MatthewT

Superdome actually kind of sucks, but it's home. My take is the Saints should be playing outdoors. Let the heat and humidity create a true home field advantage.

exile

No way. The Dome rules and I wouldn't make many games with an outdoor 100 degree stadium. C'mon man!

Besides, the Dome is mucho louder than any outdoor stadium in the world. Thus home field advantage.

breesfan27

I haven't been to the dome yet.

jnormand

Not to mention...who the heck would want to sit in the 100 plus degree weather with 100 pct humidity sitting next to a 350 lb rhinocerous. Nah...I think the dome should stay.

SaintPauly

I'm going to put it to you guys like this. I like the superdome, but as far as Superbowl revenue, for the city, and state, I have a feeling that the one coming up, might be the last. With Jerry World open, the new stadium being built here in NorCal, for the 49ers, the possible state of the art stadium being constructed in LA, hell even the new one, in New York, the ante has been upped for getting the most important football game in the world. I mean, if you guys don't mind not getting the superbowl anymore, then I guess you will be fine with it, but if you are not, then I suggest you re-evaluate your thoughts on this subject.

I'm not saying the possibillity of getting the superbowl again, is not there, but with these new, state-of-the-art stadiums, and domes being built by just about EVERY team in the league, other than the Saints, it's going to become less likely.

What's popular is not always right, and what's right is not always popular.....

Halo

I dunno. We have another Super Bowl coming in 2013 and another major renovation. I think they are keeping the same structure of the Dome and plan to completely rebuild it over time through major renovations.

There will be windows on the dome this time.

Building a new stadium isn't practical for most of America. Even the "Jerry Dome" almost broke his bank.

NO-native

Withing 5 to 10 years the Saints will demand a new stadium, a new fancy job with a retractable roof. I love the Dome too but it is very dated, very 70's ish. The price to keep an NFL franchise is to keep them in nice newer stadiums, also the 2013 SB will be the last in the SuperDome, hopefully Louisiana will cough up the cash at the time, I was actually dissapointed that they were renovating the Dome and not building a new stadium, something that will bring in more outside light with a retractable roof, the Dome to way to dark on the inside.

NO-native

I think that Reliant stadium in Houston is a great example, it has a retractable roof and has great natural lighting, it's very bright inside. It seats 71K, but that could be tweaked for the Saints needs.

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OldMaid

I get that the Superdome has been around for a long time. It is getting old in years and is old in its looks.
Other cities are getting more modern stadiums.
The SD is still pretty. Huge. Has something 80,000 seating capacity for major concerts and football games.
The only acts that used to be able to sell that kind of concert was the Rolling Stones. They are semi-retired.
I don't think U2 ever came alone for a show. There are really no entertainers out there and probably won't be that can alone in concert sell 72,000 or so .
The biggest sports show is SB.N.O. has SB 2013.
The dome has has renovations to update it. I assume, you can only renovate so much.

N.O. used to get the SB almost every 4 years.
Other NFL cities with great,new modern stadiums have to and win it to.It has to go around. N.O. will never get the SB like it used to, new stadium or not, because other NFL cites must be awarded the SB too.
You have expansion teams .

N.O. and LA cannot support a Supersuper Dome.
If the city gets a new one, the Superdome would have to be imploded.
The team would need it to play in as the new one is being built, but the spot to put it is where the old would be.

TheSuperdome still holds up. Sound is good. It isa concrete thing and darker in sides.
The new stadium look is windowed all over and has some kind of bright roof.
I googled Jerys's dome. It is space age, pretty, bright.
The Relaint Center here has that brighter look and lighter feel.
The sound is awful. I saw Kenny Chesney there but I have not been to a Texans game.

I say take care of that when the Dome gets close to being not good enough.
Right now,it still works.

poydras

With stadiums running in the $1.5 BILLION range, yes, with a "B", it's not going to happen.