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drt7891

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The stadium thread has inspired me to ask this question... what SEC Stadiums have you been to? Which one was the nicest and which one needs to be imploded? (Don't be a homer and say "our stadium is the nicest.")

I've been to Ark (L.R.), Alabama, LSU, Oxford, Kentucky, Vandy (only on the outside, never for a game), Tennessee, Georgia, West Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and seen A&M and Mizzou both from the outside.

The nicest was Georgia by a long shot. Awesome setting for football. A&M and Kentucky are very nice, too. The stadium is nice in T-Town, but I don't like the areas around the stadium.

South Carolina and Tennessee (They were starting to renovate UT when I was there... the concourses were horrible, but I've heard those have been worked on) are the worst. I had a miserable experience in Columbia. Basically an old city stadium in an area much like the Liberty Bowl.
 
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Todd4State

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All of them except for Arkansas in Fayetteville

Because those ******** insist that we play them in Little Rock. And then Texas A&M and Missouri. I have seen Mizzou's stadium, but I haven't been to a game there.
 
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MSDawg34

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Bama Auburn, Vandy, Tennessee, LSU, Bears, Georgia, LP Field, GA Dome, Virginia, FSU, Maryland
Cotton Bowl

FSU felt old school which I like. Reminded me of DWS mid nineties structurally on the inside.
Love Auburn. 3-0 in my times there
Love Bama 2-1 there
UT was a cold rainy beat down. 59-14 I think. Small seats
0-4 in Red Stick.
Lost at Vandy. Waste of time
1-3 in Oxford
Maryland and VA.... Meh no atmosphere
Cotton Bowl. SMALL seats like 10" per seat it seemed

Save Georgia for last. Athens is great and the game was entertaining despite the loss. Crxxm year
 
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jcdawgman18

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I have been to:
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Little Rock
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky

The Swamp and Georgia were my favorites. Other nice venues include Alabama and surprisingly Kentucky.

Tiger Stadium needs some modernizing, UM's concourses were awfully tight and hard to navigate.

Little Rock is terrible in every way.
 
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RocketDawg

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I've seen games at Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Florida, and DWS. I've seen Kyle from the outside when I was there on a trip once, and may go to Columbia (SC) next year. Alabama probably has the nicest stadium from an inside appearance standpoint, but I like my seat/club area at DWS much more than any of them. The worst of those was Ole Miss, followed closely by Kentucky (didn't like the steel structure of the seating area ... didn't seem solid).

Outside the SEC, I went to Georgia Tech a few years ago when we played and the place is a dump. The aluminum bleacher seat was loose and threatened to dump us off every time we moved. And the overall appearance was a kludge of poor add-ons and the underneath was dirty. Also been to FSU several times to visit the dining club they have in one of the end zones, and it's really nice. The stadium is large, but no chairback seats at all that I saw ... all bleacher.
 
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Cousin Jeffrey

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I've been to:
Ole Miss
Alabama
Auburn
Arkansas (Fayetteville, not Little Rock)
LSU
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

I don't remember any bad experiences aside from several terrible State losses (most of the road trips I went on were in the late Jackie years). It's been about a decade, so I don't really remember specifics, but...
Favorite? Probably Auburn.
Least favorite? Probably South Carolina
 
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HammerOfTheDogs

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The Mississippi State University, university of ole miss, Auburn, Georgia

seen Bryant-Denny from the outside, LSU Tiger stadium from the outside, that's it.
 
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Bullycon

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In football: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt. There isn't really a bad stadium of those listed. Can't really pick a favorite objectively, so I won't.

In basketball: Alabama, Auburn (old), Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt. Auburn's has been upgraded, so no need to demolish it. The Tad Pad is a dump. I'm probably one of the few non-Vandy fans who loves Memorial Gymnasium. That sort of uniqueness is awesome, I think.
 
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jwbigcreek

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Guess I don't get out much

Been to MSU, UT (all 3 sports), Vandy (baseball only), MTSU, & Georgia Tech (& LP field for last year's bowl game). Thinking about going down to the game Saturday. I've still got the MSU loser mentality, but my son wants to go & I think I've got some free tix.
 
