Stadium Construction Discussion (No PSL/Seat selection posts)

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

  On 5/10/2024 at 6:37 PM, ColoradoBills said:

 

The barge that ran into the Baltimore bridge about a month ago is going to cost $1.7B-$1.9B before any cost overrides and take 4 years.

That's for a bridge.  The infrastructure of a stadium is a lot more.

 

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/key-bridge-collapse-rebuild-bridge-process-baltimore/60721790#:~:text=the procurement process.-,ALSO%3A Maryland plans to rebuild the Key Bridge in just,%241.7 billion and %241.9 billion.

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kick-backs are costly.

[ColoradoBills]

  On 5/12/2024 at 4:37 PM, ControllerOfPlanetX said:

kick-backs are costly.

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It's way of the world throughout history.  If there was internet during Vespasian's rule in Rome, people would be tweeting that about the 

building of the Colosseum.

 

My only point was the stadium, and a bridge will cost the same.

[Mike in Horseheads]

  On 5/12/2024 at 4:44 PM, ColoradoBills said:

 

It's way of the world throughout history.  If there was internet during Vespasian's rule in Rome, people would be tweeting that about the 

building of the Colosseum.

 

My only point was the stadium, and a bridge will cost the same.

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What if they build a pedestrian bridge over the road from the parking lots?

[PromoTheRobot]

Oh look! A dome...for $1.4B.

 

 

[K-9]

  On 5/16/2024 at 5:44 PM, PromoTheRobot said:

Oh look! A dome...for $1.4B.

 

 

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I believe it’s a renovation of their existing stadium and it will be a canopy instead of a dome. Much like Sofi Stadium in LA.

[Gregg]

 

[Einstein]

  On 5/16/2024 at 5:44 PM, PromoTheRobot said:

Oh look! A dome...for $1.4B.

 

 

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You've gotta be kidding me.

It actually looks like a futuristic stadium too. Not like a Macy's.

[LeGOATski]

  On 5/16/2024 at 8:32 PM, Einstein said:

You've gotta be kidding me.

It actually looks like a futuristic stadium too. Not like a Macy's.

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I'm sure you'd be happy with just a canopy over the Ralph.

[mrags]

  On 5/16/2024 at 7:45 PM, K-9 said:

I believe it’s a renovation of their existing stadium and it will be a canopy instead of a dome. Much like Sofi Stadium in LA.

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Can we start making posts saying we wish we had a canopy now? 

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 5/16/2024 at 10:11 PM, mrags said:

Can we start making posts saying we wish we had a canopy now? 

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I'm in!

[mrags]

  On 5/16/2024 at 10:19 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:

I'm in!

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I would have preferred that anyway. But apparently the people in charge of this thing decided an old shut down Bon-Ton looked better. So that’s what we’re getting. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 5/16/2024 at 10:32 PM, mrags said:

I would have preferred that anyway. But apparently the people in charge of this thing decided an old shut down Bon-Ton looked better. So that’s what we’re getting. 

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He should have put a dome on the damn thing.  It was pure stupidity not to.  Superbowls aren't played in cold weather.  Warm weather or...A DOME!

[mrags]

  On 5/16/2024 at 10:33 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:

He should have put a dome on the damn thing.  It was pure stupidity not to.  Superbowls aren't played in cold weather.  Warm weather or...A DOME!

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Careful. You’ll upset the people that swear we will never get a SB in Buffalo anyway. Because we don’t have the infrastructure for it. Well, aim low, hit low I say. 

[Einstein]

  On 5/16/2024 at 7:45 PM, K-9 said:

I believe it’s a renovation of their existing stadium and it will be a canopy instead of a dome. Much like Sofi Stadium in LA.

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Incredibly impressive renovation if thats the case.

[K-9]

  On 5/16/2024 at 10:59 PM, Einstein said:

Incredibly impressive renovation if thats the case.

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Would a renovation for $1.4b be anything less?

[LeGOATski]

  On 5/16/2024 at 11:00 PM, K-9 said:

Would a renovation for $1.4b be anything less?

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Imagine the Bills spending $1.4 billion including tax payer money to renovate the Ralph and put a canopy over it. I'm sure there would be no complaining whatsoever .............

[PromoTheRobot]

  On 5/16/2024 at 10:35 PM, mrags said:

Careful. You’ll upset the people that swear we will never get a SB in Buffalo anyway. Because we don’t have the infrastructure for it. Well, aim low, hit low I say. 

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  On 5/16/2024 at 10:33 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:

He should have put a dome on the damn thing.  It was pure stupidity not to.  Superbowls aren't played in cold weather.  Warm weather or...A DOME!

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You're charging people an arm and a leg for PSLs. Maybe if the entire stadium was comfortable instead of just a few thousand club seats it would feel like your getting something for your money.

[RobbRiddick]

 

 

 

[mrags]

  On 5/17/2024 at 12:26 AM, PromoTheRobot said:

 

 

You're charging people an arm and a leg for PSLs. Maybe if the entire stadium was comfortable instead of just a few thousand club seats it would feel like your getting something for your money.

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That’s exactly where I’m at at what I was hoping for from the start. Right now it’s going to be a few people that enjoy the team and the new stadium with modern amenities like cover from crumby weather and heat when it’s cold. I could have been happy with some of the cheapest seats in the house if I wasn’t freezing my butt off soaking wet. 

[DJB]