[Kris Verdeyen]

Wow - I feel almost exactly the opposite way.

I loved the Astrodome - even though I've lived here in Houston nearly three years, I'd never been inside the building before Thursday. It was an architectural wonder when it was first built, and it's still very impressive now. I didn't once feel like it was empty. Granted, Reliant Stadium seemed empty and the field arrangements were a little bland, but they'll get the hang of it if we give them a chance. The walk was bad to start with, but by Friday afternoon it didn't even bother me.

The best thing I saw about Houston was room to grow. The Astrodome could conceiveably hold thousands of pits. Reliant Stadium could hold easily ten to twenty fields. Now that the facility constraint is no longer there, it's time to open the Championship event back up to everyone.