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(Message started by: StegRock on Mar 27^th, 2005, 4:58pm)

Title: New York Stadium & 2010 Super Bowl Plans
Post by StegRock on Mar 27^th, 2005, 4:58pm

... there are major obstacles ahead. Here are relevant articles:

About New York getting the 2010 Super Bowl and the overall picture -
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2018902;

About the stadium "situation" -
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2020441.

I personally just don't know about this. Once again, it is [smiley=dog.gif]-"New Jersey is good... for me to poop on." I am (obviously) all for remembering 9/11 and the fact that New York was our greatest victim along with DC. But, the Big Apple has bigger fruit to dry! The economy is weak. They're closing schools, fire houses, etc., and yet discussing the building of a sports complex downtown (on the west side). I understand the counter-arguments about the project's bringing in jobs and such and the team's bringing in significant revenue in the long run, but what about East Rutherford, NJ and the fantastic (though old and needing-to-be-brought-up-to-date) sports complex there. If they do go ahead with the stadium project, I just hope they give New Jersey the Giants (even though I hate them). That won't happen, though, even though it would be the equitable, fair thing to do.

I would be interested to hear some of the takes of some other New Yorkers and New Jersians and any other interested parties.

Title: Re: New York Awarded 2010 Super Bowl, BUT...
Post by StegRock on May 10^th, 2005, 4:39pm

More on the Jets stadium situation from "The REAL Feed":

Jets send in Namath to lobby for new stadium (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2056513&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
ESPN: NFL (09.05.2005 23:35)
Jets continue push for new Manhattan digs by Associated Press

Title: Re: New York Stadium & 2010 Super Bowl Plans
Post by StegRock on May 18^th, 2005, 7:55pm

Situation regarding the west-side stadium "on ice" [smiley=cold.gif] in one sense, not "on ice" [smiley=onice.gif] in another. From "The REAL Feed":

Pataki postpones West Side stadium vote (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/wires/05/18/2020.ap.fbn.jets.stadium.0255/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (18.05.2005 11:27)

Pataki, a big proponent of the idea of building the new stadium, backing down... What does it mean?

Title: Re: New York Stadium & 2010 Super Bowl Plans
Post by StegRock on Jun 1^st, 2005, 12:38pm

Latest on the "politics" of the matter from "The REAL Feed":

Key vote nears on Jets stadium, NYC's Olympic future (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2073040&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
ESPN: NFL (31.05.2005 22:41)
$300 million in funding up for vote on Friday by Associated Press

Vote this Friday! (That's not a command statement.) ;)

Title: Re: New York Stadium & 2010 Super Bowl Plans
Post by StegRock on Jun 5^th, 2005, 6:14pm

Vote tomorrow. Here's the latest from "The REAL Feed":

Jets stadium negotiations continuing day before vote (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2076902&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
ESPN: NFL (05.06.2005 15:05)
State funding scheduled for Monday vote by Associated Press

I am watching the news right now. They say reports coming out of London indicate that New York is likely out of the running for the 2012 Olympics. It is claimed that a favorable decision regarding the 2012 Olympics could go a long way to the stadium project's approval. So, if you are for the Jets move to mid-town Manhattan, this is bad news.

Title: Re: New York Stadium & 2010 Super Bowl Plans
Post by StegRock on Jun 6^th, 2005, 8:42pm

Thumbs down on the Jets move to the west side of Manhattan. From "The REAL Feed":

Assembly leader rejects funding plan for Jets stadium (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2077455&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
ESPN: NFL (06.06.2005 15:26)
Assembly leader: 'This plan is at best, premature.' by Associated Press

Any final thoughts?

Title: Re: New York Stadium & 2010 Super Bowl Plans
Post by StegRock on Jun 7^th, 2005, 9:31pm

Giants now willing to help keep the Jets back on the west side of the river. The idea is to together build a new facility at the Meadowlands. From "The REAL Feed":

Giants willing to discuss co-ownership of new stadium with Jets (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/wires/06/07/2020.ap.fbn.giants.stadium.jets.0414/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (07.06.2005 19:14)

Can just one of them be given to New Jersey? That's all I ask. [smiley=annoyed.gif]