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RE: Future football home of Georgia State?
Love sports, especially football, but think of all the money when our country even cancels White House tours, etc.

Should help GaSt recruiting.
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(05-02-2013 09:12 AM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  I might get shot down for posting this but I feel like it is "like putting lipstick on a pig". There is nothing wrong with the Georgia Dome.

I have never and I will never buy a ticket for a event that I want to go to based on the venue where the event is held. Either you want to go to the event (sporting, Concert, fair, show, play, ect) or you could care less. That does not mean that I will not watch the event on the TV for free in the comfort of my own home. Each and everyone of us have paid to go to a event that was held in the middle of a venue that was a dump just because we want to be there to see life in person the event.

Now if the Falcons want to put lipstick on a pig there is nothing I can do to stop them, but that lipstick will not change that pig because he will still be a pig.

I'm confused... are you saying this billion dollar stadium is going to be a pig? And it's a proven fact people go to nicer venues vs dumps regardless of the event. Also, the only thing "wrong" with the Ga Dome is that the Falcons didn't own it. Now there is no middle man between them and the profits. I'm going to a game the first chance I get just to see the new stadium. If the Falcons tickets are too hard to get I may go see a GaSt game just to check the place out.
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RE: Future football home of Georgia State?
Its no problem, we are grandfathered in and will be playing in the new stadium as well. Actually the design is supposed to make it even more condusive to sectioning off the upper levels, allowing for a more intimate and attractive feel for smaller crowds...at least that was in the initial plan.
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I think the sentiment was that the Falcons are the pig and the stadium is the lipstick.
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(05-02-2013 09:18 AM)ChooChoo Wrote:  ...the design is supposed to make it even more condusive to sectioning off the upper levels, allowing for a more intimate and attractive feel for smaller crowds...at least that was in the initial plan.

I had heard that too, but looking at the rendering it looks like that will only be the case for events like basketball games and concerts that require a smaller footprint than a football field does.
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RE: Future football home of Georgia State?
(05-02-2013 08:48 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 08:46 AM)The Black Flag Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 08:42 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 08:26 AM)sidslidkid Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 08:04 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  I didn't start this thread so that you Southern folks could start bashing Georgia State. It was to talk about the new stadium. If you wanna bash them, take it to the smack talk board. You guys hijacking every thread to bash App or GaSt is getting really old.

You really expect fans of rival schools to not bash each other on an internet message board? This board is way too PC at times....

Did I ever say anything about NOT bashing them? No. I said if you wanna do it, take it to the smack board. That's what the smack board is there for.

I agree Valleyboy...if Arthur Blank goes with the abstract design, it's a pretty safe bet he's trying to outdo Jerry Jones. And I have to say, based on reading the slide show and some of his coments about trying to bring fans back to NFL stadiums away from their HDTV's at home, he will probably go with the oragami design.

It's crazy that the biggest thing keeping people out of the stadium isn't the product on the field. It's the 50 camera angles, HD, 60" tv hanging on someone's wall near a fridge full of cheap beer and grocery store jalapeno poppers.

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That and money. Why would someone wanna pay the cost of a ticket, and outrageous prices at concessions, when they can get an amazing experience on their tv at home with cheaper food and drink options they've stored themselves and in a more comfortable setting?


My thoughts too. The Dome isn't in the best part of town, and I just personally prefer football to be outdoors. So when you look at the ticket prices, it just turns into the straw that broke the camel's back. You can have a pretty damn good party at home for the cost.
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I like the second design much better. It would feel less like a dome on nice days.

Too bad the Falcons have to play there. 05-stirthepot
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(05-02-2013 07:52 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  Check it out. An article and video on the new Atlanta Falcons stadium proposals. One of the stadium proposals is very similar to "The Bird's Nest" in Beijing that was used for the 2008 Olympics.

Falcons Stadium proposal

Way too artsy and postmodern for a hole like Atlanta, GA.

Kidding.

But seriously, F the Falcons.
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(05-02-2013 09:04 AM)The4thOption Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 08:45 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 08:44 AM)The4thOption Wrote:  Isn't the new Stadium going to built somewhere else?

If so, is there ANY chance that GaSt could buy the Ga Dome?

It's gonna be built in a space beside the Georgia Dome. Like they did with Turner Field and the old Fulton County Stadium. The dome will be torn down and probably made into parking.

Oh, so what is the problem with gast just renting that instead since it will still practicaly be on the GAST campus?

I'm pretty sure GaSt doesn't want to rent it. Not to mention Atlanta doesn't need two domed structures sitting side by side with one another.

I agree with Valleyboy that there is nothing wrong with the Georgia Dome other than it's not as nice as the Cowboy's, Colt's, or Cardinal's stadiums. Most everyone involved feels this is a total waste of money. Granted, Arthur Blank is funding most of it, but the hotel/motel tax that's being used to fund part of it...many feel that can be used in a more beneficial way.
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(05-02-2013 09:48 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 09:04 AM)The4thOption Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 08:45 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 08:44 AM)The4thOption Wrote:  Isn't the new Stadium going to built somewhere else?

If so, is there ANY chance that GaSt could buy the Ga Dome?

It's gonna be built in a space beside the Georgia Dome. Like they did with Turner Field and the old Fulton County Stadium. The dome will be torn down and probably made into parking.

Oh, so what is the problem with gast just renting that instead since it will still practicaly be on the GAST campus?

I'm pretty sure GaSt doesn't want to rent it. Not to mention Atlanta doesn't need two domed structures sitting side by side with one another.

I agree with Valleyboy that there is nothing wrong with the Georgia Dome other than it's not as nice as the Cowboy's, Colt's, or Cardinal's stadiums. Most everyone involved feels this is a total waste of money. Granted, Arthur Blank is funding most of it, but the hotel/motel tax that's being used to fund part of it...many feel that can be used in a more beneficial way.

The original plan was an open air stadium for the Falcons and keep the Dome. This monstrosity grew out of Blanks need to keep the Dome legacy events in order to pay that financed $800M
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The one point that the Falcons are really missing is the fact that it's not the stadium that was keeping people away. It's the area of town.

The Ga Dome is not a bad venue. Especially since they renovated it. It's what's outside of the stadium that turn people away.

My wife went to one game with me there, and she said she didn't feel safe. Therefore she will never go back. I can promise you that she's not the only one. And with that said, you can build a new stadium every year, but if you keep it in that area of town, you are never going to get the crowd size you want.
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(05-02-2013 09:17 AM)sidslidkid Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 09:12 AM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  I might get shot down for posting this but I feel like it is "like putting lipstick on a pig". There is nothing wrong with the Georgia Dome.

I have never and I will never buy a ticket for a event that I want to go to based on the venue where the event is held. Either you want to go to the event (sporting, Concert, fair, show, play, ect) or you could care less. That does not mean that I will not watch the event on the TV for free in the comfort of my own home. Each and everyone of us have paid to go to a event that was held in the middle of a venue that was a dump just because we want to be there to see life in person the event.

Now if the Falcons want to put lipstick on a pig there is nothing I can do to stop them, but that lipstick will not change that pig because he will still be a pig.

I'm confused... are you saying this billion dollar stadium is going to be a pig? And it's a proven fact people go to nicer venues vs dumps regardless of the event. Also, the only thing "wrong" with the Ga Dome is that the Falcons didn't own it. Now there is no middle man between them and the profits. I'm going to a game the first chance I get just to see the new stadium. If the Falcons tickets are too hard to get I may go see a GaSt game just to check the place out.

No the new stadium will not be a pig. What I am saying is that there is nothing wrong with the Georgia Dome except maybe location in my opinion. If the falcon's do not like the dome they have the right to build there own new stadium with there own money when there lease on the dome is up. Can anyone say that the Georgia Dome is not a nice venue? Now I will say that I could careless about Pro Football and if the Falcons want to move there team to Nome Alaska they can go right ahead when there lease is up for all I care.
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(05-02-2013 09:58 AM)KennesawEagle Wrote:  The one point that the Falcons are really missing is the fact that it's not the stadium that was keeping people away. It's the area of town.

The Ga Dome is not a bad venue. Especially since they renovated it. It's what's outside of the stadium that turn people away.

My wife went to one game with me there, and she said she didn't feel safe. Therefore she will never go back. I can promise you that she's not the only one. And with that said, you can build a new stadium every year, but if you keep it in that area of town, you are never going to get the crowd size you want.

Here's a completely valid question. I'm not asking to be a smart butt. I'm genuinely curious. Would your wife feel the same way about Turner Field and going to a Braves game?
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(05-02-2013 09:58 AM)KennesawEagle Wrote:  The one point that the Falcons are really missing is the fact that it's not the stadium that was keeping people away. It's the area of town.

The Ga Dome is not a bad venue. Especially since they renovated it. It's what's outside of the stadium that turn people away.

My wife went to one game with me there, and she said she didn't feel safe. Therefore she will never go back. I can promise you that she's not the only one. And with that said, you can build a new stadium every year, but if you keep it in that area of town, you are never going to get the crowd size you want.

Really??? Really??? REALLY!?!?! There is nothing around it for locks and blocks to the south and west.. Centennial Olympic Park to the north and Phillips to the east. There is really nothing over there. And as far as I know the Falcons have been selling out lately.

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(05-02-2013 10:03 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 09:58 AM)KennesawEagle Wrote:  The one point that the Falcons are really missing is the fact that it's not the stadium that was keeping people away. It's the area of town.

The Ga Dome is not a bad venue. Especially since they renovated it. It's what's outside of the stadium that turn people away.

My wife went to one game with me there, and she said she didn't feel safe. Therefore she will never go back. I can promise you that she's not the only one. And with that said, you can build a new stadium every year, but if you keep it in that area of town, you are never going to get the crowd size you want.

Here's a completely valid question. I'm not asking to be a smart butt. I'm genuinely curious. Would your wife feel the same way about Turner Field and going to a Braves game?

ISWYDT! LOL 04-cheers

Its funny how that is an area ten times more dangerous and yet people dont complain.
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I personally have never had a problem with the area right around the Georgia Dome and I've been in that area MANY times. Yes, there are some bad neighborhoods not too terribly far from the dome, but I've never once had an issue with it being a bad area.
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(05-02-2013 09:58 AM)KennesawEagle Wrote:  The one point that the Falcons are really missing is the fact that it's not the stadium that was keeping people away. It's the area of town.

The Ga Dome is not a bad venue. Especially since they renovated it. It's what's outside of the stadium that turn people away.

My wife went to one game with me there, and she said she didn't feel safe. Therefore she will never go back. I can promise you that she's not the only one. And with that said, you can build a new stadium every year, but if you keep it in that area of town, you are never going to get the crowd size you want.

Carried my wife to the grand opening of the dome years ago and did not tell here that we would be riding MARTA to the dome. Needless to say she was upset with me.
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(05-02-2013 10:03 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  
(05-02-2013 09:58 AM)KennesawEagle Wrote:  The one point that the Falcons are really missing is the fact that it's not the stadium that was keeping people away. It's the area of town.

The Ga Dome is not a bad venue. Especially since they renovated it. It's what's outside of the stadium that turn people away.

My wife went to one game with me there, and she said she didn't feel safe. Therefore she will never go back. I can promise you that she's not the only one. And with that said, you can build a new stadium every year, but if you keep it in that area of town, you are never going to get the crowd size you want.

Here's a completely valid question. I'm not asking to be a smart butt. I'm genuinely curious. Would your wife feel the same way about Turner Field and going to a Braves game?

Actually talked with her about that a while back. She mentioned that it's not that bad there, but admittedly said that she may be skewed on that because when we go, we typically park very close to the stadium (my fathers company has season tickets and two parking passes in the Delta lot literally across the street). Plus we never tailgate for a Braves game. We do for Falcons games and/or Peach Bowl games.
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MARTA is deplorable and needs to just be put out of its misery.

To KennesawEagle...gotcha. I'm going to a Braves game this month. I haven't been to a Braves game in the 6 years I've lived in Atlanta so I'm not sure what it's like there now. But from the times I went to the games before I moved here, I also had never had an issue with the area around Turner Field. I've never tailgated at either.
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(05-02-2013 10:09 AM)troy4ever Wrote:  I personally have never had a problem with the area right around the Georgia Dome and I've been in that area MANY times. Yes, there are some bad neighborhoods not too terribly far from the dome, but I've never once had an issue with it being a bad area.

Its funny but there are sketchier neighborhoods just west of GT
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