Dallas Cowboys new stadium. [Archive]

TMC

03-30-2008, 06:24 PM

Any doubt that Jerry Jones would do it bigger?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/CowboysNS-Day.png

http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/

The largest NFL stadium ever built is designed to enhance the international Cowboys brand with its modern progressive architecture while incorporating elements of the Texas Stadium Cowboys heritage such as the shape of the roof's opening and the Ring of Honor.

The 2.3 million square-foot stadium will have an approximate capacity of 80,000 and the flexibility to accommodate up to 100,000 fans. The stadium features signature monumental arches, an expansive retractable roof, massive glass retractable end zone doors, a distinguishing canted glass wall, and the world's largest center-hung video board.

The stadium design incorporates two open end zones with glass retractable doors measuring 120 feet high and 180 feet wide, making them the tallest glass retractable doors in the world. These doors open in 18 minutes. The plazas outside these doors, one in each end zone - along with the three party decks in each end zone - create over 420,000 square feet of entertainment space, or approximately 10 acres. This space gives the stadium great flexibility with its capacity. These areas will be great spaces for people to gather before, during and after events to socialize and experience a unique interactive experience.

The field is actually 50 feet below ground level, so fans entering on the plaza level will have a panoramic view over the field. The end zone area will have the flexibility to convert from standing-room only to seating, based on specific event needs. Media boards and large-screen monitors add entertainment to the area, and create a festival atmosphere.

This stadium costs has now swelled to over $1 BILLION dollars.

kurtistb

03-30-2008, 06:31 PM

Makes Heinz Field look a bit dinky :(

Jmat

03-30-2008, 06:40 PM

Steeler Nation will still take it over when the Steelers play in Dallas,

Lunar7

03-30-2008, 06:48 PM

A billion dollars. I wonder how much a beer will cost there?

5RINGS

03-30-2008, 06:49 PM

I hate them more now than ever.

Southern Steeler

03-30-2008, 06:49 PM

I bet Tom Brady feels disrespected by that stadium.

Jmat

03-30-2008, 06:55 PM

A billion dollars. I wonder how much a beer will cost there?
They won't serve beer. That's for working people.

SteelerFan448

03-30-2008, 07:04 PM

That will have one of the worst atmospheres in all of football.

thesteelcity

03-30-2008, 07:28 PM

they could have three Heinz Fields. THREE!

Achie D

03-30-2008, 07:54 PM

My wife's uncle has had a box at Texas Stadium since the beginning of time. They're all "Texas this and Texas that". That's nice.

No amount of stadium will make Jerry's pee-pee bigger. It's the team, how they play, and their fans.

I like our town. I like our team. I like our fans.

SteelrzGirl

03-30-2008, 07:57 PM

Id expect nothing less from Jones. In fact, if it were any smaller, Id be suspect.

crimsonsteel

03-30-2008, 08:15 PM

1st & 10

03-30-2008, 08:31 PM

Money from the NFL, money from all 32 teams was used to build it.
Makes scence to build an expensive stadium when others are
helping to fund it.

kurtistb

03-30-2008, 08:44 PM

Steeler Nation will still take it over when the Steelers play in Dallas,

sounds about right to me. Is it opening this year? I may need to set up a business trip if we play there. I keep telling these clowns at we'll help them sell out their stadiums, seems like everyone I work with is a NFC least fan.

Hollywood Bags

03-30-2008, 08:55 PM

Hate to say it but Heinz looks and feels like it was built on the cheap

LetMePlay

03-30-2008, 09:40 PM

Local radio reported that there are single seat license fees in the $100k range.

I do not know if its true but I was still horrified.

Steelerman

03-30-2008, 09:45 PM

they could have three Heinz Fields. THREE!

Three? Try almost four. Heinz was only in $280 million range.

thesteelcity

03-30-2008, 09:49 PM

Hate to say it but Heinz looks and feels like it was built on the cheap

There really is no bad seat in the house, The Great Hall is amazing and I feel it represents the fans and team rather well. Nothing too fancy and it's made for football, period. The facitlity is definitly an upgrade over TRS. No roof, no turf, no overspending. I think it's a great venue to see a game.

Illinistlrfan

03-30-2008, 09:52 PM

How long has it been since they have won a playoff game?

