Raleigh Stadium/Arena/Sports Discussions

Going for the Zoolander look I guess lol. Honestly hope they didn’t waste money on some consultancy group to help come up with this jersey idea. Looks like they literally combined their two jerseys IMO

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I am once again chiming in to say that I wish the Hurricanes would just abandon the BORING “hurricane” logo and stick with the Warning Flags on a Hockey stick as their MAIN team logo from now on. It’s just so much cooler and it’s not even close!

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And possibly the worst angle on possibly the best possible view of downtown.

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Are the Washington sweaters hoodies? Or buddy hugs as they call them on the Canadian parries.

Unfortunately they are not:

I saw this morning the Hurricanes will have different helmets and pants with logos (which is uncommon), that helps some, but still unbecoming for such a big game.


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It’s very cool that Raleigh is getting an outdoor Stadium Series game, but I also don’t particularly care for the jerseys. They are not bad, but IMO not as good as our black ones with the flag logo, which I think are by far the best ones we have.

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Lol I drove over Boylan Bridge when they were taking these. I was wondering what was going on :joy:

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Looking better about a future soccer stadium because a new elected council member supports this project! Happy Happy!

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ain’t holding my breath…I couldn’t believe when I saw there were folks advocating for expanding the convention center while the absence of a sports facility in the city center is probably one of our biggest gaps today…& one of the biggest boosters for new hotels…& then an expanded convention center.

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It need to be home for Major league baseball.

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Minor League Baseball is my first choice. Major League Baseball is my second choice. Soccer is my third choice.:heart_eyes:

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just throwing my two cents and that’s all but I would totally support expanding the convention center… expanding the space will bring bigger conventions which will cause the hospitality industry(hotels, restaurants, bars) to get bigger and better. Bringing a sports venue to DT will need a private/public partnership and I heavily doubt high net-worth individuals would want to put their money into a sports venue without having a secure contract with a team(soccer, minor league baseball, basketball, etc.)

Just a thought but I definitely respect people’s opinions.

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Now if we just had a team to put in it…

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I’m all for having minor league soccer , The Courage, High School Sports, Shaw Football, Soccer Tournaments, Etc. My thoughts are Raleigh needs a downtown area sports stadium.

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Major League Baseball Is the only clear choice. have the great opportunity we have the land no hurdles except if they want stadium funding publicly. But this would be a great corridor Downtown South to East End to the CC. Future looks bright.

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How about a permanent outdoor hockey arena? The stadium series is commanding a huge amount of money. That would draw hockey fans all over.

Logistically a nightmare, but I can’t think of a sport that would draw more fans and money aside from the MLB. Tickets at Carter Finley are selling like NFL tickets. Even if it was 6-8 games a year, it would be a money printing machine.

It would require a lot of work to get the league and the team to accept it, but it would be the coolest experience in hockey.

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What is Steve Malik waiting for Major League Baseball in Raleigh we have no hurdles. At least stadium or land wise. I will rant about this on the podcast.

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Amen. What do Fayetteville, high Point, greensboro, winston-salem, kinston, asheville, & charlotte usa all have in common?

Yet the State Capitol can’t get a single stadium or arena downtown…

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Meanwhile charlotte usa is planning to actually build a practice facility downtown for their crappy NBA team…

….& Raleigh still can’t get a minor league facility built downtown

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This dead horse is now a pile of bone crumbs that you are continuing to bash away with a sledgehammer…

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