Freaking pre-season game at Pittsburgh?

Absolutely totally forgot they had a new stadium. Whew!

Three season ending injuries in one game, damn that's rough, no matter who it is.

Game On!

 

I've been to almost every stadium on the east coast and Pittsburgh is BY FAR the best. Sweet ass stadium and great for games.

On another note Tennessee's stadium reminds me of a Nascar race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Very low tech and not at all what I would want out of a new stadium.

Haven't been to Philly's new stadium, I missed the playoff game

 

I don't know how it slipped my mind that they had a new stadium/field. That makes me feel much better, it's good to hear it's a nice place too riddel. Thanks for that story too Sackum, I was searching for something like that last night. I knew there was a reason I made that comment to my gf right before Jeffers went down. Burn in hell 3 Rivers



It's funny your comment about Tenn's stadium riddel, because that is exactly how it comes across on TV. I don't know if it's the color of the cement, or how it extends out instead of up, or how it looks like the freaking rose bowl, but it just doesn't look like a good stadium.

 

It has more to do with the lack of upgrades on the underside of the stadium. Granted BoA is not the nicest under the concrete seats, but the Tenn stadium is a dump. It is carnival like and the bathrooms remind me of a highschool's football stadium. You piss in a trough and it is tacky as hell.

 

I like troughs, the line moves quicker

 

drunks pissing within 6 inches of each other doesn't appeal to me......always seems to be someone with bad aim...not to mention the spray factor

 

point your elbows out

 

and stand about 2 feet back, that'll get you some room.

 

Heinz Field Facts
Stadium Timeline
June 18, 1999
Groundbreaking
July 1999 Foundation construction begins
January 2000 Steel construction begins
October 2000 Steel "topped out"
May 2001 Turf installed
June 2001 Heinz gets naming rights
August 25, 2001 Stadium opening
October 7, 2001 Steelers Home Opener vs. Cincinnati Bengals
General Information/Facts
Owner: Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Developer: Pittsburgh Steelers
Events: Pittsburgh Steelers Football
University of Pittsburgh Football
Concerts
Public Assembly
Architect: HOK Sports Facilities Group
Construction Manager: Huber, Hunt, & Nichols/Mascaro
Seating Capacity: 64,450 seats
Club Seating: 6,600 (approx.)
Luxury Suites: 1,500 (approx. - 127 suites)
Building Square Footage: 1.49 million sq. ft. (approx.)
Design Features: South End Plaza
Great Hall - retail/entertainment area
Horseshoe shaped stadium with south end open and on axis with Point State Park
Number of Club Lounges: One on each end of the east and west sidelines, each designed as a three story atrium space with a large bar, beverage kiosks, specialty food stands and a video wall. Opportunities exist to convert the lounge into banquet space for large or small gatherings.
Restroom Facilities

Restroom Facilities (Including Club): 25 Women, 25 Men
Public Restrooms: 343 lavatories
Toilet Fixtures: 520 water closets
344 urinals
Concessions

Concession Stands: 32 concession locations
Retail Stores: 7 team stores
Novelty Stands: 15 novelty locations
Locker Rooms

Steelers: 6,000 square feet (60 lockers)
Panthers: 4,600 square feet (95 lockers)
Visiting NFL Lockers: 2,600 square feet (60 lockers)
Visiting College Lockers: 2,600 square feet (60 lockers)
Vertical Tranportation

Elevators: 7 passenger elevators
2 freight elevators
Escalators: 2
Pedestrian Ramps: 4
First Aid Minimum 1 on each level
Audio/Video

Television Sets: over 400
Video Walls: 2
Scoreboard Video Display: 48 feet x 27 feet minimum
96 feet x 27 feet expansion capability
Playing Field

Natural Grass Playing Surface: 2.04 acres (excluding warning track)
Sideline to First Row Spectator: 60 feet
End Zone to First Row Spectator: 25 feet
Construction Details

Cast in Place Concrete: 48,000 cubic yards
Amount of Structural Steel: 12,000 tons
Augercast Piles: 10,442 lineal feet
Paint: 30,000 gallons (provided by PPG Industries )
Glass: 50,000 square feet (provided by PPG Industries )
Number of Doors: 1100
Miles of Railings: 7 miles
Drainage, Irrigation and Heating Pipes Under the Field: 1.85 miles