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Rooney wants a new Stadium

Fiji Mariner said:
And I want an owner that can build a championship contending product…guess we’re both not gonna get what we want.

For ***** sake ya can’t make a stadium last more than 25 years?!?!?
**** the **** off you can not be serious
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He has not asked for a new stadium. The outrage is pointless. this is **** stirring.
 
SteelerInLebanon said:
He has not asked for a new stadium. The outrage is pointless. this is **** stirring.
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There is no outrage

I’d have to assume the dipshit owner had a clue to have an expectation: I can’t be outraged without expectations.

I assume he’ll do dumb **** and suck at fielding a product until he proves otherwise.

I just said if this is the case the dipshit can not be ******* serious cuz that **** is daf
 
Confluence said:
DIC,

In my best Canadian:

Sorry to mess up your rant part way thru; it was going to be your best, I know that and feel badly that I interrupted your energy. Apologies if your vibrations take too long to return you to your glorious previous stature. Alas, I had wrongly believed your aura as impenetrable.

Thank you for all your posts and all your rants along the way, making this a better place.

And for the S10 stories and the weekly predickshun thread.

'Salute the nation'!
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Have no fear for i was only in a state of weakness………I saw an incredible to digest image that can not be forgotten….(Coolie sneaking back to his car, from 34 stone trailer court girls house ……… he was only in his diaper that appeared to be loaded……)

I am back to normal, ranting and waiving to the general public. All the repairs are complete on the LS10 from Lunar returning it after 10 days of use ( the video footage is not presentable to the Canadian Public).

Today is clean underwear day, it is also -4 F here, so I chose standard Terracotta blue.

I hope all take note of what could happen, always look with your eyes closed to start with, open as your comfort level allows.

Kayak into the wind in the morning, with the wind on the way back. Only pick up Canadian kayak girls.

Thank you for your concern Confluence, eat right & work out regularly…… one day you will be able to understand the vividness of the universe I live in. It will take way more work for you to understand Dimensions, but I’m here to help.




Salute the nation
 
Drink IRON City said:
Have no fear for i was only in a state of weakness………I saw an incredible to digest image that can not be forgotten….(Coolie sneaking back to his car, from 34 stone trailer court girls house ……… he was only in his diaper that appeared to be loaded……)

I am back to normal, ranting and waiving to the general public. All the repairs are complete on the LS10 from Lunar returning it after 10 days of use ( the video footage is not presentable to the Canadian Public).

Today is clean underwear day, it is also -4 F here, so I chose standard Terracotta blue.

I hope all take note of what could happen, always look with your eyes closed to start with, open as your comfort level allows.

Kayak into the wind in the morning, with the wind on the way back. Only pick up Canadian kayak girls.

Thank you for your concern Confluence, eat right & work out regularly…… one day you will be able to understand the vividness of the universe I live in. It will take way more work for you to understand Dimensions, but I’m here to help.




Salute the nation
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New car, caviar, four-star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team
 
Stadiums run on 30-35 year cycles now (at least that's what owners expect). With all the red tape and regulations and "public comments", you need to start the process at least 5 years before you stick a shovel in the ground. Then is takes 2 years to build.

Of course they are thinking about the "next stadium".

And unfortunately the parking area around the Stadium isn't quite big enough to allow a new stadium to be built while the existing stadium is in use, then you move, then you tear down and turn the old stadium into parking. Easy peazy if you have the room.

So moving to a completely new location might be in the mix.
 
Although the article does not specifically reference Art Rooney II expressing his desire for a new stadium I think you have to read between the lines.
The current stadium is now 25 years old and is still a viable structure, when compared to other more recent stadiums, it pales in comparison.
The NFL today is certainly not like it was when I fell in love with it as a kid. It was real football back in the day and didn’t have all the glitz and glamour of today’s’ NFL.
Today’s game is less to do with the game of football but more to do with sheer entertainment.
The rules have been changed over the years directing it more toward the entertainment aspect than the past days of violence and grit in NFL football.
Rooney knows all of this and first and foremost is all about the business aspect of the NFL.
His objective is to keep his product relevant every year and above the mean and if they get get lucky and manage a playoff win, that’s bonus.
He’s not a young Dan Rooney who was interested in building championship teams. That part of Steelers has been laid to rest.
Art will want a new stadium in the near future and I believe he’s positioning himself for it now. No, he hasn’t publicly come out and stated such but it’s coming.
It’s all about entertainment now and a brand new facility with all of today’s bells and whistles is on the horizon for Art and his Steelers.
The new facility will be in Western Pa., and the citizens will go for it simply because it would be a mortal sin to allow the team to relocate away from its home for almost 100 years.
 
You could always ask AI.

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No, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II has indicated the team does not plan to build a new stadium in the near future. Instead, the focus is on upgrading and extending the life of Acrisure Stadium (formerly Heinz Field) for the next 10 to 20 years. Rooney has stated that they "like the stadium" and intend to remain at the current North Shore site.
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Key Details Regarding the Stadium:
  • No New Stadium Planned: Rooney has explicitly stated the team is not looking to build a new venue right now.
  • Upgrades Focused: The team is conducting assessments and planning renovations to improve the current facility rather than replacing it.
  • Lease Expiration: The current lease for Acrisure Stadium expires in 2030, but Rooney has expressed optimism about extending it.
  • Location Stability: The team is committed to the North Shore location for the foreseeable future.
 
It's entertainment. Probably more important to have top notch production capabilities, tv angles, interview rooms, etc. Just like Hollywood. Seats outdoors? Not tv- able. Not enough glitz and glamour.
 
bermudasteel said:
Change always costs...

Will a new stadium/dome open the opportunity for a SB in Pittsburgh? Yes.

Will that revenue generate jobs and extra income for the city and surrounding area? Yes.

If the stadium is anything like ATLs, Dallas or LAs - this is more than a stadium - it's a revenue-generating location for more stores and food venues throughout the week.

So, will it costs. Yes. Will the rich get richer from this? Yes. Some of yinz and yer offspring may benefit with future employment opportunities...
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Incorrect... the math never adds up like that in reality. States with state income taxes that get an NFL team can see a benefit for investment, but cities and county particularly those with no corporate income tax, funded stuff typically do not see any tangible benefit.

If the steelers dont play here, the old stadiums still get use. More concerts in the summer and fall, other less popular sports..

Pittsburgh is a small city... only about 55 square miles of land and much of that are hillsides or riverbanks that are uninhabitable...
it has a 0.55% payroll tax, and a 3.25% income tax. Virtually no athletes live within the city limits... it has a property tax, but the NFL teams dont pay property tax.. the state abd county have a sales tax, but Pittsburgh doesnt get that...
It also has a 5% entertainment tax... the steelers had about 100 million in ticket revenue last year... that got the city 5 million bucks

the biggest problem comes with the limited land space... building stadiums in new areas requires displacing people and businesses, usually through the expensive eminent domain avenue... many of which leave the city for good

When they built the civic (mellon) arena back in the day, they displaced 8,000 residents and 413 businesses
When they tore it down, they replaced it with a parking lot... to build a modern NFL stadium, you need 100 acres or more of prime land... thats a ton of taxpayer money right there acquiring the land and a **** ton more in lost tax revenue... and early cost estimates on these stadiums are never correct... they always end up over budget by 10-20%...
 
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Didn't read past the first sentence when the author claimed that they've had 22 WINNING seasons.
Let Rooney build it or get corporate sponsors to chip in then the name of the stadium can be 1,000 syllables long.
 
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