BMO Field construction thread

[canta15]

I hate the CFL demolishing thousands of seats and ruining the atmosphere.

[mowe]

I hate the CFL demolishing thousands of seats and ruining the atmosphere.

Welcome to the RPB forums. You'll fit right in.

[Fort York Redcoat]

There's been playoff format threads in 2009 and 2011. Feel free to check them out.

[T-boy]

West stand looks good, not great (too bigger gaps at the rear)
East looks fantastic - a proper football stand, mostly closed in at the back
South - just looks odd still.

I can imagine a lot more atmosphere coming from the east this year.

[T-boy]

Thanks for those.

Going to be interesting under the lights how much light gets up to the top of the East - might become like a "back of the theatre" place.

Nice to see the Grass is in.

Smooching in the back row during boring games

[Detroit_TFC]

Smooching in the back row during boring games

MLSE will bill it as "in-stands fan-centric entertainment."

[mistercorporate]

Smooching in the back row during boring games

lol..

[Steelers7]

please no reference to the city as "the 6".....I don't think many people even know what it actually means, I myself had to look it up and when I saw what it was I thought any most cities then could just call them selfs by numbers, we don't call New York City "the 5" or London "the 50".

Truthfully I hate 'The 6' crap too, mainly because of that wank rapper Drake.

I don't like the T-Dot either cause there's no D in Toronto cause what does T-Dot even mean? At least with New York City you can say the NYC.
But what do i know lol

[eustacchio]

The dot is from the period that's supposed to follow an initial.

[GabrielHurl]

Smooching in the back row during boring games

A lot more happened in the stands at the Cleveland Indians game last week

[Fort York Redcoat]

Truthfully I hate 'The 6' crap too, mainly because of that wank rapper Drake.

I don't like the T-Dot either cause there's no D in Toronto cause what does T-Dot even mean? At least with New York City you can say the NYC.
But what do i know lol

This is decades old now.

Tee-Dot-Oh-Dot

[C.Ronaldo]

Tdot is straight up OG

pff the six

[OgtheDim]

I'd just like to point out I was OG before there was a G to be O.

[Joe Kool]

This is decades old now.

Tee-Dot-Oh-Dot

I bet you are going to have to explain now why there is a period after the T and the O making it the Tee-Dot-Oh-Dot. Haha.

[pdelgadinho]

West stand looks good, not great (too bigger gaps at the rear)
East looks fantastic - a proper football stand, mostly closed in at the back
South - just looks odd still.

I can imagine a lot more atmosphere coming from the east this year.

Totally agree! Overall, these pictures from the inside look much better than previous aerial or outside photos that have been posted.

East looks awesome! West needs some serious work. South looks ridiculous but could look great with a permanent upper deck like is shown in one of those argos drawings. I'm really hoping they continue to work on this stuff as well as the outside of the stadium, the backs of the stands have a very "unfinished" look to them.


Can anybody confirm if the East and West roof are the exact same size? They look very similar in these pics and it shows why it was necessary for the west roof to be so much higher than the west stands.

[Steelers7]

This is decades old now.

Tee-Dot-Oh-Dot

And that looks stupid too.

This makes sense:



the T-Dot-O-Dot doesn't not matter how you want to spin it lol

Like this shirt:

It's not being referenced as I love Blue. Jays. it's I Love Blue Jays or something else depending on maturity level lol

[JuliquE]

But what do i know lol

Indeed.

[Pint]

I believe it is "The 6ix" not "The Six"

[Fort York Redcoat]

I bet you are going to have to explain now why there is a period after the T and the O making it the Tee-Dot-Oh-Dot. Haha.

Apparently

And that looks stupid too.



the T-Dot-O-Dot doesn't not matter how you want to spin it lol

Like this shirt:

It's not being referenced as I love Blue. Jays. it's I Love Blue Jays or something else depending on maturity level lol

Toronto, Ontario.

That is what T-dot, O-dot is referencing (decades ago)

And the Blue Jays aren't a place name.

Anyway...

The roof is done I hear...

[OgtheDim]

Some of this sounds like the discussion that Baby Boomers are having about Prince today - people understand it exists but don't get why younger people like that stuff so much.

[Fort York Redcoat]

Some of this sounds like the discussion that Baby Boomers are having about Prince today - people understand it exists but don't get why younger people like that stuff so much.

The roof? Oh. Silly me.

[james]

lol This is not logic; if it's legitimately made famous, by a trend-setting, culture-shifting native of Toronto, that puts on for us any chance he gets, I don't see what the Hell the fuss is.

Bit ironic, coming from someone who just told us all to calm down about our sacred home.

** * **

Also: the term "God," in this case, is closer to meaning "boss," than it is "deity."

i wasn't taking it serious, i was just pointing out how stupid the term is, but not actually taking it so seriously, but I guess its hard to tell on a computer sometimes!

[JuliquE]

i wasn't taking it serious, i was just pointing out how stupid the term is, but not actually taking it so seriously, but I guess its hard to tell on a computer sometimes!

^^'

[T-boy]

Can anybody confirm if the East and West roof are the exact same size? They look very similar in these pics and it shows why it was necessary for the west roof to be so much higher than the west stands.

Vanney doesn't want to get his lovely Banana Republic jacket wet

[Ruffian]

I really hope the new roof blocks the wind coming from the lake. The wind can turn a sunny 16 degree day in April from having your jacket open into a day where you need a hat and gloves.

[Joe Kool]

I really hope the new roof blocks the wind coming from the lake. The wind can turn a sunny 16 degree day in April from having your jacket open into a day where you need a hat and gloves.

In the south end there is no hope for any wind to be blocked with the roof that high. I know what you are saying though. The flipside is those really hot days when having a breeze feels nice so I guess it depends how you look at it. I could see the east and west stands getting a little more wind protection though depending on where you sit.

[lobo]

Can anybody confirm if the East and West roof are the exact same size? They look very similar in these pics and it shows why it was necessary for the west roof to be so much higher than the west stands.

just a guess, but the east and west roofs may have to be the same height for the field lighting installed under them. lighting might not be even across the field if they were at diff heights ...?

[greatwhitenorf]

just a guess, but the east and west roofs may have to be the same height for the field lighting installed under them. lighting might not be even across the field if they were at diff heights ...?

Balanced lighting doesn't matter much. Whatever gives TV a good image is all that matters.

Your comment suggests you never visited Maple Leaf Gardens when the Leafs played there. Lighting from the bench side was about half the intensity of that from the penalty box side. But the game feed TV cameras sat on the penalty box side so it looked good on TV. If you were sat on the bench side, everything was bizarrely back lit. Same thing in Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton with their old NHL arenas.

If you were to meter the light levels from game one this season and compare readings a couple of seasons hence, you'll see all sorts of dim spots emerge as bulbs wither or as wind and gravity shift the aim of light units

You may safely assume the back of the west side upper will be filled in someday with additional seats, suites or media facilities. It's just a matter of waiting until supply exceeds demand.

[JavierMartini]

Pentaltyyyyy

[mistercorporate]

Pentaltyyyyy

Lol, wrong thread bro