EA Sports has released its latest rankings of the toughest places to play in college football, sparking debates among fans. Clemson's Memorial Stadium was ranked No. 12, a position some fans find disrespectful given the Tigers' impressive home record of 71-4, including a 40-game win streak, since 2014. Clemson also has a top 2 home record, only behind Alabama's 72-3. Doak Campbell Stadium, home of Florida State, was placed at No. 9, making it the highest-ranked ACC stadium, just ahead of Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at No. 10. Other notable rankings include Lane Stadium at No. 17, Utah's stadium at No. 18, and Jordan-Hare Stadium at No. 14. Fans expressed mixed reactions, with some questioning the exclusion of certain stadiums like Husky Stadium.
Husky Stadium not one of the top 25 hardest places to play according to EA Sports Oregon (11) and Utah (18) are the only former Pac-12 schools in the top 25. Boise State (24) also made the cut https://t.co/JnEij7hsfA
Tiger Stadium at No. 3 can be justified, but having it behind Kyle Field and Bryant-Denny Stadium is... a take. https://t.co/46TafbzuGl
Tennessee fans have a legitimate gripe here. Before seeing this, I would not have been able to tell you Georgia's stadium was even called. This should be a list about how tough the place is to play independent of how good the home team is. https://t.co/tlDNUYIoRU
considering the factors this list passes the smell test. I’d probably flip Bryant-Denny and Tiger Stadium. Good to see Oklahoma get the respect it deserves. Michigan and ND properly ranked, too. https://t.co/gj0ZO6fEnP
#FSU's Doak Campbell Stadium at No. 9 and #Gators' The Swamp at No. 10. https://t.co/DkUFFdcas5
Jordan-Hare Stadium at No. 14 on the list, ahead of four SEC counterparts and behind another seven. https://t.co/YAMOVComXK
Not the worst list ever. Just some major flaws. BDS #2 is insane. OU being top 10 I disagree with. Oregon should be in top 10. Neyland should be in top 10. The others are decent. I’d go 1. LSU 2. Penn State 3. Kyle Field 4. Neyland 5. Big House 6. Neyland 7. Ohio State 8.… https://t.co/rfGpozWsHN
EA Sports have Doak ranked higher than the Swamp on the toughest places to play list.. Makes perfect sense to me https://t.co/1Y9edPxBdh
Lane Stadium comes in at No. 17 on this list #Hokies https://t.co/eIa88qXi5f
Husky Stadium and Autzen Stadium should be here. But other than that, I don’t have a big problem with the list. https://t.co/HkDjxQoyY2
Clemson's Memorial Stadium at No. 12. That's probably high enough to be considered respectable but low enough that many diehard Tiger fans will feel completely and utterly disrespected. https://t.co/NSIyhkPH4N
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Utah ranked the 18th toughest place to play according to EA Sports https://t.co/r858JP8gqk
Doak Campbell Stadium comes in at No. 9, best in the ACC and one spot ahead of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. https://t.co/0v7fGt6O1x
Clemson was the #18 Toughest Place to Play in NCAA Football 14. The Tigers have a top 2 home record in CFB at 71-4 (including a 40-game win streak) since 14 came out, only behind Alabama's 72-3, so it would be disappointing (and incorrect) to see them outside the top 5 tomorrow. https://t.co/0CFJ0DgcRg
Clemson was the #18 Toughest Place to Play in NCAA Football 14. The Tigers have the best home record and most home wins in college football since that game came out at 71-4, so it would be disappointing (and simply incorrect) to see them anywhere outside of the top 5 tomorrow. https://t.co/0CFJ0DgcRg