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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2014, 06:42:47 EST » |
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At kickoff it was 10 deg. Ouch! Why on Earth they destroyed their dome, I have no idea. Perhaps they think the weather is an advantage...
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2014, 07:01:13 EST » |
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At kickoff it was 10 deg. Ouch! Why on Earth they destroyed their dome, I have no idea. Perhaps they think the weather is an advantage...
Well, they're building a new dome for the Vikings, but I think UM is going to stay on campus. The Metrodome had just become too dangerous- I know the roof had collapsed at least once from snow, maybe twice. If that happens during a game with 70,000+ people inside, you've got a full-fledged disaster. |
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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2014, 07:05:48 EST » |
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Well, they're building a new dome for the Vikings, but I think UM is going to stay on campus. The Metrodome had just become too dangerous- I know the roof had collapsed at least once from snow, maybe twice. If that happens during a game with 70,000+ people inside, you've got a full-fledged disaster.
Yep. UM built an outdoor stadium some time back and stopped playing in the Metrodome. Saw an NFL game in the dome, and have seen Twins games there. It was a gawdawful place to watch a sporting event. |
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2014, 07:15:16 EST » |
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Yep. UM built an outdoor stadium some time back and stopped playing in the Metrodome.
Saw an NFL game in the dome, and have seen Twins games there. It was a gawdawful place to watch a sporting event.
I'm glad we're moving out of the multipurpose stadium era. Those places just made for poor fan experiences for all sports played there- but especially football. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Oakland the last stadium left in America that houses both NFL and MLB teams? |
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2014, 07:44:08 EST » |
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I'm glad we're moving out of the multipurpose stadium era. Those places just made for poor fan experiences for all sports played there- but especially football. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Oakland the last stadium left in America that houses both NFL and MLB teams?
I can't think of another one. Not an NFL team, but Skydome is still the home to both the Blue Jays and the Toronto CFL team. |
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« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2014, 07:52:30 EST » |
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I can't think of another one.
Not an NFL team, but Skydome is still the home to both the Blue Jays and the Toronto CFL team.
There's also Miami. The Marlins don't play there anymore, but it's still a crappy facility for football, with acres and acres of out of bounds space. You sit in the front row, you're still at least 50 yards from the sideline.  |
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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2014, 07:54:07 EST » |
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There's also Miami. The Marlins don't play there anymore, but it's still a crappy facility for football, with acres and acres of out of bounds space. You sit in the front row, you're still at least 50 yards from the sideline. Yep. Never have seen a football game at Joe Robbie, but I have been to several baseball games there. It was the most un-fan friendly baseball venue I have ever been to. |
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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2014, 08:13:50 EST » |
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I think the worst place I've ever been to was the Kingdome. It was dark, dingy, and just didn't feel safe. I also saw a Rockies game at Mile High Stadium. That was pretty terrible as well. It wasn't even a multi-purpose stadium- it was a true football stadium in which they somehow pigeon-holed a baseball field. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2014, 08:42:10 EST » |
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Of course, the way I see it, why have taxpayers pay for two overpriced stadiums, when one multi-use stadium is cheaper. I have seen these pro-teams stick it to the tax-payers.
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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2014, 09:18:05 EST » |
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Of course, the way I see it, why have taxpayers pay for two overpriced stadiums, when one multi-use stadium is cheaper. I have seen these pro-teams stick it to the tax-payers.
Most of these stadium deals these days are split between public and private funds, and the public money is usually raised via increased hotel/motel taxes. So if you don't want to pay for a particular city's stadium, just don't stay in their city or county limits. Simple as that.  |
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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2014, 09:25:05 EST » |
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Most of these stadium deals these days are split between public and private funds, and the public money is usually raised via increased hotel/motel taxes. So if you don't want to pay for a particular city's stadium, just don't stay in their city or county limits. Simple as that. tampa did it the Los fashion way,'with a special tax To this date I have kept my vow that I would not set foot in the stadium unless the VOLS were playing (twice so far) |
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