I think they like the intimate feel of Soldier as opposed to other NFL stadiums
Edited by CanHartlebHireSnider on April 25, 2024, 9:38:37
Save probably Lambeau The sight lines at Soldier Field are pretty great. There really isn’t a bad seat. Plus the space they’re attempting to build on isn’t very big. I’m guessing they’re trying to keep it as small as possible but big enough to lure major events.
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Bears having a presser Wednesday to announce plans for new publicly owned stadium on Lakefront - illini21 April 22, 2024, 15:51:35
- “Bears stadium proposal a 'non-starter,' Team Pritzker says after briefing” - VIV May 1, 2024, 17:42:57
- Johnsons interview with Holmes was really bad - Mrap24 April 25, 2024, 13:45:56
- remember this question? - VIV April 25, 2024, 12:55:54
- I'm just shocked that capacity isn't 80K - RSMBob April 25, 2024, 12:42:41
- This isn't encouraging: - VIV April 25, 2024, 12:17:55
- Anyone else find it weird to announce plans without locking up support for those plans?* - SurfTheBoneyard April 25, 2024, 10:36:41
- the more i learn, the more astounded i am at how dumb they've been. - VIV April 25, 2024, 12:24:33
- this is from an org that allowed their former team president, who they already knew was retiring - IlliniSax05 April 25, 2024, 10:39:10
- No. it's the Bears and Mayor Photo Op - Poldark April 25, 2024, 10:38:26
- Everything the Bears do is weird.* - illini21 April 25, 2024, 10:38:18
- Apparently a stadium needs 35000 parking spaces to be eligible to host a Super Bowl* - Mrap24 April 25, 2024, 9:53:43
- Yes because this is America* - timmer April 25, 2024, 10:53:40
- Also, I know why the city would care, but as a Chicago area resident/fan I couldn’t care less… - OB25 April 25, 2024, 9:58:10
- Within a mile of the stadium* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 25, 2024, 9:58:09
- How many does Soldier Field have now?* - IlliniOllie April 25, 2024, 9:57:34
- 6* - VIV April 25, 2024, 12:14:45
- That would be strange since I would assume hardly anyone is driving a car to the Super Bowl - OB25 April 25, 2024, 9:55:23
- Yikes* - illini21 April 25, 2024, 9:54:51
- Gross* - snipes824 April 25, 2024, 9:54:26
- mark ganis on the score was astounded at how ill prepared the city was for the press conference.* - Ari Gold April 25, 2024, 9:26:10
- Laurence Holmes interviewing Brandon Johnson. Will air after White Sox post on NBC Sports Chicago - DanSaint April 24, 2024, 18:20:03
- Recap?* - HamptonSki April 25, 2024, 9:26:33
- Warren was just on ESPN 1000 - Mrap24 April 24, 2024, 17:26:39
- It's ridiculous that they wouldn't make it seat more. US Bank and Ford Field are both 65K+ - IlliniOllie April 25, 2024, 9:35:47
- How do you not find a way to make it bigger than that? Why are we doing this again?* - OB25 April 24, 2024, 17:47:24
- So significantly smaller than SoFi. Can we possibly pray to make it fit more?* - OrangeSox April 24, 2024, 17:41:21
- I thought he said capacity would be in the 60s, about even with where they are now - IlliniSax05 April 24, 2024, 17:33:47
- FUCKING HELL* - VIV April 24, 2024, 17:28:18
- 900 mil in public money* - Mrap24 April 24, 2024, 13:41:32
- why is the head of the YMCA speaking?! why did either of the last two guys speak!?!* - VIV April 24, 2024, 13:10:30
- shout out to the beluga whales. * - VIV April 24, 2024, 13:03:17
- we got a bus depot! haven't seen anything on expanding rail* - VIV April 24, 2024, 12:56:38
- LGBJ says "no new taxes on the residents of chicago" - VIV April 24, 2024, 12:45:30
- They want the state to refinance the existing debt on Soldier Field and Guaranteed Rate - CanHartlebHireSnider April 24, 2024, 13:49:03
- If I heard correctly, he's not raising the rates on existing taxes. Wonder where the money's coming - osklister April 24, 2024, 13:46:53
- The Vikes paid of their stadium early using essentially lottery scratch-offs or something like that* - bjl63 April 24, 2024, 13:32:12
- no problem, we're just going to sell lake shore drive and o'hare to private equity cos from china.* - cpsteine April 24, 2024, 13:21:08
- Gonna levy the downstaters. Brandon is a New Illinois Project accelerationist.* - Sammich April 24, 2024, 12:54:41
- Warren is just babbling now. He’s essentially repeating the same stuff over and over.* - Mrap24 April 24, 2024, 12:41:45
- renderings - IlliniSax05 April 24, 2024, 12:08:22
- $6B minimum and not until 2029. Lock* - timmer April 24, 2024, 13:06:46
- anything about construction timeline? - ijustkrushalot April 24, 2024, 12:54:55
- Caleb Williams is going to throw so many Touchdown passes in that stadium* - illini21 April 24, 2024, 12:49:41
- is that the same roof as allegiant in Vegas?* - biclops April 24, 2024, 12:36:38
