Reapers owner stepped to the podium for the second time today to announce the plans regarding the Reapers' stadium.

"I am proud to announce both the legacy and modern stadium that your Reapers will take the field in. The legacy stadium is Reapers Stadium, built in 1934 and renovated countless times over the years to take the shape it has today. After our stadium for 2020 and the beginning of the modern era of the AltFL, we will begin renovations to the stadium to make it smaller and much more suitable for sports requiring less attendance, such as lacrosse and soccer." A render of what the new Reapers Stadium could look like was also released.



"Additionally, I am proud to announce that the Reapers will be playing in a brand new stadium beginning in 2020. This stadium will seat 85,000 people, making it the largest stadium in not just Charlotte, but the whole of the Carolinas, as well as the largest stadium by capacity in the AltFL to this point. What's more, the Reapers organization is proud to announce a partnership with Bojangles to bring delicious and spicy chicken to fans in the stadium. They'll feel the heat on the field and in the stands!"



Bojangles Stadium will be Uptown, easily accessible by anyone in the city and the team will offer shuttles from the Transportation Center to the stadium, allowing easy access for those who come in by LYNX Lightrail. Halftime celebrations include the "Reaper Challenge", granting $1,000 to any opposing fan willing to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper in front of a packed stadium. True to the name, Bojangles chains are found throughout the concourse, offering their signature Chicken Supremes, Seasoned Fries, Fresh Biscuits, and Sweet Tea to the true Carolinians looking for snacks, as well as offering a fully-operational restaurant that's open to outsiders and operates everyday, not just gameday. Additionally, Charlotte-area staple Cookout will operate a small chain inside the stadium. Finally, for the adult fans, the famous Charlotte brewer NoDa will have an area inside the stadium for tasting and purchasing craft beer while watching a great game.

"With this incredible new stadium, we can't wait to host amazing football games in the Queen City and hope to bring the AltFL Championship here as well. Feel the heat, everyone!"

Old North Field or the Old Revere as it’s been called by the Riders’ faithful is the hallowed ground for Boston football. Old North is an oddity among stadiums given its location. The Revere is built into the historic North End Neighborhood and has been the way since it’s construction in the late 40s, the odd thing is that there are no streets wide enough to let buses or even cars near it. Visiting teams and staff have to take the walk down the block past the rowdy Boston crowds before they even enter the stadium. The stadium is 5 minutes away from a local T stop so on game days, it’s not uncommon to see a sea of Yellow and Navy pour out of Haymarket T stop chanting and some even playing the drum and fife. The stadium is completely open air, so come winter time, the elements are on full display. The stadium is an all-grass field maintained by the grounds crew. The sound of the bells from the nearby Old North Church helps punctuate Riders' touchdowns along with the sound of colonial era cannon fire along with the lanterns that line the crown of the field. . The field houses 64,999 fans with a single lone black seat in remembrance of those who were left behind. The concourses really only sell drinks and the ability to use restrooms since the Field was built in mind that the North End and Faniuel Hall had some incredible vendors and worked out a deal where fans could bring in food from those vendors.  

Today, Football Owner Stickman announced that the Los Angeles Sabercats will play in the state of the art Corporate Bank Arena.   The 85000 seat stadium features a brand new, (hopefully tested) "Roller Floor" technology that can somehow rotate multiple sports fields/rinks/courts, depending on the sport being played, in order for the major 5 sports teams in Los Angeles to be able to play in one ultimate stadium. 

This was put together after a group think styled meeting with Hockey Owner Stickman, where the city's local politicians pressured him into building an environmentally safe place where the impact to nature would be minimized.  In fact, much of the stadium's power comes naturally from the (literal) hundreds of giant solar panels that litter the ceiling (there is yet to be any confirmation to the rumors that Hockey Owner Stickman also had to donate several millions of dollars to social justice programs in order for the city to agree to help fund the costs).  This stadium is named Corporate Bank Arena, as Hockey Owner Stickman had to arrange for a buddy of his that worked there to also help with the astronomical size of the stadium.

