Bears to build tiny stadium because of Trump’s tariffs

[JordanSigler]

Chicago Bears expected to build tiny stadium because of costs

The Chicago Bears are reportedly going to build a tiny stadium because the team wants to keep the costs down for building.

www.chicitysports.com

 

[cameronkrazie86]

Thanks MAGAts!

 

[Butkus34]

Kinda think that was the plan all along, not so much as the cost with recent tariffs

 

[--CyBear--]

Kinda think that was the plan all along, not so much as the cost with recent tariffs

This. There's a foundation size that once surpassed becomes cost inefficient. I believe the most cost effective size is under 70k seating. That might become even more so with a roof or perhaps that's now a given.

 

[Rise]

72k of seats with 3k of standing room would be nice.

 

[ZOMBIE@CTESPN]

Serves them right. They probably were thinking of using Chinese steel then sell the team and let the next owner worry about a crumbling Chinese piece of crap stadium

 

[cameronkrazie86]

Serves them right. They probably were thinking of using Chinese steel then sell the team and let the next owner worry about a crumbling Chinese piece of crap stadium

Only bidding for the cheapest quality building materials! The McCaskey Way!

 

[Washington]

I read the article and might have missed it, but where were tariffs stated? It seems to me they are basing the capacity decision on how much would be gained by adding extra seats.

This is what Briggs stated today:

For starters, there haven’t been any final plans for a new stadium the Bears hope to build in Arlington Heights, Chicago or who knows where. But the general number I have heard is somewhere in the mid- to high 60,000s. I’ve tackled this issue previously, but it has been a while. Here’s what Marc Ganis, the president of Sportscorp and an adviser to teams and the NFL on stadiums, told me when I asked him about this topic in 2022.

“I would think high 60s would be the right number,” Ganis said. “There’s an odd cost factor associated with the geometry of the stadium. The most expensive seats to construct are the seats that are furthest away from the field as you expand the building. As you increase the capacity, you have to increase the size of the entire building. So you add five rows at the top of the stadium to add another few thousand seats. Those are the most expensive seats to build while being the seats that generate the lowest revenue.

“Is it 66,000? 69,000? Do they have the ability to have standing room to get it to 72,000? That is the general range.”

 

[Nelly]

I read the article and might have missed it, but where were tariffs stated? It seems to me they are basing the capacity decision on how much would be gained by adding extra seats.

This is what Briggs stated today:

For starters, there haven’t been any final plans for a new stadium the Bears hope to build in Arlington Heights, Chicago or who knows where. But the general number I have heard is somewhere in the mid- to high 60,000s. I’ve tackled this issue previously, but it has been a while. Here’s what Marc Ganis, the president of Sportscorp and an adviser to teams and the NFL on stadiums, told me when I asked him about this topic in 2022.

“I would think high 60s would be the right number,” Ganis said. “There’s an odd cost factor associated with the geometry of the stadium. The most expensive seats to construct are the seats that are furthest away from the field as you expand the building. As you increase the capacity, you have to increase the size of the entire building. So you add five rows at the top of the stadium to add another few thousand seats. Those are the most expensive seats to build while being the seats that generate the lowest revenue.

“Is it 66,000? 69,000? Do they have the ability to have standing room to get it to 72,000? That is the general range.”

Makes sense.

 

[knoxville7]

hmmm...bears want to build a stadium on the smaller size.

gee, i can think of a stadium that fits that size requirement they are looking for....SOLDIER FIELD!

but yeah, totes gotta waste tax payer $$ for a stadium they dont need really

#GOBIGORGOTOSOLDIERFIELD

 

[baselman1974]

How much capacity to host a SB?

 

[BearDown104]

How much capacity to host a SB?

at least 70k

 

[didshereallysaythat]

at least 70k

I don't think that is a rule set in stone though. As long as they have the roof, they will get it in this market.

 

[legendxofxlink]

 

[discplayer]

As for the Falcons' stadium, where superbowls have and will be played...

"The standard seating capacity of Mercedes-Benz Stadium for American football games is 71,000 people. However, for certain events, the stadium can be expanded to accommodate up to 75,000 fans.

 

[run and shoot]

Chicago Bears expected to build tiny stadium because of costs

The Chicago Bears are reportedly going to build a tiny stadium because the team wants to keep the costs down for building.

www.chicitysports.com

I read the article and might have missed it, but where were tariffs stated? It seems to me they are basing the capacity decision on how much would be gained by adding extra seats.

This is what Briggs stated today:

For starters, there haven’t been any final plans for a new stadium the Bears hope to build in Arlington Heights, Chicago or who knows where. But the general number I have heard is somewhere in the mid- to high 60,000s. I’ve tackled this issue previously, but it has been a while. Here’s what Marc Ganis, the president of Sportscorp and an adviser to teams and the NFL on stadiums, told me when I asked him about this topic in 2022.

“I would think high 60s would be the right number,” Ganis said. “There’s an odd cost factor associated with the geometry of the stadium. The most expensive seats to construct are the seats that are furthest away from the field as you expand the building. As you increase the capacity, you have to increase the size of the entire building. So you add five rows at the top of the stadium to add another few thousand seats. Those are the most expensive seats to build while being the seats that generate the lowest revenue.

“Is it 66,000? 69,000? Do they have the ability to have standing room to get it to 72,000? That is the general range.”

Yeah I also searched the article for tariffs.... nothing came up. Biggs capsulizes the situation nicely