Everyone knows the Metrodome sucked because it was off campus and dreary (generally the opposite of what everyone thinks of when they think of college football). But, some of the stuff that bothered me the most was the stuff few if any ever spoke of:
1) the velro signage. It was soooooooo CHEAP looking. It looked like someone was planning a Gopher themed birthday party in a garage and ran down to 'signs-R-us' to order up some vinal signs and velcro to hang them. Bruce Smith and the National Championship teams deserved better. The whole look of those velcro signs (plus the equally cheap looking end zone banners) just called the attention to the fact the poor college team was playing in a pro stadium.
2) the blue seats. It goes without saying that having a beautiful on-campus stadium beats anything but if that wasn't possible and the Twins and Vikings had moved... imagine how much better it would have looked if the seats would have been maroon. The fact the stadium was rarely filled just made those ugly blue seats stand out even more.
3) the band. The poor marching band either couldn't be heard because of the echo filled indoor noise pit, or sounded like an overdone recording thanks to microphone placement. I am really looking forward to them finally sounding like "themselves" in the new stadium.
Really, the only good thing about the metrodome is it was comfortable to sit in, especially when the weather was bad. As far as that is concerned, so is my living room.
