I like the roof and the real grass so I admit bias. It is more than inflation though. The last three stadium built have cost 1.3, 1.6 and 1.3 billion dollars. Adjusted for inflation, NRG cost about 460 million in todays dollars. How cheap did you want to go? Minn will be fixed, Dallas, Arizona and Indy are all retractable. I'm glad we don't have some generic stadium.
Compare it to other stadiums built in the same time period if you want to talk about stadium cost. Which is completely offtopic btw. Roof was a dumb waste of money. Thanks, Rodeo. Replace the damn field, Bob.
I don't mind the roof at all. Yes it's rarely used but it's nice to at least have the option to open it like during the U2 concert a few years back. It's like b****ing about a car because you had to spend a extra grand on a sunroof. Or course the stadium could be better here or there but overall we are pretty lucky. It's hardly bad enough to get you panties in a wad
How is it the Rodeos fault? The Rodeo brings in a ton of cash, and they demanded a roof. So if the choice is fixed or retractable I say retractable. Open top was never an option.You want to talk off topic, the roof is way off topic. The reason you remove the field is other events in the stadium, not the roof.
i doubt that was ever the plan.. the building was built to be a multi-purpose arena, the trays were always apart this stadium due to the need of the hlsr.. this just seems like the perfect oppurtunity for those that want to save the dome, to renovate it and stuff hlsr, conventions, truck shows, final fours, and concerts in there, then in NRG go with permanent field turf http://www.fieldturf.com/en/home....
They're not going to make NRG obsolete to just be hosting 10 NFL football games/year. And the dome, even when renovated, was an awful venue for all of the above mentioned events.
There is no legitimate way to think about that? It's certainly a "possibility." You continually label your opinions as "facts" with bs reasoning. What's worse is that you never own up to it when you are called out. Clarifying that your "evidence" which you refuted a post with is actually that Bill Belichick said it is the ultimate example. Imagine what you would say if another poster backed up their "facts" with that. I'm not the only one who called you out in the Andre thread when your facts were based that all professional athletes play for money therefor their priorities are never about winning. As far as my "legitimate reason" for thinking a professional athlete doesn't want to be labeled as injury prone: that reputation never goes away. It follows a guy and is brought up all the time. It effects what people say about you and how people asses your value. He has had 3 injuries in the past few months. Considering the latest didn't involve a big hit it's totally possible he doesn't want anyone to think that it's just that his body can't sustain itself.
Yes, everyone is lying, the field is actually great. Players love having knee shredding seams and holes in the playing surface, anyone who says otherwise will be discredited or ignored entirely. Don't worry, I'm on board with the crazy train now.
I don't believe surveys of all players who play in the NFL are "lying". I don't believe Andre and Cushing (guys who have played a vast increased number of games on this field than the "complainers") are lying.
Of course not, anyone who has nothing bad to say is telling the truth, anyone who does have something bad to say is lying.
= bobbythegreat as he ignores all surveys, studies, and actual data and stakes his reputation and entire argument based on questionable circumstantial occurrences. Picture was appropriately provided by himself.
Was thinking Clowney could be making excuses too. We can win either way. Either Jadeveon is a) fragile or b) NRG might yield a few extra injuries. Who wants to bet Bobby wouldn't be fighting as hard if the injury was to a different player?
If JJ Watt had been the one to step in the hole and tear up his knee it would be far worse. Of course, then pretty much everyone here would have a different opinion....However I'm sure one or two would just hand waive it away for whatever reason.
Hole must be in parentheses. Watt has played 100x more snaps at NRG than Clowney. If he stepped in the "hole", he probably wouldn't be injured. I'm not gonna completely damn JD as being fragile, but he's sure looking like it.
Wasn't injury prone in college. Concussions happen, And he stepped in a hole. Fragile. I don't think so.
Somebody (maybe a different thread) said Clowney missed 4 games his sophomore season, when in fact, it was only 1 game. I'll scale back his durability from highly suspect to suspect. Can the Clowney apologists admit the last 3 months have been suspect? Three injuries, couldn't finish one game, and is currently missing part of a knee ligament forever. It's not about being right, it's about reality. No real fan wants dude to bust
Keep pushing the narrative, I'm sure someone will believe you. That said, it won't matter in the end.
Anyone watching the cowboys and titans game? You can see the seams on the field in Tennessee as well no different than at NRG
Harrison isn't even complaining about holes or seems. He complained the glass was slippery. Not sure if it was wet or overwatered or maybe different kind off grass for pretty color for tv. Who knows. I think the nfl may take control of field for super bowls rather than regular ground crew. On one hand we have multiple player surveys and home town players who like the field. On the other hand we have bobbythegreat and an injury prone player who landed funny and thinks there could have been a hole which swearinger then repeats and bobby takes as gospel. Reminds me of the third grade class repeating a story from one to another where a story about "marry stopped to tie her shoe at NRG" becomes a rumor of "Larry shopped to buy a brew." And then a few tells later becomes "Larry is in jail for DUI cause he smoked grass at NRG."
