September 23, 200521 yr Home is where... Welcome to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, better known as "The Swamp," where opposing teams better be prepared to use a silent snap count. Since 1990, Florida has more home victories than any school in the SEC, and in some parts of the stadium fans are a mere 10 feet from the field. That's why we believe The Swamp provides the best home field advantage in the nation. With all due respect to rockin' venues such as LSU?s Tiger Stadium -- a.k.a. Death Valley, which Bear Bryant once described as "like being inside the drum" ? Texas A&M's Kyle Field and Tennessee Neyland Stadium, nothing beats The Swamp. Of course, there are some stadiums commonly lumped into this group that are in fact overrated: Michigan Stadium and Notre Dame Stadium are two that come to mind. A pair of SI.com writers recently described Michigan's Big House as "the quietest 100,000 people in the country." And it appears that since renovations blocked some of touchdown Jesus, Notre Dame Stadium just isn't the same. Michigan State won its fifth straight game in South Bend last week, so while the echoes might be awakening, they aren't intimidating anyone.
September 23, 200521 yr Ehh, I'd have gone with Kinnick Stadium or Ohio Stadium, but The Swamp isn't exactly a fun place to play at either (although the Gators home record the last few years hasn't been that good I don't think, at least by Gator standards).
September 23, 200521 yr LOL @ Notre Dame being an intimidating place to play. That place just doesn't have nearly the mystique it had a decade ago. Anyway, we've known The Swamp is the toughest place to play since NCAA 05.
September 23, 200521 yr Last week vs tennessee i lost speech and hearing for two days. What a crazy ass place.
September 23, 200521 yr Author Ehh, I'd have gone with Kinnick Stadium or Ohio Stadium, but The Swamp isn't exactly a fun place to play at either (although the Gators home record the last few years hasn't been that good I don't think, at least by Gator standards). Yeah, those two are also in contention...Kinnick is sick nasty. The Horseshoe seemed like a madhouse for the 'Horns game. It's really tough to decide the "Toughest Place to Play"...really, it's team by team, and you can't really say anything unless you've been to all of them. The only other "big" stadium I've been to was Neyland, and it was not even close to the Swamp.
September 24, 200521 yr I've been in the Swamp when it was empty and it's a pretty amazing place. I can't even imagine what's like when it's filled with Gator fans. Hopefully I can tickets when I go to Florida.
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