- damn, that is sexy, why did it take this long?* - Sounder April 24, 2024, 12:28:25
- Where is the parking?* - Quiz April 24, 2024, 12:27:17
- Looks great* - illini21 April 24, 2024, 12:19:48
- That Final Four pic is crazy. This is a huge press conference with Brandon Johnson - CanHartlebHireSnider April 24, 2024, 12:17:22
- lofl - lcubed April 24, 2024, 13:18:20
- The prayer at the start of the press conference is the cringiest thing I’ve seen - CanHartlebHireSnider April 24, 2024, 12:28:50
- lol yeah that was incredibly weird* - illini21 April 24, 2024, 12:35:46
- Someday I’ll share my story about being in Virginia’s suite with the Cardinal - bigbop85 April 24, 2024, 12:30:54
- What's Russell Wilson got to do with this?* - longsnapper April 24, 2024, 12:30:42
- oooo - CanHartlebHireSnider April 24, 2024, 12:35:04
- This is me every time the national anthem is played* - Sounder April 24, 2024, 12:29:39
- It isn't like Johnson would be getting anything else done with his time* - longsnapper April 24, 2024, 12:28:01
- looks great. where's the parking and how many does it seat?* - VIV April 24, 2024, 12:13:15
- That view out to the skyline is sweet - snipes824 April 24, 2024, 12:10:15
- My dream would be to roll into this deal: - longsnapper April 24, 2024, 11:40:29
- Reminder for snapper and others that the Ricketts paid for everything privately - bigbop85 April 23, 2024, 23:32:12
- Trib reporting it will cost $4.6B and they want taxpayers to cover half.* - Toonces April 23, 2024, 20:16:19
- so that's ~$25M per game over 20 years if you assume 10 games/year. seems like a lot.* - cpsteine April 24, 2024, 13:02:11
- [jb] lofl, good one guys [/pritzker]* - lcubed April 23, 2024, 20:50:55
- Lol. Of course. * - VIV April 23, 2024, 20:23:57
- See you, Bears* - gvibes April 23, 2024, 20:23:01
- i don't really care, but now they own a giant vacant property in - Throwsize April 23, 2024, 20:13:28
- Maybe they'll build a lead smelter, or a rendering plant, or a kraft paper mill there - IlliniOllie April 24, 2024, 12:46:06
- The plan is to eventually build there after this Chicago bluff fails.* - Carl Spackler April 23, 2024, 20:50:24
- It’s a great lot for a horse track. * - VIV April 23, 2024, 20:26:26
- Woodfield II* - Sammich April 23, 2024, 20:24:05
- It is amazingly short-sighted - bjl63 April 23, 2024, 20:05:20
- Are there any drawings* - TarheelIllini April 23, 2024, 13:57:41
- IF this stadium comes to fruition, what happens to Soldier Field? - RSMBob April 23, 2024, 9:27:16
- *chews on donuts* - ijustkrushalot April 23, 2024, 9:15:00
- I'm throwing the challenge flag on this being over.* - Carl Spackler April 23, 2024, 20:51:17
- I'll take some donuts - CanHartlebHireSnider April 23, 2024, 11:21:40
- i think when the actual story gets told years down the line - VIV April 23, 2024, 9:17:23
- per my sources... - bigbop85 April 23, 2024, 10:15:48
- or george and ted didn't want to deal with chicago, but ah overplayed their hand and kw - Ari Gold April 23, 2024, 9:44:45
- Yeah, and I'm sure this is why they fired the contracts guy* - longsnapper April 23, 2024, 9:44:37
- For sure.* - gullit April 23, 2024, 9:39:03
- Ignorant question: where do Bears fans tailgate before the games? Is there adequate space to do - voiceofreason April 23, 2024, 9:09:24
- Are there any prospects of better rail access to the lakeshore in that area?* - ATL April 23, 2024, 8:57:33
- The lakefront is an awesome site and looks great on tv but this seems like a horrible idea.* - Warrin'_Illini April 23, 2024, 8:53:28
- Why?* - longsnapper April 23, 2024, 9:01:32
- so they're gonna try and do the publicly-owned thing again. i don't get it* - cpsteine April 23, 2024, 8:39:45
- What’s the point of a domed stadium on the lakefront?* - Herman Blume April 22, 2024, 22:17:29
- I'm assuming a lot of glass would be involved to give views of the lake and skyline?* - Ari Gold April 23, 2024, 9:50:43
- Final four. Aka, make money* - TarheelIllini April 23, 2024, 4:25:46
- No shit. The question is, if it's domed, why does it need to be on the lakefront?* - Herman Blume April 23, 2024, 9:48:31
- There could be some huge wrestling cards in that stadium.* - MojoJojo April 23, 2024, 8:36:31
- for the city, apparently, as they'll be the owners and not the bears. * - VIV April 23, 2024, 8:35:46
- Controlled weather* - JeffFrank April 22, 2024, 22:19:07
- The day before your team drafts #1 and takes one of the best QB prospects ever. - Carl Spackler April 22, 2024, 17:26:08
- I presume Friends of the Parks will have a lawsuit filed within an hour of the announcement* - Dilbert April 22, 2024, 15:57:03
- ArLOLington heights* - longsnapper April 22, 2024, 15:54:09
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