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So spending a billion plus and spending 3 years in Columbus and still coming away with no new stadium and still having a stadium that is only used 12 times a year seems like a maximum level of stupid

They are basically about to make the same mistake Chicago made about 15 years ago that they are about to undo now

They can’t be this stupid…..

Looks like Jimmy is going to save a billion to 1.5 billion by not building a new dome stadium


At some point they are gonna build a new stadium in our lifetimes. Just do it now!

It’s just so stupid to spend huge money on this outdoor stadium which is a huge waste of waterfront property to begin with

This seems like the worst possible outcome for everyone …. Just so sad
 
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Who the hell thinks spending huge money rebuilding an outdoor stadium by the lake that can only be used a few dates a year is a good idea.
 
The two or three seasons in Columbus sounds like some BS the Haslams are pushing out to try to get a new stadium. Renovations probably can be taken out in phases during the offseason.

Also it could all just be poor reporting since WKYC pulled the article and it all came from neotrans blog. Some of the article talks about renovations to Berea and my guess is that could mean 2-3 offseasons or preseasons away for training camp/mini camps. They have wanted to do training camp and a preseason game in Columbus before.
 
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Why wouldn’t they play in Canton at the HOF stadium?
 
Mr. Orange said:
Why wouldn’t they play in Canton at the HOF stadium?
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Under 30 k attendance for2- 3 years just so you can recreate an outdoor stadium on the lake that won’t be used for the vast majority of the year . This sounds too stupid even for the city of Cleveland . Which had had a lack of vision for all our lifetimes.
 
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Remodeling an outdoor football stadium for big money that has limited use is the dumbest thing you can do looking into the future. Congrats Haslem and the city. You found the worst possible solution that will need to be addressed again 15 to 20 years later .

Find a new location and copy what Nashville and Chicago are about to do . Look at Minnesota and LA. Have some damn vision.
 
There is no chance in hell renovations would prevent games being played at the existing stadium for three whole years. I’d be surprised if it’s even one.

The Guardians have managed to do their constant renovations without having to play games somewhere else, and that’s much harder logistically.
 
inliner311 said:
The two or three seasons in Columbus sounds like some BS the Haslams are pushing out to try to get a new stadium. Renovations probably can be taken out in phases during the offseason.

Also it could all just be poor reporting since WKYC pulled the article and it all came from neotrans blog. Some of the article talks about renovations to Berea and my guess is that could mean 2-3 offseasons or preseasons away for training camp/mini camps. They have wanted to do training camp and a preseason game in Columbus before.
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If they change the entire structure of the stadium there is no way they can play there. That takes years not months. Plus you have to deal with extreme weather during rebuild.

What makes this so stupid is there was a study that said the location is not ideal to have an outdoor stadium long term do due ti being so close to the lake . We have seen how the last two structures fell apart over decades of being exposed to the ’’’elements .


This is the laziest way to have a « newer facility » . It’s the dumbest but cheapest plan . Jimmy and the city both look like idiots.
 
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There is no chance in hell renovations would prevent games being played at the existing stadium for three whole years. I’d be surprised if it’s even one.

The Guardians have managed to do their constant renovations without having to play games somewhere else, and that’s much harder logistically.
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It’s a tear down of a structure that is falling apart . It’s not like the last remodel where they just changed the end zones. Plus they are changing the areas around it in terms of highway acesss. It’s a major major project. Two years is likely not enough time . Three is actually way more realistic.
 
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It’s a tear down of a structure that is falling apart . It’s not like the last remodel where they just changed the end zones. Plus they are changing the areas around it in terms of highway acesss. It’s a major major project. Two years is likely not enough time . No way you Three is actually way more realistic.
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If the plan is to tear down the actual structure of the existing stadium and rebuild it, how is that fundamentally different than building “a new stadium”? Just because the location is the same?
 
shoes22 said:
If the plan is to tear down the actual structure of the existing stadium and rebuild it, how is that fundamentally different than building “a new stadium”? Just because the location is the same?
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Another outdoor stadium that has limited use that will breakdown over the next 20 years. Another stupid plan .
 
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