25 best college football stadiums to watch a college football game
By Nick Villano
6. Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State
There isn’t much in Tallahassee, Florida. There is the capitol building, as Tally is the capital of the Sunshine State despite being so far away from any other city. Then, there’s everything surrounding Florida State. The Seminoles fans take over that city for football games, and it leads to one of the best atmospheres for a college football game. The Chop chant is one of better ones in all of football, college or pros. It’s emulated but hundreds of high school teams for the cheap pop, but there’s nothing like the original.
It’s another stadium that has a very interesting entrance that isn’t made to look like a football stadium. It’s more a part of the neighborhood. The “Unconquered” statue leading up to the door gives students an opportunity to get together for an easy Instagram shot before running towards the entrance.
The stadium itself is made of three million bricks. One doesn’t even have to see the stadium itself to understand the aesthetics of that. Speaking of aesthetics, Osceola running out on the field and slamming a flaming spear into the field is unlike any mascot experience in football. That will make even opposing fans want to run through a wall for Florida State.
The scoreboard looking over everything from the north endzone is one of the best in sports. The video board stands at 56 feet tall and 120 feet wide. The entire structure is a ridiculous 76 feet tall.
The marching band hasn’t been talked about a lot here, but the experience that the Marching Chiefs Show brings for the crowd cannot be ignored. There might not be a band in college football that controls the fans like the Marching Chiefs do.