Anna, who plays football in the MAC, is probably the closest action one can get.Absolutely love the stadiums that don't have a track surrounding it.
I didn't even look at Alaska.They reference Pat Conroy (born and raised in SC) for a stadium in Alabama right off the rip and then completely blow it by not picking Barrow's Artic Ocean field / stadium for Alaska. Yea, this list has two strike's against it immediately.
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Lake- I’ve only been to a playoff game here but really cool how it’s built into the hill.
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I didn't even look at Alaska.
Also, to not have the Stone Castle in Tennessee on the list is just a huge swing and miss.
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That 'hill' was made by Lake program supporters using donated labor and earth
moving equipment.
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Not sure the word “purist” fits here... or “purest”, for that matter.Massillon at Steubenville is high school football at its purist. Electric atmosphere, passionate fan base, and great programs under the lights on a brisk October evening. Love when Massillon comes to town, they are OHIO FOOTBALL...
Not sure the word “purist” fits here... or “purest”, for that matter.
Massillon at Steubenville is high school football at its purist. Electric atmosphere, passionate fan base, and great programs under the lights on a brisk October evening.
the old Piqua field downtown was great.......Anna, who plays football in the MAC, is probably the closest action one can get.
Without a track, you can stand and watch the game 3-5 yards away from the field. Locals will bring lawn chairs to watch the games and sit practically on the field.
My favorite venue is Celina Stadium, of the WBL in West Central Ohio.
No track. Stands from goal line to goal line. One side is the old cement stands, one end zone has the school and the other has 40+foot pine trees lining it.
Truly feels like you are inside a true stadium.
These two communities are sides of the same coin which is why its a great match up. I like Reno Field.
I live in Massillon ? You?
And Massillon is a better community than Canton, that could be why it hasn't been a great matchup for about 10 years.These two communities are sides of the same coin which is why its a great match up. I like Reno Field.
Every one seems to like Harding stadium in Steubenville...well it is nice but on both occasions I was there for a D6 playoff game and sat on the visitors side, I felt the site lines were not great. Hard to see down the field and the players had little sideline room. Guess home side is different.
my favorite field in the MAC is Versailles......love the atmosphere.... the train coming thru town every now and and then.... also anna has the train also...Anna, who plays football in the MAC, is probably the closest action one can get.
Without a track, you can stand and watch the game 3-5 yards away from the field. Locals will bring lawn chairs to watch the games and sit practically on the field.
My favorite venue is Celina Stadium, of the WBL in West Central Ohio.
No track. Stands from goal line to goal line. One side is the old cement stands, one end zone has the school and the other has 40+foot pine trees lining it.
Truly feels like you are inside a true stadium.
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (or Fawcett Stadium, if you still want to call it that) are my two favorites in Ohio. They're in a league of their own, in my opinion. Both of them just have it all - seating capacity, good view of the game from any seat in the stadium, convenient parking, etc. And also, relative to some of the other stadiums like Steubenville, they're both closer to central Ohio than most others which means a shorter drive for teams from every corner of the state.
But excluding those, one which I really like in Northeast Ohio is Lakewood Stadium. There are a lot of things not to like about it (artificial playing surface, lack of convenient parking, etc) however it makes up for it with the bowl-shape and how it's cut into the ground which traps the crowd noise on the field. For whatever reason, I also don't feel like there's a bad seat in that stadium and you just feel closer to the field there. It's played host to some big games and I've been on top of some really big plays in those games over the years.
I think the whole track/no track thing Is overrated. All I care about is good sight lines and atmosphere. Anna has great sight lines. Versailles, my favorite stadium in the league, has great sight lines and the most unique atmosphere in the league. It's just an awesome sight to walk down the street on the south side of the stadium and you can see down into the stadium especially with the lights on.Anna, who plays football in the MAC, is probably the closest action one can get.
Without a track, you can stand and watch the game 3-5 yards away from the field. Locals will bring lawn chairs to watch the games and sit practically on the field.
My favorite venue is Celina Stadium, of the WBL in West Central Ohio.
No track. Stands from goal line to goal line. One side is the old cement stands, one end zone has the school and the other has 40+foot pine trees lining it.
Truly feels like you are inside a true stadium.