Rivermont Mike Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 This^^^ Some fancy engineering may help... Heated roof? Heated cup holders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Heated cup holders. You want your $10 beers heated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLynchTrain Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 A dome on the entire County would be good It was never my intention to offend anyone here, if you like an open air stadium, so be it. It will cost a billion dollars for 5 months of use per season. That my friend is a total waste of Money. This is like buying a $100,000 Mercedes for use 3 hours on weekends only, SEPTEMBER thru DECEMBER Or in this case, 10,000 $100,000 Mercedes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Or in this case, 10,000 $100,000 Mercedes.... Mercedes is wrong car for Buffalo. not 10,000 in area who can afford $100,000 Mercedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellyto83TD Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Agreed, a retractable would be best Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 A retractable roof is an expensive option when you consider how often it would be used. I would not mind a permanent roof at all. I'm not buying a PSL to pay for a crappy sunroof, which is all it would be anyway. Even with it open it will still feel like you're indoors. And yes, you better build that roof to withstand not only feet of snow but hurricane-force winds off the lake. Something that makes retractable roof even more expensive and possibly foolish. (Imagine a rogue gust blowing half the roof off while open.) Lastly, the only reason so many players live in OP is the stadium. Stay away from the Southtowns. In fact there is one big advantage to NF, less lake snow and wind. Downtown gets less but if the angle of that storm front was a few degrees different all that snow would land there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 sorry this new stadium will be in the heart of pegulacille not NF or any other part of the area. One issue a dome may collapse from the amount of snow falling 17 inches is what did in the Metrodome.... http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/metrodome-roof-collapses-snow-nfl-moves-giants-vikings-game-detroit-ford-field-monday-article-1.474641 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 This^^^ Some fancy engineering may help... Heated roof? What about a roof like the Rogers Centre? It has never collapsed. CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 And yes, you better build that roof to withstand not only feet of snow but hurricane-force winds off the lake. Something that makes retractable roof even more expensive and possibly foolish. (Imagine a rogue gust blowing half the roof off while open.) I can remember two games in the last 15 years I've had seasons where the Field House was not open before the game because the wind was starting to peel back the roof. One was where they had to fix the goal posts in the middle of the game because the wind was knocking them out of alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) No, it won't be. NF will be a terrible location Yes, that is true. Downtown Buffalo will also be a terrible location.....the traffic pattern will be terrible from a flow point of view. Orchard Park has roads out in four directions, downtown is limited on the water side.....as a season ticket holder, I can tell you I will not be a season ticketholder downtown. Of course, the current snow situation does point out the desireability of a dome. If I were investing my own money in a stadium, I would make it a 12 month facility. Retractable would be nice, but not madatory...that needs thought. As far as preparing for a major snow like this, if its in the design parameters the engineers start with, the roof can be made to withstand the snow...you just have to pay for it. Finally, I have to say this, if such a facility were built with my money (say I was T Pegula and could do that), then, I , for sure ,wouldn't be listening to all this grief about putting all the games on TV...there would be no taxpayer money involved. Edited November 20, 2014 by bigK14094 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I'm a bit split... On one hand, it'd help winter attendance, since our team doesn't seem like it's going to be a winner anytime soon. On the other hand, a dome wouldn't clear 7 feet of snow off the ground to help people *get* to the game, and frankly I love football being played in the snow (though we basically never see Buffalo get late season home games anymore) So.... Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Also.... When was the last time winter weather was an advantage for us? CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Also.... When was the last time winter weather was an advantage for us? CBF We seem to host warm weather teams early in the year, and cold weather teams late in the year. Kinda bull ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 How can I put this....... The days of an open air stadium is quickly going the way of a Beta VCR, Projection Screen TV's and Blockbuster video stores. The replacement is multi use stadiums for year round use. Its the only way to pay off a Billion dollar stadium. Now we do have a lot of fans that love sitting outside,tailgating in below zero weather, freezing your rear end off in a stadium that will most likely be half full this Sunday. With this snow storm the Buffalo Bills will most likely meet the Jets without one single day of practice and a LOSS will pretty much eliminate the Bills from the playoffs. If you are not convinced by now that Buffalo needs a DOME........... the SNOW Gods will drop another 3 feet in Orchard Park sometime today as a reminder.........BUILD A DOME STADIUM YOU DUMMY, THIS IS BUFFALO NEW YORK, NOT TAMPA BAY FLORIDA. To the Buffalo fans that will gladly attend this weeks FREEZER BOWL.......You have my complete unwavering respect, you my friend are a diehard. 1975 called, they want their reference to covered stadium facilities back. Besides that, i am in full agreement with a retractable roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Yeah but in this case, it sucks when you have a dome you can play in but no driveable roads to access it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 In downtown Niagara Falls Why? Because figuratively being stabbed in the heart at the end of the game is no longer enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 With a new owner, the NFL demanding a new stadium, and the reality of lake effect snow squalls, does the team and politicians expedite construction of a covered stadium (e.g domed or retractable roof)? It will be expensive but it looks like there may be no other choice. Further, with all the press about Buffalo's snow, can you imagine how hard it will be to sign FA's without one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappa74 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Probably need a retractable roof over the parking lots/access roads too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 A dome is not going to cover the entire city. Dome or no dome, in a blizzard people can't get to the games anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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