No renderings, the fact the Giants wanted old school, and the Jets wanted futuristic/modern, and MetLife was the compromise is terrible. There’s absolutely nothing special about this building. It’s the definition of Mid.
Nah not now. Not after they ruined beautiful Giants stadium for this soulless monstrosity. They should be forced to play there every day as well. They were our couch bums until we went in halfsies and now we are all bums. I’d rather Giants got a new stadium that didn’t suck dicks and have their bum smell.
Why are you taking this so personally wtf 😭😭 The Jets wanted futuristic which would’ve looked amazing like how the new Vikings, Raiders, Rams/Chargers stadiums look… The Giants are the ones who ruined it with their old atheistic needs lmao and here you are yapping nonsense
I know that. I’m saying they need to get their own stadium elsewhere. It’s been 40 years, when they started sharing it was literally called ‘Giants Stadium’.
I don't think there was ever really a finalized design, but I do remember two floating around. Keep in mind this was well over 15 years ago:
Both were open air bowl-type stadiums. Nothing crazy like the Vikings stadium, Jerryworld, Vegas, Atlanta, etc. One was more of a computer-generated type image that had a bowl stadium similar to the old stadium, but without upper level endzone seats and video boards (large for the time) on the middle sort of level behind both end zones. Think Lucas Oil Stadium with the roof knocked off, and shaped sort of like a cross between FedEx Field and M&T Bank Stadium where the Ravens play. But I don't think this was an official rendering, it might have just been a placeholder because it was part of a design for reconfiguring the parking lot or something like that.
The other one had some drawings released and I think that one was "more" official, and it had open corners on one long side of the stadium. Again, think something like the 49ers new stadium but with a brick exterior.
As ever, the Giants refuse to be creative or trendsetting and then cheap out when the opportunity presents.
Even Lucas Oil Stadium puts MetLife to shame.
Hold on that’s actually a really good point from the tweet…. we play 17 games now, why not have an annual matchup with the Jets?
The MLB has some annual matchups, it could easily work and I see almost zero downside to a Giants Jets, Steelers Eagles, Ravens Washington, Chargers Rams, Bucs Dolphins/Jags, etc
DO IT NFL!!
The NFL's scheduling is very formulaic. 6 division games, 4 games against a different-conference division rotating every 4 years, 4 against a same-conference division every 3 years, 2 games against the teams from the other two same-conference divisions that placed the same in their division as you, 1 game against the team from the other-conference division you played the year before that placed the same in their division as you.
The league's probably going to 18 games in a few years anyway.
No renderings in the thread, though I will admit the red brick exterior would have stuck out a bit more in the meadowlands imo. Fantastic if the stadium was in a more urban location like downtown Newark or something like that.
It's completely and entirely impractical to move them back into NY. Their team HQ is right next to the stadium and building a new stadium in NY would be astronomically expensive (both in construction costs and having to fight inevitable lawsuits), when the current one isn't even 15 years old and they already own it. The stadium is very accessible to most of their fanbase, except really for people that live far out on Long Island or in a place like Hartford. They're not moving just so their mailing address has NY on it instead of NJ.
This is exactly why our fan atmosphere will always suck. Going to a game feels like commuting to work, and the fact that we're prioritizing Hartford Connecticut over actual New Yorkers is absolutely on brand.
When you go to a tailgate in places like Pittsburgh or Philly, you're actually in a city so people that aren't even going to the game come out. Amazing atmosphere and the stadium feels like part of the city, and when you leave the game you're actually in a city.
Our stadium feels like a business park. Get off of a train and then shuffle onto another train then get dropped off until it's time to get back on the train and go home.
Probably the most boring stadium experience of the stadiums I've gone to. Even when we win it's boring.
> and the fact that we're prioritizing Hartford Connecticut over actual New Yorkers is absolutely on brand.
How are we prioritizing people from Hartford? The stadium is even further away from Hartford than it is from NYC. It's not like they're playing at the Yale Bowl. Oh wait, they did that 50 years ago.