BermudaSteel

03-30-2008, 09:55 PM

It looks like a modern barn...

Hollywood Bags

03-30-2008, 10:07 PM

There really is no bad seat in the house, The Great Hall is amazing and I feel it represents the fans and team rather well. Nothing too fancy and it's made for football, period. The facitlity is definitly an upgrade over TRS. No roof, no turf, no overspending. I think it's a great venue to see a game.

It is not as nice as any of the new stadiums

Hines57

03-30-2008, 10:07 PM

We can always close off the open end of Heinz Field.....

Doc

03-30-2008, 10:08 PM

Hate to say it but Heinz looks and feels like it was built on the cheap

having never had the privilege of watching a game there, I can't speak of first hand knowledge. But Tom Brady hates playing there, so that makes it alright by me.

mightyguru

03-30-2008, 10:21 PM

Can you say "over the fucking top"?

thesteelcity

03-30-2008, 10:30 PM

It is not as nice as any of the new stadiums

maybe it's not, but I'm alright with low-key and simple. Arizona's stadium is sweet, but how much did that cost them? The roof alone must have been half of what HF cost.

Hollywood Bags

03-30-2008, 10:35 PM

having never had the privilege of watching a game there, I can't speak of first hand knowledge. But Tom Brady hates playing there, so that makes it alright by me.

He collects rings there at our expense

thesteelcity

03-30-2008, 10:37 PM

Heinz Field
After spending 30 years at the multipurpose Three Rivers Stadium, the Pittsburgh Steelers now play at one of the superior NFL stadiums.

http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com

Hollywood Bags

03-30-2008, 10:44 PM

Think a poll by the people here might tell a different story. Heinz is OK but not a great stadium by todays standards.

thesteelcity

03-30-2008, 10:51 PM

today's standards? it opened in 2001, not 1981. I don't know what you really want in a stadium? They needed luxary boxes to compete and they provided them. They needed state-of-the-art lockerrooms and accomplished that. When you enter Heinz, do you feel you are in Steeler Country? With The Great Hall, view of the City of Pittsburgh and gold seats, I say "yes"!

Rabid since '72

03-30-2008, 10:57 PM

There is just no pleasing some people.

That new Cowboys stadiuim is U-G-L-Y, but fits the city of Dallas. Tacky, tacky, tacky.

Hollywood Bags

03-30-2008, 11:04 PM

Fuck the view of Pittsburgh, it is not a stadium I particularly care for. It does not reatain sound well, it is rather ceaply made and it is aesthetically ugly as sin.

Super Dave

03-30-2008, 11:33 PM

The Sun Belt cities paid extra for their Stadiums in hopes of becoming a semi annual Super Bowl site.

Heinz Field looks unfinished to me and the banana yellow seats are an eyesore from Mt Washington. However It does translate better in person than it does on TV

STLRFAN78

03-30-2008, 11:36 PM

big deal.....with the roof open it still looks like a fucking toilet !

Super Dave

03-30-2008, 11:43 PM

big deal.....with the roof open it still looks like a fucking toilet !

For me to POOP on!

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60 MINUTES

03-31-2008, 12:08 AM

Money from the NFL, money from all 32 teams was used to build it.
Makes scence to build an expensive stadium when others are
helping to fund it.

This is the reason the owners can't agree on anything. This is why you will see the end of the CBA and although most common fans think that means the players would be happy with on CBA and no cap you are wrong. No CBA means no Retirement for the players which means nothing to todays million dollar boys but the Family of Mike Webster will get nothing and thats not even a tenth of the impact of no CBA.

So you guessed it no CBA no play. you will see a strike if the owners can't agree.

I really can't blame the small owners at all. They should have a limit as to how much money you get towards a new stadium, then if you want to add to that and build a billion dollar stadium then fine go for it. however the money from the other owners should stop at a certain price.

MT~Forged

03-31-2008, 12:37 AM

I never understood why Heinz Field was made about 5-10,000 seats larger. With the waiting list what it is, I think they could have sold them every game.

But then again if you build it that much larger then you don't have as many people fighting for tickets and driving the prices up.

smithessmokin

03-31-2008, 12:44 AM

that is incredibly stupid when toe cowbys havent won a playoff game in eleven years....a lot to spend on a stadium where you are not going to get hoefield advantage.

