Bold idea that would change the landscape of sports in Cleveland
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Surprised you even saw that comment.
Who among us here has won court cases with reasonable arguments? If you take off your bridal veil of prejudice, You clearly would see that my arguments are perfectly reasonable on this matter, because, in reality, from my experience, the best argument is that in which the full force of the facts are on your side. And the full force of the facts ARE on my side on this: Many of the NFL owners are going full guns on the mega-development model for their stadiums...they are going fully into wanting largely private/public partnership funded facilities that can put them into the category as "project developers" as it does "NFL team owners". And, as I said, where they have not done that, those owners were still far more willing to slurp from the public money trough than their brethren who had more foresight into the future.
You: NFL teams demand 300 acres outside the city limits so they can build megaplexes
Me: Here's a list of NFL teams that have recently built stadiums in their respective downtowns, or just outside their respective downtowns, with nowhere near that much land.
You: THOSE TEAMS DON'T COUNT!
You: NFL teams demand 300 acres outside the city limits so they can build megaplexes
Me: Here's a list of NFL teams that have recently built stadiums in their respective downtowns, or just outside their respective downtowns, with nowhere near that much land.
You: THOSE TEAMS DON'T COUNT!
Don't obfuscate, as you're wont to do. Both me and Gip are totally aware you can build a modern stadium inside the city limits. However- that's no longer the paradigm of many of the billionaire owners out to maximize their profits. A couple hotels and a mall that you have complete financial control over next to your stadium? CA-CHING!!!!
We've also said other than Burke Airport, Highland Golf Course, and maybe a potential site in the Flats- that's about it in Cleveland. Unless you want to tear up entire neighborhoods to build a new stadium.
@dutch-oven said:
Looks like plenty of room to develop right around that stadium. but other than Minneapolis- and I've already said once- no problems building a Dome where the average December\ January temperatures can run 5-10 degrees during a game, or well below zero.
But Centurylink and Lucas Oil are already 10 or more years old- that's about 1\2 of their life expectancy on the owners greed-o-meter. You can say tearing down First Energy is a possibility- but go look at the aerial views. It's landlocked by train tracks and a freeway to the south, docks to the west, Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock HOF to the east. I doubt you could develop much- even if the stadium wasn't there. Of course, you could dump a cubic mile or so of landfill into the Lake, and build it out North as far as you like, assuming you wouldn't run afoul of the EPA.
For sure- whatever Haslam decides he wants- he's going to get. The Browns are far too valuable an asset to NE Ohio to let them move anywhere else. The Modell move taught the area a lesson that won't ever be forgotten.
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You: NFL teams demand 300 acres outside the city limits so they can build megaplexes
Me: Here's a list of NFL teams that have recently built stadiums in their respective downtowns, or just outside their respective downtowns, with nowhere near that much land.
You: THOSE TEAMS DON'T COUNT!
Don't obfuscate, as you're wont to do. Both me and Gip are totally aware you can build a modern stadium inside the city limits. However- that's no longer the paradigm of many of the billionaire owners out to maximize their profits. A couple hotels and a mall that you have complete financial control over next to your stadium? CA-CHING!!!!
We've also said other than Burke Airport, Highland Golf Course, and maybe a potential site in the Flats- that's about it in Cleveland. Unless you want to tear up entire neighborhoods to build a new stadium.
@dutch-oven said:
Looks like plenty of room to develop right around that stadium. but other than Minneapolis- and I've already said once- no problems building a Dome where the average December\ January temperatures can run 5-10 degrees during a game, or well below zero.
But Centurylink and Lucas Oil are already 10 or more years old- that's about 1\2 of their life expectancy on the owners greed-o-meter. You can say tearing down First Energy is a possibility- but go look at the aerial views. It's landlocked by train tracks and a freeway to the south, docks to the west, Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock HOF to the east. I doubt you could develop much- even if the stadium wasn't there. Of course, you could dump a cubic mile or so of landfill into the Lake, and build it out North as far as you like, assuming you wouldn't run afoul of the EPA.
