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Yawn. It's a cliche. Asshole fans are everywhere. I seriously doubt we'll see any gunfire in the building Sunday.

By the way, why is that ``infamous courtroom'' in the old Vet such a big deal? I know there are other stadiums that have or had jails, police stations, etc. inside the facility.
 
joe king said:
By the way, why is that ``infamous courtroom'' in the old Vet such a big deal?

Because it was an easy column for lazy out-of-town writers. For about 20 years.
 
joe king said:
By the way, why is that ``infamous courtroom'' in the old Vet such a big deal? I know there are other stadiums that have or had jails, police stations, etc. inside the facility.

Really? Where else? (I'm not asking to be a smartass; I'm genuinely curious.)
 
Grohl said:
joe king said:
By the way, why is that ``infamous courtroom'' in the old Vet such a big deal? I know there are other stadiums that have or had jails, police stations, etc. inside the facility.

Really? Where else? (I'm not asking to be a smartass; I'm genuinely curious.)

I'm pretty sure there's one at Reliant Stadium in Houston and at Raymond James in Tampa, among others.
 
Wouldn't the Vet's court have begun operating before whatever they have at those two stadiums?
 
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The old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium had a full police precinct in the basement.
 
Maybe because he's a gutless coward?

The battery boys will be out in force at the Linc, Sunday. Police had best wear helmets.
 
hell, the local 10,000-seat arena has been known to set up holding pens in the dressing room and put a judge down there to hear cases, so it's not that unusual
 
Superdome used to have a jail. Had a friend spend the second half of NC game in the pen.
 
Though it was a good column. And on the money about what the mood will be.
 
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