1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Want to welcome everybody to a special new podcast that 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: we're doing called Building Brownstown, and we're going to kick 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: things off in the biggest way possible with the owners 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: of your Cleveland Browns, Jimmy and d Haslam. Guys, this 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: is an exciting time. Thank you for being here, and 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: we're excited to talk about what should be a transformative event, 7 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: not only for the Cleveland Browns, but for northeast Ohio. 8 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: So I want to go back because you and I 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: we've had conversations on sidelines many many years ago when 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: it didn't seem like a dome stadium was a possibility. 11 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: When did it become a real possibility that the Cleveland 12 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: Browns will be playing in a dome stadium? 13 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: You won, don't you go through the history of how 14 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: we got I knew I will. 15 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 3: But first of all, we're incredibly excited. I mean, this 16 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 3: is just it's going to be, as you said, transformational 17 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 3: for this region and we're really looking forward to it. 18 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 3: But I'll take you back. We started I don't know 19 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 3: eight with Mayor Jackson twenty eighteen talking about what could 20 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 3: happen to the stadium on the lake front, and he 21 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 3: asked us to do a plan of what the Lightfront 22 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 3: would look like. So we worked with you know, a 23 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 3: terrific architect, Thomas Woltz to come up with what we 24 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 3: thought was an amazing plan. And then as time went on, 25 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 3: you know, Mayor Bib came in and time went on 26 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 3: with what their vision was for the Light Front, and 27 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 3: it became more and more apparent that after looking at 28 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 3: what we could do there, that there's so much more 29 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 3: we could do for Northeast Ohio. We could do a 30 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 3: bigger dream, really take care of our fans by building 31 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 3: a dome. So that's when we started looking for property 32 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 3: and it's been, as you know, quite the process. 33 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, So tell me about that process, because you say, okay, 34 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: now this is an idea. Now we need to find 35 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: a space. Now we need to find an architect. Now 36 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: we need to find somebody's going to excavate the space. 37 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: All the little things that go into what will be 38 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: i think, a beautiful finished product hopefully ready to go 39 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty nine. 40 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: What was that process, like, you know, ironically, when Mayor 41 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: Bib came in and he wanted to take a look 42 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: at the overall design we'd come up with and decided 43 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: to put out an RFB and use a different architect. 44 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: That caused things to slow down. And during that time period, 45 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: the Deseronimo family, who we do some other things with, 46 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,839 Speaker 2: as you know, presented this one hundred and seventy five 47 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: acre piece of property bounded by two interstates. Clean Flat 48 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: has power, which is a huge deal in this world, 49 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,399 Speaker 2: right across from the airport, twelve miles from downtown, very 50 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: close to where we are here in Berea. We started 51 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: looking long and hard, and that's when we started having 52 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 2: second thoughts about investing in our current facility because it'd 53 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 2: be like you had a not so good house in 54 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: a not so good location. And that's what we finally 55 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: figured out, and it would be real tough to fix it. 56 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: The location challenges remain, so that's when we pivoted and 57 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: started looking at Brook Park. 58 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 3: And you don't want to think short sighted. I mean 59 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 3: this is a long play. I mean the Superdome is 60 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 3: fifty years old, so you're thinking, what can we do 61 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 3: for northeast Ohio. That is a long play that really 62 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 3: takes care of our fans and actually creates something pretty 63 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 3: unique for Ohio. 64 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, people, I think forget maybe in twenty fourteen, you 65 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: guys came in and put a lot of money into 66 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: that stadium with that initial renovation, and at some point, 67 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: to your point, you don't want to keep throwing money 68 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: into something. You're saying, let's build something from scratch. That 69 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: is the dream. 70 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: Any money as we spent on the existing stadium would 71 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: have been a temporary fix, maybe ten or fifteen years. 72 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 2: It is a big project that we'll have, as d said, 73 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 2: a transformative effect on Cleveland, Cyoga County, in northeast Ohio, 74 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 2: and we'll be around a long long time. 75 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: So the big pushback, right is not so much that 76 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: there's a dome. I think a lot of people are 77 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: very excited about that, but that it's not in downtown Cleveland. 78 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: I know that you guys have exhausted every opportunity to 79 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: see if that was feasible. Ultimately, why wasn't that feasible? 