл бұрын
No lies here
@MatthewHackett2 жыл бұрын
No it’s not the nosebleed seats are too high
@chuckyjamesamartin19682 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewHackett Oh yeah? Most of Michigan's seats are too far away from the fuckin field, and Ohio State sits up high
@MatthewHackett2 жыл бұрын
@@chuckyjamesamartin1968 Michigan’s seats are not too far from the field 🤣 plus if you sit too close at any stadium you can’t see the entire field
@chuckyjamesamartin19682 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewHackett Michigan's stadium looks like an entire city. Sucks that they can't produce a National Championship contender.
@holdenschmitt11453 жыл бұрын
The best thing about the Iowa stadium is that they do a wave to the children’s hospitals right next to it each game
@8avexp3 жыл бұрын
Back when everyone was converting to artificial turf, Ross-Ade Stadium was the only Big Ten stadium that bucked the trend and stuck with natural grass. I'm talking about the ten "original" Big Ten schools.
@imnotlettingyouseemyname2 жыл бұрын
If I recall correctly, Purdue has used Prescription Athletic Turf ever since they invented it!
@8avexp2 жыл бұрын
@@imnotlettingyouseemyname I think you're right.
@fecat93 Жыл бұрын
Northwestern has been natural grass since the renovation in 1997. Pat Ryan the big benefactor insisted upon it.
@failuretocommunicate Жыл бұрын
At Illinois, the columns within the structure each represent one university alum who was lost in WWI, a single name inscribed on each.
@anondescriptobserver67743 жыл бұрын
Ryan Field is a dump. Many of the bleacher seats are rusted over, the interior is cramped, most of it hasn't been renovated or even power washed in decades, and there is basically no signage anywhere telling you where things are located or in what direction to look. All that being said, I love watching games there.
@BAYAREA-kd1ig3 жыл бұрын
It always looks cool on tv.
@MrRockmusicjunkie3 жыл бұрын
I remember when Ryan was under renovation they couldn't use one end zone and both teams had to play in the same direction. It might be the worst stadium in the Power 5.
@peterpiwoski56772 жыл бұрын
Relax. Northwestern just received a $480 million gift to renovate Ryan Field.
@Crystal-hz8zj Жыл бұрын
UPDATE: USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington have decided to join.
@CRob1723 жыл бұрын
I’m happy he mentioned the smokestacks at MSU because my great grandfather and Great great uncle helped build them and the one that used to be next to Spartan stadium, go green
@wmw36293 жыл бұрын
MSC on one of them.
@MrRockmusicjunkie3 жыл бұрын
@@wmw3629 Most people outside Michigan don't know about the old MAC/MSC logos. The basketball team has alternate jerseys with the MAC on them.
@CRob1722 жыл бұрын
@@MrRockmusicjunkie love that uniform, hope the football team adds that logo to the alternate uniforms this year, loved the script state this passed weekend against Northwestern
@CRob1722 жыл бұрын
@@wmw3629 yeah that’s the one my Great Grandad and Great Great Uncle helped built along with the other smokestacks, my grandfather kept up the tradition and helped build a lot of the fraternities at MSU too, we are proud MSU fans though none of us have attended but I may be changing that with the plan to attend state for my masters and PHD
@supersasukemaniac Жыл бұрын
TCF Bank Stadium used to host pro football too, the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL played there for a few years while the HHH Metrodome was being torn down and replaced with US Bank Stadium.
@kszendi3 жыл бұрын
The Horseshoe takes the cake!
@mpbaltimoreravens3 жыл бұрын
Penn state is the oldest stadium in the big ten- Beaver Field dates to 1909- it was on the other side of camps dismantled and put back together as beaver stadium. the lower 20 rows or so are original to beaver field thus making it the oldest big ten stadium AND the oldest stadium in FBS Football.
@randomtraveler98542 жыл бұрын
My former co worker (since passed away) remembered Beaver Field. I think it was by Rec Hall. I think he said tickets were around $8 to $10. The team's actual first "stadium" was the lawn of Old Main and had a capacity of zero.
