WEBVTT - The OTP | New Stadium Project 0:00:09.960 --> 0:00:13.640 This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans 0:00:14.160 --> 0:00:17.120 plan on Farm Bureau Health Plans making it easy to 0:00:17.160 --> 0:00:19.600 get you the healthcare coverage you need for less than 0:00:19.640 --> 0:00:24.760 you think. Visit FBHP dot com. I'm Mike Keith. Glad 0:00:24.800 --> 0:00:28.360 to have you with us Titans making news on Monday 0:00:28.480 --> 0:00:31.600 when the club announces an agreement with the city to 0:00:31.680 --> 0:00:35.680 build a new stadium. I had a chance to visit 0:00:35.720 --> 0:00:40.599 with Titans President and CEO Burke Nyhill to ask him 0:00:40.640 --> 0:00:43.400 many of the questions that I felt like the ot 0:00:43.760 --> 0:00:47.880 people would have about this announcement and what we know now. 0:00:48.360 --> 0:00:52.000 So here's my conversation with Burke Nighthill on the OTPUI. 0:00:58.440 --> 0:01:00.840 It's a great day for the Tennessee type and Titans 0:01:00.920 --> 0:01:04.080 fans as the organization has announced an agreement with the 0:01:04.160 --> 0:01:07.280 city for a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans. I'm 0:01:07.319 --> 0:01:11.360 joined by Burke nig Hill, the team's president and CEO. Burke, 0:01:11.480 --> 0:01:15.560 if you would share the details of this agreement. It 0:01:15.680 --> 0:01:18.920 is an exciting day, Mike. We have reached an agreement 0:01:18.920 --> 0:01:21.840 with Mayor Cooper with respect to a new stadium that 0:01:21.880 --> 0:01:24.319 would be built on the east bank of the Cumberland River, 0:01:24.440 --> 0:01:27.479 a stadium that would be capable of hosting only Titans games, 0:01:27.480 --> 0:01:30.400 but the world's biggest events. We're excited because this has 0:01:30.440 --> 0:01:33.039 been a long time coming. We've been having conversations with 0:01:33.080 --> 0:01:36.440 the mayor for a long time, built around several principles, 0:01:36.440 --> 0:01:40.080 but a key principle has been the idea of finding 0:01:40.120 --> 0:01:43.640 a better path forward, in particular for the taxpayers of Nashville. 0:01:43.760 --> 0:01:46.639 Current Nissan Stadium is an aging building, and the current 0:01:46.680 --> 0:01:50.920 structure of our lease would require that the taxpayer would 0:01:50.960 --> 0:01:53.920 fund a good chunk of the investments that would be 0:01:53.960 --> 0:01:57.320 necessary to bring it into another generation. And we're talking 0:01:57.360 --> 0:01:59.639 about hundreds of millions of dollars, if not over billion 0:01:59.640 --> 0:02:02.880 dollars worth of responsibility that would fall to the taxpayers. 0:02:02.920 --> 0:02:05.240 And that wasn't anything that was acceptable to us. It 0:02:05.280 --> 0:02:08.840 wasn't acceptable to Mayor Cooper. So we have for a 0:02:08.960 --> 0:02:11.280 very long time been trying to find a responsible and 0:02:11.320 --> 0:02:14.200 sustainable solution to get to a next generation of a 0:02:14.240 --> 0:02:17.160 stadium for Nashville, while doing so in a way that 0:02:17.240 --> 0:02:20.680 shifts that ultimate burden from the taxpayers and to the team. 0:02:21.000 --> 0:02:24.320 And we're delighted that we've found a solution and we're 0:02:24.360 --> 0:02:26.560 excited to talk to the public about it. In terms 0:02:26.600 --> 0:02:29.560 of the building itself and the lease, we're picturing a 0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:32.560 facility of about sixty thousand capacity. It would be an 0:02:32.600 --> 0:02:36.519 enclosed facility, again capable of hosting the world's biggest events 0:02:36.520 --> 0:02:39.440 as well as events of all sizes. And I think 0:02:39.600 --> 0:02:42.680 what is probably exciting news for Titans fans this lease 0:02:42.840 --> 0:02:46.320 would keep the Titans in Nashville and Tennessee for another generation. 0:02:46.360 --> 0:02:49.160 We're looking at a thirty year lease for this new facility. 