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New Orleans doesn't need a new stadium, but it needs to start planning another Superdome renovation

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by NOLA54 Another Superbowl will never be played in New Orleans without a new stadium. Hopefully a new dome with a movable roof. If Mercedes Benz wants the naming rights they can foot most of the bill. Disagree. ...

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Old 01-30-2017, 10:41 AM   #11
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Another Superbowl will never be played in New Orleans without a new stadium. Hopefully a new dome with a movable roof. If Mercedes Benz wants the naming rights they can foot most of the bill.
Disagree. They could play it at Tulane and still get consideration. There are few cities that offer what NO has.
These other cities must build to even have a shot.
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Old 01-30-2017, 11:07 AM   #12
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Re: New Orleans doesn't need a new stadium, but it needs to start planning another Superdome renovation

Where else can you fly in, then walk everywhere else including the actual venue itself? Not many other places have that. Then you add world class cuisine (again ALL within walking distance or short cab) and add an everything-goes attitude around it? Hard not to vote for Nola every year.

Of course, I didn't think the Beyonce/power outage helped us much. Hope I'm wrong but that wasn't a good look at all.
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Where else can you fly in, then walk everywhere else including the actual venue itself? Not many other places have that. Then you add world class cuisine (again ALL within walking distance or short cab) and add an everything-goes attitude around it? Hard not to vote for Nola every year.

Of course, I didn't think the Beyonce/power outage helped us much. Hope I'm wrong but that wasn't a good look at all.
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Old 01-30-2017, 01:42 PM   #14
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Re: New Orleans doesn't need a new stadium, but it needs to start planning another Superdome renovation

Didnt we just do a damn renovation? There's nothing wrong with the Superdome. I dont even need that silly giant screen. I dont go to football for ameneties. I go to football for football. I'd rather sit on a metal bench in Lambeau than a cushioned luxury seat in Jerry World.
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Hate to say it, but the Superdome will never host another Super Bowl, after the Great Beyonce Blackout. There has never been a more embarassing black eye to happen to a city/stadium in all the history of pro sports, period, end of story. Sorry, another Super Bowl is just not going to happen until/unless they get a new stadium built. I was laughing pretty hard at the time, but there will always be a question in the public's minds, as to whether the blackout influenced the momentum of the game.
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Re: New Orleans doesn't need a new stadium, but it needs to start planning another Superdome renovation

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Hate to say it, but the Superdome will never host another Super Bowl, after the Great Beyonce Blackout. There has never been a more embarassing black eye to happen to a city/stadium in all the history of pro sports, period, end of story. Sorry, another Super Bowl is just not going to happen until/unless they get a new stadium built. I was laughing pretty hard at the time, but there will always be a question in the public's minds, as to whether the blackout influenced the momentum of the game.
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Re: New Orleans doesn't need a new stadium, but it needs to start planning another Superdome renovation

Then again I never thought places like Mile High, Seattle King Dome, Texas Stadium, Three Rivers or the historic Miami Orange bowl would ever be torn down .
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Re: New Orleans doesn't need a new stadium, but it needs to start planning another Superdome renovation

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Hate to say it, but the Superdome will never host another Super Bowl, after the Great Beyonce Blackout. There has never been a more embarassing black eye to happen to a city/stadium in all the history of pro sports, period, end of story. Sorry, another Super Bowl is just not going to happen until/unless they get a new stadium built. I was laughing pretty hard at the time, but there will always be a question in the public's minds, as to whether the blackout influenced the momentum of the game.
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Well, you are wrong about this. New Orleans has submitted SB bids since that partially blackout and have been told to keep submitting bids. Now what you are obviously unaware of, cities have to be INVITED by the league to submit bids. The league has to be fully in favor of a city hosting the SB before they hand out the invitations. Goodell even personally told Benson we'd get another SB soon and to keep trying after the selections last May.
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Then again I never thought places like Mile High, Seattle King Dome, Texas Stadium, Three Rivers or the historic Miami Orange bowl would ever be torn down .
They were torn down because they were totally outdated. The Superdome is one of the most up-to-date sites in the league.
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Yep. Gut it. The dome is too iconic to replace but it needs to be scrapped from the inside out. Leave the outside like it is except add retractable roof.
Gut the entire inside. In addition to seats put restaurants and food areas that serve REAL food. Yea you can put a place to get nachos and chili dogs down in the basement but there needs to be real food. It's too important to our culture. Add more bathrooms along with additional single stall toilets. Big screens everywhere so you can sit down and take a crap and not miss a minute of the game (they exist I did this myself at Bank Of America Stadium once.

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