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Ugly stadium, ugly uniforms. It's a good match for Falcons fans
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Brad Humphreys, who has done a number of such studies as an economics professor at West Virginia University, told me bluntly that a new stadium brings “no economic benefit.” All it does is move spending to a football game that was otherwise being spent somewhere else.
Exactly. Other than the temporary construction jobs for the stadium, football does not create new revenue out of thin air. Such a ridiculous argument. See that argument made a lot around the internet.
I hear that with a lot of the newer stadiums (especially Dallas) in that they've lost a lot of the intimacy that made older stadiums such an advantage for the home teams largely due to their design.Visited Fed Ex Field (Skins stadium) again last weekend. Redskins have zero home field advantage and that stadium literally has zero character. I'm with a lot of Skins fans hoping that the next stadium is smaller and more conducive to creating fan noise like good old RFK was. Location of a new future stadium is still TBD. Looking more like Northern Virginia prevails but I know many fans want it built at the old RFK location or in downtown DC.
Lol, the irony in hindsightNFL wants nothing to do with proposed Las Vegas stadium
The city of Las Vegas is exploring the possibility of building a massive new “Mega-Event Center” on the UNLV campus that would rival Cowboys Stadium in regards to its size and excess. The stadium would be able to host a number of major events if it is built, although it’s still in the development phase right now and hasn’t been approved.
Proponents of the stadium plan have floated the possibility of the NFL bringing the Pro Bowl or preseason games to the new stadium as possible events that could generate nearly $400 million in money for the city.
One little problem remains, however, the NFL’s approval.
According to Alan Snel of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the league would likely not consider hosting any events in Las Vegas due to sports gambling.
The league would need to approve Las Vegas as a location of any preseason game to be held in the city. With the NFL still fighting the state of New Jersey with a lawsuit to keep sports gambling out of the Garden State, the league would look pretty hypocritical for looking to host events in Las Vegas.
New York Giants owner John Mara has said he doesn’t believe “there is a chance in the world” the NFL would allow another Super Bowl to be hosted at Metlife Stadium if they fail to win their lawsuit against the state of New Jersey. If the NFL is unwilling to allow one of the most powerful owners in the league to host another Super Bowl in the largest media market in the country because of sports gambling, the thought Las Vegas would be able to host any NFL event is pretty much zero.
I hear that with a lot of the newer stadiums (especially Dallas) in that they've lost a lot of the intimacy that made older stadiums such an advantage for the home teams largely due to their design.
On this,It's not the intimacy, it's the simple fact that tickets for new stadiums cost an arm and a leg to go to the games. New stadiums more or less effectively price out the majority of the average joes in the world, leaving stadiums to become for the most part, corporate city.
Hitch with the Raiders las Vegas stadium in terms of sports gambling
http://www.legalsportsreport.com/14027/las-vegas-raiders-stadium-sports-betting/
It'll be like watching a Rugby League gameMuch ado about nothing, really. The games are still going to be on the books. You're still going to be able to bet on the games using a mobile.
Turns out I'll most likely be checking out Stubhub Center this year. Looking forward to seeing how a small 'intimate' crowd changes the atmosphere of a NFL game.
It'll be like watching a Rugby League game