Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

[Richard Noggin]

On 6/2/2025 at 11:30 AM, SoMAn said:

Regardless of what goes around the outside, it still looks like a big toilet bowl. They should build a new fieldhouse next to it that's shaped like a toilet paper dispenser. 

 

It looks like a bed pan, not a toilet bowl. Come ON, people.

[Einstein]

3 hours ago, TFBillsfan said:

Other than being a dome, the Titans new stadium doesn’t seem very grandiose IMO

 

https://www.tennesseetitans.com/new-stadium/

 

There is absolutely no way you can look at the two stadiums and say with a straight face that there is not a large difference.

 

One looks like it was built in 2010 and the other looks like it was built in 2025.

 

 

 

Then there is the Browns new stadium - which is the ugliest stadium I think i’ve ever seen. But it does at least look like it is being built this decade. 

 

Boy is it hideous though.

 

[SoCal Deek]

2 hours ago, BigDingus said:

 

Uh... no. That makes no sense. There isn't a single default design for a stadium. They can pick & chose what to prioritize. That's like saying all $500k houses in the same area are the exact same square footage, design, layout & size of land. 

 

Whether it's in WNY or Florida, you CHOOSE what you want to spend the money on. You also choose WHEN to spend the money, and they waited so long that they're paying more than Jerry World for significantly less.

Between the two of us I can guarantee I have more experience in these things than you. Sure there are a lot of choices and decisions made in any design but from what I’ve seen of the new Highmark it doesn’t look like much has been wasted on what most would consider extravagant bells or whistles. I’m therefore of the opinion that the construction team has been able to provide what the WNY construction marketplace dictates in the cost of labor and materials. 

[<bills4life>]

6 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Between the two of us I can guarantee I have more experience in these things than you. Sure there are a lot of choices and decisions made in any design but from what I’ve seen of the new Highmark it doesn’t look like much has been wasted on what most would consider extravagant bells or whistles. I’m therefore of the opinion that the construction team has been able to provide what the WNY construction marketplace dictates in the cost of labor and materials. 

Now if only that marketplace was commensurate with ticket prices for the average middle class family in the western ny area. Its going to be interesting to see what ticket prices are in 10 years.

[stevewin]

19 hours ago, K-9 said:

 I was wondering the same thing. Is the overhang just gonna flap in the breeze? 😄

Another design element to confuse the wind

Edited Wednesday at 12:12 PM by stevewin

[SoCal Deek]

1 hour ago, &lt;bills4life&gt; said:

Now if only that marketplace was commensurate with ticket prices for the average middle class family in the western ny area. Its going to be interesting to see what ticket prices are in 10 years.

Can’t disagree with you there. I’m pretty sure the target market is NOT an ‘average middle class family’. 

[cba fan]

On 5/24/2025 at 8:42 AM, cba fan said:

well, every new stadium is enclosed or has a pavilion roof now even in perfect weather sites, so yes you are 100% absolutely correct.

 

the NFLworld moves on and WNY stays stuck in the mud.

 

Wash, Cleveland, JAX, and Chicago, all proposing domes now. 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

and ohhhhh by the way ................even Miami outdid Bills new stadium, as they have "ALL" the seats covered for rain(direct above, but yes some can blow in) and most covered with sun shading too. Imagine that. lol

Edited 5 hours ago by cba fan

[cba fan]

On 6/3/2025 at 10:00 PM, Einstein said:

 

There is absolutely no way you can look at the two stadiums and say with a straight face that there is not a large difference.

 

One looks like it was built in 2010 and the other looks like it was built in 2025.

 

 

 

Then there is the Browns new stadium - which is the ugliest stadium I think i’ve ever seen. But it does at least look like it is being built this decade. 

 

Boy is it hideous though.

 

well....TN Titans looks more set back and bigger like old Highmark so yeah 2010 look. New Highmark Bills looks more stacked close in and vertical so more 2025 look. Big difference is TN roof makes it look newer and much more modern as all new builds have a roof now. So you have that right i guess.   And yeah I would ask for a complete redo on Cleveland proposal.

It is very very minimalist / brutalist not to mention: 

Utilitarian: Designed for usefulness rather than beauty.

Unadorned: Lacking decoration or ornamentation.

Plain: Simple and lacking detail.

Grey, gloomy, glum, washed-out: Describing a dull or unpleasant color palette.

Slapped-together: Appearing hastily or poorly constructed.

Uninviting: Lacking warmth or appeal.

Imposing: Large and overwhelming.

Unwashed, weathered, armored

 

Edited 5 hours ago by cba fan

[eball]

On 6/3/2025 at 11:00 PM, Einstein said:

 

There is absolutely no way you can look at the two stadiums and say with a straight face that there is not a large difference.

 

One looks like it was built in 2010 and the other looks like it was built in 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

You have the strangest (and most persistent) axe to grind with the Bills over this stadium.  It’s so odd.

 

New Highmark is at the leading edge of technology and design for a roofless facility, and it looks very modern and cool.

 

[galept]

1 hour ago, eball said:

 

You have the strangest (and most persistent) axe to grind with the Bills over this stadium.  It’s so odd.

 

New Highmark is at the leading edge of technology and design for a roofless facility, and it looks very modern and cool.

 

 

If those three giant bisons out front don't look like the renderings then I will declare this stadium an economic and cultural disaster