CFB Stadiums I've Been To: Kenan Stadium
Kenan Memorial Stadium (website)
North Carolina Tarheels
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Capacity: 60,000
I went to the North Carolina vs. Notre Dame game last year during Alabama's bye week (and just two days after the game in yesterday's post.) This is one of my favorite stadiums I've been to so far. Though it's a fairly small stadium (by SEC standards anyway), it's in a beautiful wooded setting and has some interesting design features. I was also surprised by how passionate the crowd was for football given that I was in the middle of basketball country.
I managed to get a great seat for this game too.
I was wearing a Bama shirt at the game and as I was walking to the stadium some guy in a Carolina shirt yelled "War Eagle!" I yelled back "Go Duke!" He said that wasn't funny and got kind of irate and I said, "Well, think about what you just said to me." Otherwise, their crowd was cool about me being in Bama gear. Here's a clip of the crowd chanting during the game:
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go Duke!
haha… thats what i woulda said too, if i wasn’t too drunk to think of a snappy comeback…
this is a cool feature. i think i have some camera phone pics of the fiesta bowl…. that stadium sucks by the way. it’s like a cross between an airplane hangar and a hospital. Sun Devil Stadium kicks UoP stadium’s @$$ by a long shot.
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on May 19, 2009 1:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well said
iron bowl hatred just can’t be publicized enough. how big were butch davis’s boobies in person?
Got a dip in my stride, cuz you fear the tide.
by MobileBayCityRoller on May 19, 2009 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was on...
….the Notre Dame side, so I couldn’t really tell you.
by Nico2.0 on May 19, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
nothing compare to Weis’ I’m sure. At least a solid C cup.
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on May 21, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The front of the stadium
Is the bottom pic a view from the main gate? If so, yeah- it looks small, but is aesthetically pleasing. Nice architectural lines. (the drapes in the windows give way to it’s smallness/homey-ness).
Great comeback Nico. (man, that War Eagle shit makes my blood boil over. I hardly talk when that gets said to me when I’m in ‘Bama gear. It’s on, whether it’s said in jest or not. That’s how much I hate Auburn and their fans. I can’t think of a comeback ‘cause I’m already sizing ’em up; going about my business of pummeling ’em.)
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
by BixBeiderbecke on May 19, 2009 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know...
…if it’s the main gate, but I took that photo as I was entering the stadium. It’s literally sitting in a little wooded area and I think there’s only four gates or so into the whole place. There may have been more, but I don’t really recall.
by Nico2.0 on May 19, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's beautiful anyway
It almost doesn’t even quite look like you’re about to enter a stadium whatsoever. More like the outdoor theatrical auditorium at UC Santa Cruz for Shakespeare in the Woods. Crazy pretty. (Kenan Stadium that is)
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
by BixBeiderbecke on May 19, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently...
…they’re going to do some expanding at some point (if the locals I talked to are to be believed.) It’s a great little stadium for sure, but could definitely use upgrades in terms of bathrooms and concessions. The setting was amazing though and the weather perfect (overcast and in the upper 60s/low 70s)
by Nico2.0 on May 20, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
UNC...
…was the only other school I contemplated attending besides BAMA. The women in my family were also huge basketball fans back then. My mother was chair of the HPER department at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va and we went to all their games growing up. I loved Dean Smith, but in the end, he couldn’t compete with the Bear and football.
You had me at "ROLL TIDE"!!!
by bamavicki on May 19, 2009 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
funny that my contemplation was DUKE
2008 Iron Bowl Bumper Sticker: Shut DOWN, Shut OUT, now SHUT UP!
Alabama 36 - Auburn 0
by LittleSis on May 29, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've also driven by this stadium a lot...
if you ever get a chance, Chapel Hill and the whole triangle for that matter (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) is a beautiful, peaceful area…
I went to a Rakim show at the Black Cat in Chapel Hill a couple years ago and it was one of the best I’ve ever been to…good fans, people knew their music and no one was trying to fight, which for a hip-hop show is the best you can usually hope for…
I'm so very tired...
by SpockJenkins on May 20, 2009 7:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was only in Chapel Hill...
…about 18 hours, but I had a blast. I’d been to Raleigh/Durham a handful of times before though. I hope Saban makes good on his wanting to play and home & away with North Carolina because that would be a fun road trip.
by Nico2.0 on May 20, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hell yea...
I hate seeing all this carolina blue everywhere…I secretly cheer for Duke, but don’t let anyone know…they’d get me on a lot of peoples bad lists out here…
I'm so very tired...
by SpockJenkins on May 21, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is a really nice place
It just looks like a college football setting.
N.C. State’s Carter-Finley isn’t bad either, especially after the expansions they’ve done to it, but not as good, I think, as Kenan. The only issues I’ve had with Kenan is unless you have a decent parking pass, prepare to walk — and take a map with you.
"...yet more twisting gnashing and general unhappiness oh well it must be may..." - emperor nobody
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on May 20, 2009 5:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
I agree with this…
The only issues I’ve had with Kenan is unless you have a decent parking pass, prepare to walk — and take a map with you.
I got a bit turned around and had a heck of a time finding the folks I was tailgating with. They came from Winston-Salem and I had been in Charlotte the night before. Since none of us were familiar with the campus (they’re all ND fans), it took us forever to find each other. I parked in the deck and it took me quite a while to get out.
by Nico2.0 on May 20, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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