OT: Texans and Rodeo May Want New Stadium

[uhredcat96 (G.W.)]

It would be great if just one billionaire ponied up the money for his own stadium

[jerrycoog92 (Jerrycoog)]

It took them a couple weeks to read the room they probably saw the Mayor and Judge talk about the money the local govt doesn’t have and realized a new playpen would never have support.

[UHCoog]

I really don’t think that is it all. Whatsoever.

[coachv (Chris Vaughan)]

Listened to the new Texans Prez. Don’t think they are looking for a new stadium. https://youtu.be/GnDBe4mpxJ0?feature=shared

[ohfivecoog (Sweet 16 Resident)]

I think they sincerely were asking for a new stadium when they went to the Chronicle. That “it’s just a little more to build new” tactic is an appeal to reason. When that went across like a fart in church they had to get behind renovation to not ruin their chances of winning a bond election.

Next will be an astroturfed effort to get that bond referendum on next year’s ballot when John Cornyn is running for reelection and turnout will be better.

[92010Coogs (Chris)]

nfl owners translation:
We are planting the seeds so we can get the tax payers to pony up for a new stadium.
Typical tactical move with next moves:

1. We want a renovation to compete
2. Look the renovations cost are about as much as a new stadium
3. Look this stadium is obsolete
4. We are considering all options

[EastCoastCoog]

Nailed it.

“Considering all options” translates to:

“We will consider a 20/80 partnership where we put in 20 percent and keep 80 percent of the revenue. Otherwise we will listen to options from other cities.”

[coogiehowlser]

Speakers cut off at Journey concert at Rodeo Houston

The Journey concert at the rodeo got cut short because of electrical problems. I’m sure Cal will whine that NRG is falling apart.

[chris]

Inside job.

[92010Coogs (Chris)]

[coachv (Chris Vaughan)]

Years ago, when they used to have an 11am & 4pm Saturday rodeo in the Dome, we went to the 11 show because Robert Earl Keen was appearing for the 1st time. During “Gringo Honeymoon” the power went out and the crowd kept sing the song. After a while the power came on, Keen picked up where the crowd left off. My wife said “everyone here knows the words to the song!”. My son replied “you’re the only one that doesn’t mom”

[888888888888]

I’ve told my wife for years, Gringo Honeymoon is “our song”. She disagrees

[TheOriginalTimmyChan (Cash Only)]

I spent quite a bit of time in Boquillas back in that era… the “cowboy on the run from the DEA” was Danny Hickle, a very entertaining guy with the biggest laugh I’ve ever heard. He spent years and years down there before he finally made a plea deal and came back to the US. We spent more than a few nights at the Buzzards Roost, the “bed and breakfast” (or more accurately, an army cot and huevos con jamón.)

I could go on and on, but lots of great memories of a time and place that doesn’t exist anymore.

[coachv (Chris Vaughan)]

Our trip to Big Bend didn’t include Boquilles. We wanted to go but they closed the border. We asked why and discovered Gulf War 1 had started. One thing about Big Bend, there’s no radio except a pirate station that just plays music.

[CougariDOC (John m Bevil)]

@T-Moar

I’ll acknowledge that the Astros have been good for downtown. The neighborhood feels radically different on a Astros game day than at other times. But they play ten times as many home games as the Texans, and don’t have to substantially accommodate tailgating. An NFL stadium would be a firm negative for downtown’s urban development. I would much rather take the rail there and back than have that much additional car-centric infrastructure in my neighborhood. Foot traffic is a positive, car traffic is a firm negative.

That is if the rodeo come with them. The rodeo seems perfect for NRG, astro Hall and arena. But FIFA, some HS games, Bowl games, concerts and you are talking boom for downtown.

[UHCoog]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/nrg-stadium-texans-projects-repairs-20237934.php

[T-Moar (borderline college graduate)]

Shell Energy Stadium already hosts basically every non-World Cup international matchup Houston gets that doesn’t involve the USMNT or El Tri, and Downtown has like five different concert venues, plus easy access to NRG, White Oak, and Warehouse Live. HS games wouldn’t move the needle, and Bowl Game visitors already stay downtown anyway.

There’s just not a lot of advantage to a downtown NFL stadium, even if we ignore the problem of finding a place to put it. An NHL arena would at least make some sense (it would host a minimum of 41 events per year on a much smaller footprint) but even that’s pretty unnecessary. Downtown already has all of the event spaces it really needs.

Downtown needs more residents, not more visitors.

[92010Coogs (Chris)]

$1.4B of repairs? Says who? The same scammers that are pushing for a new stadium. Yes you know who they are.
$1.4B’s? You are so sure of it? Put a thinking tank together and I am 100% sure that figure will be reduced drastically. SCAMMERS = nfl.

[thebottoms]

So who is going to be nice and donate the extra land to the Texans? So now that means we can save on the renovation since the stadium is basically just for Gameday only - so I assume they destroy the bubble and the current fields also

[UHCoog]

Did you read that article?