Football Stadium Review: Schneider Stadium (Carroll University)

 Schneider Stadium, home of the Carroll Pioneers.  It's a stadium in Waukesha that I have driven past a couple of times in the past, but wondered how it would be as a spectator to look at a football game here.  I got that opportunity a year ago to see how the Pios were against Washington University-St. Louis. This was a bit of a weird game as a storm rolled through in the third quarter of the contest, delaying the game by over an hour. By then, I had already committed to having to go to the second game of my double header day, so I had to forego the remainder of the game.  Still 2.5 quarters was good enough to summarize this stadium.  Let's see how Schneider Stadium fares!

Amenities:

Pretty good selection of food and drinks are here.  Initial concourse is a bit narrow, with a tennis court essentially side by side, however the place does widen out as you get towards the bleachers. Bathrooms are a bit dated but the VIP area behind the endzone is a neat place.  Probably the best amenity is the fact you could theoretically not pay and be able to sit in the gazebo or watch from past the stadium where there is non-screened off fencing.  Though overall, based on the amenities and the relative cleanliness of the stadium, going 3.5 out of 5.

Atmosphere:

The Pios lost this game on this day by 12, though before the weather delay the crowd definitely was into the game.  This was one of the more better atmospheres.  I have to think the remainder of the crowd wasn't as boastful with energy post-delay but before that, there was a palpable energy for the home team (and those from the away side that attended as well). With that, I have to give this a solid 4 out of 5.

Location:

It's an on-campus stadium in Waukesha, so this will be a big number.  They also have a ton of options within Waukesha for food and drinks and fun spots. However, just around the stadium blocks, there are some options as well.  The fact the stadium is near the basketball arena, softball and baseball diamonds is a plus but it's smack dab on campus for the students to get to a game. With that, 5 out of 5!

Price:

Parking ended up being free, parking on a street was a good thing.  The game itself I think was around 10 dollars, so not necessarily the most expensive.  Drinks I believe were Pepsi brand, so do note that if you go to Schneider Stadium. The food was.. fine.  Wasn't anything spectacular so will knock it a bit.  With that said, 4 out of 5 seems fine.

Review: 

Schneider Stadium is a solid D3 stadium in the CCIW. 16.5 is a very good grade for this stadium in Waukesha.  The University should be happy regarding the rating, because you guys are doing things great. Keep it up!