For sure- whatever Haslam decides he wants- he's going to get. The Browns are far too valuable an asset to NE Ohio to let them move anywhere else. The Modell move taught the area a lesson that won't ever be forgotten.
Both me and Gip are totally aware
Desperate times call for desperate measures, I suppose.
Doesn't get any more desperate than one hitching their debating wagon to ol' "Muddy Waters" Gipper… ?
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Surprised you even saw that comment.
Who among us here has won court cases with reasonable arguments? If you take off your bridal veil of prejudice, You clearly would see that my arguments are perfectly reasonable on this matter, because, in reality, from my experience, the best argument is that in which the full force of the facts are on your side. And the full force of the facts ARE on my side on this: Many of the NFL owners are going full guns on the mega-development model for their stadiums...they are going fully into wanting largely private/public partnership funded facilities that can put them into the category as "project developers" as it does "NFL team owners". And, as I said, where they have not done that, those owners were still far more willing to slurp from the public money trough than their brethren who had more foresight into the future.
You: NFL teams demand 300 acres outside the city limits so they can build megaplexes
Me: Here's a list of NFL teams that have recently built stadiums in their respective downtowns, or just outside their respective downtowns, with nowhere near that much land.
You: THOSE TEAMS DON'T COUNT!
You: NFL teams demand 300 acres outside the city limits so they can build megaplexes
Me: Here's a list of NFL teams that have recently built stadiums in their respective downtowns, or just outside their respective downtowns, with nowhere near that much land.
You: THOSE TEAMS DON'T COUNT!
It wasn't as simple as that stupid. I never said that they don't count....I said what they did didn't matter for the future of the NFL ....that that was NOT the wave of the future or the model that the NFL is really wanting to follow going forward. That they do in fact want these megaplexes. Sorry if the subtleties of the language get missed by you.
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And you lose your case, because: A. You didn't present any sort of a case to begin with. Snarky drive-by remarks do not a case make. B. You made no argument on either side of this stadium issue thing. You clearly have nothing to contribute. You certainly provided nothing to the discussion that Dutch and I were having. You have to score points to win. When your point score is exactly -0-....you can't win a thing. C. Your best option is to simply declare that you are bankrupt with no assets at your disposal.
Sorry... no directed verdicts in this court. Shall we let the BrownsBoard jury decide?
A&B... Been there... done that, Gip. Waste of time. Took you off "Ignore" as I think now I can limit when and how much I engage.
What is that in the upper right hand corner, labeled "Globe Life Park in Arlington"? Is that the "old" stadium (that isn't very old)? This was the best aerial view I could find that encompassed the entire area. If you have a more recent depiction of what is going on there, by all means, show us.
Yes... built in '94. Beautiful stadium... I've seen a couple games there. When wind blows ground level openings funnel air low into the stadium and lower seats are comfortable even on a hot, Irving afternoon. Problem is if there's no wind, then you roast. So here comes the roofed newbie.
No...
Sorry... no directed verdicts in this court. Shall we let the BrownsBoard jury decide?
Then you know nothing about judges and juries. If you bring a case, then you have to make a case. If you don't make a case, then the judge can and will direct a verdict, and it will never make it to a jury.
A&B... Been there... done that, Gip. Waste of time. Took you off "Ignore" as I think now I can limit when and how much I engage.
Been there, done that? Other than that photo of the "Megaplex" surrounding AT&T...what did you been done there and did? Nada.
Yes... built in '94. Beautiful stadium... I've seen a couple games there. When wind blows ground level openings funnel air low into the stadium and lower seats are comfortable even on a hot, Irving afternoon. Problem is if there's no wind, then you roast. So here comes the roofed newbie.
I have not seen renditions of it.
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You: NFL teams demand 300 acres outside the city limits so they can build megaplexes
Me: Here's a list of NFL teams that have recently built stadiums in their respective downtowns, or just outside their respective downtowns, with nowhere near that much land.
You: THOSE TEAMS DON'T COUNT!