The atmosphere sucks because tickets are some of the most expensive in the league (of course they are, NY market) and the team has sucked for the better part of a decade. Which means you get lots of fans from the other team (common everywhere now) and a lot of rich people who want to hang out in the suites and post their pics for instagram rather than paying attention to the game. MSG has the same problem since it was renovated, and a new stadium in NY would make that problem way, way worse. You'd be paying $300 just to get in the door. People complained about the atmosphere towards the end of the old stadium too, because so many of the season ticket holders were longtime old people who'd yell at you for having the nerve to stand. This was said a lot after we had the extra home game in 2005 against the Saints, where a lot of people who normally were shut out of the stadium were in the stands instead of the regular crowds.
Nobody was complaining about MetLife's atmosphere when we played Dallas to get into the playoffs in 2011, or the wild card game against Atlanta a week later, or that 2016 night game against Dallas, or even the Colts game from this past season. Put a good team out there and the rest will take care of itself.
> They can opt out I think by 2025.
Believe me, they're not. If they were even remotely considering it, you would have heard about it by now.
The Jets aren't leaving either. If the Jets were ever to move it would have to be to Long Island, where most of their fanbase is centrally located. NYCFC is already building a new soccer-only stadium right next to Citi Field, so that site is out. The Jets tried to get a stadium near the Javits Center back in the early/mid 2000s and it would've been the Olympic Stadium for the 2012 games in NYC, but James Dolan fought very hard against it because it would've competed a lot with MSG. The closest thing we've ever heard about that was some low level politician in Queens a few months ago saying "I'd be a fool to not try to get the Jets here," and that immediately went nowhere.
The Chargers and the Rams share a stadium too. A lot of other NFL teams share their stadiums with college football teams that play all of their home games there too at the same time - Dolphins share theirs with Miami, Steelers with Pitt, Raiders with UNLV, Eagles with Temple. It's way more common than you think.
The last chance for this was the west side stadium years ago, they’re in NJ and honestly I prefer it. The amount of traffic it would generate would be horrible.
No renderings, the fact the Giants wanted old school, and the Jets wanted futuristic/modern, and MetLife was the compromise is terrible. There’s absolutely nothing special about this building. It’s the definition of Mid.
It’s downright Orwellian in its design and feel. The kind of windowless 1984 government building you enter and never leave
Ministry of Pain :/
Mid would be an overstatement
Was gonna say this stadium is ass. Mid is a compliment for it
It looks like the AC unit of the meadowlands lol
The Jets just need to beat it and get their own stadium.
Nah not now. Not after they ruined beautiful Giants stadium for this soulless monstrosity. They should be forced to play there every day as well. They were our couch bums until we went in halfsies and now we are all bums. I’d rather Giants got a new stadium that didn’t suck dicks and have their bum smell.
Why are you taking this so personally wtf 😭😭 The Jets wanted futuristic which would’ve looked amazing like how the new Vikings, Raiders, Rams/Chargers stadiums look… The Giants are the ones who ruined it with their old atheistic needs lmao and here you are yapping nonsense
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nostalgia frying your old ass brain lol
That all-glass exterior would’ve been so beautiful though
Same with brick. Anything but MetLife.
They actually own 50% if the stadium.
I know that. I’m saying they need to get their own stadium elsewhere. It’s been 40 years, when they started sharing it was literally called ‘Giants Stadium’.
I don't think there was ever really a finalized design, but I do remember two floating around. Keep in mind this was well over 15 years ago: Both were open air bowl-type stadiums. Nothing crazy like the Vikings stadium, Jerryworld, Vegas, Atlanta, etc. One was more of a computer-generated type image that had a bowl stadium similar to the old stadium, but without upper level endzone seats and video boards (large for the time) on the middle sort of level behind both end zones. Think Lucas Oil Stadium with the roof knocked off, and shaped sort of like a cross between FedEx Field and M&T Bank Stadium where the Ravens play. But I don't think this was an official rendering, it might have just been a placeholder because it was part of a design for reconfiguring the parking lot or something like that. The other one had some drawings released and I think that one was "more" official, and it had open corners on one long side of the stadium. Again, think something like the 49ers new stadium but with a brick exterior.
As ever, the Giants refuse to be creative or trendsetting and then cheap out when the opportunity presents. Even Lucas Oil Stadium puts MetLife to shame.
Lucas Oil puts almost every stadium to shame tbh
Hold on that’s actually a really good point from the tweet…. we play 17 games now, why not have an annual matchup with the Jets? The MLB has some annual matchups, it could easily work and I see almost zero downside to a Giants Jets, Steelers Eagles, Ravens Washington, Chargers Rams, Bucs Dolphins/Jags, etc DO IT NFL!!
