ESPN ranks Alabama's football facilities best in the SEC

[pmull]

It’s all about keeping up with the Joneses, because you can bet that top-flight high school recruits are keeping count when they make their visits.

Below is our best effort at ranking the football facilities in the SEC, and when we say facilities, we’re including the stadium, locker room, weight room, training room, team meeting room, indoor practice complex, coaches’ offices and academic learning center into the equation. Nobody in the SEC has what you would call poor facilities.

The more a school has, the higher it ranked. We also took into account the overall presentation of the facilities -- how nice they were, how new they were and whether or not they were all self-contained to make life easier for the players.

1. Alabama: It was a tough call between Alabama and LSU for the top spot, but all the renovations to Bryant-Denny Stadium over the past few years gave Alabama the nod. Everything you need is right there at the Mal Moore Athletic Facility, including a full indoor practice complex. Nick Saban also said recently that a new weight room is in the works.

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[Catch Prothro]

14. Vanderbilt: One of second-year Vanderbilt coach James Franklin’s priorities was to upgrade the Commodores’ facilities, and he’s going to get his wish. Vanderbilt Stadium is getting a new field this season. A new locker room and team meeting room are being built at the McGugin Center, and an indoor practice facility is also on the way and will be in place by 2014.

Good to Vandy finally using some of that SEC money on its facilities.

[BAMAWV]

I haven't heard anyone raving about the changes to Neyland Stadium. In fact, the opposite in that they renumbered the seats to maintain the lead which would make things more miserable (crowded) to their fanbase.

[cbbama99]

I haven't heard anyone raving about the changes to Neyland Stadium. In fact, the opposite in that they renumbered the seats to maintain the lead which would make things more miserable (crowded) to their fanbase.

You needn't worry about overcrowding at NS. If the onfield performance continues its stellar showing this season, there will be plenty of leg room.

[BAMAWV]

I haven't heard anyone raving about the changes to Neyland Stadium. In fact, the opposite in that they renumbered the seats to maintain the lead which would make things more miserable (crowded) to their fanbase.

You needn't worry about overcrowding at NS. If the onfield performance continues its stellar showing this season, there will be plenty of leg room.

LOL. Even their parents don't bother.

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

The only thing I'd heard about at Neyland the last couple years was an "expansion" that made the seats narrower to get the count back up over Bryant-Denny.  Repainting a few bleachers is a big investment on the product they've fielded the last several years.

[Jamos]

I doubt if there's a school in the nation that has better facilities than Bama. 

[XBAMA]

those seats up there at neyland must be so uncomfortable the vol fans can't make it past the second quarter ,
or at least that's what happens when BAMA comes there to play ...  

[cbbama99]

those seats up there at neyland must be so uncomfortable the vol fans can't make it past the second quarter ,
or at least that's what happens when BAMA comes there to play ...  

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