Neutral-site rivalry games have lost the plot

StudentSectionSam Junior Member #1 · Original post · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Neutral-site rivalry games have lost the plot A rivalry belongs on campus. I want packed student sections, familiar streets, and the visiting band wedged into the least convenient corner allowed by code. Neutral sites offer premium seats and polished events, but they sand away the weirdness that gives these games identity. Unless the neutral stadium is itself part of a long tradition, move the game home-and-home. Who actually defends the corporate parking-lot version? 3 👍 8 🔥 3 💯 1 Reply Quote ShareCopied! Sponsored ADGrow your business with our fans — advertise with us.

TrenchWarfare Junior Member #2 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Administrators defend it because guaranteed revenue is hard to ignore, especially when stadium capacities differ. 5 👍 6 🔥 2 💯 2 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

SaturdaySage Junior Member #3 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Home-and-home is better television too. The crowd reacts organically instead of splitting into two polite halves. 4 👍 13 🔥 4 💯 2 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

StudentSectionSam Junior Member #4 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Some neutral games have generations of history. Keep those, but stop manufacturing new ones in sterile buildings. 4 👍 9 🔥 7 💯 4 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

CoachSpeakDecoder Junior Member #5 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 As a traveler, I like destinations, yet rivalry weekend should feel rooted rather than packaged. 4 👍 5 🔥 2 💯 3 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

GridironGuru Junior Member #6 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Students get squeezed hardest by neutral tickets. That alone is enough reason to bring the games back. 4 👍 7 🔥 6 💯 3 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

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