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Stadium Size Matters.

Posted on 12/2/25 at 6:53 am
Posted by Spawn
Berlin
Member since Oct 2006
7971 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 6:53 am
No school with a stadium capacity under 75k has won a national championship in the last 25 years.

Miami in their Orange Bowl era with a capacity of 72 k won in 2001.
Washington in 1991 with a stadium capacity of 70k.
Ga Tech in 1990 with a capacity of 55k.
BYU in 1984 had a capacity of 63k.

Not saying it the only factor but is has to be considered as a factor. It's an indicator of resources available to compete, and in the age of NIL resources are everything.

Vaught Hemingway capacity is 64 k even though they reached an all time record of 68k against Florida this year.


Posted by The Eric
Member since Sep 2008
24105 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 6:57 am to
Stadium size is for the most part an indication of resources.

Obviously you have to eliminate guys like Vandy who have basically unlimited money but high high standards.
Posted by catfish 62
Atlanta
Member since Mar 2010
5586 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 6:57 am to
Size has always mattered regardless of what ppl say
Posted by JSO24
Member since Oct 2022
221 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:00 am to
Resources as well as fan base commitment.

A lot of these schools have the resources to build a 100k seat stadium but it would never be full. Ole miss can’t fill a high school size stadium on a week to week basis.
Posted by blacroix
Member since Sep 2019
529 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:02 am to
quote:

Vaught Hemingway capacity is 64 k even though they reached an all time record of 68k against Florida this year.



I have a feeling that record will fall next year.
Posted by Tiger_n_ATL
Ft. Lauderdale
Member since Jul 2005
33196 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:05 am to
Well, we can only fill ours to capacity maybe once or twice per year against a huge opponent. Hopefully all that will change and now going forward, but Tiger Stadium really can’t brag about packing a stadium.
Posted by OJsLifeCoach
NYC
Member since Aug 2023
2864 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:36 am to
quote:

Size has always mattered regardless of what ppl say


You sound like my wife’s boyfriend
Posted by SOL2
Dallas burbs
Member since Jan 2020
7809 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:37 am to
VH is a runt
Posted by KC Tiger
Member since Sep 2006
4904 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:41 am to
quote:

Well, we can only fill ours to capacity maybe once or twice per year against a huge opponent.


Depends on what you mean by “fill”. If you mean actual people in the seats you may be right. If you mean tickets sold you’re wrong.

And the metric that matters most to the Athletic Department is the latter.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
56815 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:49 am to
Tell that to Oregon
Posted by Spawn
Berlin
Member since Oct 2006
7971 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:53 am to
Show me where Oregon has won a National Championship.
Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
106908 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 7:54 am to
quote:

Size has always mattered regardless of what ppl say


How you use your stadium also matters.
Posted by Nutriaitch
Montegut
Member since Apr 2008
10513 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 8:03 am to
quote:

Show me where Oregon has won a National Championship.



he wasn't saying Oregon has won a title.
He's saying Oregon has resources, despite having a s mall stadium.
Posted by dek81572
Bossier City
Member since Apr 2012
1340 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 8:10 am to
quote:

Ga Tech in 1990 with a capacity of 55k.


Ga Tech split the title with Colorado, their stadium held a little over 51,000
Posted by Tigerfan1999
Member since Jan 2025
468 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 8:21 am to
I’m telling you, it’s a night a day difference between Death Valley and VHS. Idk why it’s so hard to win in Oxford, crowd noise is a non factor.
Posted by UnclePat76
McHenry County Illinois
Member since Sep 2004
3751 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 8:52 am to
Upvote. Plus the tailgating scene is so much better at LSU hands down. The grove is just rednecks who think they have money. Chicken tenders is their idea of tailgate food.
Posted by Randall Savauge
Member since Aug 2021
546 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:04 am to
Want to piss off om fans? Tell them VH is an adorable stadium. So quaint.
Posted by Aroussel
Illinois
Member since Jun 2023
259 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:17 am to
I went to VH for this year’s Tiger Reb game. Man was i so unimpressed. I told my wife i felt a college baseball vibe at best. Maybe im a hater but its easy for me to know that Tiger Stadium is far superior to most, especially that little place.
Posted by atltiger6487
Member since May 2011
19724 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:18 am to
quote:

No school with a stadium capacity under 75k has won a national championship in the last 25 years.
correlation does not equal causation.

Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
175855 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:20 am to
Indiana is sub 53k and Cignetti was deemed untouchable and IU is a dream job.
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