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Fitton Field is a tremendous stadium (on either side) to actually watch a game, literally on top of the field.....atmosphere can be tremendous too depending on opponent, weather etc
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Fitton Field is a tremendous stadium (on either side) to actually watch a game, literally on top of the field.....atmosphere can be tremendous too depending on opponent, weather etc
No PL field/stadium really has much in the way of atmosphere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sader87
I haven't been to any of the suggested best stadiums, though I think it would be hard to beat the atmosphere it looks like they have at Grizz games. Being the state flagship sure helps things.
As much as it pains me to say this, I think Jacksonville State has a great stadium and atmosphere. It used to feel like a big sort of bland HS stadium, but with recent renovations it's an excellent looking stadium where they turned the old home side into the visitors side and built a very impressive structure to serve as the new home side. One thing they did that I really like is kept the video booth on the visitors side so the camera faces the impressive home side - I wish more FCS schools did that as unlike p5 programs, the visitor side is usually smaller and often fairly empty. They have great fan support and a great band. They have a really nice game day atmosphere.
Sadly, not anymore. Up until 10-15 years ago Lehigh had a very worthy 1-AA/FCS atmosphere. Arguably second best to Delaware in the mid-Atantic/Northeast.The days of 13-14k for a big game appear to be over.Quote:
Originally Posted by DFW HOYA
Is someone trying to get views on their youtube video? This seems to be almost click-bait.
Roos does not belong in this argument. The Fargo dome, without the atmosphere, does not belong either.
Probably true, though I'd argue that HC/Fitton still can have a decent atmosphere given the opponent/occasion(Homecoming etc) today.Quote:
Originally Posted by DFW HOYA
The stadium itself is very spartan, agreed....but for sightlines, it really is one of the best places to watch D1 football. With very little sideline space, both sides are literally right on top of the field of play.
I visited Fitton Field fir the first time in 2018. I was very impressed. Best venue in the patriot league that I’ve gone to, others being Lehigh and Fordham.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sader87
Bridgeforth does not belong on the list of best FCS stadiums. Someone on AGS once described it as the "Tallest self-standing aluminum structure on the east coast". Unless you are sitting in the home side box seats it is not a comfortable place. The upper deck on the home side is particularly bad, and on the visitor side the numbered bench spots are too close together. They seat visiting fans adjacent to the end zone where you can't see the video scoreboard at all. There are a lot of stadiums in the CAA which I'd prefer to watch a game: Stony Brook, Delaware, Elon, UNH, Richmond and even URI's Meade Stadium now that they have built a a great new grandstand that you access through the top of their B-Ball arena. Maine has an excellent beer and food service area right behind an end zone which is a great place to watch the 2nd half of a game that your visiting preseason #5 team is losing by 30 points.
Grading the stadiums of the Northeast, apologies if I missed anyone:
A: Delaware, James Madison, Princeton, Stony Brook, William & Mary
B+: Richmond, Maine, New Hampshire
B: Harvard, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Yale
C+: Monmouth, Columbia, Cornell, Norfolk St., Towson
C: Brown, Bucknell, CCSU, Colgate, Hampton, LIU, Merrimack, URI, Villanova, VMI
D: Bryant, Del State, Fordham, Howard, Marist, Morgan St., Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis, Wagner
F: Duquesne, Georgetown