bar, before you get the live game action, the stadium starts to become part of the party. reporter: because the stadium is just three miles from l.a.x., construction teams were forced to dig deep, setting the bowl 100 feet below street level to comply with faa height restrictions. the the massive 70,000-seat stadium was a crucial part of the nfl s return to los angeles. we needed to have a state-of-the-art stadium that gave us a wow factor, that gave us the ability to put on these big events. with this just the start, sofi stadium already slated to host next year s college national championship, the 2026 world cup, and the 2018 olympic ceremonies. i hope it feels familiar when they come in the building, like they feel it s like southern california. it s a fast field, it s a fast stadium, and hopefully the game will be quite compelling. reporter: and, alex, that indoor/outdoor concept will get a major test today. we know that the temperatures, highs are expected to be in the
lead architect behind the $5 billion privately funded stadium project. we completed a completely open stadium on all sides. you can feel the ocean breeze as we stand on the field. reporter: when you look up, a massive canopy, a cable net roof with 300 lightweight and highly transparent panels with motorized vents to help regulate temperature. we used the canopy and seating and designed them to promote air in and out of the building, it s quite the comfortable space to be, one of the best if not the best outdoor stadium in the world. reporter: then that halo-like video board, assembled on the ground before being hoisted into the air. it s 1 1/2 times longer than the field itself. if you come here on a regular season game, all the games happening in the nfl before are displayed on this video screen. it s become the ultimate sports
mid-80s. they re flirting with a potential super bowl record in terms of that high temperature there. so when you have 70,000 fans with that high temperature, it ll be very interesting to see how comfortable it is for folks inside. i guess you ll gauge that for us, too. thank you for that. nowadays the super bowl is certainly a hot ticket, but it didn t start that way. we go back to 1967 hosting the very first super bowl, although it was called the afl nfl world championship back then. only about 60% of the 100,000 tickets were sold. it is the only super bowl not to be sold out. and even though the average ticket price was just, ready for it, $12, that is equivalent to almost $100 today. still a bargain, of course, as compared to about $5,900, the average price on the resale market. that according to the seat geek ticket tracker. it is super sunday, not just in l.a. but also in beijing.
Jason Lucas
Wednesday July 6, 2011
Everything about the Orlando Predators game-plan against the Pittsburgh Power on Friday night was camouflaged by head coach Pat O’Hara. The Preds had been in a downward spiral losing their last three contests to division foes Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and Georgia; so O’Hara decided to make some bold changes to spark his football team.
Quarterback Nick Hill was benched in favor of Collin Drafts after Hill led the Preds offense to a season-low 34 points in the loss to Georgia. The news sent shockwaves through the press box when NFL Network broke the change just prior to kickoff.
Wednesday July 18, 2012
When San Antonio Talons QB Aaron Garcia took the field last Friday night against the Arizona Rattlers, he added another record to his illustrious AFL career - most regular season games played.
Garcia, the league s all-time leader in all passing categories, appeared in his 208th regular season game breaking a tie with former Tampa Bay Storm WR/LB Lawrence Samuels for the most in AFL history. The reigning AFL Offensive Player of the Year and ArenaBowl MVP was under center for his 206th start (extending his AFL record).
The win improved Garcia s record as a starter to 128-78 in the regular season. His 128 wins are the most in AFL history by a starting QB (San Jose s Mark Grieb is second with 115). Here s a look at Garcia s season-by-season games started and record as confirmed by The StatGuys, the AFL s official statistical provider.