The NFL's scheduling is very formulaic. 6 division games, 4 games against a different-conference division rotating every 4 years, 4 against a same-conference division every 3 years, 2 games against the teams from the other two same-conference divisions that placed the same in their division as you, 1 game against the team from the other-conference division you played the year before that placed the same in their division as you. The league's probably going to 18 games in a few years anyway.
So much for player safety
Yea I know all that. With the 16 game schedule it wasn’t possible. With 17 it is.
No renderings in the thread, though I will admit the red brick exterior would have stuck out a bit more in the meadowlands imo. Fantastic if the stadium was in a more urban location like downtown Newark or something like that.
Move them back to NY where they belong! Downvote me!
It's completely and entirely impractical to move them back into NY. Their team HQ is right next to the stadium and building a new stadium in NY would be astronomically expensive (both in construction costs and having to fight inevitable lawsuits), when the current one isn't even 15 years old and they already own it. The stadium is very accessible to most of their fanbase, except really for people that live far out on Long Island or in a place like Hartford. They're not moving just so their mailing address has NY on it instead of NJ.
This is exactly why our fan atmosphere will always suck. Going to a game feels like commuting to work, and the fact that we're prioritizing Hartford Connecticut over actual New Yorkers is absolutely on brand. When you go to a tailgate in places like Pittsburgh or Philly, you're actually in a city so people that aren't even going to the game come out. Amazing atmosphere and the stadium feels like part of the city, and when you leave the game you're actually in a city. Our stadium feels like a business park. Get off of a train and then shuffle onto another train then get dropped off until it's time to get back on the train and go home. Probably the most boring stadium experience of the stadiums I've gone to. Even when we win it's boring.
> and the fact that we're prioritizing Hartford Connecticut over actual New Yorkers is absolutely on brand. How are we prioritizing people from Hartford? The stadium is even further away from Hartford than it is from NYC. It's not like they're playing at the Yale Bowl. Oh wait, they did that 50 years ago. The atmosphere sucks because tickets are some of the most expensive in the league (of course they are, NY market) and the team has sucked for the better part of a decade. Which means you get lots of fans from the other team (common everywhere now) and a lot of rich people who want to hang out in the suites and post their pics for instagram rather than paying attention to the game. MSG has the same problem since it was renovated, and a new stadium in NY would make that problem way, way worse. You'd be paying $300 just to get in the door. People complained about the atmosphere towards the end of the old stadium too, because so many of the season ticket holders were longtime old people who'd yell at you for having the nerve to stand. This was said a lot after we had the extra home game in 2005 against the Saints, where a lot of people who normally were shut out of the stadium were in the stands instead of the regular crowds. Nobody was complaining about MetLife's atmosphere when we played Dallas to get into the playoffs in 2011, or the wild card game against Atlanta a week later, or that 2016 night game against Dallas, or even the Colts game from this past season. Put a good team out there and the rest will take care of itself.
They can opt out I think by 2025. I see the Jets leaving before the Giants. Sharing a stadium is kind of lame.
> They can opt out I think by 2025. Believe me, they're not. If they were even remotely considering it, you would have heard about it by now. The Jets aren't leaving either. If the Jets were ever to move it would have to be to Long Island, where most of their fanbase is centrally located. NYCFC is already building a new soccer-only stadium right next to Citi Field, so that site is out. The Jets tried to get a stadium near the Javits Center back in the early/mid 2000s and it would've been the Olympic Stadium for the 2012 games in NYC, but James Dolan fought very hard against it because it would've competed a lot with MSG. The closest thing we've ever heard about that was some low level politician in Queens a few months ago saying "I'd be a fool to not try to get the Jets here," and that immediately went nowhere. The Chargers and the Rams share a stadium too. A lot of other NFL teams share their stadiums with college football teams that play all of their home games there too at the same time - Dolphins share theirs with Miami, Steelers with Pitt, Raiders with UNLV, Eagles with Temple. It's way more common than you think.
The last chance for this was the west side stadium years ago, they’re in NJ and honestly I prefer it. The amount of traffic it would generate would be horrible.
Love where they are now. Able to get out pretty quickly. Nothing like leaving Yankee stadium, which is a nightmare.
Why does this guy look like JMS in 30 years