@therealuncleowen25883 жыл бұрын
It is my understanding that visiting teams to Iowa will go to great pains to cover the pink with black plastic. Inconveniences like that, in my opinion, do little more than light a fire within the visiting team. Like Michael Jordan: They had painted the visitors locker room pink, and I took that personally.
@redraptor9688 Жыл бұрын
You did a great job with all these videos
@ye69422 жыл бұрын
Some of these facts are swapped and I’m all here for it
@plowboy7700 Жыл бұрын
Nebraska's stadium is really cool when you go in. They built the addition over the old stadium and you see the old stadium walls inside. Then go it through there to the seats. I don't know about any of the other stadiums as I have only been to Lincoln. I just like the way the old stadium is still there and intact to see.
@heathmcrigsby2 жыл бұрын
One of my fondest memories was participating in the state marching band competition at camp randall stadium back in the 90s.
@justingroves46292 жыл бұрын
Buckeye guy but been to Memorial Stadium in Champaign four times. Love the town and stadium.
@joshuachen13463 жыл бұрын
Love the videos man! Keep them coming! #ohiostateagainsttheworld
@AN5WER3213 жыл бұрын
When doing Mountain West, note that San Diego State is building a stadium set to open in 2022!
@redduey2222 жыл бұрын
Camp Randall Stadium is not only the oldest in the Big Ten but one of the oldest in the nation (at 10th oldest I believe). The stadium has received numerous renovations throughout the years, the upper deck being built in 1966. The field house is actually still in use, as the women's volleyball team plays there. Little known fact: the east side of the stadium actually housed dorms briefly in the 1950's. However they were quickly shut down as the space wasn't exactly great for living.
@redsoxchatbcharboneau95873 жыл бұрын
Your line about the beavers was hilarious! 😂
@timothyclaffey91383 жыл бұрын
Could have mentioned that NU's Ryan field's original plan was to have 4 towers, one in each corner. But the crash in '29 and subsequent depression changed those plans. Would have been cool. Agree that the northeast corner stands make NO sense. And the video scoreboard is way too puny.
@jonjahr3403 Жыл бұрын
Been to quite a few games at Michigan Stadium. I love that they draw in over 100,000 people to each game. I went to one last month. They 109,709 people there.
@TeezyHadaBaby Жыл бұрын
Welll gotta add USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington
@h25c13 ай бұрын
The fact that this conference is home to stadiums all with over 50000 (other than the 47000 northwestern stadium) and it’s home to the 3 largest football stadiums in America tells you that the big ten is a super conference
@trevinschaerr37323 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Ryan Field was used as a substitute for the Cotton Bowl stadium in "The Express:The Ernie Davis Story"in the scene where Syracuse beat Texas to clinch a national championship.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
It does have a real old-time stadium feel, but the problem for NW fans, is that the visitors (especially, UM and OSU) often have more fans than the Wildcats.
@masontrapp2123 жыл бұрын
Do pac 12 next
@WestsiderSC3 жыл бұрын
Iowa just had a savage renovation to one of there end zones. Also have the children’s hospital wave ceremony before every game. Looking forward to the Pac12 stadiums... my personal favorite in college football is Cal Berkeley’s - Memorial Field it’s directly on a fault line, the engineering along with the location up near strawberry canyon overlooking the bay makes it a pure gem. Celebrating ageless traditional architecture, and design that has been lost by the impulsive cash grabbing expansions that have plagued many of these money hungry institutions. All at the expense of the traditions and spirit that built these programs up. Out of all the stadium builds Cal Berkeley did it the best minus the turf field.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
I believe the wave is between the 1st and 2nd Quarters - not BEFORE the game.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
What? Cal's Stadium in Strawberry Canyon has a classic design, and partially built into the hillside, but atmosphere is not much, and surely not an outstanding stadium, compared to others. Tne jewel of the Pac 12 is Husky Stadium - on the shores of Lake Washington with a view of Mt Rainier - and the classic Rose Bowl used now by UCLA. I have been to every Pac 12 Stadium for a game, except AZ, which I only saw in the summer. I am not wild about Cal at all, and you cannot see the Bay from inside the stadium. Speaking of waves, Husky Stadium is where "the wave" originated.