While environmentally friendly, Corporate Bank Arena has been described as a piece of irony.  Because five teams play in the same place, there is little room for personality.  None of the teams can sport much of their decoration, (a wasted investment tallying in the hundreds of thousands) since there is always another team that has to be ready to play soon, leaving no time to switch decor.  The solar panels also are the source of complaints from many citizens who feel the blinding light the reflects off them is triggering to their sanity.   As journalist Johnny Armando from AltSPN states, "It was a stadium intended to be the city's dream stadium to coincide with the environment, a harmony of beauty, livelihood, and responsibility.  It is in fact the very picture of a bleak. soulless corporation, an expensive piece of machinery and technology whose mess of solar panels are a distracting eyesore against the natural beauty of Los Angeles."

None the less, the Los Angeles teams expect to draw big with the local celebrities, from Kitty Purry, The Weekday, and Gentlemen Googoo all having recently praised the pro-environmental stadium, (while also mispronouncing the Sabercats' name as the Wildcats).   Corporate Bank Arena will replace the legendary Los Angeles Coliseum, which served the team for years.

Finally, it was annouced the Sabercats will host Training Camp College at both USC and UCLA's college stadiums, to avoid the drama of having to pick between the two.

(SIDENOTE: I know this was long, but I thought this was funny.  When I introduced Corporate Bank Arena in the AltHL, I mentioned each of the sports team names.  For the football team, I named them the Grizzlies.  Funny enough, there actually is a Grizzlies in the AltFL, just for the wrong city, lol!)

 

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The Chicago Cyclones made a second announcement today, this time presenting their legacy and modern stadiums. 

“Our legacy stadium has been Lakeside Coliseum” said Dire, now more refined and professional after making a fool out of himself the past two interviews. “This place has been our home since the beginning of our franchise, however long ago that was. We’ve seen many traditions start and end, names come and go, but I think to coincide with a new era for the AltFL, it’s time the Cyclones move on to a new era as well.” Lakeside Coliseum was located on Chicago’s famous Museum campus, in between the Field Museum and the Adler Planetarium (if you’re thinking that this is basically just Soldier Field, it is, just a re-textured version of it.)  "Although Lakeside Coliseum has been beloved among fans, its days are numbered." Dire then went on and on about how building a new stadium would be cheaper than rebuilding the classic stadium for the ground up, confusing several businessmen and fans in the process of his vague knowledge of actually running a business.

“And now, we present our brand-spanking new stadium: North Shore Stadium sponsored by Northwestern Medicine! Or just North Shore Stadium for short.” The new stadium will be built on the north side of town, connected to the L with a new stop outside the main entrance. Instead of the traditional neoclassical style Lakeside Coliseum was known for, North Shore Stadium features a more modern design, while also trying to not be an eyesore among the Chicago skyline. The stadium will feature an expanded seating capacity of nearly 75,000, along with the famous tornado siren that plays whenever the Cyclones score a touchdown The concourse features traditional Chicago food, housing a Portillo’s, Culver’s and the famous Stormchaser’s Chicago Pizza carrying over from their old stadium, home to their award winning Chicago-Style pizza.  

The Destroyers announced that the team will continue play at the newly renamed Dr. Pepper Field at Oceanside Stadium. The owner was asked about this news. 

"I told y'all I had a surprise with Dr. Pepper! I couldn't get it done for the 'Goyles with their historic Gotham Arena, but I managed to get them to budge on this one!
For those who ain't up to date. San Diego's been playing here since '12. This stadium was built over the ashes of the former Oceanside Stadium, famous for being, well, ocean side. When originally unveiled it re-got the name of Oceanside Stadium. All I did was renamed the field. The new stadium, unlike the previous one, actually provides a state of the art view of the water behind the scoreboard along with the view of some gorgeous sunsets at night."

The previous Oceanside Stadium can be seen here:


The newly rebuilt Oceanside can be seen here: