and NCSU got 6th this time even though the write-ups are the same as last year...

http://southernpigskin.com/page.cfm?story=11349&cat=exclusives

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"6. NC State – Carter-Finley Stadium has recently emerged as one of the premier football facilities in the south. Upgrades to the Murphy Center, a stunning athletic building located in the south endzone, have been the focal point of facility expansion. In recent years, NC State has constructed facilities that can compare favorably to just about any school around. With the aforementioned Murphy Center earning high praise and recent improvements to the press box and luxury suites being implemented, Carter-Finley now has stately feel to it, much more so than it did in years past. Wolfpack fans don’t fit the typical Carolina mold. They aren’t quiet, aren’t proper and tailgate with reckless abandon. Safe to say, Raleigh can be a hostile place to play if the circumstances insist. State fans show up in droves hours before sunrise for big games, flooding the vast area around the stadium with hopes of claiming the prime spots. The scene close to kickoff quickly turns into a sea of red, both outside the stadium and in it. Though the venue itself holds just under 60,000, Carter-Finely routinely outdoes itself, serving as an intimidating atmosphere for opponents and an emotional sparkplug for the home team. Despite its modest capacity, few stadiums in the conference get louder. State fans hold nothing back. "

[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 5:47 PM. Reason : .]

4/3/2007 5:43:02 PM

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"The setting is welcoming and warm, if not peaceful at times – which often reflects poorly on the North Carolina faithful. Labeled in the past as a wine and cheese crowd, Carolina fans can get chaotic when they need to, but most often chose to relax and enjoy themselves, and who can blame them?"

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"Kenan Stadium is one of the conference’s larger venues with a capacity of over 60,000. Those in attendance are treated to afternoon of splendor and beauty – oh, and football, too."

ahha

4/3/2007 5:51:37 PM

after the expansion, i think we should be 5th but it is better than last years ranking, where they ranked carolina ahead of us

4/3/2007 5:53:37 PM

carter-finley is way nicer than kenan

4/3/2007 6:01:57 PM

^Nicer? Yes Bigger? No. Less gay? Yes Carter Finley ftw!

4/3/2007 6:07:15 PM

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"1. Tennessee – There isn’t a setting that showcases the true passion and meaning of college football better than Neyland Stadium. Regardless of any and all conditions, well over 104,000 Volunteer faithful show up in Knoxville on every home Saturday, creating a scene unlike any other. Neyland itself is a mountain of a facility. A steep, almost scary-steep, double-deck bowl build helps the stadium holds its sound in as well as any venue in the nation. Nestled between the historic center of the old school campus and the Tennessee River, the area around the stadium is perfect for tailgating – both on land and water. Thousands of fans arrive by boat, forming a powerful fleet deemed the “Vol’ Navy” by Tennessee fans. With pre-game festivities taking place on land, amidst the Blue Ridge Mountains, and on water, few tailgating experiences are as impressive. Inside, patrons form what becomes a city of orange – an almost blinding sight for those on field level. Tennessee fans are rabid, loyal and relentless, especially in their enthusiasm when singing “Rocky Top”, the unofficial fight song played dozens of times each game. Tradition is almost overwhelming on gameday: there’s the Vol Walk, Smokey the blue tick hound, the famed “T” entrance, the checkerboard endzones and the ever-anticipated PA announcement that it’s...“football time in Tennessee”. It doesn’t take long to understand and appreciate the importance of Volunteer football in the state of Tennessee. The success of the flagship football program may tinker with the attitude of some states; in Tennessee, it defines it."

4/3/2007 6:19:15 PM

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"State fans show up in droves hours before sunrise for big games"

sadface

4/3/2007 6:22:52 PM

yikes

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"The SEC East in general will be the best and toughest division in all of college football and it won’t even be close. This is no novel realization and yes it could have been said in the past a number of times, but the talent, balance and depth of this division will raise its’ reputation to new heights in 2007. First and foremost, you have the defending national champions. While young, they deserve the respect that comes with that title. Georgia and Tennessee enter the year with star quarterbacks and high expectations. Rising South Carolina returns a plethora of starters and has Steve Spurrier at the helm. All four of these programs will likely be pre-season top 25 teams. High-flying Kentucky beat Georgia and Clemson last season and returns arguably the best quarterback in the league in senior Andre’ Woodson. Vanderbilt made the rest of the league take notice in 2006 and returns their dynamic quarterback as well, junior Chris Nickson. Being a cellar-dweller in this division will be like renting oceanfront property somewhere else. "

4/3/2007 6:26:56 PM

they should just make the national championship #1 in the sec vs #2 in the sec. no one is going to come close, except maybe southern cal.

4/3/2007 6:31:07 PM

ohio state?

4/3/2007 7:03:20 PM

^ ohio state got their shit absolutely wrecked.

4/3/2007 7:06:19 PM

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"Wolfpack fans don’t fit the typical Carolina mold. They aren’t quiet, aren’t proper and tailgate with reckless abandon."

4/3/2007 7:21:22 PM

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"carter-finley is way nicer than kenan"

I wouldn't say C-F is that much 'nicer'

I hate UNC like the plague, but Kenan really is a beautiful stadium. If I was going sightseeing, I'd much rather go there.

However, to watch a game, it's not even close. Kenan seats 60,000 people.... but it's probably smaller than my high school stadium. Carter Finley could hold 110,000 people if we packed them in there like that. The seating sucks, the atmosphere is nonexistent, and there's absolutely no tailgating.

As far as serving the purpose of a football stadium, Carter-Finley should be up there with Lane, Doak, and Death Valley

Edit: Oh, and no way in hell is Bobby Dodd nicer than C-F. Cool setting, but its really a hideous stadium...and one of the most outdated in the country. It actually is the oldest stadium still in use in Div 1A football. It was opened in something like 1910 (?)

Edit2: And I just noticed it said that in the write-up. 1913...I was close



[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 7:34 PM. Reason : ]

4/3/2007 7:32:16 PM

well not nicer to look at... but the seating and just the things about it are better IMO.

4/3/2007 7:43:14 PM

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"A Virginia football Saturday is an interesting mesh as nicely-dressed students combined with proud alumni and your typical crop of rowdy fans to create an atmosphere unlike many others."

4/3/2007 7:46:03 PM

they must have gone to georgia tech during a georgia game b/c otherwise their stadium is never even close to full and usually has as many fans from the opposing team

4/3/2007 7:51:04 PM

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"I wouldn't say C-F is that much 'nicer' I hate UNC like the plague, but Kenan really is a beautiful stadium. If I was going sightseeing, I'd much rather go there. "

Kenan has a nice fieldhouse, and trees. Other than that I think C-F is much more attractive...don't see what's so special about Kenan, really.

4/3/2007 9:19:12 PM

dude, it's beautiful keenan stadium.

[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 10:08 PM. Reason : italics for emphasis on the retarded nickname]

4/3/2007 10:06:42 PM

The concourse at Kenan is small. When I went in there one time, it seriously felt like 1/2 to 3/4 the size of Carter-Finley's.

People talk about how beautiful the area surrounding Kenan Stadium is and all the trees, but we've got trees too. In fact we have people tailgating amongst some of the trees at the athletic complex. I remember when the student lot used to be the old Trinity lot instead of the Fairgrounds lot, which was a free public first come first serve lot, and the walk to the stadium was incredible. Getting in wasn't as much of a chore as it is nowadays, and you could tailgate longer if you wanted. You'd take a beer or two with you around 15-20 minutes before kickoff and head on to the stadium. Along the way you'd have to walk through what I called the forrest lot, and you'd come out of the wooded area, and see the stadium rise up above all the tailgaters. Plus it didn't really seem like you had to worry about the ALE or cops bothering you.


[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 10:31 PM. Reason : ]

4/3/2007 10:29:28 PM

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"Kenan seats 60,000 people.... but it's probably smaller than my high school stadium."

Eh?

