I was a student at OSU from '89 to '92 and I can verify that the south end zone seats were temporary. They would put them up every year in the late summer and take them down as soon as the last home game was over. It was quite interesting to watch as I walked to and from classes. Also, back then students didn't sit there, the students were on the west side of the stadium from the 50 (imagine that now) around to the North End Zone (the closed end) which used to be Block O. Alumni (as in non-donor alumni) tickets were in the South Stands, and when they came up with that winged monstrosity I had seats there for a few years and yes those seats would sway. It was unnerving.
Should've covered Bryant Denny stadium it's very interested on how it started out as a field with 12k capacity and went through many renovations over the years and now has a capacity of over 100k
Kyle Field may be the closest to a new massive build in a sense. For those who haven't been to the Rose Bowl- it's a piece of crap. If it wasn't for the fact it's in Pasadena, it'd been forgotten long ago.
Hope you do another video like this, and include Penn State’s Beaver Stadium. I’m not aware of any other stadium that has been through the dramatic renovations that it has been through.
Pasadena has strict limits on number and type of events that can be held annually at the Rose Bowl so that limits the funds that would available for any upgrades / refurbishment. PS - please cover Kezar stadium in San Francisco Golden Gate Park!
I enjoyed this video I would like to see some more like this. Especially on LSU Tiger Stadium, which has had many interesting renovations over the years
Some of these stadiums have only a gentle slope as the seats go back from the field. You can't see squat. You just go there to be part of the experience as people keep jumping up in front of you. Oh boy. As for the Rose Bowl, I expect UCLA to get a lot more people at the games. They are in the B1G now, and a number of the teams have many fans who travel. Maybe UCLA will spend money on the stadium.
Just to let you know that those are massive buildings along with the new pressbox attached to Notre Dame Stadium from the "Campus Crossroads" project, integrating the stadium into everyday campus life. One is a new Student Center, another is a classroom building. Thanks for the video.
Great video subject. Would love to see you cover Oklahoma. Historically great programs bring in the most money and I would think their stadiums get more and/or bigger upgrades and renovations than the average.
Great Video. (1) When referencing stadium designs, ONLY Ohio State is a genuine horseshoe. All other stadiums that people commonly refer to as horseshoes (e.g. Purdue, Harvard, ect.) are actually "U-shaped," not horseshoes. To be a horseshoe, the seats along the sidelines must be set on a curse, not a straight line parallel to the field. (2) Open ended stadiums were a popular design at the time because track and field were played at the same facility. The open end was necessary because at the time the 440 yd. race was a sprint down a straight track. It eventually evolved into a half-lap as less facilities were available with the space to stick on the necessary appendage to the oval track. (3) For many years Ohio State would build temporary bleachers (primarily for students) on the track at the open end of the stadium. They would be disassembled at the end of each football season to allow for use of the track. These temporary bleachers grew in size. The picture shown at the 1:55 mark shows the last (and largest) design of the temporary bleachers prior to the 1998-2000 renovation. As someone that sat on those temporary bleachers, I can attest you would feel them move when OSU scored.
@@supermidgaming Just for arguments sake, I'll debate you on this one. The Rose Bowl was a bowl with an open end. When the end was closed, it became the perfect oval we know today. A true horseshoe shape can never be converted into an oval. Continue the lines that form the back of the end zone so they extend beyond the exterior of the Ohio Stadium. Measure the distance between the exterior of the building on the north and south sides at those points. They will be different. That is because Ohio Stadium is a genuine horseshoe, not an oval with an open end. Sorry, no cigar.
Interesting Topic for a piece: Anytime a school listened to the academic morons to limit the football emphasis, the programs fell apart financially. Examples: 1. The entire Ivey League. Academia generally displays moronic instincts for generating revenue. 2. Another example is the University of Chicago. They were an academic powerhouse & was Michigan's #1 rival. Just before the great depression, Michigan built the big house to raise money for athletics, while the U. of Chicago decided to focus on academics. Result? U. of Chicago shut down the football program until 1969 and is now a D3 program.
I was a student at OSU from '89 to '92 and I can verify that the south end zone seats were temporary. They would put them up every year in the late summer and take them down as soon as the last home game was over. It was quite interesting to watch as I walked to and from classes. Also, back then students didn't sit there, the students were on the west side of the stadium from the 50 (imagine that now) around to the North End Zone (the closed end) which used to be Block O. Alumni (as in non-donor alumni) tickets were in the South Stands, and when they came up with that winged monstrosity I had seats there for a few years and yes those seats would sway. It was unnerving.
Should've covered Bryant Denny stadium it's very interested on how it started out as a field with 12k capacity and went through many renovations over the years and now has a capacity of over 100k
Exactly they’re just Big 10 Bias
Depresed Ginger is great but most of the things you propose are either logistical nightmares or impossible to engineer.
