Josh Pate ranks his top 10 loudest college football stadiums ahead of 2024 season
College football analyst Josh Pate recently ranked the loudest college football stadiums based on his personal attendance at various games. According to Pate, LSU's stadium takes the top spot, followed by Tennessee and Penn State.
Auburn and Florida round out the top five, while Washington, Oregon, and Texas A&M complete the list. These stadiums are among the largest and most renowned in college football, and Pate's firsthand experiences emphasize the intensity and volume of crowd noise at these venues.
The rankings have sparked some debate as some fans have differing opinions on which stadium truly holds the title of the loudest.
Also, according to 247Sports' Josh Pate on "The Late Kick with Josh Pate," Alabama might miss the playoffs due to this coaching change and a tough schedule. When asked about the reason behind his prediction, he said:
"They got not the easiest schedule in the world. They do play Georgia in the regular season. I think this is an eight on the boldness scale.”
Pate rated the prediction's boldness as eight out of ten. However, if Alabama wins these key matchups, they could still secure their ninth playoff appearance.
"Only because there is a lot of unknown. Even with a 12-team field, you predict them not to go to the playoff, not to be one of those 12 spots that in some other years would be a 10 on the boldness scale, I made it an eight," Pate comtinued.
Alabama has entered a new era, leading the nation with eight College Football Playoff appearances since 2014. Nick Saban, arguably the greatest college football coach ever, has stepped down, and Kalen DeBoer, who recently led Washington to the CFP national championship game, has taken over.
The Crimson Tide will face Georgia in the regular season and have challenging road games against LSU and Oklahoma, ending with Auburn in the Iron Bowl.
Josh Pate criticizes Big 12's potential corporate rebranding
The Big 12 conference is considering selling its naming rights to a corporate sponsor to generate more revenue and remain competitive with the SEC and Big Ten.
On his show "Late Kick," college sports analyst Josh Pate disapproved of this idea. Pate said he would continue to refer to the conference as the Big 12, despite any corporate rebranding.
Pate drew a parallel to his continued use of "Twitter" instead of "X," he emphasized that a corporate name lacks appeal. Pate noted,
“I still call ‘X’ ‘Twitter.’ So If I'm still calling ‘X’ ‘Twitter,’ you better believe I'm calling you the ‘Big 12’ the ‘Big 12’ over some random sanitized corporate name that is not fun.”
“There's nothing fun about Allstate. Allstate will be smart to buy the naming right and then have some fun with the right that they've purchased.” said Josh Pate. (0:45)
He believes that even if a company like Allstate buys the naming rights, they should creatively utilize them to maintain the spirit of the conference.