twice (the last two loses) and it is overrated. Beaver Stadium is so much louder…and bigger. Until recently they did hold the most seats in the nation and even then, because of it’s shape and it is build half into the ground…it looks a lot smaller than the Beaver. I haven’t been to the Horseshoe, but I am going there this year.

I wonder who is going to win this poll!

The correct answer is either Beaver Stadium, The Horseshoe or Camp Randall. I’ve been to many a game at the Horseshoe and it is an electifying atmosphere. The Whiteouts at the Beav give it a different sense of excitement. I’ve never been to Camp Randall but I think you can feel the excitement through the TV so it’s got to be great.

I’ve been to a majority of the stadiums (excluding Wisconsin and Purdue) so I’ll give you my listing beyond the Top 3:
4 – Iowa – Nice old school stadium Great party atmosphere tailgate
5 – Illinois – Stadium was so-so but those people were there to party. It was back when they weren’t any good so they could care less about the game they just wanted to party.
6 – MSU – Sort of the same situation as Illinois.
7 – Indiana – Along the same lines as MSU and Illinois except on a lesser scale. Low key.
8 – scUM – Giant stadium but oddly quiet. Would be lower if the last two weren’t in bad situations. Could also be higher if it wasn’t so overrated by everyone.
9 – Northwestern – Ryan Field is horrible and the tailgating is spread out but once you did find a spot they tailgated like the big boys
10 – Minnesota – By far the worse in my opinion. I believe someone has called it a dimly lit basement. It’s off campus in a downtown seedy area. I believe it will get better when they get the stadium on campus.

Like I said I haven’t been to Purdue so I can’t judge that one. I’d assume it would be in the Illinois/MSU/Indiana range. Plus I’m judging more on a tailgate/experience factor. Not really thinking about what is like to play on the field.

yeah, our stadium is awful for homefield advantage. we still have alumni that yell at people for standing up during the game (much less yelling during the game). It got worse with the bad losses to start. I think it’d be fairer for a PSU blog to say outside of their own stadium. I’d say its a toss up between beaver stadium and the shoe. Obviously Michigan has struggled more at the Shoe more recently. Having been to both stadiums recently, the shoe comes off worse. The fact Michigan’s players had to go through 2 hours of drug dog test to get in didn’t help the playing situation. Iowa would be a close third. Their team quality hasn’t helped as of late.

If you sit in the student section of Beaver stadium it will rank right up there with the Horseshoe and with Camp Randall. If you sit around the grey hairs then you are going to have to sit down and shut up. If you haven’t been to the other stadiums it is kinda hard for you to vote. I have been to about half of them and I would say the Horseshoe was pretty rockn’ for a team they don’t even consider a rival….