Don't obfuscate, as you're wont to do. Both me and Gip are totally aware you can build a modern stadium inside the city limits. However- that's no longer the paradigm of many of the billionaire owners out to maximize their profits. A couple hotels and a mall that you have complete financial control over next to your stadium? CA-CHING!!!!
We've also said other than Burke Airport, Highland Golf Course, and maybe a potential site in the Flats- that's about it in Cleveland. Unless you want to tear up entire neighborhoods to build a new stadium.
@dutch-oven said:
Looks like plenty of room to develop right around that stadium. but other than Minneapolis- and I've already said once- no problems building a Dome where the average December\ January temperatures can run 5-10 degrees during a game, or well below zero.
But Centurylink and Lucas Oil are already 10 or more years old- that's about 1\2 of their life expectancy on the owners greed-o-meter. You can say tearing down First Energy is a possibility- but go look at the aerial views. It's landlocked by train tracks and a freeway to the south, docks to the west, Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock HOF to the east. I doubt you could develop much- even if the stadium wasn't there. Of course, you could dump a cubic mile or so of landfill into the Lake, and build it out North as far as you like, assuming you wouldn't run afoul of the EPA.
For sure- whatever Haslam decides he wants- he's going to get. The Browns are far too valuable an asset to NE Ohio to let them move anywhere else. The Modell move taught the area a lesson that won't ever be forgotten.
Don't obfuscate, as you're wont to do. Both me and Gip are totally aware you can build a modern stadium inside the city limits. However- that's no longer the paradigm of many of the billionaire owners out to maximize their profits. A couple hotels and a mall that you have complete financial control over next to your stadium? CA-CHING!!!!
We've also said other than Burke Airport, Highland Golf Course, and maybe a potential site in the Flats- that's about it in Cleveland. Unless you want to tear up entire neighborhoods to build a new stadium.
Looks like plenty of room to develop right around that stadium. but other than Minneapolis- and I've already said once- no problems building a Dome where the average December\ January temperatures can run 5-10 degrees during a game, or well below zero.
But Centurylink and Lucas Oil are already 10 or more years old- that's about 1\2 of their life expectancy on the owners greed-o-meter. You can say tearing down First Energy is a possibility- but go look at the aerial views. It's landlocked by train tracks and a freeway to the south, docks to the west, Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock HOF to the east. I doubt you could develop much- even if the stadium wasn't there. Of course, you could dump a cubic mile or so of landfill into the Lake, and build it out North as far as you like, assuming you wouldn't run afoul of the EPA.
For sure- whatever Haslam decides he wants- he's going to get. The Browns are far too valuable an asset to NE Ohio to let them move anywhere else. The Modell move taught the area a lesson that won't ever be forgotten.
Precisely.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, I suppose.
Doesn't get any more desperate than one hitching their debating wagon to ol' "Muddy Waters" Gipper… ?
He hitches his wagon to me because he recognizes that I am right on just about everything I am saying. And I know that you actually recognize that I am right about every thing I am saying, you just want to be contrarian about it. Or, you are like those guys at the turn of the 20th century who turned up their noses at those horseless carriage contraptions and said they would never be the wave of transportations future.
I mean...you CAN actually ride a horse between Akron and Cleveland along Bridal Trails that are in the Cuyahoga Valley, but you are, now, today, better of riding a motor vehicle on Interstate I-77 to get there. You can still build a stadium on a small downtown footprint of like 25 acres, if you want to still oil your saddle in your stall.
A few of the things you mention have been that...maybe. Although as H pointed out....seems like plenty of room to build around the Minnesota dome...and I know from being there that development can be had heading from there toward the river. Maybe not 200-300 acres, but there is a corridor there leading to the University.
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Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle....looks like a lot of room for parking....and are those hotels/condos I see all along next to that stadium, and over to the right as well?
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Buffalo thinking of doing it Dallas/LA style....but scaled down some:
"I think the answer is probably a scaled-down version of some of these palaces that are being built around the country," Pegula said at the meetings. "The thing (Rams owner) Stan (Kroenke) is building in L.A. is amazing, Jerry Jones' facility in Dallas. So we need to do something that's Buffalo style."
