2015 Bears Offseason (Foxy new Head Coach page 104)

[Sammy Sofa]

It is indeed pure garbage time there. I'm convinced that more people aren't fed up with it just because before the makeover it was actually infinitely worse across the board.

[Guest]

Wait "distance to public transportation" is a real complaint?

[Sammy Sofa]

Depends on the weather.

[jersey cubs fan]

it is not convenient but football stadiums are never convenient. You can get away with that for 8 game seasons.

 

I've been to a few games there since the rebuild, and I really don't have much to complain about. so many other stadiums are so much worse. The new meadowlands is 20x the boondoggle. sofa can't enjoy anything with other human beings around.

[Sammy Sofa]

it is not convenient but football stadiums are never convenient. You can get away with that for 8 game seasons.

 

I've been to a few games there since the rebuild, and I really don't have much to complain about. so many other stadiums are so much worse. The new meadowlands is 20x the boondoggle. sofa can't enjoy anything with other human beings around.

 

Personally, the public transportation setup doesn't really bug me unless the weather is horrible; it all comes down to the expectations of it being a stadium in a major city as opposed to the typical stadium that's cast off in some kind of wasteland. It is, however, much better than it used to be and far from being a disaster; more just a pain in the ass sometimes.

[Guest]

it is not convenient but football stadiums are never convenient. You can get away with that for 8 game seasons.

 

I've been to a few games there since the rebuild, and I really don't have much to complain about. so many other stadiums are so much worse. The new meadowlands is 20x the boondoggle. sofa can't enjoy anything with other human beings around.

Yea it may be worse transit-wise than Wrigley, the Cell, and the UC. But in terms of football stadiums, a ~30 minute walk from a major train/bus hub is pretty acceptable.

[Guest]

Also, is parking that bad either? I showed up like 5 minutes before kickoff once and there were still spots in the closest garage (the one that shares with the Field Museum). I was walking through the gates by the time of the kickoff. Expensive, but in a pinch it got me to the stadium in time conveniently.

[RynoRules]

Yeah, Soldier Field has always been less than stellar, but goony had it right: all football stadiums are horrible, except for a few on college campuses. The parking situation is fine and if you're walking from the Metra in December you need your head examined any way. Uber has made it all more convenient, IMO.

 

I'd much rather stay home any way. Watching football in-person is almost never an enjoyable experience anywhere.

[Guest]

Yeah, Soldier Field has always been less than stellar, but goony had it right: all football stadiums are horrible, except for a few on college campuses. The parking situation is fine and if you're walking from the Metra in December you need your head examined any way. Uber has made it all more convenient, IMO.

 

I'd much rather stay home any way. Watching football in-person is almost never an enjoyable experience anywhere.

 

Basically all this.

 

I've been to like 3 games at Soldier. Yeah, it's hard to get to (I can't see that being remedied in any location in Chicago with that amount of people going to one place) but the rest of the complaints in the original rant weren't things I had issues with. Bathroom lines were acceptable. Concessions too. My only real qualm with it is how hideous it is on the outside since they had to squeeze it in between the colonnades . It's a pretty nice looking place on TV/inside.

[RynoRules]

Yeah, my only complaint is how fugly it is. I vividly recall my initial reaction, peering down from a window on S. Michigan Ave, as they dropped in the oval framework. What an absolute sac-relig, especially surrounded as it is by the gorgeous buildings on the Museum Campus.

[apete6]

it is not convenient but football stadiums are never convenient. You can get away with that for 8 game seasons.

 

I've been to a few games there since the rebuild, and I really don't have much to complain about. so many other stadiums are so much worse. The new meadowlands is 20x the boondoggle. sofa can't enjoy anything with other human beings around.

 

Ford Field and Lucas Oil Stadium are both 20x more convenient and nice. The new Vikings stadium will be extremely convenient. The NOLA Superdome is great, LP Field in Nashville is in a solid location. Carolina's stadium is pretty convenient. It's not like every team has the Meadowlands [expletive] show or is the Bills and plays in the middle of nowhere.

 

Also, yeah, if you want to park in a garage, it's not that bad, but the tailgating options are for [expletive]. The only tailgating option for people without season tickets is 31st street and even that is getting axed basically down to nothing. Even the season ticket holders are getting squeezed on tailgating. If they build that George Lucas museum, that's going to kill any outdoor parking space within like 8 blocks of the stadium.

[JonJayCutler]

Also, yeah, if you want to park in a garage, it's not that bad, but the tailgating options are for [expletive]. The only tailgating option for people without season tickets is 31st street and even that is getting axed basically down to nothing. Even the season ticket holders are getting squeezed on tailgating. If they build that George Lucas museum, that's going to kill any outdoor parking space within like 8 blocks of the stadium.

 

Buddies and I found a cheap Adler Lot pass on StubHub for the Cowboys game last December. Granted, it was a Thursday night game and the Bears were all but eliminated from the playoffs, but it was easy in, easy out, awesome fans, awesome location.

