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Woodman

10-27-2022, 02:07 AM

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2022/10/27/23426319/buffalo-bills-new-stadium-renderings-orchard-park-ron-raccuia-pictures-see-it-now#0

The Buffalo Bills (https://www.buffalorumblings.com/) on Thursday morning released the first two renderings of their new stadium (https://www.buffalobills.com/news/stadium-news), which remains scheduled to be completed in time for the 2026 NFL regular season.

If you like giant, golden statues of bison, you’re in for a real treat. The two renderings are viewable in the gallery at the top of this article, or at the link above.

Following the release, Bills COO and EVP Ron Raccuia joined WGR 550 to discuss the renderings, and also dropped a few more interesting nuggets about the stadium. While we didn’t learn much new from what we previously knew about the stadium’s design, some additional details emerged.

TacklingDummy

10-27-2022, 02:32 AM

They should make so the visiting team is in the shade and snow in the winter.

ghz in pittsburgh

10-27-2022, 02:54 AM

I don't know what to say

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fostering a culture. Building the future.<br><br>Here’s the first look at renderings of the New Bills Stadium.<a href="https://t.co/wQjumbzQA7">https://t.co/wQjumbzQA7</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillsMafia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BillsMafia</a> <a href="https://t.co/RC9hnAGkiy">pic.twitter.com/RC9hnAGkiy</a></p>— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1585602209538007041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Turf

10-27-2022, 02:55 AM

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bills-reveal-renderings-of-new-bills-stadium-in-pictures/ar-AA13rdH4?ocid=hponeservicefeed&pc=UE03&cvid=b544255d03c0427b92fe03af355bcea4

ghz in pittsburgh

10-27-2022, 02:55 AM

Thought the over-head covering will be more

Saratoga Slim

10-27-2022, 02:58 AM

They should make so the visiting team is in the shade and snow in the winter.

Yes. There should be shade and snow machines to make it even darker and snowier on that side.

Turf

10-27-2022, 03:00 AM

Honestly the lower bowl looks the same, but the upper layers are stacked closer to the field with a small lid for a roof. Pretty underwhelming design IMO given other new stadiums popping up.

Woodman

10-27-2022, 05:49 AM

Thought the over-head covering will be more

I was hoping for more roof coverage myself.

notacon

10-27-2022, 05:52 AM

Looks nice. Would be better if it was not in the middle of nowhere.

ESPN covered the story (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34889115/buffalo-bills-release-first-renderings-future-stadium), and the funniest paragraph is this....

Outside the stadium includes a plaza the team is calling "family circle" that features three large buffalo statues. The Bills want the plaza to be a gathering site year-round for the community and said the exterior was built to highlight "the team's desire for a visual identity that reflects some of the historical architecture of Buffalo, while also delivering a modern appearance." The exterior allows for some visual of inside the stadium from the outside.

Uhhhhhhhh......If they were really interested in the plaza outside the stadium will serve as “a gathering site year-round for the community....” they would build in the City of Buffalo......NOT Orchard Park.

What a joke.

And it seems that the race for governor has the stadium deal becoming an issue that the GOP challenger is promising to **** it up if elected....

As stadium talks continue, tentative deal for Bills becomes flashpoint in race for NY governor (https://buffalonews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/as-stadium-talks-continue-tentative-deal-for-bills-becomes-flashpoint-in-race-for-ny-governor/article_7f069774-556b-11ed-a374-cfff25741392.html#tracking-source=home-top-story)

As the parties hash out the final details of the Buffalo Bills stadium deal, the agreement has become a flashpoint in the race for New York governor.

Republican Lee Zeldin on Tuesday vowed, if elected governor, to reopen the pact and negotiate an agreement that requires far less taxpayer money than the one crafted by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"We can absolutely have a better deal," Zeldin said in response to a question from a moderator of the Spectrum News debate (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI0_5v6Ljdk).

snip...

People involved in negotiating other stadium and lease agreements say the sides in this case all want a deal to come together, but the longer the talks go on without finalizing the contracts, the greater the risk it all falls apart.

Further, according to state and county representatives, reopening the deal could prompt the Bills to ask for even more public aid and would allow the team to start talking to other cities once its Highmark Stadium lease is up after this season.

“If Congressman Zeldin wants to watch the Bills play in Austin or Orlando or St. Louis or San Diego he certainly could re-open the deal,” Peter Anderson, a spokesman for County Executive Mark Poloncarz, said in an email Wednesday.

more....

