BYU fans have averaged 16,338 over 49 years. You don’t like the outside, tough, the inside is fantastic! Last year, over the holidays, with school not in session, almost 15,000 attended. No big teams from the chosen few will come and play here because they are “Afraid”! This Arena has seen the Almighty Gonzaga fall. Now in the Big 12, Baylor, Houston and even the great Kansas can avoid it no more. Go Cougs!

FYI The WVU coliseum just got some insane renovations. Bigger concourse, newer seats and a massive Jumbotron.

Big respect to all the schools in the Big XII, I think it is the best basketball conference in America and going to get better with our four new friends. The atmosphere in pretty much any of these arenas is crazy on game days I'm sure, although I haven't been in all of them. But if crowd noise on TV is any indication, there are no shirkers on this list.

Marriott Center is the big dog on the block. Student section is outrageous!

Nice job, Pretty good and accurate ratings ... GO!! Mountaineers!!!

Hilton should've gotten a shout for its support of women's hoops as well (a la shout to Baylor). Love the history of Ok State's arena but it's overrated at #3 given recent seasons. Texas Tech, WV, Baylor are all tougher places to play in my opinion.

Baylor is actually getting a new Arena in the future that's going to be built right next to the Brazos River, the exterior and interior is going to look insane!

Was pleased Hilton Coliseum placed #2 in a Kansas-centric ranking; didn't expect it to finish #1. I went to grad school in Ames from 1983 to 1985 (the midst of the Johnny Orr era), a decade after attending Maryland, and Hilton in many ways surpassed the legendary Cole Field House as a hoops venue. Like Baylor, it also draws well for women's basketball. The term "Hilton Magic" is not hyperbole -- there's an incredible atmosphere in Ames.

I love most of the arenas in the Big 12. I love Phog Allenfieldhouse, of course. Hilton Colesium is very unique, the Ferrell Center has COME a long way, Texas Techs venue is one of the toughest in the Big 12; United Supermarkets Arena; I even like the arena name. The Gallagher Iva venue or Stillwater has always been tough. I can’t WAIT for Kansas to play in the Fertitta Center against the Houston Cougars. They have a beautiful venue. Same with the BYU Cougars. Like I said I like majority of the venues in the Big 12. It’s the best conference in college basketball for a reason. Because it’s the most competitive.

I knew Kansas would be #1. My only personal interest was to see just how low Lloyd Noble Center was. They keep talking about renovations or a new arena, yet it never happens. It's a football school. Probably why Gaylord was #1 on your football stadiums list. I can speak for OU, and you nailed it on Gaylord and Lloyd Noble. The football atmosphere is magical. The basketball atmosphere feels like a trip back to 1979...

Really fair list imo. I’m a student at WVU and LOVE going to basketball games, student section is rocking every game it’s really well done. Grew up going to Syracuse games in the dome, and I honestly like the coliseum so much more, as my parents did when they came to a game. Super intimate venue, great crowds for every game. The stadium is getting some renovations right now that’ll be ready this season, should be a great improvement to the stadium

Bro, you completely borked Houston. The Fertitta Center is basically a 100% replacement of the old Hofheinz Pavilion. They tore it down to the foundation/roof and built an entirely new arena within it in 2017.

Great video! Thanks! The phrase is: "Nevertheless...."

FYI - they’ve stopped dimming the lights at Hilton now that Prohm is gone!

The WVU Coliseum went through an extensive renovation in 2016. They invested on 20 million in it. Your comment was wrong.

Great job, good reviews every time

The AAC did not inspire basketball attendance in Cincinnati. Since joining the Big 12, we have mostly sold out every home game.

You need to do your homework man. The entire concourse was majorly renovated at the Coliseum in 2016 and was fan focused. New concession stands, bathrooms, and the hallways were pushed out for better flow. Next will be the shell building connector, new Olympic Sports Weight Room, and a new Olympic Sports Training Room. WVU Coliseum is definitely a top 5 B12 arena!

United Supermarkets Arena should be 2nd or 3rd. Gallagher Iba is overrated on your list, OSU just dolled up cheaper-older construction facilities, in essence putting "lipstick on a pig " with Boone Picken's money!!!

WVU Coliseum should be a little higher on this list man. We just recently got some good renovations there.

UCF alum here. Of course I think UCF's stadium should be much higher on your list because of the atmosphere and the exterior with the location in the center of the athletic village. But I guess somebody's got to be last.

