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Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.

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Speaker 1: been protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. My name

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Speaker 1: is Mike Keith. Her name is Amy Wells. Hello, Mike,

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Speaker 1: how are you? I am so good. How are you?

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Speaker 1: I'm doing quite well. Thank you. We have several topical

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Speaker 1: and later we're going to play something from the Titans Huddle,

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Speaker 1: and there were two of them earlier this week and

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Speaker 1: it was something for season ticket members that was done

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Speaker 1: virtually and the thing that we're going to play, which

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Speaker 1: I think is really exciting, is a round table that

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Speaker 1: I did with team President Burke Nyhill and Team Senior

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Speaker 1: vice president's Gil Beverley and Adolpho Birch where we talk

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Speaker 1: about the stadium renovation plan for Nissan Stadium and the

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Speaker 1: questions from fans about those things. And as we've talked

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Speaker 1: everybody's excited about what this is going to be and

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Speaker 1: we wanted to share it on the OTP because I

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Speaker 1: thought there was some really good stuff to come out

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Speaker 1: of that conversation. So that's coming up later. Can't wait.

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Speaker 1: Lots of useful information in there. And you're absolutely right,

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Speaker 1: fans are fired up. You say stadium renovations and you

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Speaker 1: can provide, that's what we're here to do on the OTP. Well,

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Speaker 1: that and the fact that now we know the Titans

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Speaker 1: don't want a new stadium, nobody's moving anywhere. The organization

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Speaker 1: has made it clear for quite some time that they

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Speaker 1: love the footprint of Nissan Stadium. They love the location.

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Speaker 1: The stadium itself in terms of watching a ball game

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Speaker 1: as if people didn't really believe that for like the

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Speaker 1: and so and so it's like, no, really, we like

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Speaker 1: this house that we built in nineteen ninety eight ninety nine.

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Speaker 1: Want to take this house that we built because we

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Speaker 1: the bells and whistles? And then the part that I

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Speaker 1: Nashville is crazy, blown up, crazy crazy. I'll never forget

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Speaker 1: my first day on the job here was made twenty six,

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Speaker 1: just nothing there, just nothing. Fast forward twenty three years almost,

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Speaker 1: make the neighborhood even better, absolutely, I think. And I

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Speaker 1: all of the things that come after it. I would

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Speaker 1: love to live in East Nashville. We're not cool enough

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Speaker 1: But I'm saying I would have never ever thought that

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Speaker 1: mean the people who do. You can walk basically everywhere,

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Speaker 1: going to be a full experience. So if you bring

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Speaker 1: Adolpho Birch hit that and we're gonna play that later

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Speaker 1: a couple other things. Seventeenth game this week? Who it's

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Speaker 1: game this week? Better put at the owner's meet. I'm

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Speaker 1: seventeen games over eighteen weeks, so no double buys. The

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Speaker 1: season will just go a week longer, so we're gonna

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Speaker 1: start at the same time. The NFL is not starting

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Speaker 1: a season on Labor Day, and the reason is simple.

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Speaker 1: into January, and so the postseason starts January fifteenth. The

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Speaker 1: the first weekend in February where's the Pro Bowl this year?

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Speaker 1: Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles on February the thirteenth. Okay,

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Speaker 1: the seventeenth game is going to allow more international play,

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Speaker 1: Which when they built the stadiums, they did it with

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Speaker 1: it's been talked about for years. The NFL has not

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Speaker 1: expanded the schedule since nineteen seventy eight. I'm old enough

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Speaker 1: to remember the seventy seven season, which was the last

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Speaker 1: sixteen game season, so it had been forty three years.

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Speaker 1: The players, although you know, some are not elated about it.

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Speaker 1: They voted to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement knowing

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Speaker 1: with a seventeenth game it would help the TV rights

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Speaker 1: valued at an estimated one hundred five billion dollars with

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Speaker 1: a BEE over the next eleven years. The players also

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Speaker 1: Texas A and M And I mean he's a road

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Speaker 1: greater type of you know, that's a guy who has

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Speaker 1: a chance. Julian Taylor six five two eighty third year

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Speaker 1: man out of Temple, interesting player at that what they

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Speaker 1: call the five technique, the three four defensive end, you know.

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Speaker 1: And we're looking forward to seeing Tier Tart back for

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Speaker 1: year two in the middle. But they're gonna be more

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Speaker 1: people available, you know. As I did this and sort

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Speaker 1: of compiled the players at different positions, it's not really

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Speaker 1: a depth chart. It's just in terms of numbers at

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Speaker 1: spots you can see where John Robinson is balancing out

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Speaker 1: the numbers so he does not have the gaping hole.

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Speaker 1: He has sixty six on the roster as we're recording this. Okay,

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Speaker 1: you go to ninety for training camp, you have nine

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Speaker 1: draft picks, you have undrafted free agents to sign. But

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Speaker 1: the other thing I think, I think a lot of teams,

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Speaker 1: with the money as tight as it is, I think

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Speaker 1: a lot of teams are gonna get through the draft

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Speaker 1: and they're gonna say, we got a tight end who

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Speaker 1: we really love, and so we're gonna say goodbye to

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00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:09,200
Speaker 1: expensive veteran tight end and save the money because we're

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Speaker 1: gonna take that money and go spend it on a

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Speaker 1: safety who we need right now. My belief is free

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Speaker 1: agency is going to go well into June. Yep. I

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Speaker 1: agree with that because I think they're gonna be players

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Speaker 1: cut after the draft, maybe an inordinate number due to

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Speaker 1: the tight finances. And then I think guys are going

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Speaker 1: to be looking for the best deal that they can

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Speaker 1: make and they're gonna have to take whatever they can. Well,

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Speaker 1: and to your point about the money being tight, these

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Speaker 1: are still players who can produce. Oh yeah, these are

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Speaker 1: guys who aren't being cut because they did anything wrong,

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Speaker 1: aren't good players any of those things. They're being cut

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Speaker 1: because money is so tight, and what a bargain can

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Speaker 1: another team get on a really good player? And the

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Speaker 1: fairness to them is they got paid in twenty twenty. Ye. Nope,

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Speaker 1: players suffered financially in twenty twenty because we had a

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Speaker 1: whole season coming off a successful twenty nineteen with a

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Speaker 1: salary cap that was over one hundred ninety eight million dollars.

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Speaker 1: By playing it was it was very good for the

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Speaker 1: players and great for the fans and great for the

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Speaker 1: game and whatever. But everybody knew that when you lose

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Speaker 1: several billion dollars of revenue that number, because they are

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Speaker 1: those forty eight percent partners, the players get the salary

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Speaker 1: cap for the whole league based on forty eight percent

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Speaker 1: of grow suggested revenues, and so as those forty eight

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Speaker 1: percent partners, if that if that large pool goes down

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Speaker 1: four billion dollars, they lose some money, and so they're

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Speaker 1: gonna be looking for spots. Let's say you're a thirty

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Speaker 1: year old safety who can really still play. You're saying

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Speaker 1: to yourself, I want to go to the situation where

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Speaker 1: I can play my best because next year I can

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Speaker 1: recoup that money. Yep, I can get a new long

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Speaker 1: term deal. YEP. You got to bite the bullet for

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Speaker 1: a year, play, prove your worth, and then go from there.

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Speaker 1: So Titans fans. If the Titans don't sign a defensive

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Speaker 1: back between now and the draft, don't panic. And if

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Speaker 1: they don't draft three defensive backs over Thursday, Friday and Saturday,

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Speaker 1: don't panic because I think that extra period, that third

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Speaker 1: tier or free agency is going to be even bigger.

