mrags Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: if there is any wind at all with the rain, fans on the windward side are going to get wet... In our new stadium? Yeah, pretty much everyone not in the clubs or in the last 8-10 rows will get wet when there’s rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, mrags said: In our new stadium? Yeah, pretty much everyone not in the clubs or in the last 8-10 rows will get wet when there’s rain. In that soccer stadium as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, Mr. WEO said: In that soccer stadium as well So we agree that we should just build a dome. Edited April 2, 2023 by mrags 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 13 minutes ago, mrags said: So we agree that we should just build a dome. My couch is always fully covered, so nah.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: My couch is always fully covered, so nah.. Not saying this is you fyi. There’s been an absolute ton on the topic. But The thing I love the most is the people that don’t live in the area, or even go to games talk about what the stadium should or shouldn’t be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 13 minutes ago, mrags said: Not saying this is you fyi. There’s been an absolute ton on the topic. But The thing I love the most is the people that don’t live in the area, or even go to games talk about what the stadium should or shouldn’t be. well that’s probably at least 95% of all Bills fans so there no way around that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 4 hours ago, mrags said: So we agree that we should just build a dome. Thats one of the things we can agree on if it retractable. Corning INC should be able to build a nice gorilla glass part for the piece in the middle. Or at least make the place dome ready 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Thats one of the things we can agree on if it retractable. Corning INC should be able to build a nice gorilla glass part for the piece in the middle. Or at least make the place dome ready 100% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Be careful what you wish for in a "state-of-the-art" stadium: https://www.startribune.com/report-us-bank-stadium-will-need-280-million-in-maintenance-and-upgrades-in-coming-decade/600263543/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Be careful what you wish for in a "state-of-the-art" stadium: https://www.startribune.com/report-us-bank-stadium-will-need-280-million-in-maintenance-and-upgrades-in-coming-decade/600263543/ The great thing about our stadium. Is this will never be done because nothing about it seems to be “state of the art” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 6 hours ago, mrags said: The great thing about our stadium. Is this will never be done because nothing about it seems to be “state of the art” Except the prices for season/individual tickets and PSL fees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 7 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Be careful what you wish for in a "state-of-the-art" stadium: https://www.startribune.com/report-us-bank-stadium-will-need-280-million-in-maintenance-and-upgrades-in-coming-decade/600263543/ And that’s just for the windex and paper towels! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jones Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 10 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Be careful what you wish for in a "state-of-the-art" stadium: https://www.startribune.com/report-us-bank-stadium-will-need-280-million-in-maintenance-and-upgrades-in-coming-decade/600263543/ From the linked story: "The audio-visual room — one of the areas that will need work soon — is alone expected to cost $14 million, the report said." Say WHAT?!?!?! Would love to see an itemized list for that. Can't even imagine spending that amount on a redo of stuff/systems that were new not too long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 4 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: And that’s just for the windex and paper towels! they just don't build them like they used to! kind of amazing that the Roman Colosseum still stands yet our billion dollar stadiums are junk after 30 years 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Bob Jones said: From the linked story: "The audio-visual room — one of the areas that will need work soon — is alone expected to cost $14 million, the report said." Say WHAT?!?!?! Would love to see an itemized list for that. Can't even imagine spending that amount on a redo of stuff/systems that were new not too long ago. You’re thinking things are as simple as replacing some speakers and TVs. Way more into it than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, TheFunPolice said: they just don't build them like they used to! kind of amazing that the Roman Colosseum still stands yet our billion dollar stadiums are junk after 30 years But it doesn’t even have troughs for the bathrooms. Just holes in the floor. Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, TheFunPolice said: they just don't build them like they used to! kind of amazing that the Roman Colosseum still stands yet our billion dollar stadiums are junk after 30 years Have you been to the Roman coliseum? It’s not exactly game-ready! 😂😂 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: Have you been to the Roman coliseum? It’s not exactly game-ready! 😂😂 That may be true. But it is 2,000 years old and it’s still there. I guarantee you not a single nfl stadium will be even close to resembling a structure in 2,000 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 3 hours ago, mrags said: That may be true. But it is 2,000 years old and it’s still there. I guarantee you not a single nfl stadium will be even close to resembling a structure in 2,000 years. Is that the standard? There are some who say the entire continent will be under water long before that. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 3 hours ago, mrags said: That may be true. But it is 2,000 years old and it’s still there. I guarantee you not a single nfl stadium will be even close to resembling a structure in 2,000 years. Nope, I heard they were going to commit to keeping this one intact forever. Just for YOU! 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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