Opinion rankings are just that: opinion, but there are trends with these things, and when it comes to stadium rankings of college football programs, Ohio Stadium (affectionately known as the Horseshoe), where Ohio State plays, is generally ranked pretty highly. The architecture, the updates, the history, and how loud it gets on the banks of the Olentangy all play into the atmosphere and the perception of a stadium.The latest of these stadium rankings comes from our mothership, USA TODAY, and a panel of four writers that ranked the top 25 college football stadiums. Some leaned into the visual appeal, some into how hard it is to play, and some into tradition, but in the end, ten staff members came up with a comprehensive 25-stadium list, and Ohio Stadium is very high on the list as you’ll see below. We go through the stadiums with the top ten first, from ten down to No. 1, then the rest of the top 25. This list will differ based on who makes it and from what part of the country it is penciled in from, but this is a more national one starting with No. 10.No. 10 – Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | Florida GatorsWhat USA TODAY says:”Florida fans singing Tom Petty’s ‘I Won’t Back Down’ before the fourth quarter might be a new tradition. It’s also peak college football. The Swamp can roar with the best of them, even if the Gators haven’t matched their glory years in recent seasons. Consider last season: Florida went 4-2 at home, including an upset of Texas, and 0-6 away.”No. 9 – Bryant-Denny Stadium | AlabamaWhat USA TODAY says”You want history? How about the field where both Bear Bryant and Nick Saban walked the sideline while winning national championships by the bunches? It’s also one of the toughest places to win. Alabama is 65-3 at Bryant-Denny the past 10 seasons. When 100,000 sets of crimson-and-white pompoms start shaking in the stands, you know: It’s over.”No. 8 – Notre Dame Stadium | Notre DameWhat USA TODAY says”There might be no other stadium that is a pictorial stand-in for college than the ‘The House that Rockne Built.’ Looming outside the stadium wall is the mural of ‘Touchdown Jesus’ that overlooks the field. Lines and lines of some of the sport’s most memorable coaches and players. National championships galore. While the vibe might be different than that seen at some of the larger SEC fields, no one can deny that Notre Dame Stadium occupies a special place in the sport’s landscape.”No. 7 – Neyland Stadium | TennesseeWhat USA TODAY says”Simply put, Neyland Stadium is “a different type of loud,” which is how former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield described playing there. And when the home team is thriving and “Rocky Top” plays on a loop, it’s pure psychological torture. Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn called it “the loudest place I ever played.” So loud, he said, the ball would tremble on the turf between plays.”No. 6 – Sanford Stadium | GeorgiaWhat USA TODAY says”The environment ‘Between the Hedges’ has made the Bulld
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