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The Superdome's place in stadium history
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:08 pm
Assuming the dome is around for another 30 years and continues to host big time events, will the Superdome join the likes of the great American venues (Wrigley, Fenway, Rose Bowl)? I am thinking in a few decades it will be up there.
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Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:13 pm to EhSeeJay
i think it is already up there with the rose bowl, but will never be up there with Fenway, Wrigley field, Yankee Stadium, etc...because it's primary tenant is not as famous/historical as the Red Sox, Cubs, or Yankees.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:13 pm to EhSeeJay
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Wrigley, Fenway, Rose Bowl
Partly revered for their aesthetic charm...not just history.
Depends if you think the Superdome has charm?
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:15 pm to The Hamburglar
Not on their level. It's a tier below them.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:44 pm to The Hamburglar
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i think it is already up there with the rose bowl,
This post was edited on 3/31/12 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:47 pm to The Hamburglar
Yea, no. Unfortunately, right now one of the most famous hostings at the Superdome was after Katrina. I would place it right with old Cowboy Stadium. History, recognition, and in big areas with big teams.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:48 pm to PortCityTiger24
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Not on their level. It's a tier below them.
You Louisiana homers are crazy. There's not a damn soul outside of Louisiana that wants to make a trip to the Superdome based on its history. It's just a concrete eyesore. There's no charm to it. It looks like a dungeon on the inside with the bad lighting.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:50 pm to EhSeeJay
Won't be legit til it hosts a WrestleMania IMO.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:51 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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You Louisiana homers are crazy. There's not a damn soul outside of Louisiana that wants to make a trip to the Superdome based on its history. It's just a concrete eyesore. There's no charm to it. It looks like a dungeon on the inside with the bad lighting.
This.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:56 pm to EhSeeJay
Muhammad Ali, Dean Smith, Bobby Knight, Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno, Bear Bryant, Steve Spurrier, Nick Saban, Les Miles, Tom Landy, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Walton Payton and Michael Jordan all won titles in the Superdome.
Monday will be the Dome's 5th Final Four, and then a record 7th SuperBowl next year. With it's place in the BCS rotation, the Dome already has its place in history.
Monday will be the Dome's 5th Final Four, and then a record 7th SuperBowl next year. With it's place in the BCS rotation, the Dome already has its place in history.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:01 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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You Louisiana homers are crazy. There's not a damn soul outside of Louisiana that wants to make a trip to the Superdome based on its history. It's just a concrete eyesore. There's no charm to it. It looks like a dungeon on the inside with the bad lighting.
Not this!!!
The Dome has held countless Super Bowls, Final Fours, CF championships. Muhammad Ali even fought there. The Dome gets more credit than you think.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:02 pm to TigerintheNO
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Muhammad Ali, Dean Smith, Bobby Knight, Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno, Bear Bryant, Steve Spurrier, Nick Saban, Les Miles, Tom Landy, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Walton Payton and Michael Jordan all won titles in the Superdome. Monday will be the Dome's 5th Final Four, and then a record 7th SuperBowl next year. With it's place in the BCS rotation, the Dome already has its place in history.
Yep.
People who discount the Dome's role in sports over the past 40 years are pretty clueless. No domed venue in the world has seen as much as the Superdome has.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:02 pm to Louisianimal83
That's why it will never be iconic. Because the Saints will never be the Yankees.
Hosting Final Fours doesn't give a place "charm".
Hosting Final Fours doesn't give a place "charm".
This post was edited on 3/31/12 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:06 pm to busey
The Saints just happen to play in the Superdome. They don't own it like the baseball teams do. The Saints are only a speck on the Dome's sport footprint
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:06 pm to GynoSandberg
That's my point.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:07 pm to Louisianimal83
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Not this!!!
The Dome has held countless Super Bowls, Final Fours, CF championships. Muhammad Ali even fought there. The Dome gets more credit than you think.
Nobody wants to make a special trip to the Dome because Muhammad Ali fought there 40 years ago.
People make special trips to the Rose Bowl, Wrigley Field, and Cameron Indoor Stadium because it is unique or the atmosphere. The Dome doesn't have that.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:08 pm to EhSeeJay
The only shame has been, despite some great NCAA Hoops classics, most SuperDome SuperBowls have been by landslides.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:09 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Exactly. Those places are loved not because of what historical events did or didn't happen there, but because they serve as a physical manifestation of USC, the Cubs, and Duke and everything they represent.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:13 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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People make special trips to the Rose Bowl, Wrigley Field, and Cameron Indoor Stadium because it is unique or the atmosphere. The Dome doesn't have that.
Lulz
People make special trips to Rose Bowl? Cameron? Give me a break
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:15 pm to GynoSandberg
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Lulz
People make special trips to Rose Bowl? Cameron? Give me a break
Those are bucket list places...the Dome isn't.
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