The best - and worst - NFL stadiums
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This is the same regurgatated crap that comes up every year, It's too hot, rains, the field sucks untill after october. I think we've been 4th worst for 4 years now.
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Ramond James Stadium is one of the NFL's most gaudiest monstrosities ever essembled in my opinion. Did someone say "Disney World"???....LOL!!!!
There's no parking, it's like the Orange Bowl, where you end up paying 25 bucks to park in someone's front yard about a mile from the stadium. RJS also gives new meaning to the word "Nose bleeds". The "upper level" at RJS is more "the atmosphere" in my opinion. You literally feel like your on top of clouds. It's a terrible stadium in my opinion, and the ****y / arrogant Bucs fans only make it worse.....
They're some of the most dedicated fans I've come across, but they're certainly not the friendliest. I can't stand Bucs fans to be honest, and every time I go to Tampa, I get treated with nothing but disrespect. They hate the Dolphins fans with a passion....
PHINZ RULE!!!!
There's no parking, it's like the Orange Bowl, where you end up paying 25 bucks to park in someone's front yard about a mile from the stadium. RJS also gives new meaning to the word "Nose bleeds". The "upper level" at RJS is more "the atmosphere" in my opinion. You literally feel like your on top of clouds. It's a terrible stadium in my opinion, and the ****y / arrogant Bucs fans only make it worse.....
They're some of the most dedicated fans I've come across, but they're certainly not the friendliest. I can't stand Bucs fans to be honest, and every time I go to Tampa, I get treated with nothing but disrespect. They hate the Dolphins fans with a passion....
PHINZ RULE!!!!
You should only be offended by that which you can control.
i.e. ticket prices, an older stadium that needs improvement, fan base, and field condition
Not the weather, people moving here from cold states, and the distance from downtown Miami.
It rains too much? Oh boohoo, it's only rained once since I've gone (6 times). Im sure it rains other times but how often? It never rains/snows anywhere else?
Green Bay will have the #1 Stadium b/c of the fact that theres nothing to do there but eat and drink. My dad's been a Packers fan for 35 years. Trust me, according to his belly, I am right.
i.e. ticket prices, an older stadium that needs improvement, fan base, and field condition
Not the weather, people moving here from cold states, and the distance from downtown Miami.
It rains too much? Oh boohoo, it's only rained once since I've gone (6 times). Im sure it rains other times but how often? It never rains/snows anywhere else?
Green Bay will have the #1 Stadium b/c of the fact that theres nothing to do there but eat and drink. My dad's been a Packers fan for 35 years. Trust me, according to his belly, I am right.
I completely disagree w/ Blitz about raymond James, I loved it and if it's not the best it is certainly up there. The parking sucks(although we parked right in front) but other than that the Stadium itself is beautiful.
I also love Joe Robbie, much like the Meadowlands there isn't a bad seat in the house. To me that's most important, FedEx is definitely the waorst, I couldn't believe that was a newer Stadium having been built in the late 90s. The seats are a mile away from the field, the concourse is very small and getting out is a nightmare- you are herded out of that place.
I also love Joe Robbie, much like the Meadowlands there isn't a bad seat in the house. To me that's most important, FedEx is definitely the waorst, I couldn't believe that was a newer Stadium having been built in the late 90s. The seats are a mile away from the field, the concourse is very small and getting out is a nightmare- you are herded out of that place.
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I really don't care how somebody ranks the stadiums, but I do take issue with a few things the guy says. The stadium is too far from Miami? A HUGE percentage of the people that go to games are from Broward County. Also, the parking situation is better for not being close to downtown. It rains too often? That's like saying it's way too frickin' cold too often at Lambeau and Foxboro.
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nyjunc said:
It's beautiful, but it's not very accessable. Even when you're inside the stadium, and in one of the upper levels, you can't even walk around it without having to go downstairs. It's a horrible design, and the only thing that gives it anykind of spunk / flair, is that stupid "Disney World" Pirate ship. Not to mention the place only holds about 65,000 fans at a time. Weak....
The concessions are plentiful at RJS, but when you compare it to other venues around the NFL, it's not all that impressive. I think Dolphins stadium, for watching a football game, is much better.....
The worst stadium I've ever been to was in San Francisco{3 Com}. That place is older than dirt, and the 49ers organization should be ashamed of themselves. Even through the 49er's mighty dynasty of the 80's, they've never given the team / fans a nicer complex to visit. It's a shame....
PHINZ RULE!!!!!
PHINZ RULE!!!!
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nyjunc said:
Thats why there is a metro stop across from the stadium. You are encouraged to take the metro there and shuttle to the stadium to cut down on that.
That's true, I forgot about that.
I wasn't talking about the parking lot which is another nightmare, I mean getting from your seat out of the Stadium. Obviously in blowout games it's easier but I went to the Jets-Skins game in '03 and it came down to a last second FG so everyone stayed and it took almost an hour to get from my seat in the upper level to the bottom of the Stadium. There are 40 escalators you have to take and they don't hold many people at once.
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Living out here on the West Coast, I miss out on all the home games... I missed all those historical games at the Orange Bowl.. All those famous Monday night games with Don Shula, Howard Cosell, MNF and the television pictures of the full moon in the Miami Sky... and the noise that was generated from that stadium had me rocking 3000 miles away.. Needless to say, I was proud to be a Dolfan even tho I never got to see a home game..
That all changed a few years back when I flew our family into Miami soley for the purpose of attending a home game wearing my Dolphin Jersey and being part of the family.... When I walked into Pro Player, I kept my head down until we got to our seats and when I looked up to take in the sight... I was in total awe!!!
Personally speaking.. I dont care if the stadium is 1st or last on the list.. I'll charish my one and only visit until the day I die..
That all changed a few years back when I flew our family into Miami soley for the purpose of attending a home game wearing my Dolphin Jersey and being part of the family.... When I walked into Pro Player, I kept my head down until we got to our seats and when I looked up to take in the sight... I was in total awe!!!
Personally speaking.. I dont care if the stadium is 1st or last on the list.. I'll charish my one and only visit until the day I die..
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nyjunc said:
Like I said, it's a horrible design. Not to mention how small it is too.....
The Bucs fans have like a 20 year waiting lists for season tickets right now. Prior to building "Disney World Tampa", they should have looked to the fan base, and built a more fan friendly stadium. It's more like a theme park than a stadium, and it's gaudy as hell in my opinion. I can't stand those cannons / or that stupid pirate ship. Yeah, the first time it's cool, but after a few visits over the years, you really get to this overwhelming "cheesy" feeling.....
PHINZ RULE!!!!
I hate the way the baseball configuration has robbed the Dolphin's fans of the ability to be a factor. Also the baseball diamond is a nightmare that has probably cost us a couple of playoff births. Hopefully once the Marlins are gone those issues can be rectified. I do like the location of the stadium and the parking is decent. I also like that there are no bad seats.
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nyjunc said:
That is a well known fact and not fiction in the least.
It's a design mistake Joe Robbie made. He wanted this stadium to be a hub in the U.S. for major international soccer matches and they had to make the stands farther back and less inclined from the field for the wider soccer fields. Hence much less noise even with a packed house.