0:02:49.320 --> 0:02:52.600 So just for specifics, where exactly is the new stadium 0:02:52.919 --> 0:02:55.400 set to be built. It would be built on our 0:02:55.440 --> 0:02:59.320 current stadium campus. So if our stadium today is up 0:02:59.360 --> 0:03:01.680 towards the river our front, the stadium would be built 0:03:01.720 --> 0:03:04.240 further back towards the east and between the current stadium 0:03:04.280 --> 0:03:07.239 and the highway. So with all this going on, we're 0:03:07.280 --> 0:03:09.440 still going to be able to play a Nissan Stadium 0:03:09.480 --> 0:03:12.800 as long as we need Nissan Stadium. Yes, we looked 0:03:12.840 --> 0:03:16.480 into the possibility of playing elsewhere for a few years 0:03:16.560 --> 0:03:20.080 during construction, but ultimately landed on Nissan Stadium being the 0:03:20.080 --> 0:03:23.240 best place to play Titans games and host other events 0:03:23.400 --> 0:03:27.160 during the construction period, especially for other events you look 0:03:27.200 --> 0:03:29.680 at CMAFS in Music City Bowl, some of our longest 0:03:29.800 --> 0:03:32.880 term partners at the stadium, and having just been through COVID, 0:03:32.919 --> 0:03:35.440 they lost several of their events and it would have 0:03:35.440 --> 0:03:38.960 been devastating to not allow them to continue to have 0:03:39.000 --> 0:03:42.440 those events during a construction period. So we'll end up coexisting. 0:03:42.440 --> 0:03:44.640 There will be a Nissan Stadium that is as active 0:03:44.680 --> 0:03:47.640 as ever on the west side of the campus, while 0:03:47.680 --> 0:03:50.280 there is a new stadium coming out of the ground 0:03:50.360 --> 0:03:52.880 on the east side of the stadium during this construction period. 0:03:52.920 --> 0:03:55.320 So just like what at Lanta and Minneapolis did while 0:03:55.360 --> 0:03:58.080 their builds were going on. Yes, so safe to say 0:03:58.480 --> 0:04:02.120 parking is going to be acted. Parking will be impacted, 0:04:02.440 --> 0:04:05.800 and we know that that's a pain point for our fans, 0:04:05.800 --> 0:04:08.559 and so we've been working really hard already to identify 0:04:08.960 --> 0:04:14.440 parking alternatives, transportation alternatives to make coming to Nissan Stadium 0:04:14.440 --> 0:04:18.360 a great experience even with that disruption. We will communicate, 0:04:18.400 --> 0:04:22.480 we will overcommunicate those solutions. Every city that has built 0:04:22.480 --> 0:04:26.160 a new enclosed stadium has gotten a Super Bowl. You're 0:04:26.200 --> 0:04:30.360 saying that would be your expectation for our new stadium. Yeah, absolutely, 0:04:30.400 --> 0:04:34.800 that would be my expectation. The NFL came to Nashville 0:04:34.800 --> 0:04:37.480 in twenty nineteen, and frankly, they took a chance when 0:04:37.480 --> 0:04:40.279 they brought the Draft here. Only major cities had gotten 0:04:40.680 --> 0:04:43.679 the NFL's biggest events up until that point, and there's 0:04:43.680 --> 0:04:47.719 no question that Nashville delivered and in spades. And so 0:04:47.920 --> 0:04:52.480 those same people, the events programmers for the NFL, they 0:04:52.480 --> 0:04:55.599 took notice, and there's no doubt in my mind that 0:04:55.839 --> 0:04:58.799 the NFL would come to Nashville with a Super Bowl. 0:04:58.839 --> 0:05:00.880 The thing that jumped out to when you set a 0:05:00.960 --> 0:05:03.919 sixty thousand capacity, there won't be a bad seat in 0:05:03.920 --> 0:05:06.479 the house, will there. Know. The challenge that we've given 0:05:06.600 --> 0:05:10.239 architects up until now is let's build the right building 0:05:10.520 --> 0:05:13.520 with the right seats, not start with an arbitrary number 0:05:13.600 --> 0:05:17.120 for capacity that was frankly old thinking. And what you 0:05:17.240 --> 0:05:18.839 end up with is you end up with some seats 0:05:18.880 --> 0:05:23.160 that are not great viewing and game experiences. So when 0:05:23.160 --> 0:05:26.400 we say a sixty thousand person capacity, we're talking about 0:05:26.440 --> 0:05:29.800 sixty thousand great experiences in that building. As we talk 0:05:29.920 --> 0:05:32.600 about the college football playoff in the Final four and 0:05:32.680 --> 0:05:36.240 the SEC Championship and anything else that could come to 0:05:36.320 --> 0:05:39.600 the new stadium, it can be a huge win if 0:05:39.600 --> 0:05:43.080 you're a sports fan like we are, or even if 0:05:43.120 --> 0:05:47.520 you're not, just because of the overall impact in the community. 