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I would love to see the plans for the OTHER ideas they had for the stadium, because the rumor was that the one they picked was basically the most generic one.
In part true. We'll use a cookie cutter plan because the architectural guys already had something similar, and it cuts down on costs. BUT, the plan also was to keep the "feel" of the old stadium as much as possible, resulting in my major gripe about the place. The inadequate room behind the stands relative to any "modern" stadium. If you've ever been to Ford Field, Lucas Oil, or Paul Brown you know what I'm talking about.
If you couldn't figure out that was sarcasm, I honestly feel bad for you.
Jesus Christ, I would have paid money to see you in court. That had to be hilarious.
Sorry Dutch your sarcasm comes through very poorly the majority of the time. Gipper isn't the only one who doesn't see it.
Sorry Dutch your sarcasm comes through very poorly the majority of the time. Gipper isn't the only one who doesn't see it.
Hoorta, you need to take a shitt to get that bug outta your asss.
You showed up late with twisted nipples that weekend Gorka's keyboard was on steroids. Since then, you've tried to paint Dutch as a troll - mostly because you don't share his opinions lately. This was a really good topic of discussion with some good ideas you wouldn't allow yourself to accept or appreciate. You've a always been a good moderator especially when you haven't needed to announce you are one.
Now get a hold of yourself, take inventory and exhale!
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, I suppose.
Doesn't get any more desperate than one hitching their debating wagon to ol' "Muddy Waters" Gipper… ?
He hitches his wagon to me because he recognizes that I am right on just about everything I am saying. And I know that you actually recognize that I am right about every thing I am saying, you just want to be contrarian about it. Or, you are like those guys at the turn of the 20th century who turned up their noses at those horseless carriage contraptions and said they would never be the wave of transportations future.
I mean...you CAN actually ride a horse between Akron and Cleveland along Bridal Trails that are in the Cuyahoga Valley, but you are, now, today, better of riding a motor vehicle on Interstate I-77 to get there. You can still build a stadium on a small downtown footprint of like 25 acres, if you want to still oil your saddle in your stall.
A few of the things you mention have been that...maybe. Although as H pointed out....seems like plenty of room to build around the Minnesota dome...and I know from being there that development can be had heading from there toward the river. Maybe not 200-300 acres, but there is a corridor there leading to the University.
And I know that you actually recognize that I am right about every thing I am saying, you just want to be contrarian about it.
Oh, the ego.... so impressive.
I mentioned TWO PAGES AGO that some teams have built megaplexes outside their respective city limits, while others have built near or in their downtowns.
You are the one who keeps droning on and on and on in some feeble attempt to placate your ego.
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And I know that you actually recognize that I am right about every thing I am saying, you just want to be contrarian about it.
Oh, the ego.... so impressive.
I mentioned TWO PAGES AGO that some teams have built megaplexes outside their respective city limits, while others have built near or in their downtowns.
You are the one who keeps droning on and on and on in some feeble attempt to placate your ego.
Oh, the ego.... so impressive.
I mentioned TWO PAGES AGO that some teams have built megaplexes outside their respective city limits, while others have built near or in their downtowns.
You are the one who keeps droning on and on and on in some feeble attempt to placate your ego.
So, in other words, you agree that I am right. (and trust me, the Browns stadium plan is hardly an area where I need MY ego placated...my name is not Jimmy Haslam)
So...to go back to, as Flugel says is "a really good topic of discussion"........What would be YOUR solution.....what would be YOUR optimal plan for the Browns stadium future?
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Here is the drawing of the Texas Rangers new stadium. Looks to me like it is going to be built where there is a parking lot now....and that the location of current stadium will be turned into shopping or parking.
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Oh, the ego.... so impressive.
I mentioned TWO PAGES AGO that some teams have built megaplexes outside their respective city limits, while others have built near or in their downtowns.
You are the one who keeps droning on and on and on in some feeble attempt to placate your ego.
