DJ's left nut |
01-06-2023 11:14 AM |
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
(Post 16714725)
Yeah, from that view it looks like they elected the worst possible of all worlds.
A flattened out lower bowl puts folks from about mid-way (who aren't going to get that 'blimp' feel either way) further off the field, which from the lower bowl s a greater concern than being elevated.
Then as they went higher in elevation, rather than go 'out' to keep fans lower, they went up. Worse still, with no overhang, they started from way out off the field to begin with. By the time they get into that third deck, you're way off the field AND are essentially going straight up.
And that's all compounded by the open end zones that necessitated such a sprawling setup to begin with by simply removing tens of thousands of potential seats that then need to be crammed between the end goal lines.
It's just a REALLY bad design. In looking at the photo of it, I understand more now why it felt like every seat was awful. They simply appear to have picked the worst possible layout at every single step.
Like I said - it's a shit venue.
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And just to build on this a small bit as it relates to Arrowhead.
Fellas, we are spoiled as **** by that stadium. I know they're talking about building a new one, but they oughta just build THAT again someplace.
I always enjoy the road fans coming in and sitting near us because they are universally in awe of this place by the middle of the 1st quarter. Or some schmuck that hand-waives it because "hey, I've been to The Swamp to see LSU...."
When the noobs come sit near us it reminds me a bit of how normal the experience has become for me. It's why I like to get to road games when I can to remind me of how special the place is. I've been to over 100 games at Arrowhead now; the shock/awe is largely gone. But I need to be reminded at times of how perfect the joint really is and how spoiled I've become by it.
But yeah - it's totally unreasonable that I should be chagrined by losing an AFCCG there. I mean it's not like my favorite memory of a sports fan is being in the stands and watching them hoist the Hunt trophy after beating Tennessee or anything. Hell, I'll always remember that Patriots loss. (The Bengals loss didn't happen).
As a fan, this is a kick in the dick. The experience of being there is simply being taken away in some ridiculous attempt at unearned 'equity' for a team that had the ball in their court and elected to walk away.
For those that don't make it to the stadium often, I can see how this could be much ado about nothing. For those of us that make that journey every weekend, this is absolutely bullshit.
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