0:05:47.560 --> 0:05:51.760 That's right. Every one of these promoters they appreciate the 0:05:51.800 --> 0:05:56.320 power of their event coming to town. I mean, without question, 0:05:56.600 --> 0:05:58.479 every one of those events that are coming to mind, 0:05:58.520 --> 0:06:02.120 for you, the Super Bowl Final or WrestleManias, they bring 0:06:02.240 --> 0:06:05.440 hundreds of millions of dollars worth of economic impact to 0:06:05.880 --> 0:06:09.840 the local economy. That means local businesses are busier than 0:06:09.880 --> 0:06:14.480 they would normally be. That means jobs. Frankly, there's production jobs, 0:06:14.560 --> 0:06:18.880 there's construction jobs around those events. But these events also 0:06:18.920 --> 0:06:22.560 appreciate that they have a responsibility to impact the community 0:06:22.560 --> 0:06:24.760 at large, and so every one of them is going 0:06:24.800 --> 0:06:27.200 to bring with them an intentional effort to leave the 0:06:27.200 --> 0:06:29.040 community better than they found it. And that may be 0:06:29.640 --> 0:06:33.160 building a field, that may mean doing community projects at 0:06:33.160 --> 0:06:35.480 a local park. I would also point out those are 0:06:35.560 --> 0:06:39.320 just the biggest events. Those same local businesses, those same jobs, 0:06:39.440 --> 0:06:42.160 they will benefit from a more active stadium and with 0:06:42.200 --> 0:06:46.039 an enclosed facility. Now you're talking about additional events that 0:06:46.080 --> 0:06:47.880 are going to keep hotels full, that are going to 0:06:48.000 --> 0:06:51.760 keep restaurants more crowded than usual, and so we believe 0:06:51.839 --> 0:06:55.040 that this building is going to be a benefit far 0:06:55.120 --> 0:06:58.159 beyond the football team. It's going to benefit the community 0:06:58.200 --> 0:07:01.120 as a whole when these events come through town. Nissan 0:07:01.279 --> 0:07:05.520 Stadium was a game changer for this community. The new stadium, 0:07:05.640 --> 0:07:09.800 you're saying, will be even more of a game changer. Oh. Absolutely. 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:14.520 If the first few decades of the Titans being in 0:07:14.640 --> 0:07:17.960 Nashville and Tennessee and the stadium being on the banks 0:07:17.960 --> 0:07:21.880 of the Cumberland River were phase one, phase two is 0:07:21.920 --> 0:07:24.120 going to be an absolute game changer in terms of 0:07:24.120 --> 0:07:27.120 what this facility can mean to the overall community. All Right, 0:07:27.160 --> 0:07:29.480 So the number one question that I've gotten from Titans 0:07:29.520 --> 0:07:31.920 fans outside of are we going to host a Super Bowl? 0:07:32.560 --> 0:07:37.000 Is what about PSLs? What do you expect the role 0:07:37.040 --> 0:07:40.280 of PSLs to be in the building of the new stadium. 0:07:40.360 --> 0:07:43.360 For a long time, PSLs have been a reality of 0:07:43.480 --> 0:07:46.600 construction projects of this scale, and so PSLs will be 0:07:46.640 --> 0:07:49.400 a part of this project as well. That said, it's 0:07:49.400 --> 0:07:52.120 been critically important to AMY, it's been critically important to 0:07:52.160 --> 0:07:54.960 the organization as a whole that we find a way 0:07:55.000 --> 0:07:58.760 to honor existing PSL holders. The PSL holders, some of 0:07:58.760 --> 0:08:01.840 whom purchased their PSLs back in the late nineties. They're 0:08:01.840 --> 0:08:04.600 the reason why we're here, and they have been loyal 0:08:04.640 --> 0:08:08.120 to this organization for decades, and there is just no 0:08:08.200 --> 0:08:11.400 scenario in Amy's mind where we don't honor them as 0:08:11.440 --> 0:08:13.960 part of a transition into a new building. What that 0:08:14.000 --> 0:08:16.640 looks like, We're still working through some of the details, 0:08:16.640 --> 0:08:20.440 but we are committed to giving every PSL holder a 0:08:20.600 --> 0:08:23.720 credit to purchase a new PSL and a new building 0:08:24.120 --> 0:08:26.720 that is in line with their original investment in the 