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drt7891

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If you get free tix to any Bama football game, go. It's worth it. I know lifelong (so they claim...) Bama fans that have never set foot in BDS. I jab at them all the time and say "at least I've been to a game at Bryant-Denny."

Edited to add: Forget what you think the turnout is gonna be, too. If we get blown out or lose, you can't say you didn't expect it. If we manage to win, you can claim you were there to see it. I've seen us get blown out 3 times at Death Valley, but it's still fun as hell to go. I'd go back to BR in a heartbeat just for the atmosphere.
 
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BogeyGolfer.sixpack

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I have been to....

UF
UGA
LSU
Mississippi
Auburn
Alabama
Vandy
I think Vandy is the best place to watch a game and it's my personal favorite road trip. Athens is great but too far away. I have been to several other stadiums around the country for bowl games etc...The worst by far is Shrevport, I made the trip after Katrina and that stadium sucks but the town gets a bad rap, it's really not that bad.
 
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GratefulDawg.sixpack

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SEC:
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Kentucky
Mississippi
Vanderbilt

Best: Auburn
Worst: Vanderbilt

I walked into Tiger Stadium with a full cup of beer as a 19 year-old sophomore.
 
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just1dawg

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Same as Todd4State, every SEC stadium except for Arkansas at Fayetteville, Missouri, & Texas A&M. There are advantages to being in the band.

It was fun to play Tulane twice in the Super Dome...well, less fun the first time when we lost.
 
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All but...

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and now Missouri and Texas A&M. I've been to Little Rock to play Arkansas but not Fayetteville.
 
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Maroonthirteen

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All but UK, USC, MU, A&M.

Fayetteville is the nicest. Aesthetically pleasing, good sightlines, hot chicks.

Implode? I though Tiger stadium was crappy. Old, damp, crappy seats all the way down to field level. But I haven't been there since 2000.
 
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Jacknut1

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Everywhere but Knoxville. Saw us tie vs Ark in Little Rock (do they even have ties anymore?). Saw "The comeback" vs Auburn. Endured Florida's revenge in 2001. Witnessed the perfect fade pass to beat us in Coumbia.
 
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Where'sWaldo

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I've been to Alabama, Auburn, LSU, TSUN, Florida. Florida's stadium is terrible and needs to be renovated. Bama's is nice. LSU is nothing special and Auburn's is respectable. TSUN has a very strange feel to it.
 
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Lucky13Dawg

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Msu, um, bama, ky, lsu, ark lr, and tn

/I don't get anyone that says kentucky's stadium is not nice. That's a really nice venue for football, imo.
 
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ibdawg

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All of them except TA&M and Mizzou. TA&M is on plans for next year. Fayetteville, but not Little Rock. Ark is probably my favorite and is next to Eureka Springs. Nice facilities and you can see the money at all the big three fb/bb/bb complexes. I have wanted to go back but they keep playing in Little Rock instead.
 
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drt7891

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I agree about UK. The concourses are open, the sightlines are great (even the front row, you are up high enough to see over people on the sidelines), and not a bad atmosphere. The fans aren't that passionate, but the stadium is great.
 
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You definitely need to go to K-town. It's a great atmosphere and their traditions are pretty neat. They're pretty good people on game day too.
 
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Salty Sands Dawg

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I've been to all of them except our new neighbors MO and aTm. However, I have never seen us win in Athens, Fayetteville or Little Rock (only a tie in 1993) nor has it happened in my lifetime. The stadiums at Auburn, Lexington and Columbia, SC are my favorite. Auburn is similar to Scott Field in that it is located in the middle of campus and has usually been a pleasant place to go to. The Kentucky stadium is one of (if not the newest) stadium in the SEC. It was built in the early 1970s. Williams-Brice is a fun place to go in Columbia. It is adjacent to the fairgrounds and a relatively easy place to get into and out of. With that said, I'm looking forward to seeing Bryant-Denny Saturday as this will be the first time I have been there since the expansion/renovations were completed.
 
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