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Almost all positive thoughts after seeing the NEW Dome today for the first time.
-The Air Conditioning is amazing and great. Makes going to games so much more enjoyable. Can't speak highly enough about it.
-Mobile Tickets were so easy and I didn't see or hear of any issues at all.
-The food selection has drastically improved and the fact most stations are "Grab-n-Go" is so nice!
-On the 100 Level the area with the high-top tables you can stand at and eat is amazing and they probably need to add 1 or 2 more of those. So much better for those who don't want to eat at their seats but also don't want to eat over a trash can.
-The big scoreboard over the field was amazing, all you could ask for.
-Regarding the "gameday experience"...having no "in-game" host was great. Having no dumb contests where a guy tries a field goal and such was great. Having no cheerleaders try and start a pathetic "GO' ..."ORANGE" chant was the best. Getting rid of all the BS and not treating me like a child that has to be entertained every 10 seconds was the best part of the day. Let's you actually have a conversation with the person next to you during breaks without having to try and shout and be totally distracted.
-They didn't move some of the band after halftime to a different part of the Dome, THANK GOD! Never do that again!
-The showing the Vaccination proof to get the orange wrist band to get in the Dome was very well run and I thought was outstanding.
A COUPLE NEGATIVES
-I'm no taste tester but if you got fountain soda in a cup with ice, those were NOT Pepsi products! It may be a Pepsi cup, it may say Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew on the fountain dispenser but everyone I spoke with who got one said it tasted funny and odd (and all bought at different areas too) and did not taste anything like Pepsi. If you're going to go with non-name brand soda for Fountain Drinks that's fine, just tell me upfront and don't deceive me.
-The sound system wasn't ideal, seems very muffled. I honestly think they play the music and have the volume up too loud on it and that is the issue. Take that down from a 10 to a 7 and I think people will hear things crystal clear.
-It is almost impossible to find the down and distance after each play. They have all of these big scoreboards and the wrap around and only in 2 areas do they show the down and distance. They MUST have the down and distance in at least 4 to 5 places up at all times and never take it down. That has to be fixed.
The negatives are minor. The positives far outweigh any negatives. Now I just wish we had a great team to go with the great venue and experience.
-The Air Conditioning is amazing and great. Makes going to games so much more enjoyable. Can't speak highly enough about it.
-Mobile Tickets were so easy and I didn't see or hear of any issues at all.
-The food selection has drastically improved and the fact most stations are "Grab-n-Go" is so nice!
-On the 100 Level the area with the high-top tables you can stand at and eat is amazing and they probably need to add 1 or 2 more of those. So much better for those who don't want to eat at their seats but also don't want to eat over a trash can.
-The big scoreboard over the field was amazing, all you could ask for.
-Regarding the "gameday experience"...having no "in-game" host was great. Having no dumb contests where a guy tries a field goal and such was great. Having no cheerleaders try and start a pathetic "GO' ..."ORANGE" chant was the best. Getting rid of all the BS and not treating me like a child that has to be entertained every 10 seconds was the best part of the day. Let's you actually have a conversation with the person next to you during breaks without having to try and shout and be totally distracted.
-They didn't move some of the band after halftime to a different part of the Dome, THANK GOD! Never do that again!
-The showing the Vaccination proof to get the orange wrist band to get in the Dome was very well run and I thought was outstanding.
A COUPLE NEGATIVES
-I'm no taste tester but if you got fountain soda in a cup with ice, those were NOT Pepsi products! It may be a Pepsi cup, it may say Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew on the fountain dispenser but everyone I spoke with who got one said it tasted funny and odd (and all bought at different areas too) and did not taste anything like Pepsi. If you're going to go with non-name brand soda for Fountain Drinks that's fine, just tell me upfront and don't deceive me.
-The sound system wasn't ideal, seems very muffled. I honestly think they play the music and have the volume up too loud on it and that is the issue. Take that down from a 10 to a 7 and I think people will hear things crystal clear.
-It is almost impossible to find the down and distance after each play. They have all of these big scoreboards and the wrap around and only in 2 areas do they show the down and distance. They MUST have the down and distance in at least 4 to 5 places up at all times and never take it down. That has to be fixed.
The negatives are minor. The positives far outweigh any negatives. Now I just wish we had a great team to go with the great venue and experience.
