Could the Jets move to Queens?

One can only hope.

Please take the trash out and move it to Queens.

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created for both teams.

I’m all for this if there would be a way for NYG to maybe salvage the existing MetLife in some way. Maybe some permanent statues outside, or permanent NYG fixtures. I’m not sure there is anything they can do aesthetically to the building that would cost a ton of money.

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created for both teams. I’m all for this if there would be a way for NYG to maybe salvage the existing MetLife in some way. Maybe some permanent statues outside, or permanent NYG fixtures. I’m not sure there is anything they can do aesthetically to the building that would cost a ton of money.

You put a good team in there, tweak the field, add grass & it’s not looking so bad.

stadium. The NFL would have had lots of SB's there, with all of the amenities in the surrounding area it is a no brainier for SB's! I have not been to the new stadium, I have been to the cowturds stadium. My grandson was selected to play USA Football, it was at the cowturds stadium, I went there to see his game and was very, very impressed with that stadium. I am told the cowrutds paid less for their stadium with a dome, than the Giants paid for theirs.

Fuck them. that's where they really belong. I don't want my Mets anywhere near them.

In comment 15927445 Optimus-NY said:

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Fuck them. that's where they really belong. I don't want my Mets anywhere near them.

Interesting… Giants/Mets fan!

The usual split is Giants/Yankees Jets/Mets

It seems that is referenced a lot, but I’m a Giants-Mets and know plenty of Jets-Yankees.

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Given all the complaints about Met Life Stadium, a separation from the Jets and a new, better stadium would be great. They won't even consider moving back to the Five Boroughs, though, without a very sweet deal that no one is going to give them. The organization has deep roots in New Jersey now and the Mara family management hews to a kind of (small-c) conservative, play-it-safe mediocrity, and I don't think Steve Tisch has the clout or the deep pockets to make it happen, with or without the Maras.

If they had more aggressive ownership with more billions, I think they'd consider it.

Football is meant to be played outdoors

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It seems that is referenced a lot, but I’m a Giants-Mets and know plenty of Jets-Yankees.

Yeah, I'm also Giants-Mets-Knicks. It's not that unusual.

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with the frigging Mets.

I live in Westchester County and based on a very non-random sample I’d say the two predominant pairings are:

Giants/Yankees
Jets/Mets

After that maybe a few Giants/Mets fans and almost never Jets/Yankees.

have in Metlife? I'm sure Mara and Tisch has half a billion laying around, which gets them exactly what? What is "we're the only ones playing here" worth? $0?

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Football is meant to be played outdoors

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It seems that is referenced a lot, but I’m a Giants-Mets and know plenty of Jets-Yankees.

I think I’m a bit of an outlier in that I’m a Giants/Yankees fan, but I also root for the Mets (so long as it’s not against the Yanks.)

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I live in Westchester County and based on a very non-random sample I’d say the two predominant pairings are: Giants/Yankees Jets/Mets After that maybe a few Giants/Mets fans and almost never Jets/Yankees.

My hypothesis on this is that it depends when your ancestors adopted professional football. I suspect a common story is something like "My father was a huge Brooklyn Dodgers fan who also liked the New York Football Giants. The Dodgers moved and rooting for the Yankees was impossible, so he became a Mets fan, and it stuck in the family." The Jets ("Titans") did not exist until 1959, so if your ancestors adopted football before then, the Giants were likely your team.

That is roughly my own story, give or take a generation here or there.

In comment 15927465 mikeinbloomfield said:

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have in Metlife? I'm sure Mara and Tisch has half a billion laying around, which gets them exactly what? What is "we're the only ones playing here" worth? $0?

That equity, as well as the Giants' equal share, would lose a lot of value. You still have all the financing costs, maybe slightly less upkeep, but still most of the upkeep, and you've lost a tenant that can't be replaced.

to root for the Mets and Jets.

The Giants, supposedly, had a design that was estimated to cost less than half of what it cost to build MetLife. How and why did we end up with a generic design that was not state of the are even when it was being discussed that costs what it did?

How do you build a new stadium for multiple teams in this day and age and rely on crews with cherry pickers to manually change colored disks on outside lights to light up the exterior based on which team is home?

