The Alabama Crimson Tide have had a fairly incredible record at Bryant-Denny Stadium in recent years, and according to some, the venue in Tuscaloosa may be one of the most difficult in the nation for visiting teams to successfully compete in.
Clearly, the makers of college football’s premier video game — EA Sports — feel the same way. With the game set to release on July 10, ratings have been trickling out over the last couple of weeks.
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One of the more prominent features of the game is “stadium pulse,” which increases or decreases the level of difficulty for the player when operating an offense in an opposing stadium.
In terms of stadium difficulty, Bryant-Denny Stadium cracked the top five:
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To no one’s surprise, LSU’s Tiger Stadium claimed the top spot ahead of Penn State’s Beaver Stadium (No. 2), Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium (No. 3), and Georgia’s Sanford Stadium (No. 4).
Though Bryant-Denny is not the loudest arena for college football, the record speaks for itself.
Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium came in at No. 17 behind some of the more prominent SEC venues, including South Carolina’s Williams-Brice (No. 16), Texas A&M’s Kyle Field (No. 11), and Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium (No. 12).