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Speaker 1: How exciting. It's just it's an interesting offseason. It's like

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Speaker 1: you get another shot of excitement in a time that

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Speaker 1: usually is kind of after the draft, things are kind

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Speaker 1: of like it kind of dies off for a while.

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Speaker 1: This could be another round. And that is no April

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Speaker 1: Fools joke. That is, I can't believe it took us

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Speaker 1: this long term. There is nothing April Fools on this

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Speaker 1: edition of the OTP. I don't like that stuff presented

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Speaker 1: by Farm Bureau Health Plans. Get the home field advantage

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Speaker 1: with healthcare coverage from Farm Bureau Health Plans. They've been

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Speaker 1: protecting Tennessee and since nineteen forty seven. Not a April

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Speaker 1: Fools fan. I don't like pranks, really, it's not my thing.

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Speaker 1: I don't like making other people feel stupid unless they

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Speaker 1: deserve it. I don't don't. You don't have that problem

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Speaker 1: with me, though? Why is why do I not don't

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Speaker 1: pull pranks on you. No, you just make it readily

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Speaker 1: apparent to my face. No, I just I think pranks

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Speaker 1: are mean. I don't like it. Okay, Well, we don't

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Speaker 1: have to pull any pranks on the OTP. But what

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Speaker 1: we do have is something interesting that we did this week.

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Speaker 1: We did two of them. We did one on Monday

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Speaker 1: at lunchtime and we did one Wednesday night. And they

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Speaker 1: were called Titans Huddles, and these were virtual gatherings where

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Speaker 1: I had a chance to get the President CEO Burke,

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Speaker 1: nyhill On, Coach Mack came on to talk some ball.

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Speaker 1: We showed a new video that the team's creative group

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Speaker 1: has put together that was really exciting. We got to

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Speaker 1: show the Tennessee Tough video again, which I never get

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Speaker 1: tired of seeing the long form version of that. And

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00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:15,800
Speaker 1: then what we're going to play for you was a

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Speaker 1: roundtable discussion about something that we don't just get to

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Speaker 1: stop and talk about enough. We haven't over the last

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Speaker 1: four months, and that's why we wanted to share it

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Speaker 1: with you the ot people. And that is three of

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Speaker 1: our top leaders who have been working hard on the

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Speaker 1: renovation plan for Nissan Stadium that is to come and

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Speaker 1: the East Bank development. That is to come, sit back

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Speaker 1: and enjoy this conversation. Probably some things you hadn't heard before,

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Speaker 1: some things you had wondered about via some questions. I

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Speaker 1: think you're going to enjoy hearing about the growth of

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Speaker 1: the Titans, Nissan Stadium and the East Bank from our

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Speaker 1: Titans huddle on Wednesday, March the glad to be joined

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Speaker 1: now again by Burt knight Hill, the Titans President and CEO,

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Speaker 1: and also Gil Beverly, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer.

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Speaker 1: And also Adolpho Burch, the pride of Father Ryan High School.

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Speaker 1: Right here go Irish, Senior Vice President and chief Legal Officer.

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Speaker 1: And what we're going to talk about for a second

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Speaker 1: is something you started hearing about in December when it

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Speaker 1: was announced that the Titans and the Mayor's office starting

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Speaker 1: to work on a plan to refurbish to better to

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Speaker 1: really sort of make special Nissan Stadium, but also in

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Speaker 1: the process to take the whole East Bank area and

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Speaker 1: make it into something special. As we've seen East Nashville blossom,

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Speaker 1: this would add something big to the neighborhood to take

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Speaker 1: it to a different level. So the town's been buzzing

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Speaker 1: and the Titans put out the word at that point, Hey,

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Speaker 1: we want your input, Gil Beverly, you have seen fan surveys, absolutely,

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Speaker 1: you have been involved with the focus groups. As you've

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Speaker 1: heard this talk over the last four months. What are

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Speaker 1: you hearing from the fans? Well, once, it's a great

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00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:17,280
Speaker 1: sense of excitement. People love Nissan Stadium, they love the Titans,

548
00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,920
Speaker 1: and the opportunity for an upgrade and see the evolution

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00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:23,040
Speaker 1: and for us to take everything to a new level.

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Speaker 1: I think have people really fired up, and so that's

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Speaker 1: exciting unto itself. But in terms of what people are

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Speaker 1: looking for, I think there are really three themes that emerged.

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Speaker 1: One is social. You know, it used to be in

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Speaker 1: the old days that you went to a game, you

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00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,359
Speaker 1: kind of filed into your seat and you just sat

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00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,520
Speaker 1: there and you just watched. And you know, the way

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00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:44,880
Speaker 1: stadiums have evolved now, people want to be able to

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Speaker 1: hang out a little bit more. Maybe I want to

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Speaker 1: talk to a buddy who's not a different part of

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Speaker 1: the statement. I want to meet with them somewhere else

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Speaker 1: and hang out for a little bit. Or I want

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Speaker 1: to be able to move around and talk to different

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Speaker 1: people instead of just sitting next to one person or

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Speaker 1: whatever the case may be. And so what you'll see

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Speaker 1: when we go through some of the concept images is

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Speaker 1: that we're trying to create spaces that facilitate a little

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Speaker 1: bit more social interaction. So that was one. The second

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Speaker 1: thing is food. Everyone loves food, right, so there's a

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Speaker 1: desire to get more elevated food experiences in the building,

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Speaker 1: and they get more authentic Nashville. So where's the hot Chicken?

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Speaker 1: Where are the local you know, the popular joints. I

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Speaker 1: won't name any names yet, but hopefully we can get

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Speaker 1: some of the more popular restaurants and eateries from around

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Speaker 1: town into the building as well. And then, last, but

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Speaker 1: not least, is entertainment. You know, we vision Nissan Stadium

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Speaker 1: as the biggest stage in Nashville, the biggest stage in

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Speaker 1: all of music City. And so what you'll see in

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Speaker 1: a lot of the thinking and the concepts that we're

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Speaker 1: working on is the opportunity to weave entertainment opportunities throughout

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Speaker 1: the different spaces. So how do we put music all

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Speaker 1: throughout the building, how do we create spaces for other

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Speaker 1: types of shows, whether it's comedy, other performances. And then

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Speaker 1: you know, even during games themselves, people want to be

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Speaker 1: entertained by more than just football, So how can we

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Speaker 1: make it easy for you to follow your fantasy stats,

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Speaker 1: for you to follow your bets, whatever the case may be.

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Speaker 1: And so the opportunity to weave more multimedia throughout the

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Speaker 1: building so that people are entertained in multiple facets throughout

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Speaker 1: the day. You know, you've brought with you some of

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Speaker 1: the images of what he's being talked about right now,

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Speaker 1: if you wouldn't mind kind of take us through some

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Speaker 1: of those. Absolutely, the one thing, you know, I want

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Speaker 1: a caveat that these are all concept images. They're not final.

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Speaker 1: The final result will not look exactly like this, but

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Speaker 1: they'll give you a sense of what we're thinking and

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Speaker 1: how we're weaving those three themes of social, food, and

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Speaker 1: entertainment throughout the spaces. So what you see here is

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Speaker 1: the south end zone outside the building, and the vision

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Speaker 1: here is to create a really fun and engaging space

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Speaker 1: for people to hang out before, during, and after the game.