So, in other words, you agree that I am right. (and trust me, the Browns stadium plan is hardly an area where I need MY ego placated...my name is not Jimmy Haslam)
So...to go back to, as Flugel says is "a really good topic of discussion"........What would be YOUR solution.....what would be YOUR optimal plan for the Browns stadium future?
So, in other words, you agree that I am right.
No, if I were to use other words, I'd say you are a windbag.
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So, in other words, you agree that I am right.
No, if I were to use other words, I'd say you are a windbag.
No, if I were to use other words, I'd say you are a windbag.
So, in other words, you have nothing to say about what the Browns stadium future may look like, or what you want it to be? So, you have nothing productive to contribute to this conversation. In other words, it is all about you and your ego and not the topic. (so...whose ego needs stroked?)
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Since you asked- Cincinnati (many times), Lions (many times, both old Silverdome and Ford Field), Texans (twice), Colts (before and after Lucas Oil- and if you want my opinion, it's the best of the Domes I've been to), Chiefs- X3, and for those who say an NFL stadium is obsolete after 15 years- Arrowhead has been hosting games since 1972, and it's my favorite outdoor stadium. Rams St. Louis in the Edward Jones Dome. Dolphins, Patriots, Buccaneers, Titans.
Blew a lot of opportunities last year. Jets, Broncos, and Cardinals. You probably know I had Arizona on the schedule until the Browns started playing so poorly I cancelled the idea, and I'm glad I didn't waste my money going.
This year the possibilities are Dallas, Jaguars (would they move the Browns game to London? Not outside the realm of possibility), Giants\ Jets. My thinking is if I hit a stadium with two teams, it counts for both. I'll only make one trip to LA. High on my eventual priority list are the Bears, Bills, Packers, and the away Steelers and Ravens. Probably go incognito to the last two. And I've heard Eagles fans are brutal to opposing fans.
Back on this part of this topic:
1. As you know, we went to the Tits game in Nashville together. That stadium was OK I guess. But, the heat was pretty brutal that day with the sun beating down on us constantly. That....along with the way the Browns played that day, did not make that venture a pleasant experience IMO. Plus they too did the constant noise barrage that I describe hereinafter.
2. As you also know, I went to the game in Houston. That dome was fine really, but that team's actions during the game....constant haranguing of the fans to "make noise", constant rap and heavy metal music playing between every play and during every timeout, and the constant barrage of advertising on the screens and on the loudspeakers ....it was irritating as all get out. Except when the actual play was going on, it was a constant barrage of noise that you could not even talk to the people you were with. That, along with the Browns play that day caused us to leave early. It too was not a pleasant experience.
3. I HAVE been to a game at what is now known as Hard Rock Stadium.....in the Miami area, where the Dolphins play, but, I was there for a Marlins game back when they played in that stadium. Does that count?
4. I did a tour of the Superdome, pre-Katrina, but no game was going on. Does that count?
5. I did a tour of Lambeau, but no game going on. Does that count?
And speaking of baseball games, I have been to more of those stadiums than to football stadiums, but not by much. As mentioned: nka Hard Rock--Miami, Coors Field--Denver. I was at the old Metrodome for a Tribe/Twins game. I was at the former Busch stadium in St. Louis, not the current one. I went to a game at Wrigley Field. I went to a game at Riverfront, but not the current Cincy stadium. I went to a baseball game at Three Rivers, but not the current stadium. I went to a game at the Skydome, which I think the Blue Jays still play in, though it may be called something else now.
Sorry, but I have found that going to a baseball game is a more pleasant experience than going to a football game. Sure, it is, I guess, a more laid back game....until it gets really tense and exciting. And, as far as I know, they don't do the constant barrage of noise they do for football. Or...has all that changed? Sure, they have some ads, but they don't constantly blare noise at you.
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Since you asked- Cincinnati (many times), Lions (many times, both old Silverdome and Ford Field), Texans (twice), Colts (before and after Lucas Oil- and if you want my opinion, it's the best of the Domes I've been to), Chiefs- X3, and for those who say an NFL stadium is obsolete after 15 years- Arrowhead has been hosting games since 1972, and it's my favorite outdoor stadium. Rams St. Louis in the Edward Jones Dome. Dolphins, Patriots, Buccaneers, Titans.
