Stadium update article

[Mackeyser]

Sorry boys- gonna’ have to be a bit snarky here.

Do you really think you know more about architecture than the firm hired to do a $2 billion dollar stadium.

The arrogance of the ignorant is astounding sometimes.

Absolutely no disrespect intended, but when was the last time you second guessed a brain surgeon?

Personally? Well, I mean, he was maybe the top Neurologist in Southern CA as he was both the head of Neurology for the big hospital at the West LA VA as well as being the head of Neurology for UCLA, both in a teaching and clinical capacity.

Didn't just second-guess him, but outright told him he was wrong and went to the mattresses about it (what with it being my brain and all).

Turns out I was right... and for the right reasons.

But, LOL, I get your point.

Expertise means something and should generally be respected.

As pertains to the new stadium, I think they are doing it right with video on both sides and the ring being big, but not so massive that the game plays out like a PPV event like they used to sell at theaters for boxing matches.

If it were only on the inside, then absolutely, yes, the concerns that fans in the upper deck would miss out on potentially all of the video would make those seats untenable for the involved fan (or anyone who does fantasy football, which I guess is a huge thing).

 

[LARams_1963]

I do have some concerns about cross ventilation in this space, especially as LA weather has stagnant periods. There's ways to combat this with powered exhaust louvers but I'm a bit concerned that comfort levels may not be great in here. It'll be much better than the Coliseum in late fall no doubt. That long down-ramp to field level would be a great place to pull air through, like they do in mountain pass tunnels, & take advantage of the cave-like conditions.

I'm not an architect and I've been thinking the same exact thing. Cross ventilation will be key to the comfort of all.

 

[kurtfaulk]

I think Dallas totally freaked up.
It’s just too big. Nobody’s Looking at the field. Have two boys fan friends who verified that.

Sorry boys- gonna’ have to be a bit snarky here.

Do you really think you know more about architecture than the firm hired to do a $2 billion dollar stadium.

The arrogance of the ignorant is astounding sometimes.

Absolutely no disrespect intended, but when was the last time you second guessed a brain surgeon?

Haha, classic.

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[Hey Man]

Some of the new stadiums are so massive that you can't see the field , the players are smaller than you finger when you put it in front of your face, thus the big screens. I guess it's the atmosphere that gets you to go to the game when you r seats are that high.
I remember the old Veterans stadium in Philly when my girlfriend and I used to go in the late 70s early 80s and she used to bring binoculars to watch the game .

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

I think Dallas totally freaked up.
It’s just too big. Nobody’s Looking at the field. Have two boys fan friends who verified that.

I wouldn't look at the field if I was a Cowboys fan either..

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

that screen looks like it's gonna be irritating as freak for the people in the upper decks. it will be in their line of sight when they look at the field. unless the pictures have the scaling all wrong.

Looks like Hekker would be hitting it regularly.

 

[nighttrain]

View: https://www.facebook.com/chargers/videos/10155789027172713/


Look at these bastards all flying Charger flags over our stadium. Wth?!

might make a ton of money from Chrysler, Charger Fast, Ram Tough Stadium!

 

[Corbin]

might make a ton of money from Chrysler, Charger Fast, Ram Tough Stadium!

That would actually be BEAST! I'd take that..

 

[RamFan503]

View: https://www.facebook.com/chargers/videos/10155789027172713/


Look at these bastards all flying Charger flags over our stadium. Wth?!

Did you not see that it was produced by the chargers?

 

[RamFan503]

Haha, classic.

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Psssst - Vegas actually is an Architect.

 

[Riverumbbq]

Some of these retaining walls appear to be among the tallest i've ever seen. (ConstructionCam 4K North View 4)


http://www.therams.com/stadiumcam.html

 

[Corbin]

Did you not see that it was produced by the chargers?

Yes... but those filthy maggots flying their stuff over our stadium like they are building it by themselves.

 

[kurtfaulk]

Psssst - Vegas actually is an Architect.

still funny as fuck.

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[DaveFan'51]

Some of these retaining walls appear to be among the tallest i've ever seen. (ConstructionCam 4K North View 4)


http://www.therams.com/stadiumcam.html

Those Walls sure look massive to me! I've never seen anything like it before!:eek:
But I really HATE seeing those Damned 'Lightening Bolts' around Our Stadium!!:seizure:
I can't wait to see what the New Place Looks like By the end of this Year!

 

[LA_Rams_#29]

I just hope Stan & Co. don't price me out of the joint. This season was $2500. I can hang with that. If there are PSLs on top of a substantial ticket increase... I don't know...