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Speaker 1: And what you see there is, you know, on the

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Speaker 1: sort of in the middle towards the bottom of the

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Speaker 1: screen there there's a stage age. So that's the entertainment part. So, um,

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Speaker 1: you know, live bands before and after the game. Um,

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Speaker 1: there's places to hang out and to meet up, meet

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Speaker 1: up before the game and just sort of enjoy some

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Speaker 1: food and drink. Um. You see the big video board.

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Speaker 1: So if you want to hang out there and you

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Speaker 1: want to get up from your seat and watch the

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Speaker 1: game and experience it that way, you can, you know,

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Speaker 1: I imagine after games, UM, there's the opportunity to follow

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Speaker 1: the action from around the league here and maybe wait

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Speaker 1: out the traffic. And then one of the best things

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Speaker 1: about this space that really excites us is that the

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Speaker 1: idea is for this space to be activated throughout the

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Speaker 1: year and not just during football games, so that you know,

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Speaker 1: throughout the year will be able to have small music

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Speaker 1: shows there, different types of cultural events, you know, you

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Speaker 1: name it, we'll be able to do it there. So

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Speaker 1: it's a very exciting space. UM, it's something that everyone

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Speaker 1: will have access to and I think it'll bring a

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Speaker 1: lot to the building. So here is one of our

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Speaker 1: Uber premium field clubs. And what you see here is

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Speaker 1: an area underneath the stands at the field level and

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Speaker 1: it's a high end club where you can get a

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Speaker 1: really elevated food and beverage experience. The idea there is

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Speaker 1: there again would the opportunity to build in music experiences

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Speaker 1: and shows and for this space to be activated in

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Speaker 1: any number of ways. But one of the coolest aspects

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Speaker 1: of this is that we envision the players actually getting

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Speaker 1: into the field by walking through the club, and you

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00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,280
Speaker 1: can kind of see it towards the middle of the screen,

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00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:37,440
Speaker 1: towards the top there, that's the entrance into Nissan Stadium

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Speaker 1: to the field there, so people who belong to this

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Speaker 1: club will be able to watch the team come in

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Speaker 1: and out. And you can also see towards as you're

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Speaker 1: looking at the screen, towards the left, you can see

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Speaker 1: that's where the press conferences will be held. So after

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Speaker 1: the game, people who belong to this club can come

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00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,760
Speaker 1: back and they can watch coach Vrabel and the players

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Speaker 1: be interviewed after a big Titans win. And then, similar

642
00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:02,480
Speaker 1: to the first concept, we see this as something that

643
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:04,839
Speaker 1: can live throughout the year, host any number of types

644
00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:08,200
Speaker 1: of events beyond football, and also be a cool place

645
00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:10,960
Speaker 1: to experience concerts and other types of shows that happened

646
00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:17,239
Speaker 1: at Nissan Stadium. And what you have here is an

647
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:20,719
Speaker 1: upper deck club that has you know, a number of features,

648
00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:22,920
Speaker 1: So you know, again going back to the three themes

649
00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:27,000
Speaker 1: I mentioned, which where you know, social, entertainment, and food.

650
00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:29,960
Speaker 1: You know, here it's a standing you have a standing

651
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:33,000
Speaker 1: room only space that's connected to a bar and restaurant

652
00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:36,240
Speaker 1: UM and food opportunity UM that will also have TV

653
00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:38,759
Speaker 1: screens and such. So again you have the opportunity to

654
00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:41,920
Speaker 1: walk around, UM, to hang out with different people, UM,

655
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:45,120
Speaker 1: to experience the game however you choose to do. So.

656
00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:48,080
Speaker 1: You can watch the field, you can watch on screens,

657
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:50,440
Speaker 1: you can hang out and just you know, share a

658
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,960
Speaker 1: few beers with your buddies, whatever the case may be.

659
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:55,000
Speaker 1: But we feel like this will be a more of

660
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:58,600
Speaker 1: an elevated experience for the upper deck. And it's important

661
00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,040
Speaker 1: to kind of note that part of the strategy with

662
00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:04,120
Speaker 1: the renovation is to provide you know, an elevated experience

663
00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:06,080
Speaker 1: no matter where you sit. So this is an upper

664
00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:09,680
Speaker 1: deck solution. We showed to you the Field Club, which

665
00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:13,240
Speaker 1: is a you know, a sort of an uber premium option,

666
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,400
Speaker 1: and then there's going to be other different products throughout

667
00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:19,080
Speaker 1: the building at different price levels, so that there ultimately

668
00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:23,040
Speaker 1: would be something for everybody. Well, those are just concepts.

669
00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:26,960
Speaker 1: That's exciting stuff right there, and if you're interested in

670
00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:30,160
Speaker 1: learning more about that and also being able to provide

671
00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:33,200
Speaker 1: your feedback. There's a website. If you go to um

672
00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:36,399
Speaker 1: Nissan Stadium dot com. You can follow a link there

673
00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:39,360
Speaker 1: and there will be not only places for updates, but

674
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:43,000
Speaker 1: also opportunities to provide feedback for any ideas or concerns

675
00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:45,920
Speaker 1: that you might have. That's exciting stuff. Now I hit

676
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,960
Speaker 1: on the stuff about the stadium, but I also mentioned

677
00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:53,560
Speaker 1: campus development. So Burke, let's turn to that. What does

678
00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:56,640
Speaker 1: campus development mean in your mind? And what do the

679
00:40:56,680 --> 00:41:01,600
Speaker 1: Titans kind of envision behind the campus development of Nissan Stadium. Sure,

680
00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:04,880
Speaker 1: it's it's it's really exciting, Mike. I think we need

681
00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:08,279
Speaker 1: to start by defining the real estate we're talking about. So,

682
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:12,480
Speaker 1: the city has long referred to the area where the

683
00:41:12,520 --> 00:41:15,200
Speaker 1: stadium sits as the East Bank. The east Bank is

684
00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,240
Speaker 1: generally the area between the Cumberland River and the highway

685
00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:22,200
Speaker 1: that separates downtown from East Nashville and edge Field and Casey,

686
00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:25,880
Speaker 1: and our stadium sits in the kind of center of

687
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:29,000
Speaker 1: that of that area. It's we have about one hundred

688
00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,680
Speaker 1: acres that we're sitting on that's either part of our

689
00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:34,719
Speaker 1: lease or other city owned assets like Riverfront parks and

690
00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:37,200
Speaker 1: that sort of thing. And for a long time, the

691
00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:40,319
Speaker 1: city has envisioned that that this area of the East Bank,

692
00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:44,520
Speaker 1: which is largely industrial, would become something bigger, more dynamic

693
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:48,840
Speaker 1: than that it is. It's an industrial island between downtown

694
00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:51,680
Speaker 1: and these neighborhoods that are on the other side. And

695
00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:54,719
Speaker 1: in fact, Nissan Stadium being placed in the East Bank

696
00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:58,160
Speaker 1: was originally seen as as a likely catalyst for better

697
00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:01,480
Speaker 1: development in that area, and it just hasn't happened yet.

698
00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:06,720
Speaker 1: So through multiple mayoral administrations, we've been listening to city

699
00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,080
Speaker 1: planners about what they would like to see happening on

700
00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:12,760
Speaker 1: the East Bank and participating in that longer term, bigger vision.

701
00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:17,880
Speaker 1: And we're still listening, as is the city, to the community,

702
00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:22,840
Speaker 1: to civic leaders, other stakeholders about what are the best opportunities,

703
00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:25,240
Speaker 1: what are things to stay away from in that area.

704
00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:30,839
Speaker 1: But unquestionably it will be better than asphalt parking lots.

