Looking at how a CFL field would fit into the horse racing track, I wonder if a modified 'inverted bowl' or a 'stacked bowl' concept would work better for football. Maybe there's 6-8 concourses with 6-8 rows of seats hanging off one side.
I grew up in Edmonton and we had Eskimo season tickets. They were in the upper deck, but one set was in row 46 and the other was in row 72. You seemed so far from the field, mainly because of the track surrounding the field.
Let's say you were in row 50 in more of a vertical structure, and it could be 50 feet back of the sideline yet 100 feet above the field, that could be an awesome vantage point for football. You'd pretty much be sheltered from the elements too. I suppose the entire thing could be covered easier and cheaper because the roof would be a lot smaller. Now, it could be a field house too.
Heck, you could tear down the east seats of McMahon and build this. Attach a parkade to the other side of the concourse, then attach student housing units and a hotel to the parkade. You've got a highly integrated multi-use structure with pretty much year-round revenue.
I'm fairly sober. I think.
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