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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Not to crush your belief that this is revolutionary, but it basically sounds like a nicer version of the Kibbie Dome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbie_Dome
For real, you're acting like this is one of the most staggeringly beautiful, incredibly proposed facilities on earth. Which, if I were selling a lemon, is exactly how I'd refer to it. The amateur comment is spot on though, it's supposed to an amateur field house, and it hosts a second rate pro sports team. Expecting something akin to what the Vikings have is beyond ludicrous, and would ultimately be a catastrophic waste of money. The absolute most that should be spent on any new CFL stadium is $175-200 million. Hamilton made it work for $145 million, so can we.
And for the record, you have been overhyping this thing to death for a long time, and in the end you kind of looked foolish for doing so once we actually saw the end product. You continued to promise us we'd be blown away, instead we mostly concluded it blew. Sorry you don't like that most people have been severely underwhelmed by it, but that's just how it is. |
LOL, firstly that link you provided is hardly what CalgaryNEXT was. A multi-sports stadium (albeit old and outdated as sin), sure, that's where it stops. Secondly no one is expecting a stadium like US Bank Stadium, we don't have an NFL team here - I used that as an example of a roofed stadium in a northern climate, and that's where it stopped. So quit putting words in my mouth.
Secondly, whether you want to believe it or not, CalgaryNEXT was a revolutionary idea. If you don't think a conjoined sports facility for stadia sports and an arena, supplemented with an amateur fieldhouse, was an innovative idea.... you're nuts. Again, have you seen the floor plans? Are you a sports facility architect? You not answering this tells me all I need to know.
I have always said I wasn't a fan of the way CalgaryNEXT was presented and the renderings weren't terrific; I had nothing to do with that side. So, nice of you to cherry pick there too.