Kyle Field may be the closest to a new massive build in a sense.
For those who haven't been to the Rose Bowl- it's a piece of crap. If it wasn't for the fact it's in Pasadena, it'd been forgotten long ago.
Likewise w/the namesake game itself (especially w/USC & UCLA joining the B1G 10 next year).
I really love hearing about the my Ohio State Buckeyes Stadium . One of your best video.
Hope you do another video like this, and include Penn State’s Beaver Stadium. I’m not aware of any other stadium that has been through the dramatic renovations that it has been through.
I’d like to see DKR Texas memorial stadium in part 2, looks like it had many changes but it’s rarely talked about unlike OSU and Michigan
Love looking at stadium architecture.
Pasadena has strict limits on number and type of events that can be held annually at the Rose Bowl so that limits the funds that would available for any upgrades / refurbishment.
PS - please cover Kezar stadium in San Francisco Golden Gate Park!
I enjoyed this video I would like to see some more like this. Especially on LSU Tiger Stadium, which has had many interesting renovations over the years
Should done neyland stadium tennessee vols
Some of these stadiums have only a gentle slope as the seats go back from the field. You can't see squat. You just go there to be part of the experience as people keep jumping up in front of you. Oh boy. As for the Rose Bowl, I expect UCLA to get a lot more people at the games. They are in the B1G now, and a number of the teams have many fans who travel. Maybe UCLA will spend money on the stadium.
I loved Notre Dame’s original stadium. Feels ruined now.
How so?
I really like Harvard Stadium. It’s like going back in time. The University of Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium would have also been a nice one to cover.
More of this, this was awesome. Keep up the great work!
Ive grown up here in columbus and learning about ohio stadium is one of my favorite things
Please do a video on the Sun Bowl.
Forgot the LA Coliseum...
He’ll maybe do another video with more stadiums
Just to let you know that those are massive buildings along with the new pressbox attached to Notre Dame Stadium from the "Campus Crossroads" project, integrating the stadium into everyday campus life. One is a new Student Center, another is a classroom building. Thanks for the video.
Great video subject. Would love to see you cover Oklahoma. Historically great programs bring in the most money and I would think their stadiums get more and/or bigger upgrades and renovations than the average.
Lsu stadium has gone through the works to stay top tier through the years
Great Video. (1) When referencing stadium designs, ONLY Ohio State is a genuine horseshoe. All other stadiums that people commonly refer to as horseshoes (e.g. Purdue, Harvard, ect.) are actually "U-shaped," not horseshoes. To be a horseshoe, the seats along the sidelines must be set on a curse, not a straight line parallel to the field. (2) Open ended stadiums were a popular design at the time because track and field were played at the same facility. The open end was necessary because at the time the 440 yd. race was a sprint down a straight track. It eventually evolved into a half-lap as less facilities were available with the space to stick on the necessary appendage to the oval track. (3) For many years Ohio State would build temporary bleachers (primarily for students) on the track at the open end of the stadium. They would be disassembled at the end of each football season to allow for use of the track. These temporary bleachers grew in size. The picture shown at the 1:55 mark shows the last (and largest) design of the temporary bleachers prior to the 1998-2000 renovation. As someone that sat on those temporary bleachers, I can attest you would feel them move when OSU scored.
wrong, the rose bowl was originally built as a genuine horseshoe....
@@supermidgaming Just for arguments sake, I'll debate you on this one. The Rose Bowl was a bowl with an open end. When the end was closed, it became the perfect oval we know today. A true horseshoe shape can never be converted into an oval. Continue the lines that form the back of the end zone so they extend beyond the exterior of the Ohio Stadium. Measure the distance between the exterior of the building on the north and south sides at those points. They will be different. That is because Ohio Stadium is a genuine horseshoe, not an oval with an open end. Sorry, no cigar.
Super cool video!
Hope there are more videos of college stadiums then and now
Kinnick stadium would be a good one
Interesting fact is Harvard has the most football national championships
Interesting Topic for a piece: Anytime a school listened to the academic morons to limit the football emphasis, the programs fell apart financially. Examples: 1. The entire Ivey League. Academia generally displays moronic instincts for generating revenue. 2. Another example is the University of Chicago. They were an academic powerhouse & was Michigan's #1 rival. Just before the great depression, Michigan built the big house to raise money for athletics, while the U. of Chicago decided to focus on academics. Result? U. of Chicago shut down the football program until 1969 and is now a D3 program.
The problem with TTUN stadium is flooding. They have a problem.
I love Ohio State Stadium. .
They tore down Yankee Stadium, you can renovate the Rose Bowl.
I want…..no I need more……. Do bama next
michigan stadium detroit lions
chicago bears notre dame
Bro Skipped LA Memorial Colosseum