@WestsiderSC3 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo Dude your tripping. I was at this game: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebWRqKx7t8jDoHk.html You can’t beat Berkeley, and in regards to the bay there’s a massive view. You can see the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@WestsiderSC Other than showing me a great punt return by a Cal returner, this video answered nothing I said. I lived in SF for 5 years, so saw a few games at Cal in the 1970s, including my Wolverines beating Cal. They have had a few competitive teams, but mostly in the bottom tier of Pac 10/12 football. Their last Rose Bowl was in the late 1950s, for crying out loud. What seatsxhave a viewxof the Bay? I am not calling Berkeley an ugly town, or without views, but the fans do NOT see the Bay from inside. Most games at Cal do not have anywhere near the environment of other major stadiums I have been to (55+ of the P5). I am not pooh-poohing anyone rooting for their team, no matter where they are, but this was an article about B1G stadiums, and some interjected comments about other schools/stadiums. Husky Stadium in Seattle is by far the most scenic stadium in the Pac 12 (actually, the entire country!), and their fans are rabid, and UW has been far more successful than Cal. They were national Champs in 1991, and have been to several Rose Bowls since Cal was there to lose to Iowa in 1958. Speaking of the Rose Bowl, that is a gorgeous stadium, too, which U C Look A now calls home, but sports fans in California are pretty laid-back - college or pro, regardless the sport. I spent 13 years in the state from SF to LA to Orange Co to SD, and the last 18 months in Sta Barbara. I saw MANY sporting events including the WS, SB, 1984 Summer Olympics, college sports at all 4 Cali schools, and all 4 pro sports - including all 15 teams that have played there - Giants, A's, 49ers, Raiders (both in Oakland & LA), Sharks, Warriors, Dodgers, Rams (both in LA & Anaheim), Kings, Angels, Ducks, Lakers, Clippers, Chargers and Padres.
@andruemcgriddles45803 жыл бұрын
Purdue has had a bunch of innovations. Those pics are old.
@AJthe13th Жыл бұрын
Nitaney lions. Illanee. Lololol that’s hilarious, I love it
@raveheart40943 жыл бұрын
Fun fact until the permanent south stand was put into Ohio Stadium they built temporary seating out of scaffolding for home football games.
@denisdooley15403 жыл бұрын
Yes, I remember them being disassembled every December.
@Jon.A.Scholt3 жыл бұрын
As a Michigan fan, goddamn I miss John Cooper
@denisdooley15403 жыл бұрын
LOL, I bet. He never could win the rivalry games wherever he coached. Beating UM in the Rose Bowl helped him get the job, then he on managed it twice his in over a decade...still better than Hairball, though.
@tmcc98672 жыл бұрын
Lol
@DevonnyDX3 жыл бұрын
I would bet Ohio State would build a fortress to keep "that team up North" away lol
@michaelburt98393 жыл бұрын
Great video as always!
@samuelhartman38972 жыл бұрын
TCF Bank stadium (now Huntington Bank) is gorgeous. The press box is by far the nicest, and the rest of their football practice facilities are brand new as well. You can see the whole skyline from the student section as well. Just bring a coat!
@williamhauser36863 жыл бұрын
Even if I didn't like stadiums I think I'd still watch these just because your humor is that good
@TheWideWorldofStadiums3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@flawaii-pines68583 жыл бұрын
@@TheWideWorldofStadiums SHIIIIII STADIUM... LOL!
@BSimms2 жыл бұрын
6:04 fun fact: I work in that new south end zone building and it is a dining hall for the student athletes
@bradyblacher36083 жыл бұрын
Moment of silence for the baby field
@bourboncask40892 жыл бұрын
Watching this was more entertaining than any Big 10 football game played.
@alecerdmann85052 жыл бұрын
For TCF (now Huntington) Bank Stadium, I think you're implying that the additional seating bring capacity up to 80,000 if needed would be added at the West end to close the horseshoe. It's actually built to add a third deck from the press box all the way around the existing stands and would leave the West end open. You can see that the roof, especially on the East wide is particularly wide to accommodate such an addition.
