BCS Meetings: 10 Best Stadiums to Hold a College Football National Championship
College football has heard you whine and complain about the BCS system for years and is currently in meetings trying to do what's best to change the system.
It's still hammering out the details of creating a playoff format, but one of the things that is holding it back is where these playoff games will be played.
Should the top seeds be awarded a home playoff game? Do they play on neutral sites that they just randomly ended up picking?
As of right now, it appears that these games will be played on neutral sites (via ESPN), and the BCS bowl games will be played a lot closer to New Year's Day. Which has us asking, what are some of the stadiums that college football should consider for hosting these events?
Here are 10 of the best stadiums where we want to see a national championship played.
10. Bronco Stadium
1 of 10As of right now, this stadium only holds 37,000 people, but by the time the change is official, Bronco Stadium should hold around 53,000.
But never mind the people for a minute, as this stadium features a blue field. What other place can say that?
Say what you want about the Boise State Broncos schedule, but they have one of the neatest gridirons in the country.
9. Kyle Field
2 of 10Kyle Field is the 13th largest stadium in the NCAA and is known as the 12th man because of how loud the crowd gets.
It's known as one of the more intimidating venues in college football and has a great deal of history since it opened in 1927.
There's a reason the Texas A&M Aggies don't lose very often when they play here.
8. Notre Dame Stadium
3 of 10One of the first teams you think about when talking college football should be the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
There is a ton of history in the last 80-plus years Notre Dame Stadium has been around. The team may be struggling to find itself right now, but that doesn't take away the fact that where the Fighting Irish play their home games isn't a place you have to scratch off your bucket list.
A national championship game is something this place has to host.
7. Beaver Stadium
4 of 10Where the Nittany Lions play is one of the largest stadiums in the world, holding over 107,000 fans.
Combine that with the fact that it snows there, and you have yourself a must-see national championship game.
Some may prefer perfect, sunny weather, but not me. I like to see wind, snow and anything else that Mother Nature wants to add to make the game more interesting.
6. Michigan Stadium
5 of 10You have to put Michigan Stadium on here for the simple fact that it's the largest stadium in the United States of America.
It's held nearly 115,000 people before, and something about that night game against Notre Dame last season really stood out.
You can't make a list of where college football national championships should be played and leave off the The Big House.
5. Cowboys Stadium
6 of 10This stadium would be a little higher on the list, but I believe it's been a bit overhyped since it opened in 2009.
Only around for three years, and it seems like it's hosted everything under the sun already.
The good thing about it is that it holds over 111,000 people, and if you have a bad seat, you can watch the game on a 26,000-square-foot television that hangs between the 20s.
Once the playoff format is announced, you can bet Jerry Jones will have his hand in on it.
4. Autzen Stadium
7 of 10The stadium only holds 54,000 screaming Duck fans, and I mean screaming Duck fans. (Just listen here if you need more evidence.)
The stadium may not be as big as others on this list, but it is known for its crowd noise, and that alone should rank it here.
I mean, what other stadium can create 127.2 decibels of noise with such a small group of people?
3. Rose Bowl
8 of 10The Rose Bowl has held everything from NBA games, the Olympics, soccer, Super Bowls to everything else in between.
It's only right to have this stadium ranked highly on this list, because it's one of the most historic stadiums in college football.
Not to mention it holds over 90,000 people as well.
2. Yankee Stadium
9 of 10Yankee Stadium is another stadium that doesn't hold many people—52,325 including standing room, to be exact—but it's Yankee Stadium!
I'm a sucker for foolishness, and seeing a football field where basepaths usually are fits in that category. I like hockey games outside and seeing basketball games played on aircraft carriers.
With this game being played in New York during the winter, there's a great chance we'll see some white stuff as well. Nothing better than that.
1. Lambeau Field
10 of 10Do I really need to go into detail about this place?
So often it's named the best stadium in all of sports, and the Frozen Tundra would create a historic college football national championship.
It holds over 70,000 people, has more than enough history to warrant consideration and, of course, the weather sometimes plays a little bit of a factor.
If Lambeau Field was awarded a national championship game, this would be a must-see in person.
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