705
00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:33,920
Speaker 1: There's there's a riverfront that is hardly engaged in the

706
00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:36,960
Speaker 1: shadow of this beautiful downtown skyline, and so how do

707
00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:38,840
Speaker 1: you activate that in a way that gets people to

708
00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:41,720
Speaker 1: come down to that area and use it. What types

709
00:42:41,719 --> 00:42:44,240
Speaker 1: of buildings would be appropriate and what type of layout

710
00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:47,239
Speaker 1: would be appropriate to inspire people to have this be

711
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:51,359
Speaker 1: a vibrant community to live, work and play. We're working

712
00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,400
Speaker 1: with the city to try and look at this is

713
00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:57,520
Speaker 1: what it is. This is really a precious and important

714
00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:00,480
Speaker 1: piece of real estate in Nashville. And this isn't a

715
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:02,120
Speaker 1: ten year plan that we're looking at. This is one

716
00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:05,359
Speaker 1: hundred year plan because if done right, this area has

717
00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:08,040
Speaker 1: the potential to really be a special place and iconic

718
00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:10,400
Speaker 1: in Nashville for a hundred years. So why did the

719
00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:13,400
Speaker 1: Titans want to do this? Why is it so important

720
00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:15,960
Speaker 1: to the organization? Well, I think it starts with being

721
00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:19,120
Speaker 1: good community partners. Mike. Again, we just we want to

722
00:43:19,120 --> 00:43:21,920
Speaker 1: be stewards of the resources that we have, and in

723
00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:23,799
Speaker 1: this case, it's it's the real estate on which our

724
00:43:23,840 --> 00:43:27,560
Speaker 1: stadium sits. The city planners have seen that as a

725
00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:32,560
Speaker 1: really really central pivotal part of the overall Nashville city plan,

726
00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:35,880
Speaker 1: and so we've we've been listening and we've been participating

727
00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:38,680
Speaker 1: in that process. And we come at it, of course

728
00:43:38,719 --> 00:43:42,640
Speaker 1: from the view of Nissan Stadium and Titans fans, and

729
00:43:42,680 --> 00:43:45,399
Speaker 1: we see a massive opportunity. It's a really enhance game

730
00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:48,120
Speaker 1: day and other event days to make it a place

731
00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:50,359
Speaker 1: where Titans fans can come three hundred and sixty five

732
00:43:50,440 --> 00:43:53,440
Speaker 1: days a year and again live, work, and play in

733
00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:56,239
Speaker 1: the shadow of their favorite venue in town. All right,

734
00:43:56,239 --> 00:43:58,719
Speaker 1: So at Dolphin, Now, I mentioned up front your father,

735
00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:01,640
Speaker 1: Ryan guy, your Nashville guy. I know you and your

736
00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:04,120
Speaker 1: family took a lot of pride when we built Nissan

737
00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:07,680
Speaker 1: Stadium and what it meant. And so as we sort

738
00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:10,960
Speaker 1: of go into this second phase, as we refurbished Nissan

739
00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:16,520
Speaker 1: Stadium and developed the campus area, why is community input

740
00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:19,960
Speaker 1: and collaboration so important in your mind as we take

741
00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:23,120
Speaker 1: this step forward? Well, I think you know you hit

742
00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:26,640
Speaker 1: it on the head. I'm a Nashvillean, I'm a Tennesseean,

743
00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:31,920
Speaker 1: and you know, for me, it's important that this project

744
00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:36,439
Speaker 1: be something that's representative of and enhancing the value of

745
00:44:36,520 --> 00:44:39,000
Speaker 1: all of our citizens and all of the people in

746
00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:43,480
Speaker 1: the city, in our region, and our state. So for us,

747
00:44:43,560 --> 00:44:47,960
Speaker 1: it's not just about fan feedback, which, as you heard,

748
00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:50,520
Speaker 1: we have gotten a lot of fan feedback on things

749
00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:53,920
Speaker 1: that they might want or you know, possible experiences that

750
00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:56,680
Speaker 1: they might want to envision for game day, but it's

751
00:44:56,719 --> 00:45:00,520
Speaker 1: also about our normal citizens, people who live in the

752
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:03,600
Speaker 1: city who want a new place to go, or who

753
00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:05,759
Speaker 1: want a new place to live, who want a new

754
00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:09,600
Speaker 1: place to work, And we think, based on all of

755
00:45:09,600 --> 00:45:13,800
Speaker 1: our discussions that this area can be a fabulous place

756
00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:17,280
Speaker 1: that will enhance the reputation of our city, will enhance

757
00:45:17,320 --> 00:45:20,360
Speaker 1: the reputation of Tennessee, and we want to be a

758
00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:22,600
Speaker 1: part of that. We want to help to bring that

759
00:45:22,680 --> 00:45:25,560
Speaker 1: vision to life in a way that requires us to

760
00:45:25,600 --> 00:45:29,920
Speaker 1: really talk to everybody, understand what all the people's interests are,

761
00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:33,520
Speaker 1: what people's objectives are, and what their perspectives are. And

762
00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:35,960
Speaker 1: so we're going to try to do that and really

763
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:41,440
Speaker 1: make this place exactly what Nashvilleans and Tennesseeans would like.

764
00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:44,239
Speaker 1: All right, Adolpho, two parter for you. Where are we

765
00:45:44,320 --> 00:45:47,280
Speaker 1: in this process right now? And what needs to happen

766
00:45:47,800 --> 00:45:51,560
Speaker 1: to take this process forward in twenty twenty one, Well,

767
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:55,840
Speaker 1: I guess going off of some of the previous points,

768
00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:59,120
Speaker 1: you know, we started talking to the community. One of

769
00:45:59,120 --> 00:46:02,400
Speaker 1: the big things in helping us to do that was

770
00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:05,960
Speaker 1: to talk about it in December and announce sor that

771
00:46:06,040 --> 00:46:08,640
Speaker 1: we were in these discussions. That gave us a little

772
00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:10,840
Speaker 1: more of an opportunity to go out and speak to people.

773
00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:14,640
Speaker 1: I did a big meeting I think it was called

774
00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:20,359
Speaker 1: Imagine East Nashville in February, and it was a great

775
00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:23,960
Speaker 1: opportunity to talk to people and hear what their concerns were,

776
00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:26,720
Speaker 1: people in the East Nashville area in particular, but people

777
00:46:26,760 --> 00:46:30,719
Speaker 1: from all over. And I think going forward, our plan

778
00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:33,279
Speaker 1: is to continue to talk at the city and state level.

779
00:46:34,320 --> 00:46:37,839
Speaker 1: AT think at the city level, we're really focusing on

780
00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:41,520
Speaker 1: planning and then talking to Metro Council and trying to

781
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:44,760
Speaker 1: work through those processes. On the state level, we're really

782
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:47,520
Speaker 1: trying to focus on our bill and making sure that

783
00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:51,920
Speaker 1: the bill provides us a long term financing and funding

784
00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:54,520
Speaker 1: model to ensure that all this stuff can happen. So

785
00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:57,000
Speaker 1: those are kind of the things we're working on right now.

786
00:46:57,200 --> 00:46:59,839
Speaker 1: We feel like we've been making great progress. We've had

787
00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:04,120
Speaker 1: great partners, great discussions, so we really feel good about

788
00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:06,640
Speaker 1: where we are. All Right, I got questions from season

789
00:47:06,680 --> 00:47:09,400
Speaker 1: ticket members. You guys ready, all right, we're gonna start

790
00:47:09,480 --> 00:47:13,600
Speaker 1: south of town. Greg from Wartrace, what's the timeline for

791
00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:17,160
Speaker 1: the stadium renovations? So I think that's mine. That's Gail.

