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re: The Dome needs a retractable roof.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 3:17 pm to UncleBuckDabs
Posted on 10/19/16 at 3:17 pm to UncleBuckDabs
quote:Structurally-
The Dome needs a retractable roof.
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Posted on 10/19/16 at 3:19 pm to UncleBuckDabs
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The Dome needs a retractable roof.
The Dome needs "The Dome Patrol".
Posted on 10/19/16 at 3:24 pm to UncleBuckDabs
No, no it doesn't. The weather would be nice enough to open it for like 1 game out of the year 
Posted on 10/19/16 at 3:27 pm to UncleBuckDabs
You're clueless will never happen
Posted on 10/19/16 at 4:17 pm to UncleBuckDabs
Also need a glass roof over Champion Square. Solar panels, climate controlled. Would especially be helpful for major events.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 4:56 pm to jennyjones
I stand corrected with the 19 month timeline, though the 31 month timeline should give the construction more than enough time if the Saints played in Tiger Stadium for 2 seasons. Overall, I feel that this would be the best plan to keep New Orleans at the very top of the Super Bowl and overall event sites in the country.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 5:03 pm to TigerAlumni2010
Hell no, then everyone will leave before halftime and we would lose dome field advantage.
Posted on 10/19/16 at 5:52 pm to Ryan3232
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That would be cool. However; I know that rain or shine, there will be a game played without delay in the dome.
Uh, you do realize this would still be the case with a retractable roof right? Do you know what a retractable roof is?
Posted on 10/19/16 at 7:50 pm to TigerBait1127
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Building a new one is not an option. The Superdome is perfectly located.
but putting a retractable roof on a current structure is an option?
From living in Houston, a retractable roof is a complete waste for the 1 or 2 times a year you MIGHT be able to use it. And you sacrifice crowd noise for it.
Actually it is an option. The superdome was built to host baseball and football so in theory a roof like what the Bluejays stadium has could be added, but what is the point? If you want a retractable roof then just build a new stadium. If they do anything to the superdome's roof; they need to replace the steel and foam roofing material at the top of the dome with ETFE like the Vikings', Rams', and Raiders' new stadiums use.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 5:55 am to UncleBuckDabs
It was out as frick outside the dome this past weekend.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:11 am to WeeWee
quote:No it couldn't just "be added". It would require tearing down the existing exterior structure of the Superdome and redoing the foundation as the present walls and foundation were not designed to bear those types of loads for a retractable roof.
The superdome was built to host baseball and football so in theory a roof like what the Bluejays stadium has could be added
The Rogers Centre works for Toronto most of the time because their climate is much different than NOLA's. I was there in August of this year (Jays hosting the Astros) and it was hotter than balls with the roof open.
They (@ Rogers) do not have an A/C system for the facility so you have the chance of hot, humid, rainy days in the summer with the roof closed and the interior playing & spectator area like a sauna.
I know we'd have to have an A/C system like Reliant in Houston.
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 9:17 am
Posted on 10/20/16 at 11:44 am to TigerWise
I think the heat would be more of an advantage than crowd noise.
Why is Seattle louder after they moved out of the King Dome?
How many games has crowd noise won the Saints the last 5 years? ZERO.
Take the roof off the Dome. Let the sun shine.
Why is Seattle louder after they moved out of the King Dome?
How many games has crowd noise won the Saints the last 5 years? ZERO.
Take the roof off the Dome. Let the sun shine.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 11:58 am to UncleBuckDabs
But do you really want to feel the August and September humidity?
Posted on 10/20/16 at 1:26 pm to UncleBuckDabs
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Why is Seattle louder after they moved out of the King Dome?
because Seattle doesn't have 90 degree weather for half their season.
Have you ever been to a game in Seattle?
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I think the heat would be more of an advantage than crowd noise.
The team would have one of the worst attendances in the NFL. Mid-september game at noon, lolz
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Take the roof off the Dome. Let the sun shine.
And the rain pour too. Attendance would be awful
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But do you really want to feel the August and September humidity?
Hell, even last week would have been crappy. I'd get rid of my tickets
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 3:04 pm to UncleBuckDabs
dome perfect as is - top 10 stadium in history
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 3:14 pm to SirWinston
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dome perfect as is - top 10 stadium in history
crap, I agree with you on something.
Location >>>>> stadium amenities too. Now that we have the video boards, I really have very little issues
Posted on 10/20/16 at 4:00 pm to Ryan3232
quote:And a retractable roof would change that how?
However; I know that rain or shine, there will be a game played without delay in the dome.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 4:00 pm to SirWinston
quote:The dome is great. But how could one argue a retractable roof wouldnt make it better?
dome perfect as is - top 10 stadium in history
Posted on 10/20/16 at 4:08 pm to lsupride87
If you are against a retractable roof, you are against the Saints.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:11 pm to BattinRouge11
I always thought that warehouse district area where they had that failed casino right there by the river next to Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras world would be a great location. You could tear down Blaine Kern and relocate it if more room is needed. People would be able to see big time Saints football while crossing the Mississippi river bridge in the new retractable roof Fleur De Lis stadium. Lol What a dreamer I am. lol
They could keep playing ball in the dome til it's built. I read where someone else wrote about that warehouse location being good for a stadium, so I'm not the only one who thinks that area is cool for a new stadium. It's still downtown and a even better locale than where the dome is I think, but that'll probably never happen. lol
They could keep playing ball in the dome til it's built. I read where someone else wrote about that warehouse location being good for a stadium, so I'm not the only one who thinks that area is cool for a new stadium. It's still downtown and a even better locale than where the dome is I think, but that'll probably never happen. lol
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 8:17 pm
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