Blew a lot of opportunities last year. Jets, Broncos, and Cardinals. You probably know I had Arizona on the schedule until the Browns started playing so poorly I cancelled the idea, and I'm glad I didn't waste my money going.
This year the possibilities are Dallas, Jaguars (would they move the Browns game to London? Not outside the realm of possibility), Giants\ Jets. My thinking is if I hit a stadium with two teams, it counts for both. I'll only make one trip to LA. High on my eventual priority list are the Bears, Bills, Packers, and the away Steelers and Ravens. Probably go incognito to the last two. And I've heard Eagles fans are brutal to opposing fans.
Back on this part of this topic:
1. As you know, we went to the Tits game in Nashville together. That stadium was OK I guess. But, the heat was pretty brutal that day with the sun beating down on us constantly. That....along with the way the Browns played that day, did not make that venture a pleasant experience IMO. Plus they too did the constant noise barrage that I describe hereinafter.
2. As you also know, I went to the game in Houston. That dome was fine really, but that team's actions during the game....constant haranguing of the fans to "make noise", constant rap and heavy metal music playing between every play and during every timeout, and the constant barrage of advertising on the screens and on the loudspeakers ....it was irritating as all get out. Except when the actual play was going on, it was a constant barrage of noise that you could not even talk to the people you were with. That, along with the Browns play that day caused us to leave early. It too was not a pleasant experience.
3. I HAVE been to a game at what is now known as Hard Rock Stadium.....in the Miami area, where the Dolphins play, but, I was there for a Marlins game back when they played in that stadium. Does that count?
4. I did a tour of the Superdome, pre-Katrina, but no game was going on. Does that count?
5. I did a tour of Lambeau, but no game going on. Does that count?
And speaking of baseball games, I have been to more of those stadiums than to football stadiums, but not by much. As mentioned: nka Hard Rock--Miami, Coors Field--Denver. I was at the old Metrodome for a Tribe/Twins game. I was at the former Busch stadium in St. Louis, not the current one. I went to a game at Wrigley Field. I went to a game at Riverfront, but not the current Cincy stadium. I went to a baseball game at Three Rivers, but not the current stadium. I went to a game at the Skydome, which I think the Blue Jays still play in, though it may be called something else now.
Sorry, but I have found that going to a baseball game is a more pleasant experience than going to a football game. Sure, it is, I guess, a more laid back game....until it gets really tense and exciting. And, as far as I know, they don't do the constant barrage of noise they do for football. Or...has all that changed? Sure, they have some ads, but they don't constantly blare noise at you.
Since you asked- Cincinnati (many times), Lions (many times, both old Silverdome and Ford Field), Texans (twice), Colts (before and after Lucas Oil- and if you want my opinion, it's the best of the Domes I've been to), Chiefs- X3, and for those who say an NFL stadium is obsolete after 15 years- Arrowhead has been hosting games since 1972, and it's my favorite outdoor stadium. Rams St. Louis in the Edward Jones Dome. Dolphins, Patriots, Buccaneers, Titans.
Blew a lot of opportunities last year. Jets, Broncos, and Cardinals. You probably know I had Arizona on the schedule until the Browns started playing so poorly I cancelled the idea, and I'm glad I didn't waste my money going.
This year the possibilities are Dallas, Jaguars (would they move the Browns game to London? Not outside the realm of possibility), Giants\ Jets. My thinking is if I hit a stadium with two teams, it counts for both. I'll only make one trip to LA. High on my eventual priority list are the Bears, Bills, Packers, and the away Steelers and Ravens. Probably go incognito to the last two. And I've heard Eagles fans are brutal to opposing fans.
Back on this part of this topic:
1. As you know, we went to the Tits game in Nashville together. That stadium was OK I guess. But, the heat was pretty brutal that day with the sun beating down on us constantly. That....along with the way the Browns played that day, did not make that venture a pleasant experience IMO. Plus they too did the constant noise barrage that I describe hereinafter.