SteelrzGirl

03-31-2008, 12:53 AM

Please. LIke previously mentioned, that is nothing more than an extension of Jerry's penis. Some guys buy big huge trucks or ridiculous sports car to compensate their short comings.

Jerry builds a ridiculous stadium. Pat Bowlen's probably jelly.

Hines57

03-31-2008, 12:59 AM

Jerry has a penis

JEFFRO

03-31-2008, 01:16 AM

the view of Pittsburgh, it is not a stadium I particularly care for. It does not reatain sound well, it is rather ceaply made and it is aesthetically ugly as sin.

Does not retain sound well???

I was there for the Seahawks game this past season, I believe we, the fans, helped cause at least 4 false starts.

I love Heinz Field. It is perfect for the Steelers, their tradition and the city.

There is not a bad seat in the house either!

If you want a cheap stadium go to San Diego.

I'll never go back there until they get a new stadium.

Jerry Jones can blow his wad on 1 Billion dollar stadium but he will never equal the class that is the Rooney Family and the Steelers!

CornerBlitz

03-31-2008, 01:21 AM

Having been to many games at Three Rivers and some games at Heinz Field, there is no comparing the sound level, Three Rivers was much louder. Attributable to the circular design, the concrete and the type of new fan going to the games at Heinz.

OhioSteel

03-31-2008, 01:35 AM

Fuck the view of Pittsburgh, it is not a stadium I particularly care for. It does not reatain sound well, it is rather ceaply made and it is aesthetically ugly as sin.

Why are you ragging on the stadium so much? I like it. The only point you've made that I agree with is that it doesn't retain sound as well as TRS did. Otherwise, it's great. I love the Great Hall and the spiral walways where the fans stand to watch the games. The only other complaint I have is they keep screwing with the parking and tailgating. I miss that much more than TRS.

Aries1247

03-31-2008, 02:18 AM

There is just no pleasing some people.

That new Cowboys stadiuim is U-G-L-Y, but fits the city of Dallas. Tacky, tacky, tacky.

No, there's just no pleasing ParBags. The only problem I have with Heinz is that it isn't TRS. Other than that I have no problem with it. Those who don't like it? Don't fucking go, that'll leave more tickets for fans that have never been there & who would probably appreciate it more... & fuck Jerry Jones too.

Steel Dino

03-31-2008, 11:10 AM

Everyone is entitled to their opinion....

The Steelers got what they paid for, which is exactly what they and the City wanted...and now the Cowboys and Dallas are getting what they want...

The stadiums just epitomize the differences between Pittsburgh and Dallas...that is why...

we are who we are, and they are who they are.

Stlrs4Life

03-31-2008, 12:47 PM

No, there's just no pleasing ParBags. The only problem I have with Heinz is that it isn't TRS. Other than that I have no problem with it. Those who don't like it? Don't fucking go, that'll leave more tickets for fans that have never been there & who would probably appreciate it more... & fuck Jerry Jones too.

Amen. I like it.

Steelerman58

03-31-2008, 03:00 PM

When the Steelers beat the Cowboys in the SB again, that place won't be big enough to hold all the used tissues.

Steelerman

03-31-2008, 03:45 PM

That new Cowboys stadiuim is U-G-L-Y, but fits the city of Dallas. Tacky, tacky, tacky.

The damn thing hasn't even been built yet.

Achie D

03-31-2008, 04:11 PM

Hate to say it but Heinz looks and feels like it was built on the cheap

It was. Same approach as FA.

Achie D

03-31-2008, 04:12 PM

1st & 10

03-31-2008, 05:24 PM

I like it, the stadium looks like a steel football.
All new nfl stadiums will probably cost close to a billion now.

Steelerman

03-31-2008, 06:41 PM

I have little doubt that this stadium will be the most fabulous sporting venue on the face of the earth. They are building it to be that way. I won't put the blinders on just because I hate the Cowboys. It's a friggen billion dollar building. It will be amazing beyond belief.

Damn people, it's just a building.

JEFFRO

03-31-2008, 06:41 PM

It's all one upmanship.

The one after Dallas will be bigger and better too.

But I love Heinz Field.

The only thing I don't like is the playing surface.

I love grass, but they have got to find a way to grow some serious deep rooted grass.
There's no place like home!

Rabid since '72

03-31-2008, 09:40 PM

The damn thing hasn't even been built yet.

My apologies. The artist's renderings of the new Cowboy's Stadium are U-G-L-Y.

But I've been to Dallas and I'll still stand by the "Tacky, tacky, tacky". The whole city still feels like the 1950's.

Sluzilla

03-31-2008, 10:04 PM

i was impressed at the STL game...even up high you had a good view of the game...

In Ben We Trust

03-31-2008, 10:09 PM

Does not retain sound well???

I was there for the Seahawks game this past season, I believe we, the fans, helped cause at least 4 false starts.

I love Heinz Field. It is perfect for the Steelers, their tradition and the city.

There is not a bad seat in the house either!

If you want a cheap stadium go to San Diego.

I'll never go back there until they get a new stadium.

Jerry Jones can blow his wad on 1 Billion dollar stadium but he will never equal the class that is the Rooney Family and the Steelers!

I was at the Seahawk game as well and when they broke out the Styx song Renegade I thought the place was going to implode.....absolutely awesome. If you dislike Heinz Field you are just not a fan of the game.

SteelerFan448

03-31-2008, 10:30 PM

My apologies. The artist's renderings of the new Cowboy's Stadium are U-G-L-Y.

But I've been to Dallas and I'll still stand by the "Tacky, tacky, tacky". The whole city still feels like the 1950's.

It is very far along in its process and the building itself doesn't look any better than the renderings. I am not a fan of it, or any other stadium with a roof/retractable roof. I actually think the Colts new stadium is much more unique looking.

Stainless

03-31-2008, 10:31 PM

It looks like a sperm.

THE flafan

03-31-2008, 10:39 PM

Makes you wonder just how small Jerry Jones' dick really is!..........the NFL is rapidly moving away from what made it so great in the first place....evolving into hermetically sealed, antiseptic, overpriced arena football.

TheStoneMan

03-31-2008, 11:27 PM

since '01 i've sat in almost every different corner of that stadium, and it seems like every year i say the same thing, nice the view is fing great from here, F the cowboys, F their new stadium, F jerry jones... go steelers!

DerbyCityBNGfan

04-01-2008, 12:12 AM

Wow you really have to give it to Jerry Jones for keeping the best interests of the league and other franchises in mind when he put this into motion. I drive a jacked-up Jeep and I never make that 'wonder if he's making up for something' comment, but this is the pinnacle of self-absorbed BS. It's obvious Jerry wants to leave a lasting mark after he's gone, and this will be it if he is successful. I despise everything about that franchise.

cpollock

04-01-2008, 12:14 AM

copy cats .... Had to have the retractable grass like Arizona .. huh

smithessmokin

04-01-2008, 12:15 AM

someone once asked me, "who is your favorite player on the cowboys"?

i answered, "of course, it has to be jerry jones".

they replied back, "i thought he wasnt a player, and that he was the GM"?

i replied in return, "he runs that team whether he is the OC, QB, or HC."

DerbyCityBNGfan

04-01-2008, 12:16 AM

Makes you wonder just how small Jerry Jones' really is!..........the NFL is rapidly moving away from what made it so great in the first place....evolving into hermetically sealed, antiseptic, overpriced arena football.

Amen dude, esp the last part about overpriced...weak-ass Heinz Field makes ol' Three Rivers look like a prison break in comparison. blue collar fans that used to make the Steelers games crazy are gone, bunch of executive ninnies who whine about you not sitting down...im sure its like this everywhere the way tix have gone up....

Dixon Hand

04-01-2008, 09:17 AM

Even though I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night I'm having a little trouble with the math. $1 billion for 8 games a year...

smithessmokin

04-01-2008, 09:49 AM

what would be nice is if they win every home game except they lose to us. hahahaha.

Coryea

04-01-2008, 10:18 AM

what would be nice is if they win every home game except they lose to us. hahahaha.

It'd be better if they lost every home game.

SteelerFan448

04-01-2008, 06:09 PM

Amen dude, esp the last part about overpriced...weak-ass Heinz Field makes ol' Three Rivers look like a prison break in comparison. blue collar fans that used to make the Steelers games crazy are gone, bunch of executive ninnies who whine about you not sitting down...im sure its like this everywhere the way tix have gone up....

Like it or not, there are even more ninnies that are the blue collar fans that you speak of.