Good video. Not been to any but I'll check out most bc one of my friend's Mark was just named the West Virginia women's coach.

Your top 4 was spot on.

I went to K-State for grad school and I agree with many of my fellow 'Cats; Bramlage is at best "respectable". While I understand the justification behind the lodge seating around the top of the arena given the lack of luxury boxes, it gives the "simple arena" a rather cheap feel. My undergrad institution, Temple, has a considerably nicer basketball facility imo. It should be noted, K-State does have a really nice football stadium.

Have you done baseball stadiums? If not that is a must!

WVU Colosseum has had a renovation, a few years back.

Did he just say "none of the less" ?

Swap #2 and #3 and you've got a good list. GIA bookending the football stadium isn't a bad thing, it's fairly common. You failed to mentioned the white maple floor is the original floor from the day it opened its doors. Floors were modular like they are now.

Fair criticism i havent gone in years so ill accept your reasoning 👍

Go Big 12!

The brand new Moody Center on the campus of the University Texas is superb.

"None the less" has 3 syllables. What are you saying that has 4? "None of the less"?

What happened to Baylor’s new Arena? Due to open 2024 season.

We already know what arena is the best. It’s Allen Fieldhouse. Ku is 309-17 there under Bill Self.

Baylor is getting a new arena on the river btw

Peace, Love!!

I'd have Tech moved ahead of OSU but it would be a toss up between the Spirit Area and Hilton Coliseum, so I can't complain there. The Phog is obviously #1. I'd also have the Ferrell Center ranked lower. It's amenities are pretty lacking and the interior looks very dated. There's a reason the school is trying to build a new arena there.

Definately agree on your top 2. Nice work!

I like both Big 12 facilities videos, but would like for you to average out both to see how the schools are ranked...I'm just to lazy....

It’s “nonetheless” not “none of the less” lol idk why that annoys me so much

TCU critique/rank is fair (an opinion not shared with football stadium video), but people need to realize that TCU has a very small student body relative to the other Big 12 schools (half the size of the next smallest school, Baylor). They don't have 50K students to draw on to fill a 10K seat arena,. They only have around 10K students total, so for TCU to regularly fill a 7K seat arena is quite an accomplishment.

You had Texas Tech way to low.

Allen deserves to be #1, but even though I'm an Ok State grad, Lloyd Noble should be higher, the food there is surprisingly good. I'd go back just for the food

Do baseball next

KU fan ranks Bramlage 2nd to last? What a surprise… 😑

Not sure how the biggest arena with by far the largest crowds is like 7th because the outside needs new paint? Who cares about the outside of the arena? Kansas is definitely #1 but BYU that far down in that list? 22,000 fans is a lot of people!

How much did Kansas pay you to put them number one?

Rank the new 4 school’s gymnasiums

Allan field house is a old musty place that feels like your on fire when your inside and bramlage bias KU fan

How you can put KU Airplane Hanger as #1 is crazy. Especially after ragging on many of the arenas, you reviewed as outdated and ugly. KU would be such a building. It's a dump.with a great atmosphere.

I really like Iba in Stillwater but Allen is the best probably in the entire country!

This guy saves face by saying it’s just my opinion…TTU should be ranked 1-3 hands down, wait until basketball season

As a KSU Alum, I can't agree more. Bramlige is great and all, but it needs a MAJOR renovation. Hopefully now that Weber is gone, the atmosphere can go back to how it was in the mid to late 2000's when we were selling out almost every game.

No idea how I came upon this video, but fyi they got rid of the crowd dimmed lighting in hilton I believe.

You got Houston completely wrong. Hofheinz pavilion was the original arena. But UH spent $60 million to completely renovate it and named it the Fertita Center. It should be considered its own thing. Arena opened in 2018. 😉

I like Kansas arena the most.

"Nunna" the less? C'mon..

Oklahoma and Texas have great football facilities… their basketball facilities are clearly not priorities.

Why did you show a bunch of emty pics of The United Spirit Arena? It's been selling out weekly since 2018. I've personally been to Kansas, Iowa State, Texas, TCU, OSU, and Iowa State. It was easily the loudest and most intimidating of all of them

KSU fan and I like bramlage for the atmosphere, other than that it is pretty blah. As Tim Fitzgerald of GoPowercat calls Bramlage “the big mistake” when comparing it to Ahearn.

