It’s hard to write a Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium review without exposing my disdain for the state of Oklahoma. It is an awful place. The fact America let Utah in the Union before Oklahoma should reveal all you need to know about what could best be described as the country’s scrotum. But I digress.
All things considered, Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is perfectly okay. It’s not as good as Amon G. Carter Stadium, the home of TCU, but it is by no means the worst venue in the Big XII.
The extreme angle of the stands is great for watching the game and extremely terrifying when you are going down the upper-level stairs. There isn’t really a bad seat in the stadium and the recent renovations have been integrated quite well into existing areas. Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium looks very impressive from the outside. The brick façade is cool and feels like big-time college football.
Another positive is how easy it is to get to Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. It’s literally just off I-35. You exit on W. Lindsey and drive towards the stadium. There are plenty of lots offering parking. We found one for $20 that was like half a mile from the facility. There is traffic getting out, but it took maybe 10 minutes to hop on the freeway and get the hell out of Norman.
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However, things go downhill quickly once you start interacting with Oklahomans. The concourses are, in a word, dumpy. They are also lousy with people who have no taste. You walk around to a backdrop that consists of nothing but concession stands selling Pizza Hut personal pan pizzas and Bud Light. I found one vendor peddling hot chocolate, but that was it. And these morons think they are living the high life eating their shit pizza and trash beer.
What’s worse is the stench of piss that permeates seemingly the entire stadium. It’s impossible to know where exactly the stench is coming from. Is it bad plumbing from the toilets? Are people taking a leak in the concourse? Did everyone just piss their pants?
And then there are the slack jaw yokels doing the pissing. Christ almighty, the Oklahoma Sooners have the dumbest fan base. It’s painfully obvious that 85 percent of the crowd couldn’t spell college let alone attend one. They also have no clue about football in the slightest and will share their bonehead takes to anyone within shouting distance.
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Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium review score: 6.5
It’s hard to say Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is a must-visit college football destination. The venue is fine for what it is, but the experience is hardly memorable. The stadium would probably rank higher if Oklahoma fans weren’t so insufferable or the place didn’t smell like one big urinal.
Finally, avoid sitting in the nosebleed seats if heights aren’t your thing. The angle of the stands definitely amplifies the feeling of being very high.
