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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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Originally Posted by The Dude (Post 735224)

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.

Dude. Where have you been and have you read anything in this thread? The Dome WAS totally gutted and rebuilt recently. The bathroom facilities were greatly enhanced. Far, far more and more efficient. They totally cleared out all walls between the concession areas and the playing field so you can now go to get real creole and Cajun restaurant food, as well as other food and drinks, without losing site of the game. It is one of the newest, most modern stadiums in the league today as far as its amenities go.

And thousands of additional seats were added bringing the crowd far closer to the action. When was the last game you attended?

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

When it comes to other NFL stadiums I have only visited Soldier Field and Hard Rock Stadium (Miami) and the Superdome is miles better than those two dumps.
But all three of those stadiums have something newly built stadiums don't; History and soul.

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

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Originally Posted by SaintsBro (Post 735126)

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.

Have to disagree with you on this. Most embarrassing thing to happen is when your stadium is named after an energy company (Reliant Energy) and the power goes out. This happened in Houston a few years ago.

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

I much prefer the Dome over NRG here in Houston. In the Dome you can walk in any gate and get to your seats. NRG you have to go in a specific gate just to get to your seats which might not sound like much but try doing that when it's raining. Pain in the azz.

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

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Originally Posted by Budsdrinker (Post 735401)

HAHAHAHA...

I Hate Reliant, or NRG, Or whatever its called.
There was nothing wrong with the Astrodome.

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

The Superdome represents the New Orleans culture beautifully and is well known as a local land mark. We don't need a new stadium. We don't even need a renovation now. We just had a makeover recently.

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

Gut and fix it up. You Can't replace the dome.