http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3591385 One thing I say is why can't the Texan home football games just simply get moved to the Astrodome if Reliant Stadium is not ready? I see the only real problem in doing such a thing is that seating capacity in the Astrodome for football isn't as high as what either Reliant or Rice Stadiums hold. After seeing how poorly Reliant Stadium withstood Hurricane Ike compared to the Astrodome, it might be imperitive to just leave the Astrodome standing for any future major hurricanes that might barrel through the Houston area in the coming years and decades.
the astrodome is rat infested and asbestos infested. this may sound kind of crazy, but what about playing it in Minute Maid park. I know they can fit a football field in there, because MMP has hosted a soccer match before.
Football game at MMP? No way. They'd be missing out on 25,000 fans who'd be pissed off since they have a ticket to the game.
thats why it's a bit crazy. maybe they can sit in a suite, or on the field. or they probably wouldnt even show up. i just think it would be cool to tailgate in downtown.
Astrodome is out of the question; it's basically closed to all non-essential personnel as a result building code violations. But here's a good question...why was Reliant build with a fabric like roof in the first place? Doesn't seem like the best material to use in a city in danger of receiving hurricanes.
I think they might get ready for oct 5 (the next game in Houston) they have three weeks to repair the roof.
It'd be sweet to see them in the dome but thats even less likely than MMP. Rice sounds right. 70 K plus they can get all/most the season ticket holders in there. It'd be interesting to see how they sort them out though.
Supposedly that roof should have been able to handle hurricane like winds. I'm willing to bet McNair has been on the phone with the manufacturers.
Rice has far better sight-lines than Reliant. All they would need to do is add some additional temporary concession stands and it would work fine.
i guess this is the only way we will get to have the roof open. football outdoors? what a novel concept...
it can handle winds but along with the winds come sideways rain and hail. since the roof needs to be light and is made out of a cloth/fabric there is nothing that can handle that outside of kevlar which is probably to heavy.
That would only make plenty sense. The more workable option is waiting it out until the last hour with high hopes that the game can be playable in Reliant. Then face the realization that it can't be played there nd then have to move the game to neutral Tennessee.