OK so Baylor's colors are green and gold - so you don't want the dome to be gold, I guess that means green which to me would be much worse. Oh I get it - you want them to paint it burnt orange for UT because after all UT is the biggest school in the area or maroon for A&M? How ridiculous do you have to be? The color is not there for your color palette - it is there to up the spirit for the Baylor faithful. Use your head for thinking please when you make videos.

I’m a k-state fan and I admit we don’t have that good of a basketball arena

WVU gotta be at least #2 come on lol.. Go Eers 💛💙

Please.. be a Rock and not a pebble.

No more of the less!!! I’m sick of the less

Don’t understand the fifth third arena atmosphere comment. Obviously games against no names aren’t loud, but typically any decent name gets pretty loud. Never heard that comment about the atmosphere before

Ok First I see you are a KU fan so I get it. Allen Field House has the best atmosphere but that is it. Outside and Inside is old and outdated.

BOO KU! EMAWWWWWWWWW

Phog Allen selected as #1 by a KU fan? Shocker.

if youre looking just at the look of the stadium then how is kansas number 1? byu has the best student section in big 12 and theres no question

As a K-State fan, I hate bramlage. They need to move back to ahearn. My dad says it was as loud as Allen

Ok you had me until you put tech at 4. Obviously you don’t watch much Tech BB. Their stadium has a crazy atmosphere and is beautiful inside and out. Yeah KU is KU and love there old Hoosier vibe but USA is definitely 2

Overall a good review.....but please, these are NOT "Stadiums!" Coliseums, Field House, Arena, etc. "Stadium" is that football thing.

K-State fan here, not upset with your ranking of the Octagon. Your three reasons are 100% spot on. Can’t wait til we make it even on skill between both Football and Basketball with y’all hawks.

Too bad your Jayhawks couldn’t win at Bramlage this year 😢😢😢

I strongly disagree about bramlage I am a k state fan but I feel like it deserves at least in the top ten, i mean we have the best tradition in the big 12

When the new Baylor fieldhouse opens next year you'll have a new #1 #YouKnowItsTrue

No wonder he ranked us so far down KU fan

I didn’t post a comment on the football stadiums you ranked. You was soooo far off, you and me could debate all day long, on the stadiums you hav not much knowledge on any of them speak of. The basketball coliseums, courts, you haven’t been to very many of them either, you don’t know if they’ve been renovated. I am a WVU fan. You have not been to Morgantown at the Colosseum, in the last year and a half they have done a lot of changes on it, and you didn’t say nothing about any of that, they’ve got a clock overhead just like the one in Madison Square Garden NOTHING SAID. You did good on the attendance and atmosphere stuff like that in reality you don’t know much what you’re talking about.

Number 1 is obvious... but why you gotta do Allen Fieldhouse West like that?

Allen Fieldhouse is a dump. Too old. Always in need of paint. Kansas basketball deserves a more modern place to play. Ranking it number one is a joke.

Nevertheless

Rank the graduation rate of each Big 12 team.

😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀😂😂😂😂😂 he put KU first nahhhhhh

The arena don't impact attendance, the team does. Example: The Octagon of Doom is sold out for the 2023 Big 12 schedule! ESPN commentators almost always rate the Octagon as one of the top arena's in the country. Heard them compare it to the Phog. Did like the display of all arenas. Thx.

Not even gonna argue with someone who can’t pronounce “nonetheless”

I think we are going to see a shift to smaller stadiums everywhere. Going to games simply isn't in itself a draw like it used to be. The quality of the stadium is gonna matter much more in order to get fans to go in person rather than watching on TV.

You obviously have never been to the Marriott center for a game. Likewise your comments 😅aren't accurate. The ROC is best in the country espn comments on the volume are well documented. Next time you decide to voice an opinion make it credible by a visit to all before you align your self with the media swamp.

Gallagher Iba Arena is the best

Fertitta Center massively underranked...

It's ' none the less'..and it's 'physcal year '...not " physical year '.

Naturally Kansas would win in a bias opinion.

Boring

Allen Fieldhouse is a boring white elephant. I have been in it, as well as Hilton Coliseum. Neither bowled me over.

Who gives a crap about how an arena looks on the outside? I would not want to be in the nose bleed seats at BYU.

Cameron indoor is better

Bramlage at 13 it’s crazy, not a bad seat in there, Allen at number one is crazy great history but maybe the most junk area in the big 12