Best/worst opposing stadium experience you've had?
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My experience:
At Penn State when UK beat them in 1977. The fans around us kept running their mouths during the game but sat in stunned silence when we beat them. A drunk came up to our car almost in tears after the game and kept saying why did you beat us?
Multiple trips to UT. Terrible fans. Our car covered in fire extinguisher crap at the hotel. Drunk fans running at us only to move out of the way at the last second. It was a worth it in 1984 because I went with several fraternity brothers and UK won. We had several large frat brothers with us and no one said a damn word.
At LSU. Great experience and atmosphere. Fans generally were nice.
At Alabama. Great fans and experience. Surprised at the knowledge they had of UK football.
At Oklahoma. I don't remember much except it was hotter than hell. A UK fan in front of me was so hot he asked his wife to pour a coke on his head.
At Tulane in the Superdome. Bourbon Street was great. Not really a lot of Tulane fans at game but it was terrible how UK lost. Got screwed by refs.
At IU multiple times. The trip when Couch led UK to a big victory was great but their fans are jackasses.
At Virginia Tech. Great campus but nothing really sticks out about their fans.
At UL. The lowest forms of life on earth. Pond scum. A reminder that sterilization should be encouraged in their fan base.
At Penn State when UK beat them in 1977. The fans around us kept running their mouths during the game but sat in stunned silence when we beat them. A drunk came up to our car almost in tears after the game and kept saying why did you beat us?
Multiple trips to UT. Terrible fans. Our car covered in fire extinguisher crap at the hotel. Drunk fans running at us only to move out of the way at the last second. It was a worth it in 1984 because I went with several fraternity brothers and UK won. We had several large frat brothers with us and no one said a damn word.
At LSU. Great experience and atmosphere. Fans generally were nice.
At Alabama. Great fans and experience. Surprised at the knowledge they had of UK football.
At Oklahoma. I don't remember much except it was hotter than hell. A UK fan in front of me was so hot he asked his wife to pour a coke on his head.
At Tulane in the Superdome. Bourbon Street was great. Not really a lot of Tulane fans at game but it was terrible how UK lost. Got screwed by refs.
At IU multiple times. The trip when Couch led UK to a big victory was great but their fans are jackasses.
At Virginia Tech. Great campus but nothing really sticks out about their fans.
At UL. The lowest forms of life on earth. Pond scum. A reminder that sterilization should be encouraged in their fan base.
There is something about the eastward stretch from Louisville, Bloomington, Columbus, Morgantown, to College Park that seems like poor fans live there in higher numbers. The rudest fans I've ever met were West Virginia and Indiana fans. Columbus and College Park have a corner on the "frat boy forever" mentality. There is just something exceptionally inhospitable about that stretch of our country generally and with their sports fans particularly.
Best fans are from the SEC bar none with the exception of Vandy. Arkansas fans are absolutely hilarious. Deep South fans are incredibly nice and hospitable.
Best fans are from the SEC bar none with the exception of Vandy. Arkansas fans are absolutely hilarious. Deep South fans are incredibly nice and hospitable.
Best-Texas A&M. They are extremely courteous. And then all the traditions were a ton of fun while sitting in the student section with some A&M buddies.
Worst-USC. Bamas arrogance; Vandys trophy case and tradition. And I think their "entrance" is extremely overrated. It isn't even the best in their own state. Also went to this one with a USC friend.
Worst-USC. Bamas arrogance; Vandys trophy case and tradition. And I think their "entrance" is extremely overrated. It isn't even the best in their own state. Also went to this one with a USC friend.
Best: 1992 trip to Ole Miss. I had just graduated from UK the prior May and took a trip down with a couple of fraternity brothers. It was just carnage. Drank all the way from Cincinnati to Oxford. We got to Oxford on Friday, partied all night and I slept on a floor with no blanket or pillow.
Woke up, went to a bar for breakfast and started cranking it up again. Somehow, some way I am still going strong in the Grove for a 7pm kickoff. We start walking to the stadium for the game...then nothingness.
Skipping ahead 4.5 hours. - a very attractive, middle-aged Ole Miss female fan is gently patting my cheek and I come to. I am in an old school lawn chair...metal folding, nylon. She has a 7 Up and saltine crackers and the sweetest Mississippi accent, saying "honey, are you feelin' alriiight?"
Apparently, I veered off on the walk toward the game and passed out in the middle of an Ole Miss tailgate. Cold. They covered me in an Ole Miss blankie and woke me up AFTER the game. Drove all that way and slept in the Grove.
They told me that we had lost, fed me leftovers before I left, and I found my buddies and I found my second wind!
