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50 best college football stadiums

By Connor Muldowney

Oct 4, 2014; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium during the game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2014; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium during the game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 27, 2014; Blacksburg, VA, USA; A overall view of Lane Stadium as the Virginia Tech Hokies take the field before the game against the Western Michigan Broncos. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 27, 2014; Blacksburg, VA, USA; A overall view of Lane Stadium as the Virginia Tech Hokies take the field before the game against the Western Michigan Broncos. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports /

21. Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech)

According to Rivals.com’s David Lavender in 2005, Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium had the No. 1 home-field advantage in all of college football. Lavender had this to say about the immense noise emitted from the crowd:

"“Every good stadium has at least one end designed for deafening noise levels, and the enclosed South End Zone at Lane Stadium fits the bill perfectly. Holding more than 11,000 screaming Virginia Tech fans, the section amplifies noise and renders audibles useless. That’s not to mention the isolation factor. With the nearest major airport nearly 45 minutes away, opponents’ fans are never out in force at Lane Stadium.”"

ESPN also named Lane Stadium the No. 2 “scariest place to play” in 2007 as Bruce Feldman claimed that this was the loudest place he had ever seen a college football game.

You can actually feel the crowd getting hyped up when Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” is played while the team is about to run onto the field as well as the famous cannon, nicknamed “Skipper”, that is fired before the game and again after every score.

Before running onto the field, the players reach up to touch the Hokie Stone, similar to the way Notre Dame slaps the “Play Like Champions Today” sign while leaving the locker room.

Visit Lane Stadium and expect to get a few goosebumps.

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