Bleacher Report: 50 Bucket List Stadiums

[SuperHornet]

Montana is the highest ranking FCS stadium at #7, and rightly so. But what torques my jaws are that the only other FCS stadia on the list are Ivies, and there are a couple of D-II schools with their gems on it, too. Heck, Pittsburg State is #1. What about App? I've heard that they have a nice place. And after touting Boise's garish blue monster at 25, where is EWU?!? Yes, it's hard to argue with any one site on the list, but some more recognition of the fine institution of FCS Football would have been nice. (And, no, I'm not looking to recognize the erector set nightmare known as Hornet Stadium. Ugh!)

Anyways, here's their list. You can link over to catch their excuses. Thanks to Chris for posting this on FB. (Naturally, he was touting the placement of WA/Griz on the list.)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/7867 ... re-you-die

1. Pittsburg St (Kan.) D-II
2. AZ
3. TX Tech
4. AZ St
5. Grand Valley St (MI) D-II
6. BC
7. Montana FCS
8. Purdue
9. UT
10. MS St
11. W VA
12. Air Force
13. Navy
14. Army
15. OK St
16. Yale FCS
17. Ole Miss
18. Syracuse
19. WA
20. AR
21. BYU
22. CO
23. GA Tech
24. Boise St
25. So Car
26. Cotton Bowl
27. Rose Bowl
28. WI
29. IA
30. Harvard FCS
31. U$C
32. VA Tech
33. OK
34. MI St
35. FL St
36. GA
37. TX
38. Clemson
39. Auburn
40. AL
41. NE
42. OR
43. TX A&M
44. TN
45. Penn St
46. OH St
47. LSU
48. FL
49. ND Domers
50. MI

[93henfan]

You do realize you flipped the list, right?

If that was really the top ten of any list, I'd have to immediately question its criteria.

[SuperHornet]

They specifically mentioned in their excuses that MI was "low" for several reasons. So I'm led to believe that this is the "correct" (i.e. not the "Letterman") order.

BTW, where is Delaware? I'm told that you guys have an excellent stadium.

[andy7171]

You do realize you flipped the list, right?

If that was really the top ten of any list, I'd have to immediately question its criteria.

[93henfan]

They specifically mentioned in their excuses that MI was "low" for several reasons. So I'm led to believe that this is the "correct" (i.e. not the "Letterman") order.

BTW, where is Delaware? I'm told that you guys have an excellent stadium.

Our stadium is nice for FCS, but admittedly not remarkable enough to make a top 50 list for all of college football. I still think it would knock the snot out of the two token D-II schools listed in a head-to-head matchup though. The Tub is a very loud stadium. The first rows are closer and higher than just about anywhere else in FCS and the pitch of the stands is fairly severe (pre-ADA construction), which lends itself to quite the gameday atmosphere.

I have no issue with Montana making the list. I also would have had no issue with Appy or Delaware sneaking in.

[BDKJMU]

They specifically mentioned in their excuses that MI was "low" for several reasons. So I'm led to believe that this is the "correct" (i.e. not the "Letterman") order.

BTW, where is Delaware? I'm told that you guys have an excellent stadium.

Our stadium is nice for FCS, but admittedly not remarkable enough to make a top 50 list for all of college football. I still think it would knock the snot out of the two token D-II schools listed in a head-to-head matchup though. The Tub is a very loud stadium. The first rows are closer and higher than just about anywhere else in FCS and the pitch of the stands is fairly severe (pre-ADA construction), which lends itself to quite the gameday atmosphere.

I have no issue with Montana making the list. I also would have had no issue with Appy or Delaware sneaking in.

Or JMU..

[93henfan]

Or JMU..

Well, a couple of problems as of August 1, 2011:

1. You haven't played a game in the "new" Bridgeforth.
2. It's half a really nice stadium.
3. Will you be able to sell it out every game?
4. Is it really a top-tier FCS stadium or a soon-to-be average FBS stadium?

Get back to us.

[Catattack]

Bleacher report always do these in reverse. First one shown is #50 etc. Do you really believe they would have Pittsburgh State as #1 ?

[AZGrizFan]

Bleacher report always do these in reverse. First one shown is #50 etc. Do you really believe they would have Pittsburgh State as #1 ?

Yes. Yes he does.

[89Hen]

You do realize you flipped the list, right?

Phew. It makes a HELL of a lot more sense the other way.

[cats2506]

with 2005 the last season “The Griz” didn't win 11 or more games.

evidently Bleacher Report didn't count last year

[AZGrizFan]

with 2005 the last season “The Griz” didn't win 11 or more games.

evidently Bleacher Report didn't count last year

Yeah....I was wondering about that.

[cats2506]

evidently Bleacher Report didn't count last year

Yeah....I was wondering about that.

Just waiting for me to point it out huh?

[AZGrizFan]

Yeah....I was wondering about that.

Just waiting for me to point it out huh?

Was hoping noone would notice.

[dbackjon]

Been too for CFB game at:

AZ St
Montana
Rose Bowl - UCLA
U$C

[bpcats]

I think stadiums should get ranked down if they have a track between them and the football field. Griz fans sit right on top of the field.

[ArmyOfDarkness]

Why do magazines/websites continue to use that same old photo of WGS....

[Gil Dobie]

Bleacher report always do these in reverse. First one shown is #50 etc. Do you really believe they would have Pittsburgh State as #1 ?

Nickname the Jungle, yes I Believe.

[BigSkyBears]

Why isn't JBB or lakesbison on here telling bleacher report they need to eFF off because the Fargo Dome isn't on listed? Hell the Fargo Dome doesn't even belong to NDSU.

[grizzaholic]

I call BullShit. I didn't see NDSU anywhere on that list.

[Gil Dobie]

Why isn't JBB or lakesbison on here telling bleacher report they need to eFF off because the Fargo Dome isn't on listed? Hell the Fargo Dome doesn't even belong to NDSU.

It's on Campus, what's the big deal.

[BigSkyBears]

Why isn't JBB or lakesbison on here telling bleacher report they need to eFF off because the Fargo Dome isn't on listed? Hell the Fargo Dome doesn't even belong to NDSU.

It's on Campus, what's the big deal.

You don't have a football stadium.

[Grizalltheway]

Why do magazines/websites continue to use that same old photo of WGS....

Hey, at least they got the LOUD part right. No mention of cold, though.

[ArmyOfDarkness]

Why do magazines/websites continue to use that same old photo of WGS....

Hey, at least they got the LOUD part right. No mention of cold, though.

Seriously though, how hard would it be to go the schools athletics site, or google it for gods sake.

Oh well, I shouldn't be bitching anyway.

[FargoBison]

The guy that wrote this is a GVSU grad, which explains a few things about this list.