Stadium Reviews

The Baltimore Ravens gave the fans of “Charm City” a new beginning in 1996 when they started operation.

Paul Scherer Memorial Stadium in Richmond, TX opened on August 27, 2026, and serves as a home field for local high school football programs, including the Terry Rangers. The facility was built right next to Gene Tomas High School, and allows the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) to split games between the new venue and Traylor Memorial Stadium, the Rangers' prior home venue.

The Superdome opened on August 3, 1975, becoming the new home of the New Orleans Saints, who previously played Uptown at Tulane Stadium. At the time it was considered one of the most advanced sports facilities in the world, featuring a massive unobstructed interior capable of accommodating everything from football and basketball to baseball and concerts.

The Meltzer Center is a fine new home for American Eagles volleyball. Although it is a significant downsizing compared to Bender Arena, that is actually a good thing as it is a much more appropriate size. Giving the volleyball team its own home has other benefits as well, as this feels like a volleyball arena, not a basketball arena where the volleyball team are second class citizens. If you are a fan of volleyball in DC, you'll want to check out American Eagles volleyball at

Bridgewater Ice Arena turned out to be too small for the growing men’s hockey program, but for now, it’s the right size for the fledgling women’s Skyhawks. A bigger nest is planned for them to move into soon, but for now, the BIA suits these hawks just fine.

Originally known as the Lawrence Bowl when it opened in 1965, the Banta Bowl was made possible by an anonymous gift from George Banta Jr. ’10, an alumnus of Lawrence College. The name behind the donation was only revealed upon his death in 1978, at which point the name was changed in his honor.

St. Vincent Health Field is the home to the Marian Knights football team. The NAIA university is tucked away in Indianapolis.

Powers Field at Princeton Stadium opened on September 19, 1998 with a win over Cornell. The new stadium replaced the old facility, Palmer Stadium, which had served the Princeton Tigers’ football team for 82 years. In all the Ivy League Tigers have been playing football on this same site since 1914.

One last gasp of the baseball season brings the guys to the south and Music City. Is Nashville truly an elite Minor League Baseball city? Do they have what it takes to step up to the majors? Grab a beer and join Dave and Paul for the latest episode of Stadium Journey's Obstructed Views and their discussion of the Nashville Sounds experience. ⚾🏟️

The University of Illinois is home to a club hockey team that plays in the historic UI Ice Arena.

Opened in 1895, Franklin Field in Philadelphia, PA is recognized as the oldest still-active stadium in all of college football. The facility originally had wooden stands, which were rebuilt with concrete in 1922, with the upper deck added in 1925. This 130-plus-year-old stadium even served as the home field of the Philadelphia Eagles back in the 1950s and 60s, in the days before the team changed their logo to the modern version used today.

Wisconsin Lutheran College plays its home football games at Historic Raabe Stadium in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The school began playing football in the year 2000, and currently competes in the NCAA’s Division III Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).