College football is an important and iconic aspect of American culture; a source of scholarships and veneration, no one celebrates their young athletes with quite as much vigor as we do. The college experience, synonymous with football and academia, is a social melting pot where young people build lifelong friendships. But the stadiums that host the main events are also an integral part of the experience, forming just as big a part of the culture and local spirit as the athletes themselves, if not more so. Here we will focus on the impressively underwhelming and surprisingly subpar in national college stadiums, the NCAA division, or, based on attendance figures, the FBS. Not all the stadiums on this list are in and of themselves a fiasco, some making the list for being extremely outdated or out of touch with modern football, others made the list for their poorly behaved fan bases or level of service from employees, while others simply host such subpar football that they attract no interest in the sport they host.
Unique And Intriguing American Stadiums
University of California – Los Angeles: Rose Bowl Stadium
We start off with a stadium that has mixed reviews and doesn’t necessarily curry favor with attendants. Nonetheless, the Rose Bowl Stadium, home of the UCLA Bruins, has its place in the list of iconic football stadiums that have played a role in the history of US college football. The parking is an abject nightmare according to many visitors, and the aging facilities do not lend themselves to public favor. It is widely considered best to prepare for a lengthy struggle with the surrounding infrastructure and the facilities of Rose. Those who frequent the stadium advise setting off a couple of hours ahead of schedule, and prepare themselves for a frustrating time dealing with the employees and various lacking amenities one might otherwise expect when paying for tickets to a venue hosting an event. Of course, none of this bodes well for a stadium already under scrutiny, and the home of this college football team is under pressure to up its game and rectify the awful and time-consuming parking situation that plagues those who do attempt to attend games held at the locale.
University Of California
