(12-10-2013 01:59 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 01:13 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 12:54 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 12:50 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 12:43 PM)bamaEagle Wrote:  I thought they were going to tear it down?

Mayor said that. City Council President says, not so fast and has mentioned GSU as a partner at least twice. Would allow for us to get all of athletics in one area.

Partner with who, what else are they going to put there that makes it viable for the city to keep it??? I know it's still a fairly new building, a shame to see it go, but what else could go there. Are there any talks of an ATL MLS team???

Here is the deal. Atlanta will get an MLS team and it will play in the Falcon's stadium. That deal is pretty much deal and being poorly kept under wraps.

That brings us to the Turner Field land. If you tear down Turner Field you have 90 acres. As usual real estate development is going gangbusters all over the city except for this area. It is south of the Capitol and GSU. The land to the South, East and West are low income neighborhods and 2 expressways (I-20 and (75/85 Downtown Connector). There is no existing retail, no grocery stores, absolutely nothing that will draw the Middle Class families Mayor Reed claims will fill this void. There have been plans and reports for 25 years trying to redevelop this area and no developer has touched it. That is probably because it would take a massive mix used development ala Atlantic Station to fill 90- 100 acres. At least Atlantic Station was Buckhead and Midtown adjacent which is why people purchased condos and townhomes there and why a huge amount of retail was injected. Everyone who lives here knows that isnt going to work with the Ted property. The best bet is a sort of mixed use development plus university athletics along the lines of FSU's College Town development.

Sorry for the wordy response....

Why would an MLS team want to play in an NFL stadium, that thing will be at least 3x's to big for them. They need a 20k seat stadium, not an 80k seat stadium. I would think they would be a better fit at a retro fitted Ted then the Falcon's stadium. Also, are the Falcons moving back outside, or are they building a replacement dome???

1) the stadium will be configurable for smaller crowds
2) this is a done deal

In 2005 ASU played the New Orleans bowl in Lafayette due to hurricane Katrina and there was a light snow that night during the game...unreal!

(12-10-2013 02:12 PM)GaSouthern Wrote:  What is "snow"??

Takes the place of water for skiing.

(12-10-2013 01:14 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 12:53 PM)bamaEagle Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 12:50 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 12:43 PM)bamaEagle Wrote:  

(12-10-2013 12:38 PM)panama Wrote:  Hopefully we move to Turner Field so we can be added to the list.

I thought they were going to tear it down?

Mayor said that. City Council President says, not so fast and has mentioned GSU as a partner at least twice. Would allow for us to get all of athletics in one area.

That would be great if yall could get Turner.

I would love it because I have a feeling that watching football at the NuDome will be like watching a game in the mall food court.

The idea of sitting in a warm food court is pretty appealing after watching the Apps play two weeks ago in the low 30's with a wind chill in the teens.

I misspoke. I meant a mall food court inside a casino.

My first week of classes at Texas State, January 2007, was cancelled due to snow/ice...but it is very rare.

They don't call it Sunny San Marcos for nothing...

I took this picture three years ago last weekend.

The most impressive thing is the crowd that is still in the stands.

We will probably not see many more snow games due to fact that most of them happened during the playoffs.Maybe the very last game if a home game there may be a chance.

The Boone area regularly gets at least one snow event in the month of October. If that falls on the right Saturday, you got your snow game.

How do I know this and you don't???

(12-11-2013 07:15 PM)Usajags Wrote:  The Boone area regularly gets at least one snow event in the month of October. If that falls on the right Saturday, you got your snow game.

How do I know this and you don't???

All the guy said was APPATATE would probably not have as MANY snow games anymore. While it is true there have been snow games in Boone in October, they are rather rare. Most snow games have come after that. We probably will have less snow games since we are not involved with the FCS play-offs, played after Thanksgiving.

(12-11-2013 06:46 PM)Usajags Wrote:  The most impressive thing is the crowd that is still in the stands.

If you live in or near Boone, weather doesn't change things anymore... What you may like to know is the far left section in that picture: all those empty seats, is the visitor section... Guess they don't like the cold?


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(12-11-2013 06:46 PM)Usajags Wrote:  The most impressive thing is the crowd that is still in the stands.

Here are some other shots from that game: