Buffalo716 Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: That would look so odd in the middle of nowhere in OP. Exactly . All of these references are to modern palaces... The architecture of Buffalo and orchard Park are the exact opposite... Those would stick out like a sore thumb anywhere in Western New York Edited August 3, 2021 by Buffalo716
Doc Brown Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: That would look so odd in the middle of nowhere in OP. Who doesn't love the changing colors of leaves in the fall? 1
LeGOATski Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Exactly . All of these references are to modern palaces... The architecture of Buffalo and orchard Park are the exact opposite... Those would stick out like a sore thumb anywhere in Western New York Lucas Oil stadium is the benchmark for me when it comes to potential stadiums for Buffalo. I just want it to be open air.
Chandler#81 Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 Wawrow -the man with connections from ‘deep within’ implies it’s probably all a crock-O-Shite.. 1 2
Brennan Huff Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Always entertaining.... I love Pat McAfee. Best sports show on the radio 1 1
Greg S Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 When its all said and done the Bills will have a brand new stadium either in Buffalo or Orchard Park(most likely OP) and Bills fans will have to deal with higher ticket prices and PSL fees. 1
PromoTheRobot Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 13 hours ago, Taro Nimbus said: at 1.5 billion dollars, wouldn't that make it the most expensive stadium in the NFL? SoFi Stadium, where the Rams and Chargers play, cost $5B, so no.
Sherlock Holmes Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: Dome me! Ok
gobillsinytown Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 43 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: SoFi Stadium, where the Rams and Chargers play, cost $5B, so no. I think that's the reason they're looking at Orchard Park. If they tried to build one downtown the cost is going to be a lot higher. Plus if it's open air they save more money because they won't have the added expense of a dome that can handle heavy snow. Also, OP already has the infrastructure in place and handles the traffic relatively well.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, gobillsinytown said: I think that's the reason they're looking at Orchard Park. If they tried to build one downtown the cost is going to be a lot higher. Plus if it's open air they save more money because they won't have the added expense of a dome that can handle heavy snow. Also, OP already has the infrastructure in place and handles the traffic relatively well. $1.1B for what will be a clone of the current stadium sounds incredibly high. Minneapolis built their glass-roofed palace US Bank Stadium right in downtown for the same price 5 years ago. In OP there would be no land acquisition costs. You could also put part of the stadium in the ground which would save some money too. A PS&E spokesman said that figure was incorrect, but did not indicate if it was too high or too low. 1
dorquemada Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said: $1.1B for what will be a clone of the current stadium sounds incredibly high. Minneapolis built their glass-roofed palace US Bank Stadium right in downtown for the same price 5 years ago. In OP there would be no land acquisition costs. You could also put part of the stadium in the ground which would save some money too. A PS&E spokesman said that figure was incorrect, but did not indicate if it was too high or too low. Agreed 100%. It makes no sense to lay out that kind of money for something that's just a little better than what's there already. I'd expect for that much we could at least get a retractable roof. 1
Ethan in Cleveland Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 Put a dome in OP and cut back to 68K seats and raise the ticket prices I was all for a downtown stadium but OP just makes more sense. The cost would be far less and that savings can be used to build a dome. Just build a similar structure to Minnesota and it will be amazing!
dorquemada Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, May Day 10 said: Give me some renderings! you asked for it... here's what $1.1B gets you. 2
nucci Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, dorquemada said: you asked for it... here's what $1.1B gets you. is that to scale?
dorquemada Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, nucci said: is that to scale? Yes. They said for another billion dollars they can make the grass align properly
HappyDays Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: Wawrow -the man with connections from ‘deep within’ implies it’s probably all a crock-O-Shite.. It's interesting that a lot of people in this thread think that the leak is from the Pegulas, to scare NYS into giving them what they want. I think it's the opposite. Someone on the other side of the negotiations wants to scare the fans to create backlash against the Pegulas. Like I said earlier in the thread believe nothing that you hear at this stage of the negotiation. 1 2
PromoTheRobot Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 54 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: Put a dome in OP and cut back to 68K seats and raise the ticket prices I was all for a downtown stadium but OP just makes more sense. The cost would be far less and that savings can be used to build a dome. Just build a similar structure to Minnesota and it will be amazing! Same here about downtown. Build a clone of US Bank stadium in OP and surround it with a hotel and retail complex. Lord knows they need more hotel options in OP.
BuffaloBills1998 Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Greg S said: When its all said and done the Bills will have a brand new stadium either in Buffalo or Orchard Park(most likely OP) and Bills fans will have to deal with higher ticket prices and PSL fees. More than likely it’s gonna be in OP. They had some officials talk about the stadium being in downtown and most said they would like to see it but that it wasn’t likely going to happen, because there are areas in downtown that are already owned by other people and that Pegula would have to go through them and it would Be twice as expensive. They said staying in OP is the cheapest route to go. Especially if they want an open air stadium
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