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re: Empty wells: the Oilers exit Houston
Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:58 pm to olemc999
Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:58 pm to olemc999
quote:lol
I heard a rumor one time that Steve Wynn was gonna make a deal with the city and turn the Astrodome into the worlds 5th largest casino/resort if they could get the state of Texas to reform some gambling laws. You ever heard that before? I heard this from a dude that’s one of Wynns facilities maintenance directors at his properties.
no
neither was the water park , an indoor Astroworld or flooding it and having boat races
part of the bond agreement not to hold sporting events in it
way too expensive to try to turn it into a hotel all the plumbing Ac to individuals rooms etc
plus the state of Texas is never gonna pass casino gambling in our lifetime and the City of Houston has nothing to do with the Astrodome
This post was edited on 10/14/20 at 7:02 pm
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Posted on 10/14/20 at 7:03 pm to OWLFAN86
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flooding it and having boat races
Who started that rumor?
Posted on 10/14/20 at 7:16 pm to olemc999
it was one of the suggestions
Emmett loved that one, drones races , jamborees
Emmett loved that one, drones races , jamborees
Posted on 10/14/20 at 7:26 pm to OWLFAN86
I met Pastorini at the RCC. Use to go seeOilers games with my Dad. Were my 2nd favorite team growing up behind the Saints
Posted on 10/14/20 at 7:33 pm to OWLFAN86
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flooding it and having boat races
Posted on 10/14/20 at 7:40 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I would of loved to have seen the boat race council meetings
Posted on 10/14/20 at 7:50 pm to olemc999
it might be somewhere on commissioners court meetings but I would have no idea when that occurred
that guy was talking about how the Romans flooded the Colosseum we could flood the Astrodome
that guy was talking about how the Romans flooded the Colosseum we could flood the Astrodome
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:01 pm to OWLFAN86
Owl, I could swear I read something over the years that there was still a chance Bud would reconsider, but the guy he had repping him locked him into such a shitty deal with Nashville that he had no choice. Is that accurate?
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:03 pm to OWLFAN86
quote:
that guy was talking about how the Romans flooded the Colosseum we could flood the Astrodome
Holy shite
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:09 pm to Obi-Wan Tiger
quote:the Oilers weren't coming back while Bud was alive
Owl, I could swear I read something over the years that there was still a chance Bud would reconsider, but the guy he had repping him locked him into such a shitty deal with Nashville that he had no choice. Is that accurate?
then Houston shocked everybody by getting the expansion team when they all thought LA was going to get it
a colleague of mine was working directly with the McNair and we're driving around on Election Day in an RV when he got the call that Houston had won the bid
I was happy at the time regret mcnair ever getting the bid now
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:10 pm to The Cool No 9
GOAT uniforms
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:14 pm to OWLFAN86
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the Oilers weren't coming back while Bud was alive
Sorry...I didn’t phrase the scenario right. I mean before they actually moved. I read that he was going to back out of the Nashville deal as he truly did not want to leave Houston, but essentially the guy that negotiated left him unable to do so.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:15 pm to OWLFAN86
What’s the beef with this McNair guy?
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:18 pm to olemc999
bad owner IMO
bad front office decisions.. And he nickel and dimes the County Sports Authority hurts the taxpayers
bad front office decisions.. And he nickel and dimes the County Sports Authority hurts the taxpayers
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:27 pm to Obi-Wan Tiger
quote:Bob Lanier the Mayor of Houston at the time and a politically powerful man hated Adams
Sorry...I didn’t phrase the scenario right. I mean before they actually moved. I read that he was going to back out of the Nashville deal as he truly did not want to leave Houston, but essentially the guy that negotiated left him unable to do so.
it was out of spite that they left
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:29 pm to OWLFAN86
So who do y’all consider the bad guy in this matter nowadays?
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:31 pm to The Cool No 9
The Texans is so cheesy. It’s like a bad arena football name and brand. If they could somehow get the Oilers back, they’d be much better off. It’s freaking Houston Texas. Oilers are about as Texas and The Cowboys. They could just get the name and logo back. Keep the colors and let Tennessee have the oilers colors.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:39 pm to OWLFAN86
quote:
Bob Lanier the Mayor of Houston at the time and a politically powerful man hated Adams
it was out of spite that they left
Absolutely. I had just moved to Houston when all the chaos was going on about the new stadium that Adams wanted. It also didn’t help that the media hated Bud too. I was a die hard life long fan, even having grown up in SW La, so them leaving was crushing.
Btw, the guy I was trying to think of that handled all the details was Mike McClure.
If you haven’t read it, there is a great book called Oiler Blues that chronicles the history of the team.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:43 pm to turnpiketiger
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The Texans is so cheesy. It’s like a bad arena football name and brand. If they could somehow get the Oilers back, they’d be much better off.
100% agree and I bet 100% of Texans fans would agree. Wish it could get done.
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:48 pm to The Cool No 9
“Dry hole” is the term you’re looking for.
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