Jointly financed, both pay the mortgage. How can the Jets have an opt out? Are they paying the Giants their 50% of the stadium mortgage? The Giants don’t have the money to pay for it themselves (that’s why it was a joint venture). Now if the state of NY wants to buy out the Jets 50% that means the taxpayers )like myself) get screwed.

I think you may be on to something there!

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Jointly financed, both pay the mortgage. How can the Jets have an opt out? Are they paying the Giants their 50% of the stadium mortgage? The Giants don’t have the money to pay for it themselves (that’s why it was a joint venture). Now if the state of NY wants to buy out the Jets 50% that means the taxpayers )like myself) get screwed.

They opt-out, as I understand it, is just for the lease of the land from the State. So, I guess, either (but not both) team could leave and stop paying rent to the State for the right to play games there. The costs of the Stadium carry on, with the two teams bearing those equally as co-owners. Whether the Jets could get the Giants, or anyone else, to buy their 50% share of the stadium is anyone's guess, but obviously a stadium with two NFL tenants is worth more than a stadium with one.

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It seems that is referenced a lot, but I’m a Giants-Mets and know plenty of Jets-Yankees.

+1 Exactly. Not sure why certain people (old timers I bet) don't realize how common that is. There are plenty of Jets-Yankees fans too.

Bridgeport or New Haven would be fine

Snark

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In comment 15927464 M.S. said: Quote: I live in Westchester County and based on a very non-random sample I’d say the two predominant pairings are: Giants/Yankees Jets/Mets After that maybe a few Giants/Mets fans and almost never Jets/Yankees. My hypothesis on this is that it depends when your ancestors adopted professional football. I suspect a common story is something like "My father was a huge Brooklyn Dodgers fan who also liked the New York Football Giants. The Dodgers moved and rooting for the Yankees was impossible, so he became a Mets fan, and it stuck in the family." The Jets ("Titans") did not exist until 1959, so if your ancestors adopted football before then, the Giants were likely your team. That is roughly my own story, give or take a generation here or there.

Yeah my family was Football and Baseball Giants, switched to Mets after the tragedy of '57.

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+1. Get them the hell out of Giants Stadium

Almost 40 years of this. Sharing sucks.

In comment 15927464 M.S. said:

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I live in Westchester County and based on a very non-random sample I’d say the two predominant pairings are: Giants/Yankees Jets/Mets After that maybe a few Giants/Mets fans and almost never Jets/Yankees.

I am also Giants/Mets

The Jets own half of metlife right now. Would they want the cost of new land and new construction when they can just pay half the cost of operating metlife?

Would the Giants even want sole ownership costs?

sans the traffic and ridiculous pricetag.....

Does anyone still have the rendering of the new Giants stadium, brick faced? (pre metlife)

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Dave my man, can’t you just take a break from the Mets hate for the off season!

Also a Giants/Mets fan. I was 12 in 1986 and “entitled”

before anyone gets all excited save it. MetLife is evidence.

They can move to China for all I care.

In comment 15927498 Optimus-NY said:

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In comment 15927450 Sean said: Quote: It seems that is referenced a lot, but I’m a Giants-Mets and know plenty of Jets-Yankees. +1 Exactly. Not sure why certain people (old timers I bet) don't realize how common that is. There are plenty of Jets-Yankees fans too.

Welp, I think the Giants-Mets fans on this site represent a a highly selective sample. If you happen to be a Mets fan, by definition you are going to be a Giants fan because you are on BBI. So, while I'm sure there are Giants-Mets fans out there, I believe there are a lot more Jets-Mets fans.

are Giants-Mets fans. Both my parents were born and raised in Brooklyn. If you lived in Brooklyn in the 50s, you were a NY Football Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers fan. When the Dodgers left for LA, few became Yankees fans, most waited for a NL team. When I started following sports in 67-68, I adopted the teams of my Father and Grandpa: the Giants and Mets.

