Ford vs Apogee

[meangreenbob]

Ford. 

[NTSU52]

Uh no. Apogee is a much nicer and more modern looking venue than boring Ford.

[GrandGreen]

Apogee by a mile.  Similar stadiums, but SMU is more a bowl and much hotter.

Parking at Ford is awful, not SMU's fault, just location

Concessions are superior at Apogee in terms of product and accessibility

Apparently only problem with Apogee, is that mustang fans can't manage to find it 

Mustang fans do manage to find Ford which is not easy when you look for Dallas's team and assume it must be in Dallas

 

Edited September 15, 2021 by GrandGreen

[Rudy]

49 minutes ago, meangreenbob said:

Ford. 

Parking: Apogee

Tailgate: Apogee

Acoustics: Apogee 

Sightlines: Apogee 

Airflow: Apogee 

Concessions: Apogee

 

Seriously, if your company does drug testing, you may want to call in for a few days. 

[Rudy]

Wait I get it. You're using Apogee in place of Chevrolet. In that case, yes, Fords are better. 

[NM Green]

Not even close. Apogee is a gem and Ford is starting to have that cotton bowl corridor look. How can that team not be prepared for a full house practically at the gates and concessions? How can there not be roaming beer vendors? How can there not be pop up beverage and snack stations all around the stadium triple what was organized. They had one job and 2 years to plan for it. I don’t get it.
 

Made me appreciate Denton, Apogee and being a Mean Green alum so much more. 
 

see y’all Saturday 

GMG

[WanderingEagle]

I don't know if you read my post a few days ago but Saturday night was literally, and I say this with no UNT bias, LITERALLY the worst sporting event experience I've ever had. Their parking sucks. Their PA sucks. Their gate entry lines were like a mile long. Their fans suck - okay that is the bias slipping through, but it's true. Lol. 

Their bleachers are uncomfortable. So are ours but I have season tickets and cushions so teehee.

Everything about GF sucks. It's an awful college stadium and I genuinely hated my experience there regardless of my fan affiliation.

I don't LOVE Apogee but it's miles better.

[UNTexas]

That depends on if you like open air or indoor arenas. Apogee is a great venue to watch a game. It’s award winning for its construction, amenities, energy efficiency, and use of wind turbines that were not to blame during the freeze. Ford Center is an amazing concept and the center piece of a world class training facility and destination entertainment complex. Although it is smaller it serves the Cowboys and local kids well as a great place to play or practice. That said, there aren’t any football stadiums in Dallas worth debating, comparing, or mentioning.

Edited September 14, 2021 by UNTexas

[untcampbell]

Three letters: B A T H R O O M S

And three more: P O P P Y ‘ S

GMG

[tmjerm]

Aesthetically I like the classic look of Ford and the Wing is cheesy to me.  That said, airflow, traffic flow, concessions, etc all Apogee for me.  Hopefully the new athletic building moving closer to the south end zone and housing some suites or something will close things in a little better.  The wing just looks like a monstrosity to me and a building closer to the field on the south side will at least balance that out some.  

[rws69]

2 hours ago, NM Green said:

Not even close. Apogee is a gem and Ford is starting to have that cotton bowl corridor look. How can that team not be prepared for a full house practically at the gates and concessions? How can there not be roaming beer vendors? How can there not be pop up beverage and snack stations all around the stadium triple what was organized. They had one job and 2 years to plan for it. I don’t get it.
 

Made me appreciate Denton, Apogee and being a Mean Green alum so much more. 
 

see y’all Saturday 

GMG

The concourses at Ford are too narrow for pop-up vendors. They would just add to the pedestrian traffic jam. 

[UNT 90 Grad]

I have to admit, I like the built in backrest to the bleachers at Ford, but that is it.  

[Cooley]

I’d take the better product

[Ken14]

Apogee is home....

[untjim1995]

4 hours ago, meangreenbob said:

Ford. 

This is how you troll

[RBP79]

To me Ford seems smaller even though it seats a little more.

Parking is a joke.

Smut fans never let me down.

Homer here...Apogee is by far better.

[DentonStang]

I get all the criticisms of Ford, which are all valid, except parking. You park at the Dart station and it's max 1/2 mile to Ford, and there a shuttle if you don't want to walk. Very similar to Apogee.  Or you can park in the neighborhood south of mockingbird if you are early. 

[Snowy]

Apogee is a better stadium but Ford is decent for what it is. There are far worse college stadiums. I appreciate that Ford has seatbacks for all. 

[Coffee and TV]

Not seeing any wind turbines near Ford, personally. 

[ColoradoEagle]

The aesthetic of Ford Stadium is nice. Every other category (concessions, seating, comfort, technology, etc) goes to Apogee. It's just simply a better place to watch a game.

[kj86]

Apogee is better in all respects, except scoreboard.  Theirs is much easier to read.  Ours is terrible.

[UNTexas]

22 hours ago, tmjerm said:

Aesthetically I like the classic look of Ford and the Wing is cheesy to me.  That said, airflow, traffic flow, concessions, etc all Apogee for me.  Hopefully the new athletic building moving closer to the south end zone and housing some suites or something will close things in a little better.  The wing just looks like a monstrosity to me and a building closer to the field on the south side will at least balance that out some.  

I’ve always thought the wing was kinda silly looking. It’s a great stadium but that part is cheesy. I know it can be taken down in an expansion and I wish that would happen. 

[GrandGreen]

10 minutes ago, UNTexas said:

I’ve always thought the wing was kinda silly looking. It’s a great stadium but that part is cheesy. I know it can be taken down in an expansion and I wish that would happen. 

The wing sets the stadium apart from others, that basically all look the same. 

I didn't think it was cheesy. but more silly.  However, my view has changed and now I see it has a design element that makes the stadium unique.

 

[Ibleedgreen]

My son is an architect who used to be with HKS. He says the same thing…that the wing makes Apogee unique and is a definite asset.

[UNTcrazy727]

On 9/14/2021 at 5:04 PM, Rudy said:

Parking: Apogee

Tailgate: Apogee

Acoustics: Apogee

Sightlines: Apogee 

Airflow: Apogee 

Concessions: Apogee

 

Seriously, if your company does drug testing, you may want to call in for a few days. 

Parking: Apogee

Tailgate: Apogee

Acoustics: Apogee Push...I can't in good faith say ours is better. It's awful.

Sightlines: Apogee 

Airflow: Apogee Push...I think this might depend on where you're sitting. I can't really tell a difference. 

Concessions: Apogee

I'll add that I would give Ford an advantage in exterior aesthetics. It fits in seamlessly with the campus.