80 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: And then that led you to that location in brook Park. 81 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: We did work hard, and as we've said many times, 82 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 2: it had been way easier if there was an opportunity 83 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: to put a dome stadium somewhere downtown. We looked hard 84 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: at Burke this time last year, worked with the city 85 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 2: and the county on that The reality is there's two 86 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: or three problems with Burke. One that is built on 87 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: a landfill and so the soil, the soil is i'll 88 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: just say not good. And number two, nobody can really 89 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 2: tell you when Burke will be closed. Some people say 90 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 2: five years, some people say never. I know when I 91 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 2: brought it up to the government just rolled his eyes 92 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: and said, Jimmy, that's not happening. So then we pivoted 93 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: away from there. As long as Burke is there, you 94 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 2: can't put a roof on the current stadium, okay. And 95 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 2: that would also involve us playing somewhere else for a 96 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 2: couple of years, okay, if we did that kind of 97 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: major Between the cost having to play somewhere else and 98 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 2: the opportune at Brook Park, it just made more sense 99 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 2: to go to Brook Park, which is d said is 100 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,799 Speaker 2: twelve miles from downtown. It's right across from the airport. 101 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: And I think you know this, but maybe a lot 102 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 2: of our fans listening today don't know this. Two thirds 103 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: of our fans that come to a game at our 104 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 2: current Huntington Field come from out outside Joga County two thirds, 105 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 2: So that's sixty seven percent. So I think they're all excited. 106 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 2: D and I spent a lot of time done in Columbus, 107 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: as you know, with our soccer team, and the people 108 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 2: in Columbus are very excited because all of a sudden, 109 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 2: you know, where you live, it's an hour and a 110 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 2: half hour, forty five ingriss egress, easy, parking, easy, et cetera. 111 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 2: And I'll just say, coming to our current stadium, it's 112 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 2: a challenge. 113 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. Now I think one other thing. I think that 114 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 3: it opens up twenty two more acres on the lakefront. 115 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 3: That could create the most exciting lakefront in the country. 116 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 3: So you have to kind of think, Okay, we're going 117 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 3: to be able to open the lakefront and develop it. 118 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 3: We're going to be able to have this transformational dome 119 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 3: in brook Park, We're going to be able to do 120 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: the river front, and you're going to have a new airport. 121 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 3: I mean, that is pure growth for this area. And 122 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 3: it's a growth mindset that we've needed for a long time. 123 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: And to that point, you guys obviously go to owners meetings, 124 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: you speak with other owners, and I know that the 125 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: architects is same one who did Minnesota, for example, those 126 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: domes and what you've seen out there in Los Angeles. 127 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: There's so much more than football state and I would 128 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: imagine they would tell you that this has changed probably 129 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: our economics and economics of the region because of the 130 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: events that can attract. 131 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: The Wilf family that owns Minnesota are really good friends 132 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 2: with D and I. They're also in the mlsay on 133 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: the Orlando and they're good friends of ours and Minneapolis. 134 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 2: Whether we have tough weather here Minneapolis is really tough, 135 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 2: and so building this dome facility, we'll go from having 136 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 2: ten events a year in our current stadium to have 137 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 2: in all kinds of events. And I mean, I think 138 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: it's really important for everybody to understand that, yes, there'll 139 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 2: be ten NFL games and hopefully more, but there'll also 140 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 2: be a chance to have national championship games in football, 141 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 2: Final four games in basketball men's and women's. They'll be 142 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 2: a chance to have the Sweet Sixteen here. The Women's 143 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 2: World Cup has come to the US in thirty one. 144 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 2: We will put in a bid for that. Would we 145 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 2: have gotten a bid in if we'd had it, we'd 146 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: have had a bid for the Men's World Cup, which 147 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 2: comes next year. As you know, so you have to 148 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 2: think big and broad. All the concerts that we've missed 149 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 2: that go to Detroit or go somewhere else Indianapolis will 150 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,799 Speaker 2: now come here. So it is going to be transformational. 151 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: I know there's people who are concerned about what's it 152 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 2: going to do to downtown. Well, let's just take the 153 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: litmus test for stadiums is can you get Taylor Swift? 154 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 2: We didn't get that. Okay, with this new facility, we 155 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 2: would get that. The people that travel to these big concerts, 156 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 2: we know it. When we have our concerts, forty to 157 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 2: fifty percent of the people come from outside the county, 158 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 2: and lot of them drive a long way. The two 159 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 2: hotels we're going to add on at Brook Park, no 160 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: way will they have the ability to take care of 161 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 2: everybody that wants to come to a concert or game. 162 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 2: I was talking to one of our good friends the 163 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: other day and he's got sons that are like nine 164 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 2: and eleven. He takes into one away Browns game, and 165 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 2: he said, no matter if the stadium is downtown or 166 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 2: it's twenty five miles from downtown, always stay downtown because 167 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: I want my sons to get the experience of that 168 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 2: that metro area feel, the city, et cetera. So the 169 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: opportunity if you think right now, you fly into Cleveland 170 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 2: and I'll just say, our airport doesn't present itself well. 171 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 2: And then you look across the street and there's one 172 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 2: hundred and seventy five acres of what I would call 173 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 2: industrial wasteland. Okay, that was an old Ford plant that 174 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 2: at one point in time employed twenty two thousand people, 175 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 2: unbelievable amount of jobs. Or this area that's just sitting there, Well, 176 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 2: you don't start off saying, man, this is an awesome area. 177 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: With the airport being read redone in four or five 178 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: years and with what we're going to build there now 179 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 2: when people come to Cleveland, they're going to put an 180 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 2: awesome face forward on Man, what a cool airport. Look 181 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 2: at this facility. I had no idea Cleveland had something 182 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 2: like this. So these use the word transformative several times, 183 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: and I think that's right. And I also think things 184 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 2: say have to be staged. And so Dan Gilbert and 185 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 2: Bedrock are doing a great job down on the river. 