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stadium. The NFL would have had lots of SB's there, with all of the amenities in the surrounding area it is a no brainier for SB's! I have not been to the new stadium, I have been to the cowturds stadium. My grandson was selected to play USA Football, it was at the cowturds stadium, I went there to see his game and was very, very impressed with that stadium. I am told the cowrutds paid less for their stadium with a dome, than the Giants paid for theirs.

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In comment 15927443 Jack Stroud said:

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stadium. The NFL would have had lots of SB's there, with all of the amenities in the surrounding area it is a no brainier for SB's! I have not been to the new stadium, I have been to the cowturds stadium. My grandson was selected to play USA Football, it was at the cowturds stadium, I went there to see his game and was very, very impressed with that stadium. I am told the cowrutds paid less for their stadium with a dome, than the Giants paid for theirs.

Cost of construction in TX is cheaper than NY/NJ due to labor vs. non-labor wages/benefits/etc, government expenses, infrastructure that was required around Met Life. It's impossible to compare the 2 regions as far as expenses go.

...question, or a suggestion?

I really, really hated Steinbrenner and the entitled Yankee fans. The only reason I do not hate the Yankees is because I liked the "Pride of the Yankees"movie.
I enjoyed the 86 thug years of the Mets. I went to Shea a lot. I appreciated the NY sack exchange Jets but didn't really grok the culture or the fan base. The 80's JET logo was cool though.Jet age and totally 60's in it's futurism. The new one sucks ass
Best JETS logo - ( New Window )

In comment 15927431 Chris684 said:

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created for both teams. I’m all for this if there would be a way for NYG to maybe salvage the existing MetLife in some way. Maybe some permanent statues outside, or permanent NYG fixtures. I’m not sure there is anything they can do aesthetically to the building that would cost a ton of money.

Thats not possible considering that they are 1/2 owners of the stadium. Surely the politicians don't think the Giants are going to buy them out

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with the frigging Mets.

citifield is nowhere near large enough capacity to support football

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In comment 15927464 M.S. said: Quote: I live in Westchester County and based on a very non-random sample I’d say the two predominant pairings are: Giants/Yankees Jets/Mets After that maybe a few Giants/Mets fans and almost never Jets/Yankees. My hypothesis on this is that it depends when your ancestors adopted professional football. I suspect a common story is something like "My father was a huge Brooklyn Dodgers fan who also liked the New York Football Giants. The Dodgers moved and rooting for the Yankees was impossible, so he became a Mets fan, and it stuck in the family." The Jets ("Titans") did not exist until 1959, so if your ancestors adopted football before then, the Giants were likely your team. That is roughly my own story, give or take a generation here or there.

My great-uncle was a fan of McGraw’s Giants when the Yankees were still the Highlanders. 90 years ago my family was Giants fans—baseball and football. My dad liked the Yankees as a kid but came back to the National League later in life.

He grew up on 59th street as a fan of both Giants teams

Giants and Yankees fan, never really knew anyone who wasn't.

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In comment 15927498 Optimus-NY said: Quote: In comment 15927450 Sean said: Quote: It seems that is referenced a lot, but I’m a Giants-Mets and know plenty of Jets-Yankees. +1 Exactly. Not sure why certain people (old timers I bet) don't realize how common that is. There are plenty of Jets-Yankees fans too. Welp, I think the Giants-Mets fans on this site represent a a highly selective sample. If you happen to be a Mets fan, by definition you are going to be a Giants fan because you are on BBI. So, while I'm sure there are Giants-Mets fans out there, I believe there are a lot more Jets-Mets fans.

You'd think wrong gramps.

I don't understand the premise (not of the OP, of the quoted politician). MLS and the City are building a soccer stadium at Willets Point, it's just been announced. It won't have enough seats for the NFL. There aren't going to be two new stadiums. Seems like a random statement by a politician.

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I don't understand the premise (not of the OP, of the quoted politician). MLS and the City are building a soccer stadium at Willets Point, it's just been announced. It won't have enough seats for the NFL. There aren't going to be two new stadiums. Seems like a random statement by a politician.

I am not sure they would have the real estate to do this but I the thought might be to build an additional stadium to Citifield and the NYCFC arena. I have never been there but I think this is how Philadelphia is configured.

