The architect has no such excuse though. HOK has designed many stadiums. Also they are re-using Quakes Stadium blueprint for the new Louisville City FC stadium: They did make a number of improvements though. The bar is accessible from both inside and outside the stadium. They built a bridge over the "players tunnel" so it won't completely block traffic when players enter and exit the stadium. Some of the sections in the closed end of the stadium are not split level (I assume this is where the supporters will go). The video screen outside the stadium is lower and possibly better shaded to provide better viewing parties (less of a neck strain and less sun glare maybe). Oh yeah, and a better roof I'm sure there is more improvements that I didn't notice.
I asked on reddit and someone said ticketmaster is selling parking for $25 bucks. https://www.reddit.com/r/SJEarthqua...ots/fhghgka?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x I haven't read the interview with Jared Shawlee but apparently they expect most people to park in the two new garages. He claims the feedback is that people get in and out faster and the walk is shorter. Take this with a grain of salt though - they didn't raise the prices which is telling. Usually parking garages are very slow.
Beckham just inked a $234 million stadium/kit naming rights deal with Qatar Airways (not sure how long the deal is in place). You think the Quakes will get anywhere near that amount? You know, I'm often criticized for stating the Quakes got a SSS on the extreme CHEAP. Both design and cost. Hmm? The only monstrosity of a ballpark Kaval will get built in Oakland will be at the current Coliseum site, as Howard Terminal is an extreme, ultra-expensive pipe dream...
Yup - starting with the fact that when players are entering or exiting the field, the main promenade around the stadium perimeter has to be totally shut down for up to ten minutes or so at a time. Also, (and very curiously) there is no provision for a television camera at the tunnel - so instead the camera has to be placed just off the field in a dangerous and exposed position. We're talking pretty fundamental stuff.
On Wikipedia it says the Avaya deal was $20 million over 10 years. So I expect Qatar to be on Miami’s jerseys for a very long time. But it’s still a lot of money. Of course Qatar airways needs to get Americans comfortable with the name Qatar and that’s apparently very expensive.
You're probably being facetious, but the site is adjacent to a river with no windbreaks, just lots of open space. So the wind patterns may be different, can't tell from a map.
We were in 26, opposite the players, and always freezing, even mid-summer. Our new seats are 126 and I'm hoping it's more protected. I'd rather have snow than wind.
i've been in 109 and 108 and I never thought it was especially windy. Although this year we moved down closer to the field and it might be more windy.
SJ wind pattern is very consistent compared to a lot of other places. The wind is almost always coming from NNW off the cooler bay and ocean towards the hot inland areas. I have no idea if Miami has similar prevailing winds. But it would certainly make a difference in your perception if it was only windy some days and not others because the change in wind direction would change what happens in your seat. If the wind switched direction 180 degrees for example, I doubt you would feel it.
I've never seen the tunnel since they built it. How easy is it to park at Santa Clara University or the train station and cross under the tunnel to Coleman? Or rather, can we park at SCU or the station and walk or is it too far?
Before I chose my seats I studied prevailing wind direction and where the sun would be at certain times of the day and year. I chose to be about half way up on the pressbox side and as close to midfield without paying the premium prices the center section pays. The press box behind me blocks the wind and the sun is never in my eyes. One thing I did not forsee was ownership not finishing the roof. I am on the "edge of wetness" when it rains, where I would have likely stayed dry if they had covered that remaining 15-20'.
No - it's about a 15-20 minute walk. However, you do have to walk (or at least DID have to - haven't kept up on everything going on in the area construction-wise) through the entire gravel-and-dirt construction area unless you walk all the way down Brokaw and walk on the (badly broken-up and uneven) sidewalk along Coleman. I will be curious to see what it looks like this year.
The train station and on-campus lots both have parking fees. If you find a legal spot on the streets in the area, it is free.
Hmm... Based on your description, we must be "neighbors" in 107 . We chose our seats using a very similar decision making process.