"Finish!"
Woke up, went to a bar for breakfast and started cranking it up again. Somehow, some way I am still going strong in the Grove for a 7pm kickoff. We start walking to the stadium for the game...then nothingness.
Skipping ahead 4.5 hours. - a very attractive, middle-aged Ole Miss female fan is gently patting my cheek and I come to. I am in an old school lawn chair...metal folding, nylon. She has a 7 Up and saltine crackers and the sweetest Mississippi accent, saying "honey, are you feelin' alriiight?"
Apparently, I veered off on the walk toward the game and passed out in the middle of an Ole Miss tailgate. Cold. They covered me in an Ole Miss blankie and woke me up AFTER the game. Drove all that way and slept in the Grove.
They told me that we had lost, fed me leftovers before I left, and I found my buddies and I found my second wind!
"Finish!"
I've only been to one away game. Knoxville in 2008. No problems at all, everyone around me was nice and respectful.
The only times I've ever had a problem with fans are Louisville and Vandy :\
The only times I've ever had a problem with fans are Louisville and Vandy :\
Vandy in the old days. I actually remember having to go under the bleachers and pee in a dirt trench in the ground with men lined up on both sides of it. I don't know where the ladies went.
The Bama fans are generally very nice, but I honestly am not impressed by their in game atmosphere. Their pregame set up is top notch, but their in game reminds me of Rupp Arena. Sure it can get loud during big plays and even for moments, but they seem to be a much more reactive fanbase. Before everyone says it was UK they were playing, I have been to three LSU vs Bama games in Tuscaloosa. 2005, 2007, and 2009.
UofL and its not even close as the worse... Drove to that ****** city all the way from Toledo Oh... Had a idiot spit at my wife and another was pissing on a bush as walked to our car and that idiot turned around and tried to piss on both of us. I hate that city and wish it wasnt even in the great state of Kentucky..
I was there that glorious night. This was Hal Mumme's signature night as our head coach. The fans who accidentally spilled drinks on us apologized. That was a far cry from the days when the hated Ole Miss Rebels came to then 60,000 seat Tiger Stadium. I'll always remember the crescendo of "Go to Hell Ole Miss, Go to Hell!" All the while, Mike The Tiger was paraded around the stadium with cheerleaders hanging off the cage whipping Mike into a frenzy. That brought the crowd of drunken cajuns to start "Tiger Meat, Tiger Meat!" Talk about an intimidating atmosphere.
Best was LSU. Great atmosphere. Cordial to us. They beat us badly, so that may have contributed to how friendly they were.
Worst was UC at Nippert stadium in 1992. Not necessarily the fans but got beat by a bad UC team. That UK team was much better than its ending record. The wheels came off near the end.
Worst was UC at Nippert stadium in 1992. Not necessarily the fans but got beat by a bad UC team. That UK team was much better than its ending record. The wheels came off near the end.
10 or so years ago at Georgia, we got destroyed, and the whole game some 9 year old kid directly behind me kept screaming 'dirty rotten stinking kentucky' the ENTIRE game while kicking my seat and throwing popcorn at me... the whole game. Nobody else would notice, I stood up repeatedly to look behind me thinking somebody would see whats going on but no, I even said something to the adults with him and got a blank stare.. twilight zone. The fourth qtr we moved up to an empty section. Crazy thing, on the way out the kid saw me, followed me to the car and screamed Eason rules!
Best...jeez where does one start. Loved the road trip to Bama in a 28 foot class RV but I'm going to have to go with a road trip to UF with my son. A tailgate beside us full of former Gator band members invited us to tailgate with them. They said that they do theme for every SEC visiting team except Tennessee of course
They had a bourbon theme for us with the food they brought like bourbon balls and bourbon wings but the dumb asses didn't actually have any bourbon to drink lol. When I broke out 2 fifths of Blanton's I was showered with high fives and hugs. What I did not know was that their tailgate was so important to the UF band that they actually came to the tailgate before every game to play for them personally. After gasping at my son and I for wearing blue we were quickly engulfed in a circle of band members while they played Gator bait and it was the absolute coolest thing ever so Florida gets first place in my book!
The worst...although Ole Miss fans were fun and inviting while tailgating they quickly turned on us when the game started. I'd go back because of the pagentry, the grove and tailgating but I definitely wanted to beat a few of their smart mouthed asses! Go Cats!
