dwight in philly

well, guess they like that stuff in texas, you think having a rodeo in a downtown "roofed" stadium in buffalo would be worth it for that kind of stuff.. but i do get your point.

yea, i understand that, just do not want to accept it..LOL.. i am a retro-fit the ralph person not for any reasons other than tailgating and pure outdoor football experience,(nothing about "wasting tax dollars").. but am hoping if they do build downtown , they do a heinz field type deal..

i am in total agreement with your thought on what the stadium will be used for if it has a roof.. outside of a final four B-BALL, what would it be used for? no need for a roof..FNC can handle any indoor events that the city wants to host.

http://www.buffaloruse.com/sports/doug-marrone-blames-patriots-for-deflating-his-balls-too/

no

is that george soros's group???

i agree, the league could be headed to a WWF perception.. between the latest deflategate and the blatant blown call in the dallas detroit game, people will start wondering...

no argument there.. agree 100 per-cent..

most of what you enumerated could be held at the FNC.. im not against a new stadium necessarily, but very anti dome.. anti roof, anti covered stadium..

ok.. what "revenue producers" do you have in mind? i hear that reason all the time, but have yet to be convinced of what those events would be.

i think the term "dome" is used interchangeably with "roof".. same premise.." open air" or "uncovered"

please explain , how is it throwing money away??

agree on both counts!.. and as i said in other posts regarding this, the frozen four will not be coming here every year, nor will the NCAA regionals.. WTH are you going to use a covered stadium for ?.

and a very, VERY sterile atmosphere..

never heard of him

i sure hope you were referring to the steelers! LOL.. i have had enough of "tank"..

wow! what a thought!

those events are worthy, but dont seem like permanent events.. sporadic..lots not seem worthy of a 75,000 seat stadium.. i saw a senior prom listed..if you assume there will be 10 football games and maybe a regional, a frozen four, but they happen every 5-10 yrs at best..

i am curious as to what other events a downtown domed stadium could hold. i am not trying to be a wise guy, but i hear all this talk about "year round events".. i really cant think of any "sure things" that would justify a covered stadium..

analysis? opinion? whatever you deem worthy of calling it, i happen to agree with it and am aware many disagree..

very well stated.. one of the best analysis i have seen on here regarding the stadium situation..

this topic has been discussed at length and rightfully so... as for me, hard to really offer an opinion.. i am torn.. love the tailgating obviously at the ralph, but also realize the economics of today's NFL.. like anybody else who loves the area, i want to see it prosper and a downtown stadium just adds to the mix of buffalo's re-development.. but my biggest fear is the design.. again, that has been discussed , i am firmly opposed to a dome, just my opinion, if i was king of the world i would want an open air stadium like the steelers or seahawks stadium.. with a little character.. the idea of hosting a super bowl is a pie-in- the- sky idea.. not going to happen.. all that being said.. retro fit the ralph..