OT: Titans Set to Build New Dome Stadium

[Ian]

Interesting. They were originally just going to renovate it and apparently the price tag to do so was too high:

Titans OK'd for $760M in city bonds for stadium

The Titans have the final financing piece for the NFL's next pricey stadium with the approval of $760 million in bonds by the Metro Nashville City Council.

www.espn.com

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Interesting. They were originally just going to renovate it and apparently the price tag to do so was too high:

Titans OK'd for $760M in city bonds for stadium

The Titans have the final financing piece for the NFL's next pricey stadium with the approval of $760 million in bonds by the Metro Nashville City Council.

www.espn.com

More corporate welfare for billionaires.

 

[turkeyneck]

Money would be better spent designing new uniforms.

 

[upstater1]

The current stadium opened 3 years before Gillette but apparently it needs too much in renovations.

This stuff always boggles my mind.

 

[italian pat patriot]

Money would be better spent designing new uniforms.

They should just dress Oilers ones

 

[FCB02062]

Stadiums (Stadia?) used to be good for 50+ years, now these money grubbing corporatists owners want new buildings on the taxpayer dime every 20-25 years.

 

[Sect140]

Why a dome?

 

[signbabybrady]

The current stadium opened 3 years before Gillette but apparently it needs too much in renovations.

This stuff always boggles my mind.

I was there a few years ago it's the same cookie cutter but zero bells and whistles. I bet they made cheaper to begin with with less bells and whistles and added nothing along the way. Compared to Gillette it's a piece a junk and replacing is the way to go. That said sux they are doing a dome. It was a beautiful day when we there so I was happy for it to be open air.

Now the question becomes would you rather be dealing with a new stadium now or are you happy that Kraft improved the stadium along the way and seemingly still has at least 20 years to go in this one?

 

[Pape]

Why a dome?

Super Bowl is why

 

[Pape]

Interesting. They were originally just going to renovate it and apparently the price tag to do so was too high:

Titans OK'd for $760M in city bonds for stadium

The Titans have the final financing piece for the NFL's next pricey stadium with the approval of $760 million in bonds by the Metro Nashville City Council.

www.espn.com

They just jack up the price for renovations, notice none are clearly spelled out... And all of a sudden it becomes fiscally prudent to just build a new stadium because of the associated costs...

And that 2.1 billion? Pipe dream... Ask the rams about cost over runs... Though I don't think the Strunk family has the deep Walmart pockets... But I don't know where their money comes from, so that's just a guess

 

[upstater1]

I was there a few years ago it's the same cookie cutter but zero bells and whistles. I bet they made cheaper to begin with with less bells and whistles and added nothing along the way. Compared to Gillette it's a piece a junk and replacing is the way to go. That said sux they are doing a dome. It was a beautiful day when we there so I was happy for it to be open air.

Now the question becomes would you rather be dealing with a new stadium now or are you happy that Kraft improved the stadium along the way and seemingly still has at least 20 years to go in this one?

$2.5b for bells and whistles.

 

[Sect140]

Super Bowl is why

Ahhhh great point. Too bad, the temps in Mid February are 52 degrees, great football weather, I know not for a Super Bowl.

 

[TomPatriot]

They just jack up the price for renovations, notice none are clearly spelled out... And all of a sudden it becomes fiscally prudent to just build a new stadium because of the associated costs...

And that 2.1 billion? Pipe dream... Ask the rams about cost over runs... Though I don't think the Strunk family has the deep Walmart pockets... But I don't know where their money comes from, so that's just a guess

Plenty of oil and gas money (and a lot of other businesses) to leverage.

 

[Nehalem]

Can someone explain to me why stadium costs have gone up so much?

Gillette was only $325m back in 2000.

More recently

US Bank Stadium(Minnesota) was only $1.1B back in 2013


List of most expensive stadiums - Wikipedia

Are they building a stadium or buying eggs?

 

[BostonWolverine]

Nashville is a booming city and a dome would also help them land events like College Football Playoff, Final Four, etc.

 

[Triumph]

Why a dome?

Concerts
Monster Trucks
Motocross
Final 4
Boxing

Open stadiums sit dormant better than 50% of the time.

 

[Triumph]

Can someone explain to me why stadium costs have gone up so much?

 

[Pape]

Can someone explain to me why stadium costs have gone up so much?

Gillette was only $325m back in 2000.

More recently

US Bank Stadium(Minnesota) was only $1.1B back in 2013


List of most expensive stadiums - Wikipedia

Are they building a stadium or buying eggs?

nfl revenues are growing... 18 billion last year... thats up 4 billion over then year before that... and because you charge more when your clients can pay more... the Strunk family is about to get a 2 billion dollar building for 850 million +/- ... they can afford to pay more...

 

[Triumph]

Can someone explain to me why stadium costs have gone up so much?

Gillette was only $325m back in 2000.

More recently

US Bank Stadium(Minnesota) was only $1.1B back in 2013


List of most expensive stadiums - Wikipedia

Are they building a stadium or buying eggs?

Have you priced a new car as of late?

How about a steak?