4/3/2007 10:39:33 PM

you have to walk through the woods to even get to kennan, that sucks

4/3/2007 10:59:19 PM

I honestly do not see what's the fascination with Kenan. True, they have a few pine trees. True, they have a good weight room. But beyond that... their seating is too tight, their concourse is too small, the asphalt in the concourse is old and cracked and uneven, the stairs to the upper level seating are too small, the press box and luxury boxes are just flat out weird looking ... I just don't see what the fascination is.

4/3/2007 11:58:30 PM

lines for bathrooms suck at kenan too. at the state game last season, i waited for like 20 minutes. but then again maybe it's not the stadium, maybe it's just the fact that so many male tarheel fans sit down to pee.

[Edited on April 4, 2007 at 12:11 AM. Reason : .]

4/4/2007 12:04:40 AM

^Haha I love how they have the dividers if you will between the urinals so those cocklookers can't look at us straight guys.

4/4/2007 12:11:49 AM

I actually think it's a great situation here at Carter finley- We left the north end zone capable of adding an upper deck, it'll be a long time before it happens, but I'd expect us to be upwards of 70k in 7-10 years. We enjoy tailgating, and a rather raucous stadium for under 60K. Some recent loud games to me are UVA 2004 and FSU 2006 (this year). I'd say we certainly represent the crowd size of at least 75K, when we have much less than that. I wouldn't put is in Death Valley's level, or even Doak for that matter, however if we ever get to 80K, it would be pretty nasty.

At Kenan, it's a totally different atmosphere. It's not that loud, the concourse is very small and makes it very difficult to walk through with more than 17 people on the concourse at the same time, and they have backrests on their seats which is terrible for guys over 5'10". Yea they have some nice trees and other scenery, but that's not what I look forward to on Saturdays in the fall, I'm kind of interested in football when I head off to the stadium. The lack of tailgating is what is really laughable at Kenan. Also, don't try and get out of Chapel Hill until about 3 hours after the game, that's certainly not anyone's fault, but doesn't change the fact that the city is a zoo on football Saturdays. Their fans can rant and rave about Kenan and their fanbase (and they have beaten us outright 2 years in a row, and 3 years in a row in the record book) but Mack brown left UNc for the simple fact that UNC lost two games in 96, lost one in 97 and on senior day in 97 with an alliance bowl caliber team, couldn't fill Kenan up against hated rival Duke with a rock solid team. All I got to say is good luck Butchy. If he doesn't win 7 games next season, it'll go right back to regualr ole Kenan in no time in 08. I'd like for TOB to contribute to this.

[Edited on April 4, 2007 at 12:26 AM. Reason : .]

4/4/2007 12:23:44 AM

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"I love how they have the dividers if you will between the urinals so those cocklookers can't look at us straight guys."

do we not have dividers? i thought that we did.

4/4/2007 12:24:36 AM

yeah we have red dividers in our restrooms, or in the newer ones in the south and north endzone at least, from what i remember.

4/4/2007 12:31:33 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZLZNUWB-JI&mode=related&search=

ncstate 9-3
duke #18

bring those days back

4/4/2007 2:43:02 PM

^ i saw that the other day and was floored that duke was ranked in football that recently.

4/4/2007 3:31:52 PM

Duke use to be nasty back in the day according to my step dad...don't really have any facts to back that up. Just hearsay.

CF is definitely better overall than Keeeenan anyday IMO.

4/4/2007 3:40:00 PM

^ yeah they were under Spurrier, but I didnt remember them doing shit after him, especially not as recent as 1994

4/4/2007 4:03:40 PM

they won an acc championship sometime in or around 1989

and they were nationally ranked as late as the early 90s

[Edited on April 4, 2007 at 4:08 PM. Reason : ok i didn't read the posts above mine]

4/4/2007 4:07:38 PM

didnt they use to have a gajillion game losing streak...i think it might have been around the time i was in highschool, idk...

4/4/2007 4:12:25 PM

^^ they were decent in 94ish when spence fisher was the qb. they werent great but they were decent

4/4/2007 4:15:13 PM