[EricH]

Originally Posted by Nibbles

This is a spin off of the thread, for organizational purposes. Also to point out a larger picture that people don't usually see because it is a "Great Pumpkin".

So my initial doubts were correct, and I shouldn't have even implied I was talking about NYC. My second point about NYC still stands luckily: These nuisances, though minor, are the ones that need to be solved with the help of outside organizations, along with all the other support we get be it money, supplies, space, or personal time.

I still don't get your point. Yeah, it's a spinoff. That was crystal clear. You started like you were going to make a point... and didn't.

There are more factors with NYC than you see. For example, when can they get the space, is it cheaper in time and money and other resources to have it on another week or build another field to have it on an earlier week,
when can the area teams come, what are the venue costs and considerations... ALL of those must be taken into consideration and they then make the best choice they can. Will people complain either way? Yes. So it's which way gets fewest complaints. Outside organizations won't help much. (For example, L.A. Sports Arena this year, while helpful, had a nice big tank right behind the pits. Pesky double-booking!)

Oh, yeah... As I understand it, the Big Dig did get federal money. Means that if you pay taxes in the U.S., you paid for it.