@supersasukemaniac Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Maryland Stadium used to be known as Byrd Stadium,named after former school president Harold Byrd ,but had gotten renamed due to Byrd being a proponent of Segregation and removed his name from the Stadium, and elsewhere on campus. Due to selling the Naming rights it's now known as SECU Stadium, SECU being short for State Employees Credit Union.
@drakeberry9143 жыл бұрын
You should’ve gotten a photo of the newly renovated north end zone of kinnick
@bryanrobbins59113 жыл бұрын
Queue is definitely used in America
@kfilmsproduction56673 жыл бұрын
3:04 like how while talking about maryland’s stadium you can only see penn state fans
@twincity60793 жыл бұрын
I was at that game. The terrapins were blown out 0-59!
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
Not a real rabid fanbase for football, as they are more a basketball and lacrosse school. Unlike Rutgers though, Maryland has brought competitive teams to the B1G in many sports - but football, is not one of them so far.
@randomtraveler98542 жыл бұрын
I was at the Penn State-Maryland game in 2021. The reason there's so many PSU fans is that some parts of southern Pennsylvania are actually closer to College Park than State College.
@HoosierBallz3 жыл бұрын
Indiana's Memorial Stadium is now is now completely enclosed and it looks much better. They just need to update the press box now.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
I enjoy Bloomington, but the fan support was missing for many years. I hope Tom Allen can keep things going, as the B1G is better with lots of competitive teams. Have been to a couple UM-IU games, as well as a couple others vs KY and ILL. The Hoosiers only won the UK game, but I enjoyed the fans, and Brown County and Southern Indiana is a very nice place to hang out in. Madison is probably my favorite place, but the forests around Nashville, IN are nice, and I have good friends in Jeffersonville - and love the architecture in Columbus!
@HoosierBallz3 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo From what I've heard season ticket sales have been through the roof. I'm going to the IU vs Cincinnati game & we got the last room available at a certain hotel.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@HoosierBallz Great to hear. This was the best IU team since at least 1987 or the 1967 team, and possibly better than either. Good luck in 2021! That is a good match up- playing Cinci in the nonconference, as the 2 schools are not that far apart. Sure beats another game vs Ball State.
@anbasilio3 жыл бұрын
Do a series on college basketball arenas next from each conference?!
@yment41543 жыл бұрын
Good job overall kid even if there’s haters you can bet they are learning even if they don’t admit it. Keep going !!!!!!
@TheWideWorldofStadiums3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@Birdyboi11113 жыл бұрын
Please do Mountain West teams next 🥺
@danielr46403 жыл бұрын
Yep I wanna see MWC stadiums too and Big Sky Conference as well
@jonathan_tong932 жыл бұрын
The Big Ten Conference is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. It is based in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades this conference consisted of ten universities, and presently has 14 member and two affiliate institutions. The Big Ten Conference could become the new home of the Iowa State Cyclones and the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big 12 Conference if the said conference becomes extinct due to the mass exodus of all 10 members and the backing out of the 4 new additions, who are ended up joining the Sun Belt Conference (for the UCF Golden Knights and the Houston Cougars); the Pacific-12 Conference (for the BYU Cougars and the 3 Mountain West Conference members); and the Atlantic Coast Conference (for the Cincinnati Bearcats)
@alangordon92232 ай бұрын
Been to the Big House. Best and Beautiful Stadium.
@therealuncleowen25883 жыл бұрын
The conference name makes as much sense as League 1 and League 2 in England being the 3rd and 4th tiers. At least, in this case, they retained an old name for the sake of tradition. As opposed to those two leagues that chose those names fairly recently.
@whalehands Жыл бұрын
Those are some big decks. O-H!
