Popular Post nj meadowlands Posted April 24 Popular Post Share Posted April 24 https://stadium.chicagobears.com/ No idea about the specifics or whether this will actually happen, but man is that a pretty stadium. Thank god we play in a giant HVAC unit. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLY Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Eh. It can be very cold and blustery along Lake Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dbatesman Posted April 24 Popular Post Share Posted April 24 The Bears playing in a dome feels sacrilegious. 10 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 I thought they were hell-bent on leaving the city for the suburbs 20 miles west or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 10 minutes ago, dbatesman said: The Bears playing in a dome feels sacrilegious. Really, any team in the NFC North. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS17 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 12 minutes ago, dbatesman said: The Bears playing in a dome feels sacrilegious. Buffalo realized this with their new stadium, luckily. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRy56 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 The fight for S tier uniforms was a success. The fight for opting out of MetLife is just beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJCAP2 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 32 minutes ago, dbatesman said: The Bears playing in a dome feels sacrilegious. I’m assuming their feelings of never having a franchise QB have something to do with the decision… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rex-n-effect Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 It's a nice looking stadium but why put it next to the lake? The lake is an attraction. The stadium is an attraction. The stadium blocks lake views to buildings behind it. Nobody goes to watch a football game and stare out at the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, nj meadowlands said: https://stadium.chicagobears.com/ No idea about the specifics or whether this will actually happen, but man is that a pretty stadium. Thank god we play in a giant HVAC unit. Hey!!! Be nice! It represents the material that is used on skyscrapers in New York City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetswin Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 idk if any of you guys have been to a Bears game... I was there years ago and I loved the fact you could hit a bar on Sunday morning and have a nice stroll to the stadium in the City. It was different than any other game experience I had and really enjoy the location 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Namath Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Who cares what the stadium looks like. You are there to watch football. Metlife is just fine to enjoy yourself and watch a game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 minute ago, Joe W. Namath said: Who cares what the stadium looks like. You are there to watch football. Metlife is just fine to enjoy yourself and watch a game. Been a few times and never really had an issue with stadium. But the game inside? Yikes!! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadienJetsFan Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Never thought I would see the day that the Bears would play in a closed roof type stadium.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpain Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 7 minutes ago, CanadienJetsFan said: Never thought I would see the day that the Bears would play in a closed roof type stadium.. If the taxpayer is going to pay for half of these stadiums you need to get more out of it than 8-10 football games a year. If you can use it for an economic boost by bringing in concerts, trade shows , college tournaments, etc then it can generate year round use. I get what you are saying about the Bears being indoors, but these stadiums have changed from football buildings to places to take your entertainment dollars. Tough to maximize that in Chicago with no roof. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, dbatesman said: The Bears playing in a dome feels sacrilegious. First time I seriously thought about season tickets was when the west side stadium was proposed. I love a good blizzard game on TV in the comfort of my own home, but there’s no way I’m sitting in the stands for one. My toes start turning blue at 64°. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Harris Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Crazy to say now but the Jets only have another 11 year commitment to Met Life. Though I’m sure Woody will extend because he’s Woody. It opened in 2010 and How long is the Jets lease at MetLife Stadium? 25-year The two teams formed the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, LLC (now MetLife Stadium Company), a 50/50 joint venture, to build and operate the stadium. The two teams leased the parcel of land on which the stadium stands from the NJSEA for a 25-year term, with options to extend it which could eventually reach 97 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Werblin Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 2 hours ago, nj meadowlands said: https://stadium.chicagobears.com/ No idea about the specifics or whether this will actually happen, but man is that a pretty stadium. Thank god we play in a giant HVAC unit. Will Jerry Reinsdorf and Danny Wirtz get their crooked bought and paid for Chicago politicians to put the kibosh on the deal so the United Center doesn't have downtown competition for hosting major events? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Joe W. Namath said: Who cares what the stadium looks like. You are there to watch football. Metlife is just fine to enjoy yourself and watch a game. Having been there, I can tell you definitively that it is not "just fine" and has by far the poorest layout and access to seating of any of the MANY large sports venues I've been to. I went to the Chargers game and got the "On field experience" from the Talkin' Jets YouTube guys. By the time I was able to make it from the field after the team Intros to my seat in the upper deck, enough time had passed that it was already 14-0 and the game was essentially over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsons Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 The stadium looks pretty cool ... ALL the other bs in the video ... not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lith Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 2 hours ago, Sperm Edwards said: I thought they were hell-bent on leaving the city for the suburbs 20 miles west or something. I always assumed that was a leverage play to get what they wanted from the City. And this is what they really want. Similar to when Kraft threatened to move to Hartford in the late 90s -- used Hartford as leverage to get the Stadium he wanted in Foxboro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, CanadienJetsFan said: Never thought I would see the day that the Bears would play in a closed roof type stadium.. It’s one of the first things I looked at. It’s not about tradition or blue collar fans anymore. They want/need to sell luxury boxes and other events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 The team said last month it was prepared to provide more than $2 billion in funding toward a publicly owned stadium in the city. The proposal calls for $2.025 billion from the Bears, $300 million from an NFL loan and $900 million in bonds from the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. thats pretty epic from the Halas family im super jealous. Beautiful place and it should benefit the city for decades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBJ Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Yeah, but what is it supposed to be a boiler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 35 minutes ago, Lith said: I always assumed that was a leverage play to get what they wanted from the City. And this is what they really want. Similar to when Kraft threatened to move to Hartford in the late 90s -- used Hartford as leverage to get the Stadium he wanted in Foxboro. That may 100% be the reason but they say they’re moving and breaking their lease or something (if it’s even up; I don’t care enough to look it up) — wasn’t the reason said directly, or leaked publicly through surrogates, that the city is a s***hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewyandtheJets Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 reminds me of the beautiful glass stadium woody had mocked up on the west side of Manhattan. And like NY Chicago is a city that has little interest supporting business let alone funding one run by billionaires. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 2 hours ago, slats said: First time I seriously thought about season tickets was when the west side stadium was proposed. I love a good blizzard game on TV in the comfort of my own home, but there’s no way I’m sitting in the stands for one. My toes start turning blue at 64°. Well, yeah, as someone with neither the financial nor temporal wherewithal to be a season ticket holder, it's easy for me to say. But I stand by it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flea Flicking Frank Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Chicago is a sh*t hole of epic proportions, putting a nice stadium there is like having a gold toilet, stupid 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 5 hours ago, nj meadowlands said: https://stadium.chicagobears.com/ No idea about the specifics or whether this will actually happen, but man is that a pretty stadium. Thank god we play in a giant HVAC unit. 5 hours ago, WILLY said: Eh. It can be very cold and blustery along Lake Michigan. Please let them F it up so it can be called "The Mistake By The Lake". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsfaninNorthHollywood Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Anyone that knows about Chicago and Crook County, the $2.3 billion will easily double, maybe triple, with the costs involved, the politicians and their cronies at all levels, along with the various unions all dipping into the till. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc855 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Domes are for pussies this is football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnold's Forehead Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Maybe they should try fixing their sh!thole city before spending more taxpayer dollars on a stadium. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doitny Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Chicago Bears in a dome? no way. freezing in the cold up in Chicago is a advantage for them. it is part of NFL legacy. whats next GB in a dome too? changing the name from Solders field to Blue Ribbon park or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 On 4/24/2024 at 3:36 PM, jetswin said: idk if any of you guys have been to a Bears game... I was there years ago and I loved the fact you could hit a bar on Sunday morning and have a nice stroll to the stadium in the City. It was different than any other game experience I had and really enjoy the location I had an apartment about a :20 walk. It was nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpain Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 22 hours ago, ChewyandtheJets said: reminds me of the beautiful glass stadium woody had mocked up on the west side of Manhattan. And like NY Chicago is a city that has little interest supporting business let alone funding one run by billionaires. Imagine if Woody was allowed to have built that West Side Stadium .... That could very well be currently used by our politicians as the biggest migrant shelter in the country right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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