Ranking The Best Sun Belt Stadiums

[JustinS09]

New off-season content from Colton McWilliams.

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Ranking The Best Sun Belt Football Stadiums - Maroon & Golden

Despite the realignment changing its identity, the Sun Belt Conference has established itself as one of the best “Group of Five” conferences in the nation. As the SBC grows in strength, the football stadiums within the conference have started to establish themselves as great college football...

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[Bobcat2013]

I get why one might rank us so low due to attendance and all but it's not the stadium's fault people don't show up so I dont that should be factored in. Just my opinion. I think ours is without a doubt the best in the conference followed by Troy and then App.

My list would be:

1. TXST
2. Troy
3. App
4. GSU
5. CCU
6. New USA stadium
7. GS
8. Louisiana
9. stAte.
10. Ladd Peebles
11. ULM

 

[slycat]

Don't see why the stadium name or sponsorship would matter or attendance for the matter. This feels like an atmosphere ranking in a way.

USAs new stadium will shoot them up the list quite a bit. CCU expansions, GSUs new stadium, GS and UL recently expanded, Troy and stAte adding good upgrades (Troys are great), App St removing the track is huge for them.

I am just happy to see the conference making improvements all around.

 

[JustinS09]

Yea, I probably would have ranked them differently and used different criteria, but we gave Colton free reign to write it how he wanted. I feel that based on the criteria used, it's pretty accurate.

I might have just looked at the facility and nothing else. That would include the structure, design, capacity, end zone complexes, etc. In that type of ranking I'd have Texas State first, then Troy, Georgia State, ULL, Coastal, then the rest.

 

[_x_]

Should be higher:
Centennial Bank - Just had some big time endzone upgrades, which I think addresses the "3-piece" complaint in the article, way underrated.
Cajun Field - If you include tailgating and atmosphere outside the stadium, Cajun Field is underrated too.
Bobcat Stadium - Hard to argue that Bobcat Stadium sucks when empty, but its an awesome facility when fans show up (been awhile. sigh.)

Should be lower:
Paulson Stadium - Great atmosphere so I'm ok with it being top half of the list, but the stadium itself is nothing special and not #2
Brooks Stadium - Way overrated I think. It's a tiny erector set stadium. I'd put it around 7 or 8 probably.
Georgia State Stadium - They may be deserving of this ranking after a few more renovations, but this is a weird facility right now.

 

[Bobcat2013]

As expected GS fans going nuts over GSU stadium description and App stadium ranking on the Sun Belt board

Is there an easier fanbase to get riled up?

 

[Richard]

I would have ranked us higher

Stadium Atmosphere though I'd rank us pretty low.

But Facilities I think we are up there in the Sun Belt.

I haven't seen a lot of these stadiums in person though.