792
00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:20,920
Speaker 1: You try not to make two big commitment that we

793
00:47:21,080 --> 00:47:22,600
Speaker 1: you know, we'll see how we can live into it.

794
00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:25,400
Speaker 1: But you know, it's a complex question because there's a

795
00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:28,200
Speaker 1: lot of moving parts, you know, in addition to you know,

796
00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:32,160
Speaker 1: obviously Tennessee Titans football, we have any number of concerts.

797
00:47:32,480 --> 00:47:35,440
Speaker 1: Currently Nashville SC is playing their games or their matches

798
00:47:35,840 --> 00:47:38,759
Speaker 1: here on the pitch, and we have other events as

799
00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:40,520
Speaker 1: well that we have to be able to plan around.

800
00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:42,880
Speaker 1: But the ultimate ambition is to try to have the

801
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:46,480
Speaker 1: renovation completed within three to five years, and so we

802
00:47:46,520 --> 00:47:48,600
Speaker 1: hope to be able to do that and to have

803
00:47:48,719 --> 00:47:51,040
Speaker 1: our standard run a show in terms of all these

804
00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:54,719
Speaker 1: the other events to happen as they normally would within

805
00:47:54,760 --> 00:47:57,080
Speaker 1: our normal schedule, and sort of work around those so

806
00:47:57,200 --> 00:48:00,400
Speaker 1: it would be done in stages, that's right. So you know,

807
00:48:00,440 --> 00:48:03,279
Speaker 1: it's with something a build out that's this dramatic. You

808
00:48:03,320 --> 00:48:05,719
Speaker 1: can't do it all in one offseason or in one

809
00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:07,840
Speaker 1: year or whatever. So again you kind of have to

810
00:48:07,880 --> 00:48:11,759
Speaker 1: plan around the various events and games and matches that

811
00:48:12,200 --> 00:48:14,480
Speaker 1: happen and try to get what you can get done

812
00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:18,400
Speaker 1: when the building's available, and again with minimum disruption to

813
00:48:18,520 --> 00:48:20,200
Speaker 1: the things we want to do here. I think I

814
00:48:20,239 --> 00:48:24,400
Speaker 1: got a Burke Nighthill question here, Albert from Goodletsville. Will

815
00:48:24,440 --> 00:48:28,040
Speaker 1: the stadium have full capacity this year? I sure hope so, Mike.

816
00:48:28,200 --> 00:48:32,120
Speaker 1: I think there's there's solid reason for hope. Obviously, the

817
00:48:32,719 --> 00:48:38,960
Speaker 1: vaccine rollout has gone well so far, and even the

818
00:48:38,960 --> 00:48:43,200
Speaker 1: Commissioner just yesterday offered his feelings of hope that that

819
00:48:43,320 --> 00:48:46,760
Speaker 1: across the NFL will have full capacity and our venues

820
00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:49,640
Speaker 1: in the fall. The truth of it is, we will

821
00:48:49,640 --> 00:48:52,239
Speaker 1: apply the same principles that we applied last year in

822
00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:55,640
Speaker 1: twenty twenty. We're going to only open up our stadium

823
00:48:55,680 --> 00:48:59,359
Speaker 1: to the extent that it's safe. But in conversations with

824
00:48:59,360 --> 00:49:03,040
Speaker 1: with medical professionals and public health professionals, certainly, as we

825
00:49:03,080 --> 00:49:06,239
Speaker 1: sit here in March, our guess April? Sorry twenty twenty one?

826
00:49:06,280 --> 00:49:08,440
Speaker 1: Oh is it tomorrow? Okay, I got my days mixed up.

827
00:49:08,520 --> 00:49:12,200
Speaker 1: But as we sit here today in the fall, I

828
00:49:12,200 --> 00:49:14,319
Speaker 1: think there's really very good reason for hope that we'll

829
00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:16,959
Speaker 1: be able to host it full capacity. All right. Next

830
00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:21,480
Speaker 1: question Jim from Old Hickory. Are you working on a

831
00:49:21,600 --> 00:49:25,880
Speaker 1: long term master plan that would allocate land for residential development,

832
00:49:26,360 --> 00:49:31,640
Speaker 1: small businesses, medium sized businesses, park space, riverfront access, etc.

833
00:49:34,160 --> 00:49:38,120
Speaker 1: It sounds like an all phone well, look, I think

834
00:49:38,120 --> 00:49:40,759
Speaker 1: we talked about that a little bit already, but yes,

835
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:44,760
Speaker 1: the the idea. You know, we we have a central

836
00:49:44,760 --> 00:49:48,799
Speaker 1: location within a bigger picture called the East Bank. I

837
00:49:48,880 --> 00:49:51,560
Speaker 1: think the city has a plan for the entire East

838
00:49:51,560 --> 00:49:54,799
Speaker 1: Bank and we've been actively participating in that. We want

839
00:49:54,800 --> 00:49:57,000
Speaker 1: to be, you know, a part of the solution, and

840
00:49:57,440 --> 00:50:03,840
Speaker 1: that solution, hopefully, and we think expectingly, will consider everything.

841
00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:05,800
Speaker 1: It'll be a place for people to live, it'll be

842
00:50:05,840 --> 00:50:08,120
Speaker 1: a place for people to work, It'll be a place

843
00:50:08,160 --> 00:50:12,120
Speaker 1: for people to have recreation, get some air, be outside,

844
00:50:13,120 --> 00:50:17,440
Speaker 1: and also to enjoy a game or two. So you know,

845
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:21,600
Speaker 1: from our view, we think all of those things are critical.

846
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Speaker 1: You know, I was telling Burke yesterday that in my view,

847
00:50:26,680 --> 00:50:31,200
Speaker 1: I see this whole thing as a project in which

848
00:50:31,719 --> 00:50:34,680
Speaker 1: the neighborhood is there and now we're going to build

849
00:50:34,719 --> 00:50:37,840
Speaker 1: a stadium. So if I almost look at it backwards

850
00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:40,520
Speaker 1: and I think, what would that neighborhood look like if

851
00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:44,239
Speaker 1: it were there first? And so for us, that's the

852
00:50:44,280 --> 00:50:48,440
Speaker 1: big picture, that's the vision, and we hope we can

853
00:50:48,440 --> 00:50:51,360
Speaker 1: achieve all of those results with you know, partnership and

854
00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:56,400
Speaker 1: collaboration with a great many people. I think if anybody's

855
00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:59,399
Speaker 1: picturing something that they've seen before, they're not picturing it's

856
00:50:59,760 --> 00:51:04,720
Speaker 1: full potential. The reality is there is a blank canvas

857
00:51:04,760 --> 00:51:08,719
Speaker 1: in this unbelievable spot between downtown and these vibrant neighborhoods

858
00:51:08,719 --> 00:51:11,440
Speaker 1: on the other side, with with an NFL stadium in

859
00:51:11,680 --> 00:51:14,440
Speaker 1: the middle of it. So, uh, we're we're trying to

860
00:51:14,440 --> 00:51:16,520
Speaker 1: take a slow process with the city to identify what

861
00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:18,759
Speaker 1: are these best uses. But it's what it's going to

862
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:22,880
Speaker 1: be spectacular. And my next one's from West Tennessee Harry

863
00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:26,560
Speaker 1: in Bartlett. He says, what do the Titans view as

864
00:51:26,719 --> 00:51:32,640
Speaker 1: more important home field advantage or fan experience or see