186 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 2: You know they're building their practice facility there, a big 187 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 2: facility with Cleveland Clinic, all kinds of residential We'll be 188 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 2: going at about the same time down here in brook Park. 189 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 2: We hope to start moving dirt in October November and 190 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 2: start coming out of the ground in the first quarter. 191 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 2: And I think the lakefront will take a little bit 192 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 2: more time. The infrastructure has to be put in place, 193 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 2: but you know, areas have to absorb new growth. So 194 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 2: I actually think the timing is going to be really good. 195 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: All Right, you kind of talked about and we'll get 196 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: into a little more about just northeast Ohio. Your overall 197 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: vision for what this can mean, and I think you've 198 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: touched on it quite a bit. But what do you 199 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: hope this does for the team? I mean, I think 200 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: there's a part of it. When you see a new stadium, 201 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: a new dome, it can be attractive to players, and 202 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: it also if you can put the best team on 203 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: the field, it eliminates a lot of variables and allows 204 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: your talent to shiney. 205 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 2: Listen, I think we'd be reniss if we didn't say 206 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 2: and D and I take full blame. We have not 207 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 2: done the job on the field we should. We bear 208 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: full responsibility. And if anybody deserves a great stadium and 209 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 2: a great team, it's the Cleveland Browns fans. You deal 210 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 2: with them every day. We have the world's greatest fans. 211 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 2: We are going to deliver a world class stadium. I 212 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 2: could argue it's the best stadium in the country, the 213 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 2: best in the world. We need to develop the same 214 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 2: kind of team. I do think a dome stadium and 215 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 2: you're with us when we go on the road, does 216 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 2: give you an advantage with the home field because that 217 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 2: noise is just packed in there tighter. And we hope 218 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 2: this will become not only a great experience for our fans, 219 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 2: but a terrible experience for the visiting team because it 220 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 2: is a quote hard place to play and you already. 221 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: Have that dog pound. Now imagine that when that sound 222 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: is coming right back down, I'll. 223 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 2: Speaking of a dog pound. I was thinking we were talking 224 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 2: the other day, and this has been a long process, 225 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 2: as you said, Nathan, to work this out. But I 226 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 2: can't tell you how excited we are to see dirt mood, 227 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 2: to see steel be put up, the first seat put 228 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 2: in the dog pound. I mean, that is so exciting. 229 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 2: And dog pound participants, we're going to give you an 230 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 2: even better experience you have now because you're going to 231 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 2: be closer to the field. 232 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. 233 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 3: I think everything we've done in the planning process for 234 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 3: the new Dome Stadium is fan first. You know, what 235 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 3: can we do to create the best experience for the fan. 236 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 3: That's talking about the unique food service. You know, we're 237 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 3: gonna have some really great experiences. Just everything about the 238 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,599 Speaker 3: concourse and we've thought about, you know, what's the experience 239 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 3: going to be like for the fan, what the plaza 240 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 3: looks like. I mean, it's kind of walking in the fans' 241 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 3: shoes to create the best experience for them, because we 242 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 3: know now it's been a pretty rough experience for them 243 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 3: and we want to make sure that every detail is 244 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 3: fan first. 245 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 2: Think about this. We're going to have twelve to fourteen 246 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 2: thousand surface parking lots, not a parking grudge, surface parking lots, 247 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 2: which makes it real easy. Okay, we're going to have 248 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 2: a great place to tailgate, but if you think about 249 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 2: four fans coming to in a car, four times fourteen 250 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 2: is fifty six at seats sixty five, almost everybody is 251 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 2: going to be able to park very close to the stadium, 252 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 2: whereas right now I'll just say it's not that way. 253 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: And that's part of that fan experience. And you guys 254 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: are so fan focused. Everything we do here. When we 255 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: come into this building, every day. It's about giving the 256 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: fans the best experience. And I think obviously, as you 257 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: alluded to, on the field will take care of a 258 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: lot of that. But and the things that we can control, 259 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: that's a big deal. And you talked earlier about kind 260 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: of your legacies, right that this would be there when 261 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: you are not here. This will be here when JW 262 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: and Whitney may not be here. How important is that 263 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: to you that you're going to be able to come 264 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: into this community and have an opportunity to do something 265 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: that truly transforms if we've used that word this area 266 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: for generations to come. 267 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 3: Well, we've always said that this team belongs to this community. 