[Banedon]

New Soldier Field video boards and some other stuff

 

In regards to that "other stuff"

 

The Bears released details on the new video boards going up at Soldier Field, saying that the two end zone video boards will be 128 feet by 40 feet and will have the highest picture quality in the NFL. They will be 310 percent larger than the old video boards.

 

Not getting as much attention, however, are 10 new cameras being installed at Soldier Field, including two 4K goal line cameras.

[Guest]

it is not convenient but football stadiums are never convenient. You can get away with that for 8 game seasons.

 

I've been to a few games there since the rebuild, and I really don't have much to complain about. so many other stadiums are so much worse. The new meadowlands is 20x the boondoggle. sofa can't enjoy anything with other human beings around.

 

Ford Field and Lucas Oil Stadium are both 20x more convenient and nice. The new Vikings stadium will be extremely convenient. The NOLA Superdome is great, LP Field in Nashville is in a solid location. Carolina's stadium is pretty convenient. It's not like every team has the Meadowlands [expletive] show or is the Bills and plays in the middle of nowhere.

 

Also, yeah, if you want to park in a garage, it's not that bad, but the tailgating options are for [expletive]. The only tailgating option for people without season tickets is 31st street and even that is getting axed basically down to nothing. Even the season ticket holders are getting squeezed on tailgating. If they build that George Lucas museum, that's going to kill any outdoor parking space within like 8 blocks of the stadium.

Well tailgating /= parking. So yea tailgating isn't great, but plenty of parking, though the Lucas muesum will have an impact.

 

The Bears could use a better stadium, but the location is probably one of the better aspects of the stadium.

[Guest]

Wonder if they ever considered this area 15-20 years ago when planning the soldier field Reno. I know the threatened to leave for the burbs many years ago, but there were have swaths of undeveloped areas in their own backyard. Now those areas are all developed or will be soon.

http://m.chicago.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/14/related-midwest-to-take-over-huge-62acre-south-loop-site.php

[apete6]

Wonder if they ever considered this area 15-20 years ago when planning the soldier field Reno. I know the threatened to leave for the burbs many years ago, but there were have swaths of undeveloped areas in their own backyard. Now those areas are all developed or will be soon.

http://m.chicago.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/14/related-midwest-to-take-over-huge-62acre-south-loop-site.php

 

I'm sure they did, but I kind of remember them being strong armed into staying at Soldier Field. The parking/restrooms stuff is fun to bitch about but doesn't really matter in the long run as they will still sell out every game. Not having 80,000+ capacity and a retractable roof costing the city Billions in potential revenue from Super Bowls, Final Fours, other events (CFB playoff, B1G title game, etc...) is the most inexcusable part of the whole thing.

[jersey cubs fan]

Wonder if they ever considered this area 15-20 years ago when planning the soldier field Reno. I know the threatened to leave for the burbs many years ago, but there were have swaths of undeveloped areas in their own backyard. Now those areas are all developed or will be soon.

http://m.chicago.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/14/related-midwest-to-take-over-huge-62acre-south-loop-site.php

 

I'm sure they did, but I kind of remember them being strong armed into staying at Soldier Field. The parking/restrooms stuff is fun to bitch about but doesn't really matter in the long run as they will still sell out every game. Not having 80,000+ capacity and a retractable roof costing the city Billions in potential revenue from Super Bowls, Final Fours, other events (CFB playoff, B1G title game, etc...) is the most inexcusable part of the whole thing.

Those events do not really bring in that type of revenue and bitching about no roof is dumb.

[Guest]

Looks like west side "Chicago Stadium"/ Football field development had traction in the late 80s. That would have been great too. With the football field privately financed!? Why did this plan crumble?

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-04-16/news/8701290062_1_west-side-stadium-plan-public-hearing

[jersey cubs fan]

Looks like west side "Chicago Stadium"/ Football field development had traction in the late 80s. That would have been great too. With the football field privately financed!? Why did this plan crumble?

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-04-16/news/8701290062_1_west-side-stadium-plan-public-hearing

A late 80s built stadium would have required massive renovations by now anyway.

[Guest]

Looks like west side "Chicago Stadium"/ Football field development had traction in the late 80s. That would have been great too. With the football field privately financed!? Why did this plan crumble?

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-04-16/news/8701290062_1_west-side-stadium-plan-public-hearing

A late 80s built stadium would have required massive renovations by now anyway.

Yea but if the site was secure you can redevelop. Minn is doing two seasons away from their field to develop.

 

That said they have 18 years left on the lease. Assuming they'd be open to buying out at least part of that, they could realistically be looking at stadium proposals within the next decade, but for the to happen Virginia probably needs to die and the team be sold.

 

Start looking for whatever south/west side tracts of land remain undeveloped.

[UMFan83]

Anyone remember that proposal for Bears and White Sox stadiums to be built side by side with a retractable roof going between the 2 stadiums as needed?

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[Guest]

awful

 

and well the bears just look ridiculous now

[Smack]

He's stupid. The Bears are stupid.

[Butterscup1679666578]

what a [expletive] nightmare this team is.

 

cut his sorry ass. serves them right for even signing him