865
00:51:32,719 --> 00:51:37,400
Speaker 1: both both above? Yes, sir, I mean I think the reality,

866
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:39,680
Speaker 1: Mike is that if you aim for fan experience, you're

867
00:51:39,719 --> 00:51:42,120
Speaker 1: going to hit home field advantage, right. I mean everything

868
00:51:42,160 --> 00:51:45,240
Speaker 1: Gill described in terms of the spaces we're trying to create,

869
00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:49,279
Speaker 1: it's it's it's to make Nissan Stadium and Titans games

870
00:51:49,280 --> 00:51:52,160
Speaker 1: in particular, the type of experience that that you just

871
00:51:52,160 --> 00:51:55,000
Speaker 1: don't want to miss, You're you're not going to miss,

872
00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:57,040
Speaker 1: and it's and it's going to be an inspiring place

873
00:51:57,040 --> 00:51:59,040
Speaker 1: to watch a game. And one when you know Derrick

874
00:51:59,080 --> 00:52:02,200
Speaker 1: Henry's ripping off an nine yard run. You're just gonna,

875
00:52:02,280 --> 00:52:04,160
Speaker 1: you know, stand up and cheer your lungs out. So

876
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:07,839
Speaker 1: we're our target is fan experience, knowing that home field

877
00:52:07,840 --> 00:52:10,200
Speaker 1: advantage will come, and I'd like to add on that,

878
00:52:10,320 --> 00:52:12,160
Speaker 1: you know, so I oversee our marketing team, and what

879
00:52:12,280 --> 00:52:14,439
Speaker 1: I tell our group is that, you know, we don't

880
00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:16,359
Speaker 1: suit up, but we're here to help the team win.

881
00:52:16,440 --> 00:52:18,920
Speaker 1: And the way we do that is by creating the

882
00:52:18,960 --> 00:52:23,520
Speaker 1: most connected, engage, rabid, excited group of fans that we

883
00:52:23,640 --> 00:52:26,839
Speaker 1: possibly can. We want to inspire them to come every week,

884
00:52:27,080 --> 00:52:29,080
Speaker 1: and we want them to bring the energy and bring

885
00:52:29,120 --> 00:52:31,400
Speaker 1: the heat and they really help, you know, inspire our

886
00:52:31,480 --> 00:52:35,359
Speaker 1: team to their best performances. And then talking to Mike

887
00:52:35,480 --> 00:52:38,160
Speaker 1: Rabel and John Robinson, it does make a difference when

888
00:52:38,200 --> 00:52:41,200
Speaker 1: that happens. So, um, I agree with Burke, it's really

889
00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:44,160
Speaker 1: all of the above and we have to have both.

890
00:52:45,320 --> 00:52:49,760
Speaker 1: Stephen from Sumner County is next. Are you considering adding

891
00:52:49,840 --> 00:52:52,799
Speaker 1: things for kids and families that would make a more

892
00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:58,279
Speaker 1: fun and interactive experience before and during the games. So

893
00:52:58,280 --> 00:53:01,799
Speaker 1: I'll take that one. Um. You know, specific elements of

894
00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:04,520
Speaker 1: the stadium are still TBD in terms of the renovation.

895
00:53:04,840 --> 00:53:07,400
Speaker 1: But you know, at the end of the day, you know,

896
00:53:07,680 --> 00:53:10,520
Speaker 1: we're we're in the football business and the entertainment business, right,

897
00:53:10,640 --> 00:53:14,200
Speaker 1: but we're also in the memories business. And there's something

898
00:53:14,239 --> 00:53:18,239
Speaker 1: that's really precious about, you know, people bringing their kids

899
00:53:18,280 --> 00:53:22,279
Speaker 1: to the ballpark and having those experiences that you know,

900
00:53:22,440 --> 00:53:24,239
Speaker 1: those kids are going to grow up remember for the

901
00:53:24,239 --> 00:53:26,040
Speaker 1: rest of their lives. I think we all have had

902
00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:29,840
Speaker 1: that to some varying degrees, and that's a real precious

903
00:53:30,239 --> 00:53:33,840
Speaker 1: responsibility for us. And we want to have a building

904
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:37,160
Speaker 1: and an experience that lives into that and that is

905
00:53:37,239 --> 00:53:40,080
Speaker 1: worthy of that. So um, we want this to be

906
00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:43,480
Speaker 1: a place where families can be comfortable and have really

907
00:53:43,640 --> 00:53:46,120
Speaker 1: you know, never been done before and surprising to light

908
00:53:46,160 --> 00:53:49,640
Speaker 1: opportunities and and things that they're really going to you know,

909
00:53:49,960 --> 00:53:53,279
Speaker 1: leave leave Nissan Stadium with something that they're going to

910
00:53:53,360 --> 00:53:57,040
Speaker 1: take with them forever. Another family related question is next

911
00:53:57,200 --> 00:54:01,160
Speaker 1: Brent from Vandalia, can you touch on the sensory room

912
00:54:01,239 --> 00:54:06,160
Speaker 1: for guests with sensory issues or on the autism spectrum

913
00:54:06,520 --> 00:54:09,040
Speaker 1: or on the autism spectrum? I should say I don't know.

914
00:54:09,360 --> 00:54:12,440
Speaker 1: Gil may have planned that question, because that's an outstanding

915
00:54:12,520 --> 00:54:17,439
Speaker 1: question that I will say this, we have some big

916
00:54:17,440 --> 00:54:21,879
Speaker 1: announcements to come, and I do not want to give

917
00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:24,480
Speaker 1: away those announcements just yet, but I think you'll hear

918
00:54:24,520 --> 00:54:28,759
Speaker 1: some exciting news relatively soon. But you know, know that

919
00:54:28,760 --> 00:54:31,439
Speaker 1: that has long been one of our priorities, and we've

920
00:54:31,440 --> 00:54:35,080
Speaker 1: been working with a great group called Culture City that's

921
00:54:35,120 --> 00:54:38,520
Speaker 1: been helping us to make sure that we're adequately taken

922
00:54:38,560 --> 00:54:42,880
Speaker 1: care of and thinking about folks with needs in that area.

923
00:54:43,440 --> 00:54:45,960
Speaker 1: We've worked with our staff to train them up to

924
00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:49,120
Speaker 1: make sure that they can sort of be of service

925
00:54:49,160 --> 00:54:53,040
Speaker 1: and be of assistance as well. And I think really

926
00:54:53,080 --> 00:54:57,799
Speaker 1: the question goes as much to accessibility overall. And you know,

927
00:54:57,840 --> 00:55:02,839
Speaker 1: what we're talking about on all of these is some view,

928
00:55:02,920 --> 00:55:05,759
Speaker 1: in some vision that we're going to make sure that

929
00:55:05,920 --> 00:55:09,680
Speaker 1: everybody who wants to come to our games can enjoy them.