268 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 2: Yep. 269 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 3: I mean we have, you know, we knew that from 270 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 3: day one and have carried that with us. We're just 271 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 3: stewards of it for a time, and we want to 272 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 3: make sure we're the best stewarts possible. And that's the 273 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 3: reason the Dome Stadium has become so important, because we 274 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 3: think it's so important for this community to think big, 275 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 3: to have vision, to really be excited about what this 276 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 3: community can look like. So I think for us, it's 277 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 3: not about us, It's about Cleveland and Northeast Ohio and 278 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 3: what it means to be citizens from here. I mean, 279 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 3: this is a unique place. We have fallen in love 280 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 3: with it. We're adopted, I guess we're somewhat adopted here, 281 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 3: but love this area, love this region. So it's not 282 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 3: about our legacy. It's actually about the legacy of the 283 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 3: Cleveland Browns. 284 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think D and I feel a little uncomfortable 285 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 2: when you say legacy because that's all you're talking about, 286 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 2: all about yourself. I think what we say is our 287 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 2: parents raised us that when you're in a community, you 288 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 2: give back and whether it's you know, stay in the game. 289 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 2: That D and her team have done such a great 290 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 2: job encouraging kids to come to school every day because 291 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 2: we know that sets you up not only for school success, 292 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 2: but life success. Whether there's been the football fields, all 293 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: the inner city fields we built that you know, have 294 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 2: artificial turf, We've improved the stands, the lighting, et cetera. 295 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 2: We've done the same thing in Columbus, building many pitches. 296 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 2: So it is our We have given back to the 297 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 2: community and we will continue to do so. And really 298 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 2: this is a great way for us to give back 299 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 2: to the community by building this really mixed use entertainment 300 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 2: district with a facility that it won't be used as much, 301 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 2: but could be used three hundred and sixty five days 302 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,439 Speaker 2: that'll be here long after we're here. Is a great 303 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 2: way for us to give back. I really can't think 304 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,719 Speaker 2: of a better way for us to give back than 305 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 2: what we're doing here. 306 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 3: I think we've assembled a terrific team. I mean, the architecture, HKS, 307 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 3: you know, Lincoln Developers. I mean, we have this incredible 308 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 3: team working together to make sure that the experience is 309 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 3: going to be just perfect and also fit with what 310 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 3: this region. 311 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: Is all about. And I love that you guys have 312 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: talked about the passion of these fans and how deserving 313 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: they are, and what you're going to give them is 314 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: a facility and an experience that matches their excellence as fans, 315 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: their passion and hopefully it leads to a lot of 316 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: winning and a lot of great memories. 317 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 2: That's right, And that's the great thing about sports is 318 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 2: that you know, it was interesting watching the Masters. I 319 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 2: know you're a big golfer. That was during a really 320 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 2: tough time for the country and for a certain extent. 321 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: Of the world. 322 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 2: In A young man from Northern Ireland seeks a five 323 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 2: foot plunt and everybody goes crazy. Sports do bring us together. 324 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 2: And you might be for this candor or that can, 325 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 2: or you might believe in this or that. When you're 326 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: sitting next to each other in a dog pound or 327 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 2: you know, at a Cavs game or a Guardian's game, 328 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 2: we're all rooting for the same team. That's the great 329 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 2: thing about sports. I mean, it gives us a break 330 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 2: from real life where we can focus on our team, 331 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 2: winning the game, cheering for that team, and having fun 332 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 2: with our friends. 333 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, Cleveland's so fortunate to have three major sports teams, 334 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 3: and obviously I think one of the reasons we do 335 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 3: is because we have such great fan base. We have 336 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 3: fans that really believe in sports and love sports, and 337 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 3: it really does unite us as a community. Really great 338 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 3: story about what we're about. 339 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: Well, thank you guys for the time. Thank you for 340 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: the monster investment you talked about, over two billion dollars 341 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: from your family into this in what should be transformative 342 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: for this region, for this team, for this fan base 343 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: who is so deserving. And I think everybody's just really 344 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: excited to get this going. 345 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 2: We hope they are. We're very excited thank you, Yeah, 346 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 2: thank you. 347 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 3: Really appreciate it.