WNY cannot do anything right when it comes to a football stadium. They ****ed it up 50 years ago, and may be on the way to ****ing it up in 2022.

paladin warrior

10-27-2022, 06:24 AM

I was hoping for more roof coverage myself. Agree

paladin warrior

10-27-2022, 06:26 AM

I saw Titan Video new stadium . Look so cool .
https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/2022/10/25/23422655/tennessee-titans-release-renderings-proposed-new-stadium-nashville-dome

Bill Cody

10-27-2022, 06:35 AM

those buffaloes are cool. Enormous.

OpIv37

10-27-2022, 06:37 AM

Looks nice. Would be better if it was not in the middle of nowhere.

ESPN covered the story (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34889115/buffalo-bills-release-first-renderings-future-stadium), and the funniest paragraph is this....

Uhhhhhhhh......If they were really interested in the plaza outside the stadium will serve as “a gathering site year-round for the community....” they would build in the City of Buffalo......NOT Orchard Park.

What a joke.

And it seems that the race for governor has the stadium deal becoming an issue that the GOP challenger is promising to **** it up if elected....

As stadium talks continue, tentative deal for Bills becomes flashpoint in race for NY governor (https://buffalonews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/as-stadium-talks-continue-tentative-deal-for-bills-becomes-flashpoint-in-race-for-ny-governor/article_7f069774-556b-11ed-a374-cfff25741392.html#tracking-source=home-top-story)

WNY cannot do anything right when it comes to a football stadium. They ****ed it up 50 years ago, and may be on the way to ****ing it up in 2022.

As much as I want the Bills to stay in Buffalo and get a new stadium, it does seem like the taxpayers got a raw deal.

But, I think Zeldin is full of ****. He's just doing it to appeal to conservative and libertarian voters who don't like government spending. He can't just tear up a signed agreement because he doesn't like the terms, at least not without legal ramifications

Woodman

10-27-2022, 06:48 AM

Novacane

10-27-2022, 07:11 AM

So Nashville can have a dome but Buffalo can't. WTF. So irritating. WNY always cheaps out.

OpIv37

10-27-2022, 07:37 AM

So Nashville can have a dome but Buffalo can't. WTF. So irritating. WNY always cheaps out.

Yeah it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. If it were a dome, it could be used year round for concerts, conventions, etc. Instead it'll be like now- pretty much useless after October. Yes, I know.... football playoffs go well into January, but people are accustomed to sitting in bad weather for football. That won't work for other types of events.

notacon

10-27-2022, 08:25 AM

So Nashville can have a dome but Buffalo can't. WTF. So irritating. WNY always cheaps out.

The history of WNY is clear.

If there is a decision to do something forward thinking and good for the community that will have positive ramifications for decades or fumbling and being cheapskates and letting fantastic opportunity slip through their stupid small minded fingers....they will **** it up every time.

Cali512

10-27-2022, 09:29 AM

Turf

10-27-2022, 09:35 AM

One of the most exciting things about the concept is that you'll be able to watch the game from the concourses instead of being cut off if you get something to eat or use the bathroom. The wind thing ya cool. Upper stands closer to the field, more crowd noise. Scoreboard looks disappointing. Is it grass or turf now? Should have built a dome for the extra few hundred million for year-round use.

DraftBoy

10-27-2022, 10:49 AM

Looks kinda like a European soccer stadium, which I’m all for.

Did they ever say how many more boxes they are putting in?

sukie

10-27-2022, 11:26 AM

I like it but the exterior render is lacking fat guys slamming into tables and ugly peeps copulating.

as far as open air. I believe we are having grass. Dome in Nashville?

I bet the Nashville Dome is cheaper too.

Woodman

10-28-2022, 04:12 AM

I like it but the exterior render is lacking fat guys slamming into tables and ugly peeps copulating.

The beauty part is that we could all help add those needed features ........... you know just doing our part like we should. :cheers:

Bill Cody

10-28-2022, 05:06 AM

I was hoping for more roof coverage myself.

Yes like a....dome

But Peg is keeping the mothballs in his wallet even though he moved up big on the billionaire's list this year and he's already tripled his money on the Bills

sukie

10-28-2022, 05:57 AM

Yes like a....dome

But Peg is keeping the mothballs in his wallet even though he moved up big on the billionaire's list this year and he's already tripled his money on the Bills

I’ll take natural grass and no dome all day , every day.

