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re: Brees: New stadiums becoming crucial for cities to land Super Bowls

Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:10 am to
Posted by DCBJR6
Madisonville, LA
Member since Jan 2011
4252 posts
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:10 am to
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They could level the dome and build a new stadium/dome in it's place. I don't think we need a new stadium though.


I agree. By no means do I want a new stadium, but if/when it becomes inevitable, that would be the ideal situation for me. As others have said in separate threads, the addition of surroundings like Champion's Square and Benson Towers have only added that much more uniqueness to the stadium's outside amenities.

The problem, of course, is where would the play for about two years (same situation as Minnesota). There's Tulane's brand new stadium, but with a 30,000 person capacity, it doesn't really work. There's LSU, but the scheduling conflicts with 8 Saints home games and 7/8 LSU home games could be a pain, along with the 90 or so mile difference.

Even with those questions, I still don't see a better situation that would include a whole different location for a new stadium.
Posted by bountyhunter
North of Houston a bit
Member since Mar 2012
6364 posts
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:34 am to
I love Tiger Stadium, but there is a huge disparity between the expected features of a professional football stadium and a college football stadium. I know a few Saints fans in the NO area (that aren't LSU, or really college football fans) that had to go here after Katrina and they were kind of shocked at the "bare-bones" experience. Of course it wasn't a shock to me because I understood the difference, but hearing those grown men whine about minor issue x, y, z was quite hilarious.

I don't really know what they are going to do to be honest. If that's the rule to get a Super Bowl I really don't think support can be garnered to achieve this. A lot of people in LA have similar thoughts that I listed above about public funds being used for essentially private use. I mean the Dome is fine, the renovations helped a lot. Yes, there are some things that still need to be done, they need to expand the bathrooms and the large display in the middle would be good to probably get at least another Super Bowl bid. I think they still need to replace the upper-level seats. But this is all stuff that can be done in the off-season in the next couple of years.
This post was edited on 5/22/14 at 9:46 am
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 5/24/14 at 7:43 pm to
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along with the 90 or so mile difference.


It's just an hour drive.
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