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Why does Louisiana keep giving money for Super Dome renovations rather than blowing it up?
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:19 pm
It’s a bottom 10 NFL stadium venue. It sucks.
The state needs to quit pumping money into it. A sugar-coated turd is still a turd. I went twice last season and the amenities were pretty weak. It’s dark in the hallways and there aren’t many good concessions. The hallways are narrow. The stairways are steep, the multi-colored seat backs across the stadium look like an origami show. There’s not enough room for the ticket lines outside the stadium, and the lines get backed up and have to wrap around each other several times.
Instead of doing renovations over and over, the state should buy a piece of property in the middle of a field in St. Tammany Parish. There would be much more room for parking and there wouldn’t be a traffic cluster frick like in downtown NOLA. Access to the stadium would be much easier, and they could put in state-of-the-art amenities.
It would be a setup just like many of the nice newer stadiums like Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts. Having the stadium outside the city is so much better.
The state needs to quit pumping money into it. A sugar-coated turd is still a turd. I went twice last season and the amenities were pretty weak. It’s dark in the hallways and there aren’t many good concessions. The hallways are narrow. The stairways are steep, the multi-colored seat backs across the stadium look like an origami show. There’s not enough room for the ticket lines outside the stadium, and the lines get backed up and have to wrap around each other several times.
Instead of doing renovations over and over, the state should buy a piece of property in the middle of a field in St. Tammany Parish. There would be much more room for parking and there wouldn’t be a traffic cluster frick like in downtown NOLA. Access to the stadium would be much easier, and they could put in state-of-the-art amenities.
It would be a setup just like many of the nice newer stadiums like Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts. Having the stadium outside the city is so much better.
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Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:21 pm to cbree88
Or let them move to San Antonio
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:21 pm to cbree88
Buying a big piece of land outside the city is like writing a check to the NFL rather than getting money to locals.
The NFL controls the entire thing, parking, food, entertainment, tailgating, etc.
Turns it to a sterile gameday feel and takes away from Louisiana's investment to bolster the local economy.
The NFL controls the entire thing, parking, food, entertainment, tailgating, etc.
Turns it to a sterile gameday feel and takes away from Louisiana's investment to bolster the local economy.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:21 pm to cbree88
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Instead of doing renovations over and over, the state should buy a piece of property in the middle of a field in St. Tammany Parish. There would be much more room for parking and there wouldn’t be a traffic cluster frick like in downtown NOLA. Access to the stadium would be much easier, and they could put in state-of-the-art amenities.
It would be a setup just like many of the nice newer stadiums like Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts. Having the stadium outside the city is so much better.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:22 pm to cbree88
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It would be a setup just like many of the nice newer stadiums like Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.
Gillette is twenty years old, why would this be your example when picking an NFL stadium
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:22 pm to cbree88
The State can't even afford to keep its roads and bridges in good condition. Building a new stadium is probably at the bottom of the list of priorities right now.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:22 pm to cbree88
Whether it’s renovate or build new, it has to stay in the current location.
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:23 pm to cbree88
Put new one in place of old MSY
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:24 pm to Herschal
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it has to stay in the current location.
It would be interesting to see a stadium at the Mardi Gras World/Market Street area.
The current area is logistically perfect though.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:24 pm to cbree88
Austin Saints. Arch will play there after winning multiple Heismans and national championship at UT
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:24 pm to cbree88
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It’s dark in the hallways
After all the renovations that have been done, I don't understand why this is still a thing.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:25 pm to cbree88
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Having the stadium outside the city is so much better.
I couldn’t disagree with you more here. There’s a reason it keeps hosting stuff like final fours and Super Bowls, despite being over 50 years old. There are enough hotels within walking distance to house everyone involved in the event and tons of fans. Also, having the French quarter and other downtown amenities right there is great too.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:25 pm to cbree88
So stadium in lacombe and 25k people go to walkons and chimes after
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:25 pm to yellowfin
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Or let them move to San Antonio
The Austin Saints. Could have the first all trans cheerleader team.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:26 pm to cbree88
Yeah St. Tammany would love that. Everyone moves there to get away from the NOLA shitshow
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:28 pm to cbree88
Of the 14 stadiums i've been to Gillette is the worst setup. A 2 lane road in and out where you sit in traffic for 2 hours heading back to Boston where you stayed. Tailgating only allowed outside the complex, no beer allowed inside the entire complex. Worst stadium experience i've been to. It would've been so much better if the stadium was in Downtown Boston much like the Superdome is in Downtown New Orleans.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:30 pm to cbree88
Well, two things are certain:
1. You’re fat.
2. You don’t know what origami is.
1. You’re fat.
2. You don’t know what origami is.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:30 pm to cbree88
The Superdome location is quite possible the only thing New Orleans has done right in the last 50 years.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:30 pm to cbree88
I park by the quarter, grab breakfast at Johnny's or something, walk to the stadium, watch a game, walk back to the quarter and grab something to eat and then drive home all why encountering little traffic. We had season tickets for a long time, I think we sat in traffic once. There is too much to go do to sit in traffic.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:31 pm to Turf Taint
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Put new one in place of old MSY
You realize they just built a new terminal. They didn’t close the airport and move somewhere else.
If you did realize that, are you actually suggesting that they build a stadium between the intersecting runways, yards away from the runway itself?
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