The game I went to was abysmal. There were about 15k fans for a conference game.

Lots of room for improvement but I've been to much much worse!

bYu95070

9/9/14 11:29pm

I know people who go to Oregon games who complain that the

darkcoug

9/9/14 11:31pm

Wrong....Autzen is the loudest stadium I've ever been too. Louder than

Moneycounter

9/10/14 9:54am

Disagree. I've been to a lot of stadiums and LES is not necessrily in the top

Thrill

9/9/14 11:33pm

RE: LES has the worst atmosphere of any stadium I've ever been to.

hxmCougar2000

9/9/14 11:41pm

Couldn't agree more been to many stadiums

Thedream

9/9/14 11:44pm

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Abe Froman

9/10/14 5:32am

Your so clever to come up with that! That was well thought out

Thedream

9/10/14 1:55pm

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Abe Froman

9/10/14 6:49pm

It's the beer

AxelDC

9/9/14 11:47pm

Don't cougartails make up for that at LES?

Cosmo Kramer

9/10/14 12:06am

If we had caffeine it might at least liven things up a little

ByuImaginesDragons

9/10/14 12:07am

Caffeinated cougartails? Interesting idea.

Cosmo Kramer

9/10/14 12:25am

Eww. No, Mountain Dew cougar tails!

ByuImaginesDragons

9/10/14 1:10am

Cougar fans are about as loud as any group that size of sober people can be.

buzzard

9/9/14 11:53pm

LES is loud from all of the little kids screaming who don't want to be there

southernfriedcougar

9/9/14 11:55pm

What about all the west-siders yelling at you to sit down?

buzzard

9/9/14 11:59pm

I disagree, LES just as loud as any stadium that I have been to and I have been

Bluedomination

9/10/14 5:08am

Meant for OP.

Bluedomination

9/10/14 7:23am

Actually LES is much louder than DKR was.

Accipiter

9/9/14 11:59pm

Not when jetpack man was flying around. My eardrums are still recovering.

giftedfish

9/10/14 12:05am

RE: Not when jetpack man was flying around. My eardrums are still recovering.

thebruce

9/10/14 7:45am

I agree with this. I've seen it much more loud and exciting at LES than this

fattycoug

9/10/14 8:23am

Even during the first half DKR did not get really loud

Thrill

9/10/14 8:52am

My rankings based on games I have been to

Lanai

9/10/14 12:12am

The Varsity is a great tradition....

PolarisPrime

9/10/14 12:57am

5th Quarter

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

9/10/14 9:32am

The pre-kickoff festivities at BYU are pretty bad and uninspiring. Seems like

giftedfish

9/10/14 12:12am

RE: LES has the worst atmosphere of any stadium I've ever been to.

steve3125

9/10/14 12:13am

Slow clap!

Thedream

9/10/14 12:28am

RE: LES has the worst atmosphere of any stadium I've ever been to.

Cosmo Kramer

9/10/14 12:29am

How does making noise diminish any of the things you

ArcticKat

9/10/14 3:00am

Whew! Thanks for telling me that fan is short for fanatics. I had been wondering

FierceArc

9/10/14 9:34am

Oregon State 2011 vs. BYU was pathetic.

Y Mountain

9/10/14 12:13am

LES is better than Burrito Field in Corvallis.

Gentleman Stan

9/10/14 12:21am

Way better. Unless unpainted aluminum is your thing.

PolarisPrime

9/10/14 12:59am

And somehow that makes it bad,nearly every stadium has bleachers

Thedream

9/10/14 1:53pm

Your kidding right?! LES is light years away from

Thedream

9/10/14 1:51pm

Been there three times. It seemed like what it was: The 2nd best team

Gentleman Stan

9/10/14 10:03pm

I disagree it's one of the most loudest stadiums I've been in

Thedream

9/10/14 11:24pm

Were you there for the Miami game? How about when Luke broke it against Yewtah?

Wear Blue

9/10/14 12:24am

My ears are still ringing. George is still running was pretty loud too.

Cosmo Kramer

9/10/14 12:40am

How about the first half of UCLA

PolarisPrime

9/10/14 1:03am

Brag: I was there for all five

Blue Haired Lawyer

9/10/14 1:49am

I was not at BYU yet for Miami. I came the next year and it was all my

PolarisPrime

9/10/14 2:04am

I was there for 3/5. Awesome games! And it was loud!!

