We all know Autzen Stadium can be as raucous of an environment as any in the nation when it comes to a Saturday night in the fall. When the Oregon Ducks are rolling and a big-time opponent comes to town, few places in the nation can compare to Rich Brooks Field.
When looking at the landscape of games in the 2023 college football season, 247Sports recently predicted which stadiums would play host to the loudest games of the year. Based on the matchup, the magnitude, and the size of the stadium playing host, it’s not hard to guess which places ended up on the list.
Unsurprisingly, Oregon’s home game against the USC Trojans on Nov. 11 made the list. What will likely be a top-15 or a top-10 matchup should set the stage for one of the best games of the year.
Autzen Stadium is special in the fall as one of college football’s most underrated environments. When reigning Heisman winner Caleb Williams and the Trojans come to town, that’ll be the Pac-12’s single-most difficult ticket on the secondary market — and for good reason. Oregon fans will be rabid in this one as every throw from Williams could have USC’s playoff hopes hanging in the balance. The same goes for Bo Nix and his own Heisman opportunity. This is a must-watch game in the Pac-12.
Of course, Oregon is also picked to be involved in one of the loudest games of the year outside of Autzen Stadium when it travels to Seattle to face the Washington Huskies in Husky Stadium.
One of two Pac-12 environments that should be borderline chaotic this fall, Husky Stadium has a way of trapping sound with fans essentially riding on the shoulder pads of players given the way this venue’s structure is built. If you’ve been on field level for game day, the volume is deafening when Washington is elite — and that’s the expectation in 2023. This could be a preview of the league championship game unless USC or Utah has something to say about it.
When the Pac-12 teams are good, the fan bases are as loyal and rowdy as almost any in the nation. With the top of the conference expected to be as good as they are this year, we should be in for a very fun season.
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