CubsFanBudMan Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 And now the Vikings are "optimistic" the Metrodome can be ready by the Bears game. We'll see.http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/12/metrodome-roof-collapses-during-snowstorm.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 And now the Vikings are "optimistic" the Metrodome can be ready by the Bears game. We'll see.http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/12/metrodome-roof-collapses-during-snowstorm.htmlOptimisim is OK, just better have a backup plan. I would think St Louis or Indy would make the most sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/12/aeg-reveals-proposed-designs-for-downtown-la-football-stadium.htmlAEG shows designed proposals for LA football stadium. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thats not a roof is it?What does LA need a roof for. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thats not a roof is it?What does LA need a roof for.The AEG plan is on the site of the L.A. Convention Center. They are planning to have this stadium in addition to a new West Hall They need a roof because downtown L.A. (L.A. Convention Center) has less convention floor space than both Anaheim and San Diego and are losing conventions to them as well as Las Vegas and San Francisco. Plus, it is old.The AEG now has a LA Events Center site up.I would like to see what the HKS proposal looks like on the inside as it is still not up on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I still think Roski's plan in Industry is better, building on a hill saves lots of $$$ and it already got past all the legal hurdles. There will also be no need to bring down any building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I still think Roski's plan in Industry is better, building on a hill saves lots of $$$ and it already got past all the legal hurdles. There will also be no need to bring down any building.Their plan is:Construction of a new West Hall would be completed before demolition of current West Hall begins so convention bookings would not be interrupted South Hall would increase by 90,000 sq. ft. The total new Event Center would be 1,400,000 gross sq. ft. The upgraded convention center with increased continuous flat, unobstructed exhibition space would propel Los Angeles to #5 in U.S. convention centers compared to #15 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Why did the Rams and Raiders take off? Was it Stadium issues? No fans? What exactly happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Why did the Rams and Raiders take off? Was it Stadium issues? No fans? What exactly happened?Rams ownership killed a viable fanbase. When it comes to the Raiders, well Al Davis is a douche. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Heres a silly question, could they simply renovate the Metrodome, pull off the roof and add lights. I think they are doing that in Vancouver.They're adding a new (retractable) roof onto the place. Additionally, they've renovated the interior pretty nicely.A retractable roof THAT DOESN'T OPERATE PROPERLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, which Vancouver is the home of. If it's going to rain, they need to plan to close the roof in advance.THIS is what almost $600M in renovations buys you. It's going to look great, yes, but what a clusterkucf of a design.That is what BC Place has to deal with in addition to their new roof. They also are looking into having a casino next along to the new BC Place.There's already a casino across the street from BC Place. I don't know what makes this "Vancouver Observer" think this is either a new development or that there's crime in downtown Vancouver. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Why did the Rams and Raiders take off? Was it Stadium issues? No fans? What exactly happened?Georgia Frontiere wanted to have a team in St. Louis at all costs, and was willing to participate in lengthy market sabotage to get it. The Rams departure to St. Louis wasn't as quite as slimy as MLB's departure from Montreal, but it was a "Montreal" on a team level./The Indians owner in "Major League" is a lawyer friendly version of her. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 And Al Davis wanted the city to rebuild the LA Memorial Coliseum and add luxury suites. Oakland was willing to do it to their Coliseum, Los Angeles was not. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/12/aeg-reveals-proposed-designs-for-downtown-la-football-stadium.htmlAEG shows designed proposals for LA football stadium.The home team's uniforms look an awful lot like the late LA/early St. Louis Rams' uniforms or the Fouts-era Chargers.Why did the Rams and Raiders take off? Was it Stadium issues? No fans? What exactly happened?Georgia Frontiere wanted to have a team in St. Louis at all costs, and was willing to participate in lengthy market sabotage to get it. The Rams departure to St. Louis wasn't as quite as slimy as MLB's departure from Montreal, but it was a "Montreal" on a team level./The Indians owner in "Major League" is a lawyer friendly version of her.Agreed on Frontiere. And, quite possibly, within a few years, St. Louis could be devoid of the NFL again. http://i.imgur.com/Pyc5qRH.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/RDXvxFE.gif LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 And Al Davis wanted the city to rebuild the LA Memorial Coliseum and add luxury suites. Oakland was willing to do it to their Coliseum, Los Angeles was not.The real problem facing any major renovations to the Coliseum was the fact that the Coliseum Commission was a three-headed monster seemingly designed to make reaching consensus on any issue virtually impossible. With the State of California, City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County all being equally represented on the commission, and each having their own interests they wanted served, it was the very definition of political gridlock. Add-in that two tenants - the Raiders and the University of Southern California football program - had to be placated and it is a minor miracle that anything ever was accomplished at the Coliseum.It has only been in recent years - after the National Football League finally ruled-out a renovated Los Angeles Coliseum as a viable home for an NFL franchise - that the Coliseum Commission came to its senses and realized that if the state, city and county didn't act in unison that they might ultimately manage to lose the one high-profile tenant they had left - namely, USC football.All of that said, having the increasingly-addled Al "The Crypt-Keeper" Davis involved in the give-and-take certainly didn't help matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I still think Roski's plan in Industry is better, building on a hill saves lots of $$$ and it already got past all the legal hurdles. There will also be no need to bring down any building.Their plan is:Construction of a new West Hall would be completed before demolition of current West Hall begins so convention bookings would not be interrupted South Hall would increase by 90,000 sq. ft. The total new Event Center would be 1,400,000 gross sq. ft. The upgraded convention center with increased continuous flat, unobstructed exhibition space would propel Los Angeles to #5 in U.S. convention centers compared to #15 now.No, that's AEG's plan to build near Staples Center, which still needs to get past the legal hurdles. This is Roski's planned stadium:It looks like it can save lots of $$$ building where they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I still think Roski's plan in Industry is better, building on a hill saves lots of $$$ and it already got past all the legal hurdles. There will also be no need to bring down any building.Their plan is:Construction of a new West Hall would be completed before demolition of current West Hall begins so convention bookings would not be interrupted South Hall would increase by 90,000 sq. ft. The total new Event Center would be 1,400,000 gross sq. ft. The upgraded convention center with increased continuous flat, unobstructed exhibition space would propel Los Angeles to #5 in U.S. convention centers compared to #15 now.No, that's AEG's plan to build near Staples Center, which still needs to get past the legal hurdles. This is Roski's planned stadium:It looks like it can save lots of $$$ building where they are.You originally mentioned knocking down buildings, so I let you know that the AEG plan was to tear down a building because a new convention hall is needed and it was not going to interrupt the current floorplan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I think the main reason that the proposed downtown stadium has a retratcable roof is to get a Final Four bid.That'e the only logical reason: LA has good weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 The Architects Newspaper reviews the three designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I think the main reason that the proposed downtown stadium has a retratcable roof is to get a Final Four bid.That'e the only logical reason: LA has good weather.Actually, the reason the stadium is being designed with a retractable roof is so the facility can double as a large-scale exhibition hall for the adjacent Los Angeles Convention Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 No, that's AEG's plan to build near Staples Center, which still needs to get past the legal hurdles. This is Roski's planned stadium:It looks like it can save lots of $$$ building where they are.How much is Glendale paying for the parking rights? Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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