930
00:55:09,840 --> 00:55:12,360
Speaker 1: Everybody who wants to come to an event at Nissan

931
00:55:12,440 --> 00:55:15,200
Speaker 1: Stadium will enjoy it, and so we are going to

932
00:55:15,280 --> 00:55:18,479
Speaker 1: make that top priority, and we're going to be sure

933
00:55:18,520 --> 00:55:20,560
Speaker 1: that that's a part of anything we do. All right,

934
00:55:20,840 --> 00:55:25,120
Speaker 1: stay with the questions here, Bill from Nashville. Well, Well,

935
00:55:25,160 --> 00:55:29,640
Speaker 1: the number of parking spaces at Nissan Stadium be affected

936
00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:33,480
Speaker 1: by the campus development. The old parking question, I'll take

937
00:55:33,520 --> 00:55:36,960
Speaker 1: that one. The answers yes, even that you know, the

938
00:55:36,960 --> 00:55:39,160
Speaker 1: bulk of the development that we're talking about is going

939
00:55:39,160 --> 00:55:42,920
Speaker 1: to occur on what's now empty parking lots, and so

940
00:55:43,440 --> 00:55:47,239
Speaker 1: necessarily the parking equation for events and for Titans games

941
00:55:47,239 --> 00:55:51,239
Speaker 1: aren't going to evolve. But obviously parking is a key

942
00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:53,480
Speaker 1: element of the fan experience that we're talking about. We

943
00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:56,880
Speaker 1: want people to be able to access the building and

944
00:55:56,960 --> 00:56:01,520
Speaker 1: our events with the best most as possible, as efficiently

945
00:56:01,560 --> 00:56:04,920
Speaker 1: and as easily as possible, and so we're gonna be

946
00:56:04,960 --> 00:56:08,520
Speaker 1: looking at ways to optimize that evolution. UM. I don't

947
00:56:08,520 --> 00:56:12,080
Speaker 1: have specifics yet, but obviously we see that as a

948
00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:14,640
Speaker 1: high priority in terms of making sure that that's a

949
00:56:14,680 --> 00:56:17,799
Speaker 1: smooth process for our fans and our customers. We're also

950
00:56:17,840 --> 00:56:21,840
Speaker 1: we're trying to just step back and to get at

951
00:56:21,880 --> 00:56:23,920
Speaker 1: the root of that question. Certainly there's going to be parking,

952
00:56:24,040 --> 00:56:27,360
Speaker 1: you know, in the stadium campus, but really it's a

953
00:56:27,360 --> 00:56:30,279
Speaker 1: transportation question, right and and how can we engage the

954
00:56:30,360 --> 00:56:33,080
Speaker 1: river in that process. I don't know what the answer

955
00:56:33,120 --> 00:56:34,719
Speaker 1: is going to be, but we're looking into it. Can

956
00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:37,439
Speaker 1: what if what if you had a Ferry Um that

957
00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:40,239
Speaker 1: where fans could park in a parking garage up the

958
00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:43,320
Speaker 1: river and uh and gets dropped off at a marina

959
00:56:43,320 --> 00:56:45,560
Speaker 1: in front of our stadium. There's actually train tracks, but

960
00:56:45,719 --> 00:56:48,600
Speaker 1: most people don't realize that there's train tracks in between

961
00:56:48,680 --> 00:56:51,920
Speaker 1: our our stadium and the river. So we're really trying

962
00:56:51,960 --> 00:56:55,520
Speaker 1: to be creative and not just do something incrementally different.

963
00:56:55,560 --> 00:56:57,000
Speaker 1: But if you can end up having all of those

964
00:56:57,000 --> 00:57:00,640
Speaker 1: transportation experiences, it really kind of creates a festival atmospe here, right,

965
00:57:00,719 --> 00:57:05,440
Speaker 1: So we're not just looking at the static parking lot issue.

966
00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:07,919
Speaker 1: We're looking at other ways to get fans to the game.

967
00:57:08,320 --> 00:57:11,880
Speaker 1: So you're taking the parking mindset like you're taking everything

968
00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:14,880
Speaker 1: else and just throwing it all out there and trying

969
00:57:14,880 --> 00:57:18,760
Speaker 1: to look at all of it interesting. Sam from Memphis, Oh,

970
00:57:18,800 --> 00:57:21,400
Speaker 1: this is a football question. How do you think the

971
00:57:21,440 --> 00:57:25,200
Speaker 1: offense will evolve with Todd Downing as the new offensive coordinator? Well?

972
00:57:25,240 --> 00:57:28,360
Speaker 1: Sam being a Memphi and you know, Arthur Smith did

973
00:57:28,400 --> 00:57:30,720
Speaker 1: a great job for us and we wish him well

974
00:57:30,800 --> 00:57:34,080
Speaker 1: as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons unless they

975
00:57:34,160 --> 00:57:36,920
Speaker 1: end up playing the Tennessee Titans in the postseason, so

976
00:57:37,280 --> 00:57:39,760
Speaker 1: maybe that'll happen. But Todd Downing is a great choice.

977
00:57:39,800 --> 00:57:42,360
Speaker 1: He's been an offensive coordinator in this league. He's been

978
00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:45,600
Speaker 1: a quarterback coach. He's worked with our tight ends, and

979
00:57:45,760 --> 00:57:47,680
Speaker 1: when you're a tight end coach in the NFL, that

980
00:57:47,720 --> 00:57:51,440
Speaker 1: means you're also in on the passing game game planning

981
00:57:51,520 --> 00:57:54,360
Speaker 1: and the run game game planning. One of the few

982
00:57:54,400 --> 00:57:59,000
Speaker 1: offensive coaches who really does both. He's a talented young guy.

983
00:57:59,360 --> 00:58:02,680
Speaker 1: I think for those of us internally, we thought the

984
00:58:02,720 --> 00:58:05,880
Speaker 1: same thing when Arthur Smith was promoted, and that is

985
00:58:06,160 --> 00:58:09,720
Speaker 1: this is a pretty obvious move. So excited about Todd

986
00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:12,160
Speaker 1: Downing and what he's going to bring. He has a

987
00:58:12,200 --> 00:58:15,920
Speaker 1: tough act to follow, but certainly he has some talented players.

988
00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:18,720
Speaker 1: I think he'll put his stamp on it, and I

989
00:58:18,800 --> 00:58:21,840
Speaker 1: think he will keep the continuity with our offense that

990
00:58:21,920 --> 00:58:24,440
Speaker 1: we've had the last two years under Arthur Smith. So

991
00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:27,040
Speaker 1: sorry to see Arthur go. I hoped we could get

992
00:58:27,080 --> 00:58:29,680
Speaker 1: one more year out of him Selfishly, I was hoping

993
00:58:29,720 --> 00:58:32,320
Speaker 1: that maybe he'd stay one more season. But I think

994
00:58:32,360 --> 00:58:36,440
Speaker 1: Todd Downing will do a great job. All right. Last question, Oh,

995
00:58:36,440 --> 00:58:39,880
Speaker 1: this is one. This is interesting. Several people have submitted this.

996
00:58:40,040 --> 00:58:45,600
Speaker 1: Some of the examples Kyle Fonda, Andre jd. Will the

997
00:58:45,680 --> 00:58:51,720
Speaker 1: renovations help our chances of hosting a Super Bowl? Burt Nighthill, Yes, yes,

998
00:58:53,080 --> 00:58:55,320
Speaker 1: Look we're what we're talking about is a super Bowl

999
00:58:55,400 --> 00:58:58,920
Speaker 1: quality venue. Sure. And we got to know the NFL

1000
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:02,040
Speaker 1: Events team well in twenty nineteen when the NFL Draft

1001
00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:05,040
Speaker 1: was here, and I feel very sorry for Cleveland and

1002
00:59:05,080 --> 00:59:08,200
Speaker 1: every other draft city that's going to come after Nashville.