Wear Blue

9/10/14 4:17pm

4/5 and nothing is as good as it used to be, right?

StalwartBraveTrue

9/10/14 9:35pm

I was at the Miami game.Stadium was full 30 minutes before and most of the crowd

deckard667

9/10/14 8:00am

Wrong.

tony

9/10/14 12:33am

Don't know the actual stats, but I bet BYU has been flagged more for delay of

BlueNtheFace

9/10/14 12:37am

Here's what I love about LES.

BluePete

9/10/14 12:38am

Disclaimer: I haven't been to any stadiums East of Colorado

Michael McQuain

9/10/14 12:43am

LES is fine. I've been to better, and have been to worse.

LV Coug

9/10/14 3:38am

I have been to many BYU away games and also to Kyle Field, Tiger Stadium, etc.

BlackBart

9/10/14 12:50am

Apparently familiarity breeds contempt.

PolarisPrime

9/10/14 1:12am

It is by far one of the worst if not the worst for gameday atmospheres

Thedream

9/10/14 2:02am

Could you improve the game day atmosphere - Of course.

PolarisPrime

9/10/14 2:07am

claiming it is 'the worst' hurts your argument because

fattycoug

9/10/14 8:27am

Exactly. In addition to every school not in a BCS conference,

BerkeleyCoug

9/10/14 10:39am

Wazzu has a surprising good stadium experience.

spoxjox

9/10/14 10:45am

The game I went to was abysmal. There were about 15k fans for a conference game.

BerkeleyCoug

9/10/14 10:46am

Having grown up 8 miles from Martin Stadium...

BYU-NorthIdaho

9/10/14 11:18am

I think you nailed it perfectly, it's easy to see what your missing at the

JONBOY

9/10/14 4:07am

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Abe Froman

9/10/14 5:05am

Clearly, you've never been to Sam Boyd Stadium. The only time that there is any

VegasScout

9/10/14 6:13am

You could go down the list of all prior MWC stadiums. None compare

BlackBart

9/10/14 6:33am

Priorities are different.

ag4cougs

9/10/14 6:43am

IMO, Stanford's stadium is one of the best designs.

RealTexan Coug

9/10/14 6:50am

While the stadium is fantastic, the crowd the worst in the Pac-12.

BerkeleyCoug

9/10/14 10:43am

RE: While the stadium is fantastic, the crowd the worst in the Pac-12.

RealTexan Coug

9/10/14 11:35am

RE: LES has the worst atmosphere of any stadium I've ever been to.

Jam Master J

9/10/14 6:59am

It's partly the lack of drunkeness. Also, everyone acts like they are...

OptimisTIC

9/10/14 7:20am

My 2nd post for me on this thread.....

Bluedomination

9/10/14 7:27am

Sounds about right. More old people and women per capita at those games I'd bet.

Virginia Ute

9/10/14 7:27am

Oh, and I fogot to mention the singing of primary songs....

Virginia Ute

9/10/14 7:43am

Popcorn is the best tradition there is. Unique. Cultural. We're not

BlueNtheFace

9/11/14 12:11am

Lol!

Virginia Ute

9/11/14 6:41am

There's just no room at all for any Ute fan to laugh at LES' atmosphere.

BluePete

9/11/14 8:38am

you don't like live stripshows during your stadium experience?

ds7

9/11/14 8:44am

What, no pooping on the West concourse reference?

BluePete

9/11/14 8:56am

Yes, I do.

Virginia Ute

9/11/14 9:03am

Excuse me but women aren't all quiet at games....

ByuImaginesDragons

9/10/14 8:56am

You got one thing right. No alcohol.

StalwartBraveTrue

9/10/14 9:21am

IF we could only have "magic underwear" posters, some psychotic ratty looking

Bluedomination

9/10/14 12:26pm

Defensive and jealous is how you come across.

Virginia Ute

9/10/14 12:47pm

Defensive maybe, but jealous is laughable really.....

Bluedomination

9/10/14 8:29pm

An, so just super insecure then?. Two replies to one post? Weird.

