(03-06-2019, 10:25 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(03-06-2019, 10:10 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Just curious, what warrants an overhaul to an updated stadium anyway? Would it be when the suites and club seats are at maximum capacity and there is a wait list? I mean, in 15 years, people will say Mercedes Benz Field needs to be updated. What about it will need to be updated?

I have often wondered about that.

It is a mystery to me, not being in the NFL ownership business.  I DO know, however, that stadiums have traditionally driven franchise relocation, and as a rule of thumb, 25-30 years is the typical shelf life of an NFL stadium.

That said, the team and city have collaborated to make so many substantial upgrades to the stadium over the past quarter century-from the cupholders (LOL) to the Bud zone and south end zone escalators to the ribbons and video boards to Daily's place-I'm not sure from my vantage point how TIAA Bank field hovers near obsolescence, aside from age.

Sometimes I think some of it is ego driven, though I've little basis for that suspicion.

Money is the main reason. Stadiums where built to get the most people possible in them. Now they are being built to maximize premium experiences that they can sell for more money. Premium boxes, seats on the field where you can't see because cheerleaders block your view, restaurants, TVs at your seat so you can watch other games.

Owners keep 60% (unless it has changed) of gate sales. So the more they bring in, the more they make.

Newer stadiums have become places to be and not places to watch a football game. The game is almost secondary, which is why some people need all that other stuff. Look at the Bud Zone, people buy tickets and then go spend the whole game in there. Why buy tickets, pay that much for drinks, and watch the game on TV? Save money at your local bar or your house.

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