0:08:26.760 --> 0:08:29.600 original PSL. Again, a lot of details to be worked through, 0:08:29.600 --> 0:08:31.720 and we know how important it is to communicate with 0:08:31.760 --> 0:08:33.960 our existing PSL holders as soon as we have all 0:08:34.000 --> 0:08:36.760 of those details, and we will vary very soon, But 0:08:36.960 --> 0:08:40.959 at every point when we've had these conversations understanding that again, 0:08:41.040 --> 0:08:44.640 as these projects go, PSLs will be a part of it, 0:08:44.720 --> 0:08:47.160 but that there was just not a scenario in which 0:08:47.160 --> 0:08:49.560 we wouldn't be honoring our existing PSL holders as we 0:08:49.600 --> 0:08:52.839 transition to a new building. Stay with fans, what are 0:08:52.840 --> 0:08:57.040 your goals for fan experience in the new stadium. We 0:08:57.120 --> 0:08:59.719 want it to be a modern experience. Our current facility 0:08:59.880 --> 0:09:03.199 is served our fans well for a few decades, but 0:09:03.480 --> 0:09:06.959 there is a better experience that's available by thinking about 0:09:07.240 --> 0:09:10.400 diversity of experience. Many of our fans do want to 0:09:10.440 --> 0:09:12.880 just get to the game, parking their seats and watch 0:09:12.920 --> 0:09:15.640 the game. But what you see around this city and 0:09:16.280 --> 0:09:20.920 around the NFL is that the best stadiums allow fans 0:09:21.000 --> 0:09:23.320 a choice about how they want to attend the game 0:09:23.360 --> 0:09:26.679 and interact with the stadium. And so that may be 0:09:27.400 --> 0:09:29.280 a great seat that's got a good view of the 0:09:29.280 --> 0:09:31.400 game that they're parking the entire time, and that may 0:09:31.400 --> 0:09:33.719 be a more social experience. There's families who want the 0:09:33.760 --> 0:09:36.040 ability to roam around a little bit with their little ones. 0:09:36.120 --> 0:09:38.720 We've got millennials who would like to have something of 0:09:38.760 --> 0:09:41.640 a game long tailgate, and so we're trying to build 0:09:41.880 --> 0:09:45.480 a building and design a building that accommodates a wide 0:09:45.600 --> 0:09:50.840 range of experiences. We are really really focused on building 0:09:51.000 --> 0:09:55.000 a great fan experience home field advantage. Frankly, through the 0:09:55.040 --> 0:09:56.960 design of this building, I think one of the most 0:09:56.960 --> 0:10:00.840 exciting things in listening to the plan for the news datums. Okay, 0:10:00.920 --> 0:10:03.920 all the events are cool, but this is very much 0:10:03.960 --> 0:10:08.280 going to be Nashville Stadium. If you live here, you're 0:10:08.280 --> 0:10:10.720 going to feel like it's your place. Talk to us 0:10:10.720 --> 0:10:12.920 a little bit about that and the thinking that's gone 0:10:13.000 --> 0:10:16.120 in to that process about what it can be for 0:10:16.200 --> 0:10:20.040 the entire community. We're working hard to design a building 0:10:20.320 --> 0:10:22.760 that is active three hundred and sixty five days of 0:10:22.760 --> 0:10:24.840 the year. We picture this being the people's house. It 0:10:24.880 --> 0:10:27.959 starts with the location. A lot of NFL stadiums, most 0:10:28.080 --> 0:10:31.400 NFL stadiums are usually out in the suburbs, off a 0:10:31.559 --> 0:10:34.840 highway exit somewhere. This building is going to be located 0:10:35.120 --> 0:10:39.080 in a central part of this city, and so that 0:10:39.120 --> 0:10:43.240 provides an opportunity to create an activity that is really 0:10:43.240 --> 0:10:46.439 really unique for NFL stadiums. And so with that kind 0:10:46.440 --> 0:10:48.960 of activity, sometimes it is the world's biggest events, right, 0:10:49.200 --> 0:10:53.319 but sometimes it's smaller gatherings that really really impact this community. 0:10:53.559 --> 0:10:57.040 We're working to find ways to get metro schools opportunities 0:10:57.080 --> 0:11:00.520 to use this facility on a Tuesday for yield trip. 0:11:00.679 --> 0:11:04.120 We're working to find ways that nonprofits could use this 0:11:04.200 --> 0:11:08.560 building for fundraisers. We're working to identify spaces within a 0:11:08.600 --> 0:11:12.400 building that can be used for professional training or job fairs. 