Virginia Ute

9/10/14 11:56pm

Defensive and insecure are not synonymous. Some times it takes two posts to root

Bluedomination

9/11/14 7:13am

We should sit down and have a talk about why you are so bitter

Virginia Ute

9/11/14 7:45am

That is a good idea, what do you think it is. Afterwards can we talk about

Bluedomination

9/11/14 9:14am

Think if me being here bothers you so much, then we should talk about it.

Virginia Ute

9/11/14 9:19am

I never said it bothered me. Maybe you should stop making assumptions.

Bluedomination

9/11/14 10:04am

Also the post is true. I attend the U for a brief time and to be frank I think

Bluedomination

9/10/14 8:31pm

Gameday at LES leaves a fair amount to be desired, but, it is still light years

BearsandBulls

9/11/14 9:31am

That's just not true.

Virginia Ute

9/11/14 9:47am

I've been to every stadium in the old MWC, and RES would rank just above...

BearsandBulls

9/11/14 10:16am

LOL. That's nuts.

Frenemy59

9/11/14 10:35am

I've been to half a dozen games (or more) at RES. I fail to see how having a...

BearsandBulls

9/11/14 11:00am

Where are all of these "constant ratings"? Also,

Frenemy59

9/11/14 11:09am

Just google "best venues in college football". The internet is your friend.

BearsandBulls

9/11/14 11:21am

I did. The first four links had nothing about LES...

Frenemy59

9/11/14 11:39am

I've been a many games at both...and you sir, are smoking something

Frenemy59

9/11/14 10:10am

You obviously haven't been to many stadiums. That, or you only went to LES

Coug Eastwood

9/10/14 7:41am

He must be talking about beer.

Taylor Nazareth

9/10/14 7:54am

I think it depends on the year. Every home game in 2001 was amazing

Windward_Coug

9/10/14 8:08am

2001 was an incredible year for noise and atmosphere.

Blue Ghost

9/10/14 8:19am

Except for the game against Tulane, which was lacking. Otherwise yes.

lawboy

9/10/14 8:50am

Which game did you go to?

Walter Bellhaven

9/10/14 8:12am

I'd say UConn was worse... But that's not saying much.

El Jefe

9/10/14 8:16am

It's been dead the last few years. It was once much better.

Blue Ghost

9/10/14 8:18am

I've been to much worse. War Memorial in Wyoming, and Sam Boyd in Vegas are...

BearsandBulls

9/10/14 8:18am

Grass is always greener ...

combblai

9/10/14 8:54am

I think the basketball experience has been much better

crm48

9/10/14 9:04am

When the MC is full, it is incredible.

CosmoK

9/10/14 9:08am

SIT DOWN FRONT!

Frenemy59

9/10/14 9:14am

In all fairness, I have been to Sam Boyd. That's MUCH, MUCH worse.

Frenemy59

9/10/14 9:15am

please lady, put your shirt back on!

ds7

9/11/14 8:44am

RE: LES has the worst atmosphere of any stadium I've ever been to.

jimshorts

9/10/14 9:18am

2 years ago the usu game at LES was impressively loud in the 2nd half

swishh_15

9/10/14 9:20am

Board mail me and I will tell you where to mail you tickets

HenderCoug

9/10/14 9:41am

it's very tame, but that doesn't make it a bad atmosphere. Just different

Real Men Wear Blue

9/10/14 9:51am

You didn't go to a lot of road games in the WAC/MWC, did you?

ChunkyBasty

9/10/14 10:09am

The absence of alcohol (before and during the game) may be a big difference

ToThineOwnSelfBeBlue

9/10/14 10:15am

Opening prayer to start game . . .

Nemesis

9/10/14 10:17am

Someone hasn't been to very many stadiums...

spoxjox

9/10/14 10:20am

I respectfuly dissagree. Things I love about our atmosphere...

AZcoug18

9/10/14 10:23am

BYU fans have been mentally damaged by the past few years

jkccoug

9/10/14 10:26am

Glad I know who to blame my mental damage on.

spoxjox

9/10/14 10:31am

Worked for me for years. low point of my life mentally was 2002-04 (obviously)

jkccoug

9/10/14 10:37am

RE: LES has the worst atmosphere of any stadium I've ever been to.

scoosba

9/10/14 10:29am

I think it's a western state issue.

BerkeleyCoug

9/10/14 10:31am

i actually hate a lot of "technical things" they do to try and give the place

ds7

9/11/14 8:33am

I dunno...

Frenemy59

9/11/14 9:11am

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