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Green Bay Press-Gazette reporter Richard Ryman responds to followers’ questions in regards to the Green Bay Packers. This is an everyday function revealed weekly so long as there are inquiries to reply.
You can ship inquiries to [email protected].
Paul: How troublesome would it not be to place a roof over Lambeau Field?
Jeff: Would the Packers ever enclose, in glass maybe, the decrease exterior of Lambeau Field? Have they thought of it as a part of prior renovations/expansions?
Richard Ryman: If could be troublesome to place a roof on the present Lambeau Field, I anticipate. And greater than that, costly.
I did ask Somerville Architects & Engineers, who designed the unique new City Stadium, later named Lambeau Field, about your query. Their response was:
“Given our long history with Lambeau Field, we understand the curiosity around whether it could be enclosed. In broad terms, enclosing an existing stadium, particularly one with Lambeau’s history, structure, and scale, would require a significant and highly detailed feasibility study. Factors such as the existing structural system, foundations, wind and snow loads, mechanical systems, historic considerations, and construction phasing would all need to be carefully evaluated. It’s not something that can be meaningfully answered without that level of analysis.”
I answered a query like this earlier than, however had not had an opportunity to inquire with the Somerville of us. Could or not it’s finished, in all probability, however the two key factors stay price and acceptance. It probably would price greater than the Packers could be prepared to spend and the pushback from followers could be extreme.
But by no means say by no means as know-how marches on. An fascinating concept was prompt for Solider Field utilizing ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, additionally known as ETFE, a sturdy, light-weight, clear fluoropolymer movie.
You can see a video on the Soldier Field pitch here.
The Bears, who need to have a brand new stadium, reportedly are planning that or not it’s lined, which would go away Lambeau as the one non-covered stadium within the NFC North.
There is benefit in that for the Packers. When Chicago, Detroit or Minnesota play at Lambeau in December and January, the Packers would seemingly have an edge, and when the Packers play at their opponents’ locations, it could at all times be on extra equal footing.
Jeff, as to enclosing the uncovered concourses at Lambeau Field, that is not on their to-do listing. It’s one other case the place price could be an element, and on condition that the stadium is open anyway, it may not accomplish a lot. But I do agree, these open concourses can develop into chilly, uncomfortable wind tunnels when the wind is blowing the best approach. We requested the query, so possibly now they’re going to give it some thought.
Mike: I’m virtually 77 years previous, reside on my own, and, naturally, on a particularly fastened revenue. I’ve cable TV, however it’s virtually getting too expensive. The solely cause I maintain it’s as a result of I’m a sports activities fan, however I’m getting an increasing number of annoyed. Christmas Day, I’m all on my own and need to watch NFL soccer, however can’t do it as a result of it’s not over the air or on my cable. [I can not] afford to pay further for these streaming companies.
Richard Ryman: Mike, some members of Congress apparently share your issues.
I wrote a narrative lately in regards to the Packers’ issues a few congressional committee presumably reconsidering the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, which supplies NFL groups restricted anti-trust immunity to collectively negotiate contracts with broadcast tv networks, versus requiring each workforce to take action individually. I learn that the act doesn’t prolong to streaming companies, however the NFL proceeds in the identical approach when coping with YouTube and Amazon and others. That permits the league to have income sharing, which is critically essential to the continued existence of the Packers.
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, a Wisconsin Republican, is chairman of the Regulatory Reform and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, which reportedly is trying into the act, partly as a result of schools and universities need to now have the identical permission to barter collectively.
Fitzgerald’s response to inquiries about what the committee was doing, was: “The Judiciary Committee is examining how the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 affects fan viewership options, particularly as college NIL issues continue to evolve. I am committed to ensuring Wisconsin sports fans have access to their teams’ games without having to pay for multiple cable and streaming packages.”
The risk, of course, is that they do something to screw up the NFL’s revenue sharing program, and by extension, the salary cap, which has made the NFL the most competitive and most successful professional sports league. And made the Packers’ continued competitiveness, not to mention their existence, possible.
Football teams’ games are always available over free television in their home markets. For the Packers, that’s the Green Bay and Milwaukee markets. But to your point, Mike, that doesn’t help if you want to watch other games, or you’re a Packers fan in, say, Chattanooga. Or western Wisconsin, for that matter.
So I’d say, keep tuned.
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