Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium gets little love in ESPN football stadium ranking

The Swamp was ranked 20th in the country, which is comically low
Alberta cheers with fans during the first half between the Florida Gators and Vanderbilt Commodores at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 7, 2023. [Chris Watkins/Gainesville Sun]
Alberta cheers with fans during the first half between the Florida Gators and Vanderbilt Commodores at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 7, 2023. [Chris Watkins/Gainesville Sun] / Chris Watkins/Gainesville Sun / USA
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6. Husky Stadium, Washington Huskies - I'll be honest, I can't hate on this one. Combining the ability to boat up the game and/or utilize the public transit rail to get to the game, Husky Stadium would actually be a lot of fun to attend.

7. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State Buckeyes - Ahead of The Swamp? Debatable. But I would for sure put this ahead of the Rose Bowl, The Big House, Notre Dam, and Beaver Stadium because it is more than just a concrete circle.

8. Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin Badgers - In their write up of why Camp Randall Stadium was ranked 8th, ESPN spent 80% of it talking about the song "Jump Around." It's a cool tradition, but Florida has their own fourth quarter song along with about 15 other things more iconic than anything Wisconsin is doing.

9. Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama Crimson Tide - I get why it is in the top ten and it is a solid college football stadium. But even with a capacity of 101,000, The Swamp is arguably louder with greater consistency that what the Alabama faithful put forth.

10. Neyland Stadium, Tennessee Volunteers - A garbage truck worker's convention. No, just no.

11. Memorial Stadium, Clemson Tigers - Having spent a decent amount of time in the Clemson/Anderson area myself, Memorial Stadium is fine, but it is far from a corwn jewel of college football. Take away Howard's Rock and I wouldn't even put it in my own top 25.

12. Michie Stadium, Army Black Knights - Ah yes, we had to have the obligatory nod to the service academies. But by this logic, why didn't Navy and Air Force also make the list?

13. Kyle Field, Texas A&M Aggies - Of the 100,000 seat stadiums, Kyle Field at least has some character to it. But going to Kyle Field means you have to hang out with their fan base and we saw during the College World Series their cult of personality.

14. Autzen Stadium, Oregon Ducks - Like Washington, I don't hate it. Stadium looks well designed and during the September and October months is probably a more pleasant stadium to watch a game at compared to The Swam.