0:11:12.559 --> 0:11:16.160 There's a very very unique opportunity with this building where 0:11:16.160 --> 0:11:18.360 it can be used literally for a Super Bowl on 0:11:18.360 --> 0:11:21.880 one weekend and later that week potentially be used to 0:11:22.280 --> 0:11:25.960 host a small classroom for some sort of community event. 0:11:26.280 --> 0:11:27.760 So this is going to be part of the tour 0:11:27.880 --> 0:11:31.360 when the middle school students go to the Capitol and 0:11:31.400 --> 0:11:34.760 the rhymen in all the places downtown you want to say, hey, 0:11:35.080 --> 0:11:37.400 come see the stadium. Be part of this. Yeah, and 0:11:37.480 --> 0:11:39.559 not just see the stadium, mic, but but maybe come 0:11:39.600 --> 0:11:43.280 see the stadium and for a seventh grade classroom learn 0:11:43.320 --> 0:11:45.679 how to code. You know, if their hope and imagination 0:11:45.760 --> 0:11:49.240 brewing for you know, what professional opportunities might be available 0:11:49.240 --> 0:11:51.760 to them in this community as it continues to grow. 0:11:52.040 --> 0:11:54.080 We think there's a real opportunity to see this as 0:11:54.120 --> 0:11:56.679 something of almost a community center more than just a stadium. 0:11:56.760 --> 0:11:59.960 Let's talk nuts and boats. Now, what does the next 0:12:00.040 --> 0:12:04.080 dep in stadium development look like? Well, there's a legislative process. 0:12:04.240 --> 0:12:07.800 So the City Council of Nashville has formed an East 0:12:07.800 --> 0:12:09.839 Bank Committee that's been meeting for a few months now 0:12:09.960 --> 0:12:12.240 trying to get out all of these details that we've 0:12:12.240 --> 0:12:14.280 been working on for a long time with the Mayor's 0:12:14.280 --> 0:12:17.400 office and make public as many details as possible so 0:12:17.440 --> 0:12:20.080 the public can review in a transparent manner all the 0:12:20.080 --> 0:12:22.480 things that have led us to this point, and so 0:12:22.600 --> 0:12:24.880 that process will continue. Now that process will add the 0:12:25.240 --> 0:12:27.920 details of this deal that we announced with the mayor today, 0:12:28.040 --> 0:12:30.160 then it will go to a full city council process 0:12:30.280 --> 0:12:33.839 in the coming weeks. Sports Authority other agencies need to 0:12:34.040 --> 0:12:37.040 review this deal and approve this deal, so we're still 0:12:37.040 --> 0:12:39.560 talking about a matter of months of the city process 0:12:39.600 --> 0:12:42.880 before this deal would be completely finalized and approved. We 0:12:42.920 --> 0:12:45.199 have also been meeting with our community. We've been meeting 0:12:45.200 --> 0:12:48.400 with fans to talk about what they want to see 0:12:48.480 --> 0:12:51.480 in the new stadium facility and the area surrounding the 0:12:51.520 --> 0:12:55.120 new stadium, and that process will continue as well. We 0:12:55.120 --> 0:12:57.360 are hungry for feedback. Like we've talked about, this is 0:12:57.360 --> 0:12:59.640 the people's house and we want to hear from the 0:12:59.640 --> 0:13:01.880 people about what they would like to see in this 0:13:01.960 --> 0:13:04.560 design as we continue to march towards the possibility of 0:13:04.600 --> 0:13:08.360 this new facility. Two part question, has the stadium design 0:13:08.480 --> 0:13:13.079 process already begun and when will the fans have a 0:13:13.160 --> 0:13:17.439 chance to see those initial plans. Yes, the design process 0:13:17.520 --> 0:13:21.439 has begun. We needed to start that process months ago, frankly, 0:13:21.520 --> 0:13:24.600 to figure out whether a new stadium would fit on 0:13:24.640 --> 0:13:27.440 our campus, and if so, how much it would cost. 0:13:27.720 --> 0:13:30.880 And the answer we're happy to report is yes, there 0:13:30.960 --> 0:13:34.080 is a beautiful new building that would fit on this campus. 0:13:34.280 --> 0:13:36.640 And so we have a design concept that we are 0:13:37.160 --> 0:13:39.640 starting to rally around. We hope to be able to 0:13:39.640 --> 0:13:43.880 show the community those early design concepts very very soon. 0:13:43.920 --> 0:13:46.360 They're still in process, but as soon as they're ready, 0:13:46.400 --> 0:13:48.680 we hope to show them to the public and hope 0:13:48.679 --> 0:13:50.840 that they're excited to see what a new building could 0:13:50.840 --> 0:13:53.079 look like on that campus. In terms of the design 0:13:53.080 --> 0:13:55.320 principles we've been paying attention to. First of all, we've 0:13:55.400 --> 0:13:58.320 rallied around this phrase went on character, and what we 0:13:58.360 --> 0:14:01.360 mean by that is we see Nashville and Tennessee as 0:14:01.400 --> 0:14:05.400 a character rich community and I think about the Rheman 0:14:05.720 --> 0:14:09.720 and the Rheman is not future rich, it's not opulent, 0:14:09.920 --> 0:14:12.720 and it is a treasure of a venue because of 0:14:12.720 --> 0:14:15.680 the character of that venue. And when you build a 0:14:15.679 --> 0:14:18.199 new building, you certainly want it to have modern comfort 0:14:18.280 --> 0:14:21.360 in a modern experience, but we also want to embrace 0:14:21.480 --> 0:14:24.080 that sense of character. Right, We're not going to compete 0:14:24.120 --> 0:14:26.600 with some of the other facilities that have been built 0:14:26.600 --> 0:14:29.320 around the NFL recently that are very, very future rich 0:14:29.360 --> 0:14:32.840 and an opulence. We want this building to ultimately reflect 0:14:32.880 --> 0:14:36.560 the character, the rich fabric of this community, and we 0:14:36.640 --> 0:14:38.680 feel like we've landed on something that does just that. 0:14:38.800 --> 0:14:41.520 The second thing is we're focused on this building being 0:14:41.640 --> 0:14:43.720 so much more than a football stadium. A lot of 0:14:43.720 --> 0:14:47.160 the buildings that have been built recently have focused on 0:14:47.280 --> 0:14:51.200 being football facilities. It will be a great football facility, 0:14:51.480 --> 0:14:54.160 it's a facility that will create a home field advantage 0:14:54.240 --> 0:14:56.960 for the Titans for Tennessee State University when they come 0:14:56.960 --> 0:14:59.160 through and play their games there. But it's so much 0:14:59.200 --> 0:15:01.560 more than that. This facility to be the very best 0:15:01.600 --> 0:15:03.960 concert venue in the country. We want it to be 0:15:04.000 --> 0:15:06.200 a place that the Super Bowls and Final four is 0:15:06.240 --> 0:15:08.400 want to come because it creates this great template for 0:15:08.440 --> 0:15:10.960 those those events coming through. And as I mentioned before, 0:15:11.160 --> 0:15:12.880 we want this to be a great place for the 0:15:12.920 --> 0:15:15.960 community to come and experience their house three hundred and 0:15:16.000 --> 0:15:19.000 sixty five days a year, and so that's another focus 0:15:19.040 --> 0:15:21.960 that we've had. The last thing that we've been focused 0:15:21.960 --> 0:15:25.040 on is a building that endures. A building that is 0:15:25.080 --> 0:15:28.400 flexible enough, is built with the right design processes that 0:15:28.840 --> 0:15:31.160 it endures for decades and decades and decades to come. 0:15:31.320 --> 0:15:33.760 This lease will keep the Titans in thirty years and 0:15:33.800 --> 0:15:36.320 hopefully beyond. We are trying to build this building in 0:15:36.320 --> 0:15:39.800 a way that, frankly, it uses design methods and the 0:15:39.880 --> 0:15:43.080 type of forward thinking that our current building does not have, 0:15:43.320 --> 0:15:47.320 and we expect this building to last fifty sixty seventy 0:15:47.400 --> 0:15:49.760 years with the design methods and some of the thinking 0:15:49.840 --> 0:15:51.840 that they're putting in behind making sure this is an 0:15:51.960 --> 0:15:56.520 enduring and sustainable building. So how so do we start construction? Well, 0:15:57.000 --> 0:16:00.160 you know, to not count our chickens again, there is 0:15:59.760 --> 0:16:02.720 the city process that will be ongoing, and so that 0:16:02.760 --> 0:16:05.000 will be the focus over the next few months, is 0:16:05.080 --> 0:16:09.800 both the legislative process and the community outreach and input 0:16:09.840 --> 0:16:12.600 gathering process. If all of that were to go according 0:16:12.600 --> 0:16:16.360 to plan, next fall is probably the earliest that construction 0:16:16.400 --> 0:16:19.560 would actually be. There's a design process that needs to continue, 0:16:19.600 --> 0:16:22.200 if there's a procurement process that needs to begin, and 0:16:22.240 --> 0:16:25.360 so next fall to winter is probably the earliest that 0:16:25.400 --> 0:16:28.720 construction would begin. All right, So if that's when construction starts, 0:16:29.760 --> 0:16:32.480 when will it be completed? Our goal has always been 0:16:32.520 --> 0:16:35.160 twenty twenty six. We're not going to put an arbitrary 0:16:35.280 --> 0:16:40.000 date on completion that would ultimately result in a construction 0:16:40.040 --> 0:16:42.960 process that is hurried or a design process that is hurried. 0:16:43.160 --> 0:16:46.000 And so if that means that ultimately the first games 0:16:46.160 --> 0:16:48.920 and first events aren't hosted at the stadium until twenty 0:16:48.920 --> 0:16:51.840 seven and not twenty six, we will take a responsible 0:16:51.840 --> 0:16:55.240 approach to managing that construction schedule. So short answer, we're 0:16:55.280 --> 0:16:58.120 aiming for twenty twenty six, but it maybe twenty twenty seven. 0:16:58.160 --> 0:16:59.960 We'll just have to let the next few months play 0:17:00.120 --> 0:17:03.200 out and determine what the schedule is, and we'll communicate 0:17:03.440 --> 0:17:05.760 the answer as soon as we have it. The Adams 0:17:05.880 --> 0:17:09.040 family bet big on Tennessee in the nineteen nineties and 0:17:09.080 --> 0:17:13.680 it's paid off big. Why has the marriage between Tennessee 0:17:13.760 --> 0:17:17.160 and the Titans been so successful? Amy recently rolled out 0:17:17.280 --> 0:17:19.760 a new mission statement for the organization, and it's to win, 0:17:19.920 --> 0:17:24.040 to serve, and to entertain. And in terms of winning, look, 0:17:24.359 --> 0:17:27.040 this is a hard working community, right, This is this 0:17:27.080 --> 0:17:30.280 is a community that that's gritty, that's that's not afraid 0:17:30.320 --> 0:17:33.480 to roll up their sleeves. It's a city that is 0:17:33.520 --> 0:17:37.400 based on makers, you know, writing songs and land bricks, right, 0:17:37.760 --> 0:17:40.359 And I think this team reflects that and this organization 0:17:40.400 --> 0:17:42.639 reflects that. On the field, it's not always pretty, but 0:17:42.680 --> 0:17:45.240 it's always beautiful. As it heard Mike Ray will say, right, 0:17:45.359 --> 0:17:49.119 this team is scrappy and is resilient, as is this 0:17:49.280 --> 0:17:51.720 city in this state. We're tough, right in terms of serving. 0:17:52.040 --> 0:17:54.600 This is the volunteer state, and I think Amy has 0:17:54.600 --> 0:17:57.280 always had this appreciation that we can we can help 0:17:57.359 --> 0:18:00.480 model that, and we can help use our re sources, 0:18:00.520 --> 0:18:02.879 we can use our platform to make this city in 0:18:02.920 --> 0:18:05.960 state a better place to live. And in terms of entertaining, 0:18:06.160 --> 0:18:08.040 let's face it, this place is a great event out 0:18:08.080 --> 0:18:10.560 maybe one of the best in the world, and we've 0:18:10.560 --> 0:18:13.920 tried to embody that both in terms of the events 0:18:14.000 --> 0:18:16.439 that we have at the stadium. Every game day should 0:18:16.440 --> 0:18:20.000 be a big show. Amy understands that, and it feels 0:18:20.000 --> 0:18:22.919 like the city and state appreciate how we leverage this 0:18:23.000 --> 0:18:27.399 venue for those purposes. You've put years into this process, 0:18:27.720 --> 0:18:30.240 you and a lot of people with the organization ownership. 