Clemson’s Death Valley has the louder reputation, but South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium is the one that landed at the top of On3’s list.
On3 ranked the 10 loudest college football stadiums by decibel level, and Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium checked in first at 137 dB. Washington’s Husky Stadium followed at 133.6 dB, with South Carolina right there at 133.6 dB as well.
Clemson came in at 132.8 dB, and LSU rounded out the top five at 130 dB. Oregon, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, Penn State, and Florida all made the list too, each capable of topping 115 dB during a game.
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That puts Clemson ahead of LSU in the Death Valley debate, at least on this measurement, even if South Carolina’s stadium is the loudest in the state. Clemson also briefly quieted the Gamecocks in last year’s Palmetto game at home, though South Carolina won the most recent meeting in Death Valley.
South Carolina’s brief bragging rights are already being treated like they won’t last long. David Pollack is pushing the Gamecocks’ hype, but the article argues that should come with a hard pause, especially with Shane Beamer described as sitting on the hottest seat of any head coach in the SEC. With Hugh Freeze, Billy Napier, Sam Pittman, and Mark Stoops no longer in the league, the piece says somebody has to be coaching in his final season there, and it might as well be Beamer.
The bigger picture is that Clemson’s home-field edge remains the standard every ACC stadium is chasing. Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium is more than 6 dB quieter than Memorial Stadium, underscoring just how loud Clemson can get at home. Still, the Tigers have to defend that advantage better, especially with playoff positioning in play against teams like LSU and possibly South Carolina.
Clemson hosts South Carolina this year, but it opens the season at LSU, and the article frames that trip to Baton Rouge as potentially the most important game on the schedule. A win there would ease pressure on Dabo Swinney and could also damage LSU’s playoff hopes.
In the end, the story says noise only matters if the home team backs it up. Clemson is the only team among the top 10 that has won a playoff title in the last decade-plus, with its last coming in 2018.
South Carolina can shake the building, but that energy does not always turn into much. Right now, Clemson fans are waiting for the Tigers to give them something worth roaring about.
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