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Posted on 6/4/17 at 10:44 am to cypressbrake3
Haha they cannot afford it and it is a losing proposition.
I think we are almost to the end of the "olympics" as we know them.
I think it is about to come to smaller events that are given Olympic titles using existing venues and facilities on a much smaller scale.
I think we are almost to the end of the "olympics" as we know them.
I think it is about to come to smaller events that are given Olympic titles using existing venues and facilities on a much smaller scale.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 10:46 am to StrongBackWeakMind
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I don't see why not. Nola has the infrastructure to support it. Baton Rouge too.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 11:28 am to Fun Bunch
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the crime level is outrageous,
That's silly considering they just left Rio
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:56 pm to Chad504boy
Ryan Lochte might get mugged again.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 1:03 pm to cypressbrake3
I would love to see it, but NOLA couldn't run a World's Fair. The Olympics would be an even worse disaster.
When you look at previous US Olympics, the '84 games were run by Peter Uberroff and '96 in Atlanta were run by Billy Payne. Louisiana does not have business people of this caliber to run something of this magnitude.
When you look at previous US Olympics, the '84 games were run by Peter Uberroff and '96 in Atlanta were run by Billy Payne. Louisiana does not have business people of this caliber to run something of this magnitude.
This post was edited on 6/4/17 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 6/4/17 at 1:28 pm to Fun Bunch
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Nola.... has no public transportation, is poor as shite, the crime level is outrageous,
To be fair, the games were just in fricking Rio. You'd have a hard time convincing anyone Rio is safer than NOLA
As for infrastructure, it's not unattainable. There's a shite ton of money invested in the Olympics. And some events could be held in BR and the surrounding areas. You've already got the Arena and Dome. Tiger Stadium, Yulman Stadium, Gormley are options. LSU has a first class Track facility. Rowing could be done in Bayou St John, which is where Tulane and Loyola do there's IIRC. Golf you have the TPC. There would need to be some aquatics center developed.
The cycling course would suck, though. And I'm in no way suggesting NOLA could handle this or would have a realistic shot at it. But to say it's impossible to physically host isn't accurate.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 1:44 pm to elprez00
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There's a shite ton of money invested in the Olympics.
Who is going to pay for it?
Posted on 6/4/17 at 2:39 pm to elprez00
LSUs track facility would need major upgrades to handle the Olympics. The track itself would be great but the stadium is way below Olympic standards
ETA: updates they don't really have room for with the pmac being right there
ETA: updates they don't really have room for with the pmac being right there
This post was edited on 6/4/17 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 6/4/17 at 2:41 pm to Pedro
Tulsa would be a lot better choice than Nola for an Olympiad
Posted on 6/4/17 at 4:05 pm to sms151t
i'd be embarrassed to have the world's spotlight on new orleans/louisiana for a couple of days much less a month.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 4:54 pm to cypressbrake3
Gold medal in murder and gun shot victims!
Posted on 6/4/17 at 7:18 pm to HerbTyler985
I'd be embarrassed when the power went out during the opening ceremonies.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 7:39 pm to mrbroker
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a cess pool of a town. Take away the booze and the food you really got nothing but coonasses
New Orleans has its problems, but Alabama is truly the a-hole of America. I would rather blow my brains out than live there.
This post was edited on 6/4/17 at 7:41 pm
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