1003
00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:11,160
Speaker 1: It was just so well done and the city showed

1004
00:59:11,240 --> 00:59:14,000
Speaker 1: up big time for that event. Six hundred thousand people

1005
00:59:14,040 --> 00:59:17,160
Speaker 1: came through and the NFL got to see firsthand how

1006
00:59:17,200 --> 00:59:19,400
Speaker 1: this city does big events. So when you can bind

1007
00:59:19,760 --> 00:59:22,880
Speaker 1: a super Bowl quality venue with a super Bowl quality city,

1008
00:59:23,920 --> 00:59:25,640
Speaker 1: we're absolutely going to throw our hat in the ring

1009
00:59:25,760 --> 00:59:27,720
Speaker 1: and hope to have a Super Bowler two and have

1010
00:59:27,760 --> 00:59:30,280
Speaker 1: Adolpho call some of those guys at the NFL office.

1011
00:59:30,400 --> 00:59:33,160
Speaker 1: He's got direct line. He's got a direct line, Adolpho

1012
00:59:33,240 --> 00:59:36,440
Speaker 1: b Gil Beverly Burke, Nyhill. Thank you so much for

1013
00:59:36,480 --> 00:59:40,560
Speaker 1: this and for giving this insight into what is just

1014
00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:49,200
Speaker 1: incredibly exciting. I just get you fired up right. There's

1015
00:59:49,280 --> 00:59:51,560
Speaker 1: a lot of good stuff in there. Mike Keith, that

1016
00:59:51,640 --> 00:59:53,919
Speaker 1: was awesome. Yeah, they did. They did a great job.

1017
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:59,440
Speaker 1: Gil Beverly, also Burke Nyhill and Adolpho Burch, the Nashville legend.

1018
01:00:00,200 --> 01:00:03,880
Speaker 1: His name is legendary here. Certainly his father was a

1019
01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:07,520
Speaker 1: legendary figure, but he's pretty well on his own. Yeah,

1020
01:00:08,320 --> 01:00:11,320
Speaker 1: but the Birch name certainly means a lot to people

1021
01:00:11,360 --> 01:00:14,480
Speaker 1: from Davidson County and it's very exciting to have him

1022
01:00:14,520 --> 01:00:17,440
Speaker 1: as part of our team with the Titans and so

1023
01:00:17,560 --> 01:00:21,880
Speaker 1: involved in this process. I really believe that the future

1024
01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:27,160
Speaker 1: is so bright for this franchise, football and non football. Absolutely,

1025
01:00:27,520 --> 01:00:30,160
Speaker 1: And you know that, you say, well, what's the difference.

1026
01:00:30,200 --> 01:00:34,200
Speaker 1: It's like, well, the business side and the commitment that

1027
01:00:34,280 --> 01:00:37,480
Speaker 1: Amy Adams Strunk and Kenneth Adams and Barkley Adams and

1028
01:00:37,560 --> 01:00:43,520
Speaker 1: Susan Lewis, our ownership group have put into the business side,

1029
01:00:43,600 --> 01:00:47,520
Speaker 1: the money that they have put into it, the staff

1030
01:00:47,560 --> 01:00:51,080
Speaker 1: that they've added. We know what they've done with football,

1031
01:00:51,520 --> 01:00:54,280
Speaker 1: we know what they've done with scouting and technology and

1032
01:00:54,360 --> 01:00:58,760
Speaker 1: facilities and new uniforms and all of those sorts of things.

1033
01:00:58,760 --> 01:01:02,360
Speaker 1: And you know, through five winning seasons. But we're seeing

1034
01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:07,040
Speaker 1: the same thing everybody everywhere else because our ownership group

1035
01:01:07,120 --> 01:01:10,200
Speaker 1: truly believes that to be successful, you've got to have

1036
01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:12,960
Speaker 1: a championship team on and off the field. Absolutely, and

1037
01:01:13,000 --> 01:01:17,960
Speaker 1: we've seen Amy invest in every aspect of this team.

1038
01:01:18,040 --> 01:01:21,840
Speaker 1: There's not one stone that is left unturned in terms

1039
01:01:21,840 --> 01:01:24,200
Speaker 1: of where she is willing to make changes and make

1040
01:01:24,240 --> 01:01:27,439
Speaker 1: an impact, right And I think that that as someone

1041
01:01:27,480 --> 01:01:30,960
Speaker 1: who's part of the organization, it's so excited it is

1042
01:01:31,040 --> 01:01:33,920
Speaker 1: to know that she is all in on this team

1043
01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:37,600
Speaker 1: in every possible way and we'll do whatever it takes

1044
01:01:37,640 --> 01:01:40,760
Speaker 1: to take you to the next level. I think it's remarkable.

1045
01:01:40,880 --> 01:01:43,120
Speaker 1: I'm so excited about the things that are happening for

1046
01:01:43,160 --> 01:01:46,160
Speaker 1: this team. Yeah, good stuff overall. All Right, Well, that's

1047
01:01:46,160 --> 01:01:49,000
Speaker 1: going to wrap up this edition of the OTP I

1048
01:01:49,040 --> 01:01:51,640
Speaker 1: hope you have a good Easter. Hey you too, Mike Key, Yes,

1049
01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:55,880
Speaker 1: have a nice Easter weekend. And to all our ot people,

1050
01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:58,120
Speaker 1: Happy Easter to you and thanks for joining us for

1051
01:01:58,160 --> 01:02:00,480
Speaker 1: this edition of the program. We're here. We're going to

1052
01:02:00,520 --> 01:02:03,680
Speaker 1: get to talk to Mike Vrabel. I'm kind of exciting. Yeah,

1053
01:02:03,720 --> 01:02:07,080
Speaker 1: that's looming. What we want you to do is start

1054
01:02:07,240 --> 01:02:11,400
Speaker 1: submitting your otp qs. Go to Tennessee Titans dot com

1055
01:02:11,440 --> 01:02:15,600
Speaker 1: slash otp Q and if you'd like to ask the

1056
01:02:15,680 --> 01:02:18,560
Speaker 1: coach a question, fire that at it. I would do

1057
01:02:18,600 --> 01:02:20,919
Speaker 1: it sooner rather than la I think. So we're still

1058
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:23,919
Speaker 1: we're not clear as we record this about when we're

1059
01:02:23,960 --> 01:02:26,520
Speaker 1: going to be able to grab him, but we are

1060
01:02:26,600 --> 01:02:29,560
Speaker 1: being advised we will be able to grab him in

1061
01:02:29,560 --> 01:02:33,480
Speaker 1: the very near future. So fire away. My recommendation to

1062
01:02:33,600 --> 01:02:36,200
Speaker 1: the OT people is if you have something in your

1063
01:02:36,240 --> 01:02:40,000
Speaker 1: brain right now that's kind of milling about that, maybe

1064
01:02:40,080 --> 01:02:43,160
Speaker 1: you would like to ask Mike Vrabel, just do it

1065
01:02:43,240 --> 01:02:47,919
Speaker 1: right now, Tennessee Titans dot com slash OTPQ. Just go

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Speaker 1: on there and put it in there, you know, just

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Speaker 1: make sure it's done, don't put it off. Do it

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Speaker 1: now and we'll get those to the headball coach at

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Speaker 1: some point. Again, we're anticipating that this is coming sooner

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Speaker 1: rather than later, So do it now, do it right now.

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Speaker 1: Okay for Ashley Farrell, thank you for your help as usual,

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Speaker 1: great job, and for Abe well time, Mike Keith and

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Speaker 1: thanking you the a t P for being part of

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Speaker 1: the Official Titans Podcast. Better know it was the o

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Speaker 1: welcomest so where the legends go. Everybody knows it's our

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Speaker 1: house fighting Tennessee, making us to read. Greatness is meant

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Speaker 1: to be ow. We got tight and boodle running through

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