2. As you also know, I went to the game in Houston. That dome was fine really, but that team's actions during the game....constant haranguing of the fans to "make noise", constant rap and heavy metal music playing between every play and during every timeout, and the constant barrage of advertising on the screens and on the loudspeakers ....it was irritating as all get out. Except when the actual play was going on, it was a constant barrage of noise that you could not even talk to the people you were with. That, along with the Browns play that day caused us to leave early. It too was not a pleasant experience.
3. I HAVE been to a game at what is now known as Hard Rock Stadium.....in the Miami area, where the Dolphins play, but, I was there for a Marlins game back when they played in that stadium. Does that count?
4. I did a tour of the Superdome, pre-Katrina, but no game was going on. Does that count?
5. I did a tour of Lambeau, but no game going on. Does that count?
And speaking of baseball games, I have been to more of those stadiums than to football stadiums, but not by much. As mentioned: nka Hard Rock--Miami, Coors Field--Denver. I was at the old Metrodome for a Tribe/Twins game. I was at the former Busch stadium in St. Louis, not the current one. I went to a game at Wrigley Field. I went to a game at Riverfront, but not the current Cincy stadium. I went to a baseball game at Three Rivers, but not the current stadium. I went to a game at the Skydome, which I think the Blue Jays still play in, though it may be called something else now.
Sorry, but I have found that going to a baseball game is a more pleasant experience than going to a football game. Sure, it is, I guess, a more laid back game....until it gets really tense and exciting. And, as far as I know, they don't do the constant barrage of noise they do for football. Or...has all that changed? Sure, they have some ads, but they don't constantly blare noise at you.
My feeling is if there's not a football game being played, it doesn't count. I've driven past Mile High several times.
As you know, I don't in general give a rat about baseball. So the only stadiums I've been in are Progressive and Great American. Less distractions? Sure. No wiener dog races between innings.
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Since you asked- Cincinnati (many times), Lions (many times, both old Silverdome and Ford Field), Texans (twice), Colts (before and after Lucas Oil- and if you want my opinion, it's the best of the Domes I've been to), Chiefs- X3, and for those who say an NFL stadium is obsolete after 15 years- Arrowhead has been hosting games since 1972, and it's my favorite outdoor stadium. Rams St. Louis in the Edward Jones Dome. Dolphins, Patriots, Buccaneers, Titans.
Blew a lot of opportunities last year. Jets, Broncos, and Cardinals. You probably know I had Arizona on the schedule until the Browns started playing so poorly I cancelled the idea, and I'm glad I didn't waste my money going.
This year the possibilities are Dallas, Jaguars (would they move the Browns game to London? Not outside the realm of possibility), Giants\ Jets. My thinking is if I hit a stadium with two teams, it counts for both. I'll only make one trip to LA. High on my eventual priority list are the Bears, Bills, Packers, and the away Steelers and Ravens. Probably go incognito to the last two. And I've heard Eagles fans are brutal to opposing fans.
Back on this part of this topic:
1. As you know, we went to the Tits game in Nashville together. That stadium was OK I guess. But, the heat was pretty brutal that day with the sun beating down on us constantly. That....along with the way the Browns played that day, did not make that venture a pleasant experience IMO. Plus they too did the constant noise barrage that I describe hereinafter.
2. As you also know, I went to the game in Houston. That dome was fine really, but that team's actions during the game....constant haranguing of the fans to "make noise", constant rap and heavy metal music playing between every play and during every timeout, and the constant barrage of advertising on the screens and on the loudspeakers ....it was irritating as all get out. Except when the actual play was going on, it was a constant barrage of noise that you could not even talk to the people you were with. That, along with the Browns play that day caused us to leave early. It too was not a pleasant experience.
3. I HAVE been to a game at what is now known as Hard Rock Stadium.....in the Miami area, where the Dolphins play, but, I was there for a Marlins game back when they played in that stadium. Does that count?
