Downtown Stadium

[Talk0fNewYork]

I'm watching the news and theres a segment about Jim Kelly and other authorities fighting to get a Indoor Stadium built much like the stadium being built in indianapolis has there been any other words?

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: Downtown Stadium

No Wys and others that are much smarter than the rest of us DUMMIES have told us the Bills are as good as gone. The news must be lying....

[Elminster]

Re: Downtown Stadium

I would much prefer that it have a retractable roof, so we could expose opponents to the elements and close to host a Super Bowl...

[Talk0fNewYork]

Re: Downtown Stadium

The are some +'s, close to piece bridge, more action downtown, superbowls, college bowls etc.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: Downtown Stadium

I would much prefer that it have a retractable roof, so we could expose opponents to the elements and close to host a Super Bowl...

We will NEVER get a superbowl man. Lets not get crazy here! And what is the point of having a retractable roof if we open it when it is cold out? It makes no sense!

[SABuffalo786]

Re: Downtown Stadium

Yeah, we don't even have the hotel space for an NHL ALL STAR game. You think we're getting a Superbowl anytime soon? Ha.

[tampabay25690]

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I would much prefer that it have a retractable roof, so we could expose opponents to the elements and close to host a Super Bowl...

EVEN with a roof, there is no way in hell a SUPER BOWL would go there anyway. My wife is on the SB committee in TAMPA and you have no idea what has to be done here for the SB for 09. Just imagine Buffalo what would have to be done. THey would have to start now and maybe they could have it in 20 years.

[Night Train]

Re: Downtown Stadium

I'm not shooting down the idea completely but for those who live locally, Think.

A major traffic jam would occur each week. There is only the 190 and a few streets in that neighborhood. Could you imagine the backup coming down Route 5 from the South ? The walk from the Main St. subway would be too far.

It's happy talk with a lot of major planning,funding and reconstruction ahead. Call me skeptical.

[Mitchy moo]

Jim Kelly is pushing for a spot on the waterfront to build a new stadium

Wow, all of this in 24 hours:

Jim Kelly is pushing for a spot on the waterfront to build a new stadium. It's a big vision, but how feasible is it? News 4's George Richert reports along the waterfront with more on our big story tonight.

State Senator Antoine Thompson, "I'm very excited about it."

State Senator Antoine Thompson floated the idea of a downtown stadium years ago.

Senator Thompson, "The downtown restaurants, the shops, it would jmust create such a ripple effect for downtown Buffalo."

The next County Executive is all for it.

Chris Collins, Erie County Executive elect, "A dream come true to get the stadium that shoulda been in downtown many years ago."

http://www.wivb.com/global/story.asp?s=7328377

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: Downtown Stadium

I'm not shooting down the idea completely but for those who live locally, Think.

A major traffic jam would occur each week. There is only the 190 and a few streets in that neighborhood. Could you imagine the backup coming down Route 5 from the South ? The walk from the Main St. subway would be too far.

It's happy talk with a lot of major planning,funding and reconstruction ahead. Call me skeptical.

There are already MAJOR traffic jams in the the southtowns. I did research after last game. We brought a bunch of food and decided to not leave right after the game. We ended up staying an hour and a half after the game was over. I left the parking lot and got home the same time as if I left right after the game ended. IMO the road infrastructure DT could handle the traffice better than where it is.

AND what stadium doesn't have a traffic jam after a game in any city?? To not build a stadium because of 8 traffic jams a year is plain ******ed.

[MikeInRoch]

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The only problem I would have is that I wouldn't want to have to tailgate in a parking garage....

[HHURRICANE]

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If you guys get a stadium downtown I'll move back to Buffalo.

[Don't Panic]

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I'm a half-full guy, but I'll tell you, I can't see it happening. Who is going to pay for it? How would they accomodate the traffic situation? What do you do with Ralph, which has had a ton of money pumped into it in the last few years? We need to be playing outdoors. I agree that it was a mistake to put Ralph where it is, but they did, and abandoning it for a downtown stadium makes little fiscal sense. There will be no Super Bowl or college bowl game. What you will get is a great place to have an outdoor concert in the summertime, but barring some serious financial dedication (and some serious development around that dedication), it's not going to work.

[hydro]

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If you guys get a stadium downtown I'll move back to Buffalo.

What about a new stadium downtown would persuade you?

[gr8slayer]

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It seems like every year about this time Bills fans start talking about a new stadium down town.