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Post by melkaman8200 on Oct 19, 2014 21:45:52 GMT -5
I never heard the east/west restriction on open-air stadiums. Interesting. The doors are a home club decision 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Only an incoming hazard will allow the referee and the highest ranking league official on site to make a decision to close them. When did that go into effect? I know the current First Energy Stadium in Cleveland (built in 1999 around the old Dawg Pound) runs East-West paralleling Lake Erie. I want to say MetLife Stadium is also East/West, but don't hold me to that. For open-air stadiums, the only east-west ones are: Qualcomm Stadium (opened 1967), Arrowhead Stadium (opened 1972), Sun Life Stadium (opened 1987), Ralph Wilson Stadium (opened 1973), M&T Bank Stadium (opened 1998), and First Energy Stadium (opened 1999). The older ones are probably grandfathered in... My understanding that unless it's an indoor stadium or is an indoor stadium with lots of glass (like Detroit and Dallas), then they have to account for sun coming in. When they built Ford Field, I remember hearing that the NFL had to give them permission to have it east-west because of the glass walls. They had to show the NFL that the sun at this time of year wouldn't be so that it was shining on the playing field in the eyes of players. The newer two probably built the stands in the end zones in such a way as it blocks the sun. This actually makes me think of something else about stadiums that bothers me, but that is for another thread.
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Post by zcr57 on Oct 19, 2014 21:54:44 GMT -5
I never heard the east/west restriction on open-air stadiums. Interesting. The doors are a home club decision 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Only an incoming hazard will allow the referee and the highest ranking league official on site to make a decision to close them. When did that go into effect? I know the current First Energy Stadium in Cleveland (built in 1999 around the old Dawg Pound) runs East-West paralleling Lake Erie. I want to say MetLife Stadium is also East/West, but don't hold me to that. FirstEnergy Stadium does indeed have an East-West orientation. But, I think the design of the stadium prevents the sun from being a factor late in the games as the stands on the west side of the stadium rise fairly high. I think something needs to be done about the sun shining into AT&T Stadium . With the way it is designed, it is almost as if the team driving towards the west endzone is placed at a significant disadvantage. On top of that, it has to be brutal for the fans who paid hundreds of dollars for tickets at that end of the stadium to have to deal with this.
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Post by zebrablog on Oct 19, 2014 23:07:36 GMT -5
The solution is to keep the retractable doors closed for late afternoon games, which I believe are enough to block the sun.
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Post by I've been warned on Oct 21, 2014 17:15:35 GMT -5
I never heard the east/west restriction on open-air stadiums. Interesting. The doors are a home club decision 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Only an incoming hazard will allow the referee and the highest ranking league official on site to make a decision to close them. When did that go into effect? I know the current First Energy Stadium in Cleveland (built in 1999 around the old Dawg Pound) runs East-West paralleling Lake Erie. I want to say MetLife Stadium is also East/West, but don't hold me to that. There is also a "gap" in the shape of this stadium so that cold air off of Lake Erie funnels directly down the visitor's bench side of the field. Built that way intentionally. Take the tour of the stadium, and the tour guides readily emphasize this.
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Post by I've been warned on Oct 21, 2014 17:20:51 GMT -5
Although not at home in week #7, I'm surprised R42 (Triplette) was assigned to a Carolina Panther's game, as he lives in (or used to live in) Charlotte. In week #6, R85 (Hochuli) was in Phoenix for a Cardinal's home game. Wondering if the NFL is no longer considering an official's place-of-residence in making assignments?
Anyone know?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2014 6:35:22 GMT -5
According to Referee Magazine,Triplette now lives in Mississippi and Hochuli in San Diego
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Post by I've been warned on Oct 22, 2014 17:35:06 GMT -5
According to Referee Magazine,Triplette now lives in Mississippi and Hochuli in San Diego OK, thanks.
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Post by zebrablog on Oct 22, 2014 20:06:09 GMT -5
Wondering if the NFL is no longer considering an official's place-of-residence in making assignments? Anyone know? As I understand, that is not been the policy from at least Pereira's term. I have been told that Walt Anderson doesn't officiate Texans games at his option, not the league's.
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Post by cj on Oct 23, 2014 8:31:41 GMT -5
...and Walt Coleman doesn't work Raiders games even though he doesn't live in Oakland (or Los Angeles?). BTW that's a policy that today makes no sense. Many consider him incompetence so his incompetence should be spread equally (I don't necessarily but then again nobody considers him one of the better referees to the best of my knowledge).
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Post by I've been warned on Oct 23, 2014 17:02:32 GMT -5
...and Walt Coleman doesn't work Raiders games even though he doesn't live in Oakland (or Los Angeles?). BTW that's a policy that today makes no sense. Many consider him incompetence so his incompetence should be spread equally (I don't necessarily but then again nobody considers him one of the better referees to the best of my knowledge). I could understand maybe a season or two away from the Raiders, but the tuck rule game was almost 14 years ago... it's time to move on.
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