10-28-2022, 06:02 AM

I was hoping for more roof coverage myself.
The angle of that rendering might be deceptive. They did say it will cover about 65% of the seats. We'll have to wait for a plan view to get a better idea of what is actually covered.

notacon

10-28-2022, 06:51 AM

I do believe the way the top is angled will help keep the wind out of the stadium and keep the fans dry from snow and rain which is a plus

The top is angled upwards which should deflect a lot of the wind
The reports (https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/renderings-of-new-buffalo-bills-stadium-show-nod-to-the-past-its-a-celebration-of/article_e388f090-55f0-11ed-84c5-4f211d87a738.html) are that there are several design features to help mitigate the swirling wind. That’s a good thing.

The top of the stadium is designed with a slight curvature. That shaped roof line gives it an "aerodynamic form, in the way that the wind would be rolling over the top of the building, essentially skipping off the canopy," said Jonathan Mallie, a senior principal and director at Populous (https://populous.com/), the architecture firm designing the stadium.

On a functional level, that will help drive Lake Erie winds over the facility, rather than inviting them to swirl around inside the bowl, as happens at Highmark.

The meshlike perforations will help absorb some of the wind, too, making the game day experience on stormy days a more comfortable one for quarterbacks and kickers – and fans.

"First and foremost, it's an outdoor stadium," Mallie said. "It's not like all the wind in the world will be blocked out. But what we had to do is come up with an application and usage of materials and form of the building that would, to the greatest extent possible, manage the wind and make it a bearable environment. Something that fans really haven't had all these years in Orchard Park."

The design is also to purposely help make the crowd noise even LOUDER. That’s a GREAT THNG!!!

'Football-first, very loud, very intense'

Elements of the still-ongoing stadium design – including the canopy, stacked levels and slightly open exterior – can be traced to some of the newer Major League Soccer stadiums (particularly the Columbus Crew's Lower.com (http://lower.com/) Field) and London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a soccer facility that was also built for use by the National Football League.

Raccuia said team officials visited "dozens of stadiums and venues" in and outside the United States. "We took what we thought were a lot of the best attributes of each of them," he said, "and tried to incorporate them into our program, which was (a) football-first, very loud, very intense stadium."

Matt Davison, a founder of the 25-plus-member Business Backs Buffalo Football committee, issued a statement applauding the designs. It read, in part: "From crisp sightlines, an extended canopy and covered seats, to acoustics and access, this design has been shaped with the football fan in mind."

notacon

10-28-2022, 07:01 AM

I’ll take natural grass and no dome all day , every day.
+1 on the grass field.

A grass field is imperative for player safety. Artificial turf is the undeniable cause of more injuries as compared to grass. And the players know it....

Cooper Kupp: We should be playing on grass (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/10/28/cooper-kupp-we-should-be-playing-on-grass/)

There were a couple of non-contact knee injuries at SoFi Stadium during last Sunday’s game between the Seahawks and Chargers.

While Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/49705/dk-metcalf) appears to have avoided a severe injury, Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9940/jc-jackson) is out for the year with a ruptured patellar tendon and Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said this week that the league should be looking (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/10/27/pete-carroll-calls-for-nfl-to-re-examine-safety-of-grass-and-artificial-playing-surfaces/)at the difference in safety for players playing on turf fields, like the one at SoFi, and grass fields.

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9293/cooper-kupp) also plays his home games at SoFi Stadium and he was asked about the playing surface during a Thursday media session.

“It’s not even close (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34892255/rams-wr-cooper-kupp-all-nfl-games-played-grass),” Kupp said, via Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com. “I know there’s stuff going around the league right now, there’s some issues. Hands down, we should be playing on grass. Hands down, we should be on grass. And that’s all I’m going to say.”

OBJ was injured because of the crappy SoFi field. Tre’ White was injured because of the crappy New Orleans field.

When the field quality is taking out some of the biggest stars in the NFL, it is an issue that is screaming to be addressed.

SoFi is a particular failure. They spent $5 BILLION and they could not find the dollars to help ensure player safety??? Even being a dome, there are proven ways to mitigate the problem. All it takes is a relatively little more money.

YardRat

10-28-2022, 02:25 PM

I like the seating/bowl configuration, it looks like they maintained some of the current stadiums design to keep the sight-lines similar.

Woodman

10-28-2022, 02:55 PM

The angle of that rendering might be deceptive. They did say it will cover about 65% of the seats. We'll have to wait for a plan view to get a better idea of what is actually covered.

You're right ........ the post 14 video gets into that pretty good.

Cntrygal

12-14-2022, 08:57 AM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NFL owners today in Dallas approved the Bills current lease extension at Highmark Stadium, as well as the lease at their new stadium, which will be built soon.</p>— Sal Capaccio �� (@SalSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/SalSports/status/1603147032847425536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Woodman

12-14-2022, 10:05 AM