They had a bourbon theme for us with the food they brought like bourbon balls and bourbon wings but the dumb asses didn't actually have any bourbon to drink lol. When I broke out 2 fifths of Blanton's I was showered with high fives and hugs. What I did not know was that their tailgate was so important to the UF band that they actually came to the tailgate before every game to play for them personally. After gasping at my son and I for wearing blue we were quickly engulfed in a circle of band members while they played Gator bait and it was the absolute coolest thing ever so Florida gets first place in my book!The worst...although Ole Miss fans were fun and inviting while tailgating they quickly turned on us when the game started. I'd go back because of the pagentry, the grove and tailgating but I definitely wanted to beat a few of their smart mouthed asses! Go Cats!
Reading this thread one thing is clear. Our views of opposing venues and fan bases is wholly determined by whether we encounter friendly folks or ********.
ive had a bunch of good experiences different places in the SEC but as many have said UL is the worst place. I went with a friend of mine who is a special breed, he grew up an Alabama fan but moved to Louisville 15 or so years ago and likes them as his secondary team. So we go to the UK/UL game 2 years where the teams fought at mid-field pre game. The day gets off to rollicking start when his wife is so drunk at 10am she can barely stand, she makes it into the stadium only to have him be so pissed off he tells her to leave before the game starts and just ignores he til she does. So it's just me and him and I had actually got the tickets through UK so we were in the UK section at the far end thats open in the first few rows of the upper level well after we get up 14 or 17 points and UL looks like doo doo people leave. So in the 2nd half we scope some seats on the other side of the field that were empty and decide to move down for the 2nd half. Now Im wearing a UK beanie, that's it, had on a black bubble goose jacket cause it was pretty cold that year, I'm not screaming or being obnoxious at all and he has on UL gear. As Bolin starts to hit Parker on what seemed like every play for 20-30 yards people start screaming the craziest stuff at me you've ever heard. It gets to the point my buddy who is the UL fan starts turning around and yelling back the people who were yelling at me and it divided this section for like 20 minutes. It was a fight between all these UL fans with the ones with a brain telling the crown royal, line breads, to shut the hell up and stop making them all look bad while the others are saying shut up he's a UK fan he deserves it etc...
The thing about it too, and the reason I mentioned he was Bama fan(aka he has class) primarily is because I went to he UL/NC State game with him a few weeks ago which was a noon game and he sits in the lower bowl that backs up to the "flight deck" there, and as the national anthem is playing there are a group of drunk rednecks who were older guzzling their beer and laughing and cutting up during the song. People are turning and giving them the death stare, they don't notice. So after it's over my buddy turns around and looks at them and says "that's why people hate our fan base, that's why people think we're all drunk buffoons, because of blank blank idiots you like, you're all embarrassments." Then he sits down and a few people around us sort of cheer him and the those idiots don't say a word the rest of the half. We left at halftime cause it 44-0 and he/we wanted to be back in time to settle in for Bama/A&M at 3:30. UL fans, real classy bunch.
The thing about it too, and the reason I mentioned he was Bama fan(aka he has class) primarily is because I went to he UL/NC State game with him a few weeks ago which was a noon game and he sits in the lower bowl that backs up to the "flight deck" there, and as the national anthem is playing there are a group of drunk rednecks who were older guzzling their beer and laughing and cutting up during the song. People are turning and giving them the death stare, they don't notice. So after it's over my buddy turns around and looks at them and says "that's why people hate our fan base, that's why people think we're all drunk buffoons, because of blank blank idiots you like, you're all embarrassments." Then he sits down and a few people around us sort of cheer him and the those idiots don't say a word the rest of the half. We left at halftime cause it 44-0 and he/we wanted to be back in time to settle in for Bama/A&M at 3:30. UL fans, real classy bunch.
Been fortunate to have been to all SEC stadiums except for A&M and Missouri, plus a lot of other schools:
SEC/UK version
Best was Arkansas (2007), we played a hell of a game and won, the fans could not have been nicer, we paid $20 to park in a guy's back yard and he made a point to let us in his house to use the facilities, even offered us some tailgate food. As many others have said, UK is usually not a big game so the fan base is mellow when we come to town.
Worst is Louisville, for all the above reasons, I am no choir boy, but the language you hear regularly in that joint is about on par with the Bengals crowd. It is example A of why selling beer at a college game is a bad idea.
Worst SEC experience was Ole Miss. Everyone has their own taste, but the over the top preppyness and the Grove was not my cup of tea. Just a ridiculous pain in the *** to even haul your tailgate crap to the Grove, then it is crowded as heck. Just not what I prefer.
