Quad Aces Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) They deal with it by having a ton more money than does DCI. I can't imagine the cost of air conditioning the dome (if that is passed along to DCI) is cheaper than leaving the roof open... Edited August 7, 2012 by Quad Aces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PioneerWebmaster Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know if the Colts generally keep the roof open for their two home pre-season games each season? If they do, then there goes all of the weather-related excuses for keeping the dome closed... Mixed bag... From a November, 2010 article: Since Lucas Oil Stadium opened in 2008 the Colts have played 13 of 27 home games open air. I know they closed it a couple years ago shortly before game time because of a late change of forecast that raised the rain chance to 30%. All of the reports from that game indicated that it was miserable inside the stadium after they closed the roof. Edited August 7, 2012 by PioneerWebmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) The roof itself can close as quick as 12 minutes. In 12 short minutes the roof can be retracted; and then you have an indoor field that is soaked, soaked, soaked. Yep, great idea! Edited August 7, 2012 by Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 In 12 short minutes the roof can be retracted; and then you have an indoor field that is soaked, soaked, soaked. Yep, great idea! Yep, and there's no drainage system under it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Does anyone know if the Colts generally keep the roof open for their two home pre-season games each season? If they do, then there goes all of the weather-related excuses for keeping the dome closed... The Colts also don't need to factor in a massive black curtain hanging on one side of the stadium that could really cause a train wreck if it started blowing around, especially in the middle of a performance. If you don't have the curtain, the echo is even worse than it already is. DCI had announced last year (or was it two years ago?) that they were going to open the roof on Thursday for the corps performing BEFORE the break for the top 15 theater broadcast, as an experiment to see if the sound WAS better...but then, a heat wave hit and the heat index was over 100 for most of the week. For the safety of the performers and spectators, it was decided that the roof would remain closed. And as has been mentioned, that multi-million dollar project decided that they would skip a drainage system for the field, as an effort to save money...so the field cannot be exposed to rain at all, because there's no way to get rid of it. Even the remotest chance of rain means the roof stays closed. I'm sure it's that way whether it's the Colts or anyone else using the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasgre2000 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Same issue exists for the Colts games - how do they deal with it? They sell out the stadium, and make millions of dollars in gate receipts and selling TV rights for every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasgre2000 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I can't imagine the cost of air conditioning the dome (if that is passed along to DCI) is cheaper than leaving the roof open... It's not leaving it open that costs money. It is the energy that is expended opening and shutting the roof/windows. I have to imagine it takes quite a bit of power to move those heavy panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) with that horrific storm last year and even announcing to stay away from the glass doors on the main floor it would have been a diaster if the roof was open,,, especially for the top 5 or 6 corps......I could be wrong BUT If I remember it was starting as PR was going on. Edited August 7, 2012 by GUARDLING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifuarian Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I live in the area, have worked some in and around LOS, and attended several events there. There seem to be several misconceptions about the roof that I'd like to clear up. First, it only takes 11 minutes for the roof to open. 4 minutes for the windows. No extensive preparation is needed to open the roof, though they do make the decision at least 90 minutes prior to an event. The entire process performed by a single operator. Second, it is not expensive to open the roof. The energy required to do this is infinitesimal compared to the energy used by the stadium as a whole. Third, LOS does not become an oven with the roof open in warm weather. This is a very large, airy building . . . air circulation is actually pretty good with the roof open. The reason why Lucas Oil is antsy about opening the roof has already been mentioned. You see, Irsay and the Colts begged the Indiana taxpayers for the biggest, most lavish, and most expensive retractable stadium roof in the NFL. Then they decided not to install drainage, or to weatherproof scoreboards, speakers, or screens. There are a lot of taxpayers and fans who are very, very, p####ed off about this particular boondoggle. When it comes to drum corps, there's another reason why the roof is kept close. Corps are designing their shows to work in a particular acoustic environment. They spend all season preparing for it. If DCI decides to open the roof and then has to close it, the roof cannot be reopened according LOS policy. That means that the corps will have played in two very different acoustic environments, which could possible effect the judging. In all honesty this is why DCI keeps the roof closed. Which is too bad, because Lucas Oil would be an almost perfect DC venue if the roof were opened. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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