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[Landlord]

IGN, the gaming and everything-else-that-is-interesting news website empire that I have come to love, has just lost a ton of respect. Just a few days ago, they released a feature article entitled "NCAA Football 08: Home Field Advantage". The article depicts the top 10 "toughest places to play int he country, along with screenshots of each stadium". Here is how the list goes, I will space them out so as to draw out the suspense for where Nebraska will land. (In order from most to least toughest)

 

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/794/794559p1.html

 

1. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida

 

With more than 88,000 seats, the Swamp is the largest stadium in the state of Florida. Former coach Steve Spurrier so named the Swamp in 1991 when he said, "The swamp is where Gators live. We feel comfortable there, but we hope our opponents feel tentative. A swamp is hot and sticky and can be dangerous." If opponents can manage the heat --temperatures often hit 100 degrees -- the defending national football (and basketball) champions probably will. The Gators are 14-0 at home under coach Urban Meyer. EA Sports is definitely not the first to believe that Florida has one of the greatest home-field advantages in college football and all of sports.

 

2. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State

 

Ohio Stadium is known as the Horseshoe because of its distinctive architectural design. Big Ten opponents call it hell on earth. With a capacity of 101,000 fans, the Shoe is the fourth-largest stadium in the country and also one of the loudest thanks to the intimate seating arrangements. Opponents unable to handle the pressure will most likely become immortalized as a Buckeye leaf on the helmets of Ohio State players after getting creamed. Buckeyes with helmets full of leaves have a good shot of being named an All American and getting a tree planted in their honor in Buckeye Grove, located in the southwest corner of the stadium. And if you need an arsenal of assault rifles, don't forget about former running back Maurice Clarett.

 

3. Tiger Stadium, LSU

 

Nicknamed Death Valley, Tiger Stadium is so loud that even its nickname has a nickname: Deaf Valley. In its history, the noise has been so loud that fans in the surrounding area have come out of their homes to see just what the noise was all about. In 1988 when the Tigers scored a game-winning touchdown against Auburn, the celebration was so great that it registered on a university seismograph, a day that became known as "The Night the Tigers Moved the Earth." Ranked sixth in attendance in 2006, Tiger Stadium is a frightful place to play for opponents, and on Saturday nights it becomes the sixth largest city in the entire state.

 

4. Beaver Stadium, Penn State

 

The second largest stadium in the country -- only a few hundred seats behind The Big House -- Beaver Stadium continue to get bigger as Joe Paterno gets older. Named after a former Pennsylvania governor (rather than a favorite sorority), Beaver Stadium has been the home of Penn State football since 1909, about the same year Paterno got his driver license, we're almost certain. We kid. JoePa was the all-time winningest coach before Bobby Bowden eclipsed him, but the two are still only separated by just a few wins. Entering his 57th season, he could steal the record back inside Beaver.

 

5. Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech

 

Loud. This place is loud. Va-Tech fans get more excited for their home games than a Michael Vick sanctioned pit bull battle. With the addition of new sections in the south end zone -- inspired after the old Cleveland Dawg Pound -- Lane continues to grow, now topping out at about 65,000 seats. While Tech has yet to emerge as a truly elite program -- the team reached a pinnacle with Vick at the helm in 1999 when the Hokies lost to Florida State in the national title game -- the hostile environment is always enough to intimidate opponents. Or make them go deaf.

 

6. Neyland Stadium, Tennessee

 

With a capacity of just over 104,000, Neyland Stadium is the third largest football stadium in the country and a site to behold. Crazed fans pack it in every Vols' home game, and the magnitude and noise alone is enough to rattle any visiting player. After a game on this famed turf you'll be seeing orange and white for weeks. And you probably won't be able to get rid of the smell of delicious Tennessee barbecue, either.

 

7. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USC

 

The Coliseum is home to a number of teams over the years, including the LA Raiders, LA Rams and rival UCLA Bruins. It's also where Jack Bauer foiled the plans of a sinister terrorist group in 24, season 2. We're not sure exactly why this particular stadium is so high on the list of toughest stadiums. We suppose players could be distracted by the super-model coeds littering the stands. Most likely, it's because USC is always loaded with talent, a tradition that continues in 2007. And because players' parents get student housing discounts. In other news, Reggie Bush went to USC...

 

8. DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas

 

Hook 'em horns! Constructed in 1924, Texas Memorial Stadium was renamed in 1996 after Darrell K Royal, the legendary Longhorns coach that guided the team to three national titles. Texas is stocked with tradition, including the Hook 'em horns hand signal (named the nation's top hand signal by Sports Illustrated!), to Bevo, the famed longhorn cow present at every home game, to Smokey the Cannon, the cannon that is fired after every Horns' score. You may also get a contact high if you spot Ricky Williams in the stands.

 

9. Michigan Stadium, Michigan

 

They don't call it The Big House for nothing. With a capacity of more than 107,000 -- sometimes exceeding 110,000 when you add in staff, players and scantily-clad cheerleaders -- Michigan Stadium is the largest football stadium in the country. The chants of "Go Blue" rain down on Big Ten opponents every fall, and in 2003 fans piled in to set an NCAA record for attendance with 112,118 fans against Ohio State. Hail to the victors indeed.