National version:
Best is Michigan + Ann Arbor on game day. Place is College Town USA and the entire population wears Maize and Blue. The Big House is an iconic venue and one of my favorites
Worst was Texas, sort of a wine and cheese crowd, like Ole Miss, with a southwest flavor. I saw them play Okie State when OSU was ranked in the top 5, so it was a big game, but honestly, did not think the crowd was nearly as loud and into the game like they are at Neyland, Ohio State, or Notre Dame (been to all three, and OSU and Neyland are just ear splitting)
SEC/UK version
Best was Arkansas (2007), we played a hell of a game and won, the fans could not have been nicer, we paid $20 to park in a guy's back yard and he made a point to let us in his house to use the facilities, even offered us some tailgate food. As many others have said, UK is usually not a big game so the fan base is mellow when we come to town.
Worst is Louisville, for all the above reasons, I am no choir boy, but the language you hear regularly in that joint is about on par with the Bengals crowd. It is example A of why selling beer at a college game is a bad idea.
Worst SEC experience was Ole Miss. Everyone has their own taste, but the over the top preppyness and the Grove was not my cup of tea. Just a ridiculous pain in the *** to even haul your tailgate crap to the Grove, then it is crowded as heck. Just not what I prefer.
National version:
Best is Michigan + Ann Arbor on game day. Place is College Town USA and the entire population wears Maize and Blue. The Big House is an iconic venue and one of my favorites
Worst was Texas, sort of a wine and cheese crowd, like Ole Miss, with a southwest flavor. I saw them play Okie State when OSU was ranked in the top 5, so it was a big game, but honestly, did not think the crowd was nearly as loud and into the game like they are at Neyland, Ohio State, or Notre Dame (been to all three, and OSU and Neyland are just ear splitting)
I was at that game! Freezing rain and they blocked a Doug pelphrey fg to seal it, right?
Yes. Horrible day of football. Had a group of fans tell us we sucked on the way out of the stadium. What could I say - we did.
When I lived in Atlanta I had season tix for Georgia for a few years. Always would wear a UK hat or shirt. Never a problem. Some really good people/fans there at Sanford Stadium. A really great college football atmosphere.
Been to Nippert for several games, great place to see a ball game. Want to go back soon to see how they have renovated it.
True story about the 1992 fiasco. My parents went to the game and it snowed a bit. After the game, someone had written "Curry sucks!!" in the snow on their windshield. At least they got a laugh out of it. What a cluster that one was.
After giving up my season tickets, I've just started going to away games in the SEC. I've been to UT, Vandy, Florida, and Bama. Bama was the best and Florida was the worst as far as being treated by fans.
I'm looking forward to getting to see SC, Auburn, LSU, and Georgia.
I'm looking forward to getting to see SC, Auburn, LSU, and Georgia.
I'm headed to the Ohio state versus Nebraska game tonight in Kentucky clothes so hopefully I get a warm reception. The girlfriend had to choose this game out of all them for me to attend.
Florida is definitely the worst, in my opinion. The stadium is outdated and hot; the fans are just straight up mean, and Gainesville doesn't really have much going for it other than a brewery and one good restaurant.
As an Air Force Academy cadet, Tennessee treated me amazing. Everybody offering food, drink, hang out, etc. Even the young ladies. Realistically that was only b/c of the school I was attending.
Never really had any terrible experiences. Worst was probably at Georgia basketball with 38-0 team. That was just a single idiot though.
Never really had any terrible experiences. Worst was probably at Georgia basketball with 38-0 team. That was just a single idiot though.
Yes, Ole Miss talks a LOT of in-game trash...Best...jeez where does one start. Loved the road trip to Bama in a 28 foot class RV but I'm going to have to go with a road trip to UF with my son. A tailgate beside us full of former Gator band members invited us to tailgate with them. They said that they do theme for every SEC visiting team except Tennessee of course
The worst...although Ole Miss fans were fun and inviting while tailgating they quickly turned on us when the game started. I'd go back because of the pagentry, the grove and tailgating but I definitely wanted to beat a few of their smart mouthed asses! Go Cats!
I've been to college football games at over 20 stadiums and would have a tough time picking my favorite, though I would probably go with Bama if I had to choose just one.
Worst was without a doubt ul, just a crappy place full of crappy people. Pink plastic seats, bad food, drunks puking in the stands, adults cussing at women and their daughters for wearing blue, pot smoke in the air, strippers, abortions, linebeards, wife beaters, turtlenecks, high school dropouts... just a disgusting group all around.
Worst was without a doubt ul, just a crappy place full of crappy people. Pink plastic seats, bad food, drunks puking in the stands, adults cussing at women and their daughters for wearing blue, pot smoke in the air, strippers, abortions, linebeards, wife beaters, turtlenecks, high school dropouts... just a disgusting group all around.
I was at that game too. I can't believe that's been 24 years ago. Damn, I'm getting old.