4. I did a tour of the Superdome, pre-Katrina, but no game was going on. Does that count?
5. I did a tour of Lambeau, but no game going on. Does that count?
And speaking of baseball games, I have been to more of those stadiums than to football stadiums, but not by much. As mentioned: nka Hard Rock--Miami, Coors Field--Denver. I was at the old Metrodome for a Tribe/Twins game. I was at the former Busch stadium in St. Louis, not the current one. I went to a game at Wrigley Field. I went to a game at Riverfront, but not the current Cincy stadium. I went to a baseball game at Three Rivers, but not the current stadium. I went to a game at the Skydome, which I think the Blue Jays still play in, though it may be called something else now.
Sorry, but I have found that going to a baseball game is a more pleasant experience than going to a football game. Sure, it is, I guess, a more laid back game....until it gets really tense and exciting. And, as far as I know, they don't do the constant barrage of noise they do for football. Or...has all that changed? Sure, they have some ads, but they don't constantly blare noise at you.
My feeling is if there's not a football game being played, it doesn't count. I've driven past Mile High several times.
As you know, I don't in general give a rat about baseball. So the only stadiums I've been in are Progressive and Great American. Less distractions? Sure. No wiener dog races between innings.
My feeling is if there's not a football game being played, it doesn't count. I've driven past Mile High several times.
As you know, I don't in general give a rat about baseball. So the only stadiums I've been in are Progressive and Great American. Less distractions? Sure. No wiener dog races between innings.
Well, I have "driven by" and around innumerable stadia. Old Jack Murphy, Anaheim Stadium, Dodger, AT*T in SFO; Oakland-Alameda; Kingdome; Mile High; Sun Devil...when Cards played there. Cowboys old stadium; Minute Maid; Astrodome; Arrowhead and Royals stad. ; Miller Field--Milwaukee; Soldier field. Comiskey...or whatever it is called; both Lucas Oil and the previous Indy dome..can't recall the name (actually went in there...not during a game). Tiger Field; both current Cincy parks; a couple of Atlanta stad.; Gator Bowl nka Everbank?
Oh, I actually went to a game in the old Orange Bowl.....college game, Miami v. South Carolina; Raymond James; Carolina Panther stad. Nationals field...whatever that is named. M&T Bank and Camden Yards in B-More. Both current Pittsburg Stadiums, both current Philly stadia; MetLife; Fenway. The Big O in Montreal...once upon a time an MLB park.
But, as you say, just seeing them does not really count.
Does the Rose Bowl count? Well, I again just drove around it, no game.
And hey...while I am not a fan of the sport, I have toured a couple of race tracks: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Talladega,.... have been by Bristol.
Been to Churchill Downs. Been by Saratoga, but did not go in.
And have been to numerous college football stadiums. I was in a couple.
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Big time college stadiums I have been in/around...gotten photos of :
Went to games at the Orange Bowl, and the Williams/Bryce Stadium, South Carolina Univ. (my in laws were big South Carolina fans, so that is why I went to a few of their games. I won't count the Rubber Bowl...or should I?
I have been in or around nearly every Big Ten schools stadium (but never went to a game): Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois (went down on the field there), Purdue, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Iowa
SEC: Missouri, Arkansas, Auburn, SC as noted, Tennessee. Kentucky
ACC: Duke/NC/NCSt./Wake/FSU/Pitt/Syracuse/
Pac 12: Rose Bowl, Stanford, Cal, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, AZ St.
Big 12: Texas, Texas Tech , Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas St./West Virginia
Others: Notre Dame, BYU, Boise St. Idaho St.
I may have missed some.
FYI....the "worst" stadium for security.....or, at least the seemingly most paranoid: Michigan. Obviously I did not go to a game, and you couldn't even get close to the stadium. They had like Auschwitz style fencing around it and you couldn't even get close to like seeing the field.
In many places I could walk right into the stadium, into the grandstand and take photos of the field. As I said, at Illinois, I was able to walk right down onto the field because they were having a bunch of Boy Scout actually having a camp out, right on the turf. I could have probably gone on to the field from the stands on some others, but I did not want to be that presumptuous....and while maybe being in the stands was not problem, getting on the actual field have been, so I didn't want to risk it.
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