@josephkool84112 жыл бұрын
Ohio State does have the best looking stadium, It has that old school gothic look and I think that looks really good. I've never been, i have Michigan license plates it's too dangerous
@Mr.E7233 жыл бұрын
I went to a game at Ryan Field about 16 years ago. We sat in that section you pointed out where they should have just continued the curve. I agree they should have, because if you look at the position of their Jumbotron you can’t even see it from those seats. It was not really the best stadium
@timhefty5043 жыл бұрын
To elaborate on why there's 14 schools in the (football version) Big 10, it appears that they only officially adopted the moniker a short time before bringing in Penn State so they probably weren't able to change it so soon after making it official. Besides, it was a historic conference even when the Big 10 moniker wasn't official, so I guess it's staying that way. As for the other three schools, it was only because they wanted a slice of the Big Ten Network money, which is under the umbrella of Fox Sports and has by far the most content and production value of all conference TV networks
@___________________.3 жыл бұрын
It's because the Big 12 has the copyright for big 14 and big 16
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
I liked it better before all the additions. To be a 12-team conference, PSU was fine, but ND was the logical 12th team or Mizzou. Nebraska wanted to get away from TX, who controls how the Big 12 is run. I do not know about an official,moniker registry, but the B1G has been around a long time, once Moo U was accepted. They were the Big 9 for awhile and had U of Chicago in, until they dropped football. I think Indiana was the last school admitted - before Sparty in 1953 to make it 10 teams. There are too many missed rivalries with 14 teams, and Rutgers, Maryland and Nebraska do not really belong. All 3 should be replaced by the Irish to have a new B1G of 12 teams.
@fu-fucuddlypoops65833 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo Notre Dame likes the ACC more than the B1G. Nebraska was just as beneficial to the B1G (money wise) as the B1G was for Nebraska. Regardless of opinion regarding Nebraska, they’re national brand is still one of the largest and they generate a huge sum of money for the conference. Rutgers was added to the conference to expand the network into the New York/New Jersey markets, while Maryland was added to get the DC market. Those markets probably generate more tv money than any other markets in the B1G footprint. So while they don’t really fit athletically in the conference, they’re pretty much the main reason why the B1G makes more tv money than any other conference.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@fu-fucuddlypoops6583 I understand why the league did it, but I care about the quality of the league, not getting $$ for the suits. All of cfb has declined in thisxmoney-grubbing expansion Era, and it sucks. I guarantee you, peoplexin NYC do not follow Rutgers football! In fact, much of the northeast does not real,y follow cfb, period. Yes, Nebraska is a name brand for football (though they g ave done nothing in their 10 years in the B1G) and a few other sports. I do not dislike Nebraska, but they belong in the Big 12, and renewing that rivalry with OU. ND likes the easier completion in the ACC, but they are geographically out of their footprint. They played UM, MSU and Purdue yearly for a few decades and occasionally NW, too. ND is not deserving of a separate network, but they like calling all the shots, and since the ACC is willing to let them do it, they align with them. Perhaps, the B1G can add USC, GA and UW, so they can add large media areas! It is insanity, and they will kill the Golden Goose, as over-exposure and Woke broadcasting are already driving folks away.
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@Chris24Adam I realize winning makes a difference. I have nothing against Rutgers, but I do not think they fit with the B1G, and I don't like a conference stretching from NJ to Nebraska. What piles of $$ the suits in Chicago receive is of no concern to me! I understand their motivation, but these 14-team conferences are NOT good for college football. I have suggested a P6, with a new Big East that would incorporate Rutgers, WVU SYR, Pitt, BC, Cinci, Memphis, UCF, USF, Army, Navy, and Temp,e. That would be 12 teams and good competition. Send MD back to ACC to give them 12, Nebraska, Mizzou and A&M back to the Big 12, giving SEC & Big 12 12 teams, and add NDxto replace Nebraska and move Purdue to the B1G East division with their in-state rival IU. That way you have 6 12-team conferences with 9-game rotating schedules, so every team p.ays every other league team at least twice - home and away - every 4 years, and 7 teams 4x.
@dans.70023 жыл бұрын
FYI. The Gophers stadium is no longer TCF Bank Stadium. Just changed to Huntington Bank Stadium about two weeks ago.
@LionsMagicRaysGators2 жыл бұрын
3:25 Steve Spurrier Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin stadium is named after a heisman winner (steve spurrier)