 

10. Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame

 

Home to Touchdown Jesus, Notre Dame is the house that Rockne Built. Constructed in 1930 and expanded to hold a capacity of more than 80,000 rabid Irish fans, the turf in South Bend is alive with ghosts. If the sheer history alone isn't enough to intimidate you --- Notre Dame has won 11 national titles, nine of them since the stadium's construction -- then playing every game on national television just might, thanks to the annual NBC TV deal. If you're still not scared, watch out for Charlie Weis's beer gut.

 

 

OH! Don't worry about not seeing Memorial Stadium on there, I haven't posted the honorable mentions yet!

 

 

IGN Honorable Mentions: Texas A&M, Clemson, Oregon, Georgia, Auburn, Wisconsin.

 

 

Double-u...........tee...............eff

[huskernumerouno]

I have to agree with you on your reaction to this BS

[808Husker in KCMO]

 

 

 

 

 

10. Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame

 

 

 

Home to Touchdown Jesus, Notre Dame is the house that Rockne Built. Constructed in 1930 and expanded to hold a capacity of more than 30,000 rabid Husker fans, the turf in South Bend is alive with ghosts. If the sheer history alone isn't enough to intimidate you --- Notre Dame has won 11 national titles, nine of them since the stadium's construction -- then playing every game on national television just might, thanks to the annual NBC TV deal. If you're still not scared, watch out for Charlie Weis's beer gut.

 

 

 

 

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[husker rob]

agree, absolut BS

[Bugeater]

Meh, the only reason Memorial Stadium was ever a tough place to play was because of the great teams we had, although I think that's the only reason the LA Coliseum is on the list. The real outrage (as HonoluluHusker pointed out) is that the Domers are on the list and the Aggies aren't. The Domers are a bunch of friggin' sellouts.

[MCAT800]

Meh, the only reason Memorial Stadium was ever a tough place to play was because of the great teams we had

 

[ttheKid1*18]

Notre Dame does not belong there, and everyone knows that. And as much as I would like to see Memorial Stadium there, idk if it really belongs. Sure we sell out every game, and it's all red, but Memorial Stadium isn't that loud. I wish I didn't have to say that, but those other stadiums (most of them at least) stand the whole game, and yell all the time, not just on third down. I mean i was watching the Texas game last year, and there were some points where the crowd was sitting. What gives? The biggest game at home since OU in 01 and they are sitting? Come on. I went to the Mizzou game later, and was into it right away. For the first posession everyone was up, loud, and into it. Then the next time the Tigers got the ball no one around me stood. I did though, and people behind me were asking is he gonna stand the whole game? Uh yeah, this game decides if we go to KC in a month to play for the Big XII title, you better believe I will be up the whole game. It's just people like that that make the stadium not as feared as it once was. It sucks that it's that way, and I really hope it changes, because you hear about the "Earthquake game" at LSU, or you see A & M never ever sitting during their games, and I wish it was like that for a game in Lincoln. I'm just happy that I'll be a student this year, standing for the whole game, being loud the whole game, and enjoying it more than I ever have. Sorry for the long rant. It's just fristrating sometimes for me.

[Ringer02]

What i don't get is that wasn't memorial stadium like number 9 in the 2005 game...I mean we have only gotten bigger how can they kick us off the list

[Chef K]

Beaver stadium is a joke, sure when they're winning they're somewhat raucous. But when they're gettin' pounded, it's the most quiet "2nd largest stadium" crowd you'll ever find. That is if they are'nt all gone by the third quarter.

[I am I]

sorry to say but even with the addition, we just aren't as loud as we used to be and the other stadiums can rock. i love huskervision and all that but sometimes i think it takes away from the crowd being into the game as much as they might be. before huskervision, during timeouts and stuff, the crowd was doing time honored cheers, the wave, husker power, go big red, the band was playing, heckling the other players and stuff. now, everyone turns their heads away from the field and watches replays between every down and reports from senators about the charity they donate to. and yes! people sit on their ass*s way too much. it's THE best place to WATCH a game and definetly belongs in at least the top 5 or 6 but...may not be the most intimidating anymore.

[I am I]

and by the way...penn state sucks, notre dame sucks, usc has huge banners over half their seats and texas has those huge fields between the endzones and fields. at least we are right on top of the field

[Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red]

Hmmm... I guess we'll have to show them how tough Memorial Stadium can be when the Trojans come to town!!!

[Ohio Pete]

So now we care what a video game magazine has to say about... well anything quite frankly?

 

 

Sporting News Best Big 12 home-field advantage:

 

Nebraska

 

Sporting News Best Big 12 fans:

 

Nebraska

 

enough said.

[HSKRNOKC]

 

 

 

 

 

10. Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame

 

 

 

Home to Touchdown Jesus, Notre Dame is the house that Rockne Built. Constructed in 1930 and expanded to hold a capacity of more than 30,000 rabid Husker fans, the turf in South Bend is alive with ghosts. If the sheer history alone isn't enough to intimidate you --- Notre Dame has won 11 national titles, nine of them since the stadium's construction -- then playing every game on national television just might, thanks to the annual NBC TV deal. If you're still not scared, watch out for Charlie Weis's beer gut.

 

 

 

 

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Thats right!!!

[Hunter94]

this claim is not even worthy of our comments, as we all know our record at Memorial Stadium and how hard it is for our opponents to play there. 'nuf said, close thread.