0:18:30.280 --> 0:18:32.800 You've taken a lot of time, a lot of thoughtful 0:18:32.880 --> 0:18:36.080 work on every aspect of it. So as we wrap 0:18:36.160 --> 0:18:39.439 up this interview on this big day, what do you 0:18:39.440 --> 0:18:43.040 want to let fans, know, citizens of Davidson County, know 0:18:43.280 --> 0:18:47.080 everybody who's watching this know about where this process is 0:18:47.080 --> 0:18:49.840 going next. Well, I'll speak to Titans fans first. I 0:18:49.880 --> 0:18:52.520 think Titans fans who've been paying attention to this organization 0:18:53.200 --> 0:18:56.040 recognize the impact that Amy Adams Trunk has had on 0:18:56.080 --> 0:18:58.840 this organization since she stepped into her role as controlling 0:18:58.880 --> 0:19:01.800 under in twenty fifteen. There's really not much that is 0:19:01.840 --> 0:19:05.520 the same about this organization from then until now, and 0:19:05.920 --> 0:19:10.240 just about everything's better. And that is not as a 0:19:10.280 --> 0:19:13.199 result of an accident. That's because of Amy's leadership. She 0:19:13.280 --> 0:19:16.720 sets really really high expectations for this organization to deliver 0:19:16.800 --> 0:19:18.439 on behalf of the fans, and that starts on the 0:19:18.440 --> 0:19:22.320 football field. And we've seen, you know, remarkable results on 0:19:22.359 --> 0:19:24.520 the football field compared to where the team was when 0:19:24.560 --> 0:19:27.199 she stepped into her position. But hopefully the fans are 0:19:27.200 --> 0:19:30.520 seeing that throughout every part of this organization, whether that's 0:19:30.720 --> 0:19:32.600 getting in and out of the stadium, which has gone 0:19:32.600 --> 0:19:35.160 from a challenge to something that's that's that's better, whether 0:19:35.200 --> 0:19:37.200 it's how we interact with them on social media and 0:19:37.200 --> 0:19:39.920 through digital channels, whether that's how our ticket office is 0:19:40.240 --> 0:19:43.480 interacting with fans. Amy really really cares about the details 0:19:43.480 --> 0:19:46.040 and making sure that fans and season ticket members in 0:19:46.080 --> 0:19:49.199 particular feel a sense of honor and respect and have 0:19:49.359 --> 0:19:54.840 this closeness with our organization and this process. While it's 0:19:54.920 --> 0:19:57.520 about so much more than the Titans, for Amy, she 0:19:57.520 --> 0:20:00.600 appreciates that this opportunity, it's how to get right for 0:20:00.640 --> 0:20:04.080 Titans fans, and this is about defining what it's going 0:20:04.080 --> 0:20:06.440 to mean to be a Titans fan for another generation. 0:20:06.640 --> 0:20:09.880 And in terms of Nashville and Tennessee. First of all, 0:20:09.880 --> 0:20:11.880 thank you, thank you for your support over the last 0:20:11.880 --> 0:20:14.359 few decades. It is an honor to be your NFL 0:20:14.400 --> 0:20:17.919 football team. We are committed to serving you well, and 0:20:18.440 --> 0:20:21.960 we understand that we have a responsibility to use our platform, 0:20:22.160 --> 0:20:25.919 to use our resources to serve you, and we are 0:20:25.920 --> 0:20:28.800 absolutely committed to continuing to do that. And that includes 0:20:29.080 --> 0:20:31.720 how we design a building. That includes how we ultimately 0:20:31.800 --> 0:20:33.960 use a building. When we say that we see this 0:20:34.000 --> 0:20:36.479 as the people's house, we absolutely mean it. This building 0:20:36.800 --> 0:20:38.680 needs to be so much more than a football field. 0:20:38.920 --> 0:20:41.720 This needs to be a building that serves the people 0:20:41.800 --> 0:20:44.159 of Nashville, serves the people of Tennessee, and we are 0:20:44.160 --> 0:20:52.760 absolutely committed to making that happen. If you'd like to 0:20:52.800 --> 0:20:56.000 watch that interview, you can certainly do that by going 0:20:56.119 --> 0:20:59.920 to Tennessee Titans dot com. My entire conversation with Burke 0:21:00.119 --> 0:21:03.080 night Hill is there and you can watch it in 0:21:03.119 --> 0:21:05.439 case you missed any of it. Hey, By the way, 0:21:05.480 --> 0:21:09.040 when you join the new Duncan Rewards program, you can 0:21:09.080 --> 0:21:13.040 start saving and stacking your way to free Duncan. Then 0:21:13.440 --> 0:21:17.000 use your points on things like free donuts. Then use 0:21:17.040 --> 0:21:19.280 these donuts to get your kids to look up from 0:21:19.320 --> 0:21:23.120 their phones and actually acknowledge you. Use them on free coffee, 0:21:23.119 --> 0:21:26.080 then use that coffee to earn praise from people like 0:21:26.400 --> 0:21:30.360 your boss, or your spouse or your neighbor. Or use 0:21:30.400 --> 0:21:34.200