The pricing is going to have to be reasonable ..or it will be empty. Pretty sure Kroenke is realizing that. They've already got a ton of huge events scheduled for the stadium... unlike other newer stadiums, PSLs aren't playing a major role in the construction or the profitability in this case.

 

[LA_Rams_#29]

I'm more concerned with coming out of there like a rotisserie chicken! If the sunlight isn't filtered by the roof it could get kinda hot in the late summer/early fall...

Those ETFE tiles are supposed top filter it out..... I've read articles online about it.

 

[RamsSince1969]

I just hope Stan & Co. don't price me out of the joint. This season was $2500. I can hang with that. If there are PSLs on top of a substantial ticket increase... I don't know...

I've thought about it and I may be able to afford only 1 seat if the PSL's are too much. Go it alone!

 

[LesBaker]

But someone with more knowledge than me...please explain why the Chargers are sharing this stadium with us. That’s a disgrace IMO.

LOL..........are you serious?

 

[LesBaker]

I just hope Stan & Co. don't price me out of the joint. This season was $2500. I can hang with that. If there are PSLs on top of a substantial ticket increase... I don't know...

If your limit is 2500 you will most certainly be priced out.

Sorry boys- gonna’ have to be a bit snarky here.

Do you really think you know more about architecture than the firm hired to do a $2 billion dollar stadium.

The arrogance of the ignorant is astounding sometimes.

Absolutely no disrespect intended, but when was the last time you second guessed a brain surgeon?

Mistakes get made in projects like this.

The stadium the Indians play in had two luxury suites (I think they ended up eliminating them and use them for storage) that could only view half the field.

Mistakes can happen.

Punters hit the screen in Dallas every now and then.

Two home teams means the stadium gets paid off twice as fast, and should (in theory) keep ticket prices lower.

I don't think either of those things are true.

Yes... but those filthy maggots flying their stuff over our stadium like they are building it by themselves.

A new stadium in LA was never going to be "ours" from the start.

The pricing is going to have to be reasonable ..or it will be empty. Pretty sure Kroenke is realizing that.

Well it sure didn't dawn on him or the Rams last year or the year before. Prices will never be reasonable in the new stadium. Ever. It'll be the most expensive venue in the NFL. But filling it won't be a function of anything other than a winning team.

And even then we learned that we could see as many fans of the other team in the stadium.

If they don't limit ticket brokers it'll only be "home field advantage" sometimes.

 

[LA_Rams_#29]

Well it sure didn't dawn on him or the Rams last year or the year before. Prices will never be reasonable in the new stadium. Ever. It'll be the most expensive venue in the NFL. But filling it won't be a function of anything other than a winning team.

And even then we learned that we could see as many fans of the other team in the stadium.

If they don't limit ticket brokers it'll only be "home field advantage" sometimes.

I disagree.... The price for season tickets for the Los Angeles Rams today are the same as they were for St Louis Rams in 2015 in the dome. If you believe the prices are too high, then you're saying the only way that Kroenke could have made the pricing more reasonable would have been to LOWER the prices once they moved back to Los Angeles. That's not really a reasonable expectation. Keeping them the same as it was in St Louis is more than reasonable.

Stan Kroenke committing to a privately funded stadium in Inglewood means a couple of things. Although Kroenke is spending a lot of money himself, the stadium, and the overall development provides him with numerous revenue sources that literally no other sports team owner has ever had access to related to a stadium project. Kroenke as the team owner but also the primary developer in the overall project means that the residential, commercial, and entertainment venues all in the overall project are revenue producers for him and his partners. The advertising and naming rights opportunities are also unique here because you have a canopy over the stadium that is seen by literally thousands of people a day coming into one of the busiest airports in the world. You already have a commitment for the Final Four, the PAC 12 Championship football game, BCS Championship football Game, The Summer Olympics, ....the Chargers are leasing the stadium for basically nothing, but the revenues generated on their game days are split with Kroenke, there is talk that UCLA boosters will buy out the Rose Bowl lease, and UCLA football will move to Inglewood......

There is a ton of revenue sources involved in this .... unique to this project, and haven't available to other stadium projects... All that tells us that the role of PSLs is drastically different with this stadium than other newer stadiums. Other newer stadiums rely on PSLs as part of the overall financing of a stadium project being built....it's a PRIMARY revenue source that is needed to progress through the process of getting a stadium built. PSLs aren't playing that role at all in Inglewood That PSL revenue along with whatever amount of public money are part of the FRONT end of the financing to build those other stadiums. Again...not in Inglewood... and as I mentioned those other stadiums don't have the number and variety of revenue sources involved....

all that points to the PSLs in Inglewood being reasonably priced.