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Brees: New stadiums becoming crucial for cities to land Super Bowls
Posted on 5/21/14 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 5/21/14 at 10:51 pm
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Posted on 5/21/14 at 11:02 pm to eightynine
He's right. I hope we haven't seen the last Super Bowl in New Orleans 
Posted on 5/22/14 at 2:24 am to eightynine
This opens the floodgates, can of worms, lightning from the storm or whatever.
Everybody knew this was the case here but it's entirely different when a hall of fame QB publicly acknowledges it. It's basically give legitimate weight to an opinion already being widely circulated and he just took into official channels. It'll be interesting to see the response on the NFL's part and certain cities also.
Everybody knew this was the case here but it's entirely different when a hall of fame QB publicly acknowledges it. It's basically give legitimate weight to an opinion already being widely circulated and he just took into official channels. It'll be interesting to see the response on the NFL's part and certain cities also.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 7:17 am to eightynine
You have to feel fortunate that New Orleans even got the more recent Super Bowls. The rest of the Super Bowl sites have been awarded to locales with new/newer stadiums. Heck, Atlanta was told they had to have a new stadium or they wouldn't get another super bowl and the Georgia Dome isn't but 21 years old. They already broke ground on the new stadium.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:44 am to eightynine
The problem is that its a very poor practice for Tax dollars to build new stadiums for private franchises that make millions of dollars. The NFL knows this is bad business so as an olive branch, they send the SB to these locations to infuse some of that money back into the local economy.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:45 am to eightynine
as great and classic as the dome is, this day and age of the stadiums is all about the shiny new bells and whistles. Most of those are not doable to an existing structure like the dome. Yes the steel super structure is good basically forever, but you can keep redoing the interior and paint job on an 87 Camry as well. At some point, you just have to get something new because you don't want to be the guy in the league with the 80 year old stadium. (Green Bay non withstanding)
In reality there is no good place to put it other than where it sits. Algiers Point would be the next best scenario but not as good as where it is. My theory would be to spend as much as you can to keep making significant upgrades to the interior AND the exterior. I'm sure something can be done to make that parking garage area more useful. It's also ugly as shite.
In reality there is no good place to put it other than where it sits. Algiers Point would be the next best scenario but not as good as where it is. My theory would be to spend as much as you can to keep making significant upgrades to the interior AND the exterior. I'm sure something can be done to make that parking garage area more useful. It's also ugly as shite.
This post was edited on 5/22/14 at 9:47 am
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:48 am to eightynine
Maybe I'm being naive, but I would prefer to never have another Super Bowl here over building a new stadium in the next 10-20 years. New Orleans without the Superdome is not dissimilar to NYC without the Empire State Building, that's how important it is to the history and image of the city.
Hosting Super Bowls is great, but it's not the only thing we host down here. Not having it will not cripple the city, and it surely won't affect most of our lives. In fact, it will be helpful not having to deal with traffic.
Just my two cents though.
Hosting Super Bowls is great, but it's not the only thing we host down here. Not having it will not cripple the city, and it surely won't affect most of our lives. In fact, it will be helpful not having to deal with traffic.
Just my two cents though.
Posted on 5/26/14 at 11:11 am to eightynine
The Superbowl has been hosted by the Superdome more than any other stadium.
Posted on 5/26/14 at 10:59 pm to eightynine
We need another league. Bring back the USFL!
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