Official: Arrowhead Final Four Speculation

[bbqboy]

The 88 finals were a bone to KC on the 50th anniversary. The NCAA policy is to place all FF in Domes since then.
The idea of being outside, even if under a roof, seems laughable.
Indianopolis made a tremendous bid to unseat the NCAA, while our city fathers
sat on their hands. KC had assumed since it was a home grown organization
They were loyal to the City.
...but Money Talks, eh?

[KCMax]

Future Final Fours are at Reliant Stadium in Houston and Ford Field in Detroit. Both seem to be similar stadiums to what Arrowhead is, or am I wrong?

[bbqboy]

Ford Field's enclosed isn't it? Reliant Stadium, hmmmm. Didn't know that one.
Wonder how they'll do that?

[MidWestSider]

Future Final Fours are at Reliant Stadium in Houston and Ford Field in Detroit. Both seem to be similar stadiums to what Arrowhead is, or am I wrong?

Both are BRAND NEW.. STATE OF THE ART..  retractable roof stadiums.

[KCMax]

I'm not sure state of the art matters that much. The Super Dome and RCA Dome have both hosted recent Final Fours and those facilities frankly suck.

[MidWestSider]

I'm not sure state of the art matters that much. The Super Dome and RCA Dome have both hosted recent Final Fours and those facilities frankly suck.

I think maybe I'm misunderstanding you.  How are any of these even remotely similar to Arrowhead?

[LenexatoKCMO]

I think maybe I'm misunderstanding you.  How are any of these even remotely similar to Arrowhead?

They are all football stadiums - thats about it. 

[kard]

Does the NCAA prefer a Downtown location for these things?  St Louis last year was all concerned about how their DT would "perform".

I know KC's done the FF many times before, but that was at Kemper...  Still not DT.  But maybe the NCAA's preference has shifted?

[lock+load]

Does the NCAA prefer a Downtown location for these things?  St Louis last year was all concerned about how their DT would "perform".

I know KC's done the FF many times before, but that was at Kemper...  Still not DT.  But maybe the NCAA's preference has shifted?

Kemper only hosted the FF once.  All the other times were 40+ years ago at Municipial.

[MidWestSider]

But maybe the NCAA's preference has shifted?

are you proposing we build a football stadium downtown?

[kard]

are you proposing we build a football stadium downtown?

No, I don't think that would play well here and I like the Arrowhead "experience", but my impression after the talk in St Louis last year was that the NCAA liked having things to do around.  Which is a bummer when you look at the remoteness of the TSC for visitors.

[ShowME]

Showme, why so down on KC lately? 

I'm just so fed up with the leadership in this town.  None of them have any backbone or vision besides the hiccup that occurred with the Sprint Center and P&L District.  Hopefully things change for the better once this thing fails on tuesday. 

[KCMax]

I think a lot of forum members are placing WAY too much importance on the stadium vote. Those that think Kansas City will detoriate with stadium renovations, or without stadium renovations are not seeing the bigger picture. There are tons of great redevelopment projects irrespective of the sports stadiums. If the renovations pass, great, we will have some cool things in a terrible location, but we will still have a great downtown that is on its way up. If the renovations fail, great, we will have a chance to build a downtown stadium that will make our downtown even better. To think that our great city lays in peril on April 5th is ridiculous. Its just a stadium people.

[kcdcchef]

I think a lot of forum members are placing WAY too much importance on the stadium vote. Those that think Kansas City will detoriate with stadium renovations, or without stadium renovations are not seeing the bigger picture. There are tons of great redevelopment projects irrespective of the sports stadiums. If the renovations pass, great, we will have some cool things in a terrible location, but we will still have a great downtown that is on its way up. If the renovations fail, great, we will have a chance to build a downtown stadium that will make our downtown even better. To think that our great city lays in peril on April 5th is ridiculous. Its just a stadium people.

i keep saying this, there is already over 4b in kc development going on, and the east village, another half a bil, just got moving, and there is still talk over lrt and riverfront development. the stadiums getting renovated as is will kill nothing.

[lock+load]

i keep saying this, there is already over 4b in kc development going on, and the east village, another half a bil, just got moving, and there is still talk over lrt and riverfront development. the stadiums getting renovated as is will kill nothing.

If this is the case, then a strong argument can be made for MUCH lower subsidies for the teams, be that at the TSC or downtown.  If we're doing great as is, why do we need to pass such a large tax for professional sports?

[kcdcchef]

If this is the case, then a strong argument can be made for MUCH lower subsidies for the teams, be that at the TSC or downtown.  If we're doing great as is, why do we need to pass such a large tax for professional sports?

pro sports are a seperate entity then downtown or civic redevelopment. the teams need money to make the stadiums, nice as they are, up to date with amenities like newer stadiums have.

[lock+load]

pro sports are a seperate entity then downtown or civic redevelopment. the teams need money to make the stadiums, nice as they are, up to date with amenities like newer stadiums have.

OK.  If we're going to spend the money, spend it downtown.

[kcdcchef]

OK.  If we're going to spend the money, spend it downtown.

so then close down kci, no money for projects near worlds of fun, get rid of the zoo, close down starlight theater, no need for the university of missouri kansas city anymore, the plaza should be bulldozed, westport should be burned, etc?

[lock+load]

so then close down kci, no money for projects near worlds of fun, get rid of the zoo, close down starlight theater, no need for the university of missouri kansas city anymore, the plaza should be bulldozed, westport should be burned, etc?

KCI, the Zoo, UMKC are not for profit enterprises. The Plaza and westport are not asking for hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers.

Try again, see what else you can find protruding from your anus.

[kcdcchef]

KCI, the Zoo, UMKC are not for profit enterprises. The Plaza and westport are not asking for hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers.

try again. we spend millions in tax dollars on both the airport and the zoo. in 1989, the jackson county taxpayers approved tens of millions in tax money for the zoo, so, we spend a lot on them.

the plaza and westport, we dont spend any money on streets, sanitation, law enforcement??