I have my doubts this is possible but I think that would be the idea.

Guess it's too late now with the Icelanders there in IBS Arena.

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Football is meant to be played outdoors

Agreed, Greg.

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In comment 15927445 Optimus-NY said: Quote: Fuck them. that's where they really belong. I don't want my Mets anywhere near them. Not interesting or unusual at all. Most of your Brooklynites are Giants/Mets fans. Interesting… Giants/Mets fan! The usual split is Giants/Yankees Jets/Mets

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In comment 15927431 Chris684 said: Quote: created for both teams. I’m all for this if there would be a way for NYG to maybe salvage the existing MetLife in some way. Maybe some permanent statues outside, or permanent NYG fixtures. I’m not sure there is anything they can do aesthetically to the building that would cost a ton of money. Thats not possible considering that they are 1/2 owners of the stadium. Surely the politicians don't think the Giants are going to buy them out

Sounded more like one local politician engaging in fantasy than anything else.

In comment 15927443 Jack Stroud said:

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stadium. The NFL would have had lots of SB's there, with all of the amenities in the surrounding area it is a no brainier for SB's! I have not been to the new stadium, I have been to the cowturds stadium. My grandson was selected to play USA Football, it was at the cowturds stadium, I went there to see his game and was very, very impressed with that stadium. I am told the cowrutds paid less for their stadium with a dome, than the Giants paid for theirs.

Apparently Woody nixed the roof after the Jets were asked to buy in. I don’t really mind no roof - football is meant to be played outdoors, IMO - but Woody cheating out made the stadium much less enticing. It would be just like him to turn and run.

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Apparently Woody nixed the roof after the Jets were asked to buy in. I don’t really mind no roof - football is meant to be played outdoors, IMO - but Woody cheating out made the stadium much less enticing. It would be just like him to turn and run.

It was reported when the Stadium was being planned that both teams balked at paying for the roof. The sports authority wanted it, the teams jointly shot it down.

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In comment 15927855 Section331 said: Quote: Apparently Woody nixed the roof after the Jets were asked to buy in. I don’t really mind no roof - football is meant to be played outdoors, IMO - but Woody cheating out made the stadium much less enticing. It would be just like him to turn and run. It was reported when the Stadium was being planned that both teams balked at paying for the roof. The sports authority wanted it, the teams jointly shot it down.

Incredible short-sightedness and stupidity.

"Football is meant to be played in the cold, blah blah blah".

Grow up, build a retractable roof and host the Super Bowl every 10 years, Final Four or NCAA Regionals every 4-5 years, and any number of other things you can't do between January and May because the weather sucks.

Point blank, the stadium in Dallas is amazing. As are the stadiums in Indy, Minny, Atlanta, etc. MetLife Stadium sucks, but at least fans get to sit a million miles away from the field and freeze their asses off in December to prove a point.

makes very little sense to me.
Obviously sharing the stadium gives NYG more financial flexibility - that's a good thing...

Fans who want the stadium to themselves is weird.
Guess those same fans wanted to pay double whatever PSL's they were already swindled into?!

Do you also get upset that the stadium is shared by Eminem or the Eagles or Bruce or the World Cup?

Grow up!

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The Giants, supposedly, had a design that was estimated to cost less than half of what it cost to build MetLife. How and why did we end up with a generic design that was not state of the are even when it was being discussed that costs what it did? How do you build a new stadium for multiple teams in this day and age and rely on crews with cherry pickers to manually change colored disks on outside lights to light up the exterior based on which team is home?

makes the stadium feel too enclosed and you lose a lot of potential for great views and vistas. Seems like the Mara and Woody had some initial notions of a roof but cheaped out, but still kept the enclosed tuna can stadium design.

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In comment 15927479 Matt M. said: Quote: The Giants, supposedly, had a design that was estimated to cost less than half of what it cost to build MetLife. How and why did we end up with a generic design that was not state of the are even when it was being discussed that costs what it did? How do you build a new stadium for multiple teams in this day and age and rely on crews with cherry pickers to manually change colored disks on outside lights to light up the exterior based on which team is home?

Very good.