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Jets And Giants Will Now Play In The MetLife Stadium

Jets And Giants Will Now Play In The MetLife Stadium

The Super Bowl is on its way to the New Meadowlands stadium, home of the Jets and Giants—so it was only a matter of time before some giant corporation swooped in and bought the naming rights for the new arena, which opened last year. And despite the best efforts of adulterous affairs website AshleyMadison, MetLife ended up winning the biding battle; the stadium has now been christened MetLife Stadium. more ›

Escalator Mishap Fells Five Jets Fans!

Escalator Mishap Fells Five Jets Fans!

After the Jets' narrow win over the Texans yesterday, jubilant fans were riding up a 25-foot-long escalator through the Secaucus Junction station when everything went straight to hail mary. "The escalator was operating in the upward direction," NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stessel tells the Star-Ledger. "For reasons that are under investigation right now, the escalator came to a sudden stop—causing some customers who were on the escalator at the time to lose their balance." Five people were injured: a man and a woman were rushed to Jersey City Medical Center with head injuries, while the other three were taken to Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center with knee and rib injuries. more ›

Video: Giants Fans Take Meadowlands Blackout in Stride

Video: Giants Fans Take Meadowlands Blackout in Stride

A power outage plunged over 80,000 football fans into darkness at the $1.6 billion New Meadowlands stadium last night, halting play twice during the Giants-Cowboys game for a total of 12 minutes during the third quarter. The full blackout lasted less than ten seconds before some emergency lights came back on, but there was at least one altercation during the delay, according to the Daily News. Mark Lamping, CEO of the New Meadowlands Stadium, later told reporters the number of incidents involving security were about "average for a Giants-Cowboys game." (Which means what, scores dead, hundreds maimed?) Here's video of Giants fans reacting to the blackout with signature decorum: more ›

Lightning Delay Had Meadowlands In "Chaos" Before Jets Game

     

Though Jets fans were happy to watch Brett Favre fumble his way into a loss for the Vikings, they had to wait a while for the satisfaction. Due to the rain and lightning delay, the game didn't start until 9:15, and fans had to wait inside from about 8:15 p.m. until kickoff. Judging by the photos above, it looked nice and cozy. more ›

New Meadowlands Stadium Will Babysit Your Kids

       

Tired of having to drag around those little, sticky miracles of life you and your spouse created one drunken evening everywhere you go? Well, rest easy parents, because at the New Meadowlands stadium, your children will be safe wandering the throngs of sloshed football fans when they're wearing a high-tech bracelet. Starting during the regular season, parents will be able to get their kids equipped with a tracking bracelet so they can easily find them after they've wandered into a stranger's van. New Meadowlands Stadium Corp. CEO Mark Lamping told the Post, "Let's hope it doesn't become a day-care service." more ›

Jon Bon Jovi is OK, You Guys!

Jon Bon Jovi is OK, You Guys!

Proof that all you need is a crowd of thousands cheering you on to forget about your pain, Jon Bon Jovi managed to keep rocking at the New Meadowlands last night despite a calf injury. TMZ reports that the rocker was limping on stage during the performance, and had to be carried off by his bandmates. But that didn't stop him from belting out "Livin' on a Prayer." more ›

New Meadowlands Opens For Giants, Jets Mini Camps

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The Giants and Jets practiced on their new home turf, the new Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ, this week. Unfortunately, things didn't go well for Giant receiver and returner Domenik Hixon, who injured his right knee on during a Tuesday session and is now out for the season. And the new style of artificial turf, FieldTurf, might be the culprit...forget the Swamp Monster—it's the Turf Monster! more ›

AshleyMadison Makes High Class Bid For Stadium Name

AshleyMadison Makes High Class Bid For Stadium Name

With the Super Bowl on its way to the New Meadowlands, the battle for naming rights for the newly-built stadium begins. And on the front line of that battle? AshleyMadison.com, the dating Web site that arranges adulterous affairs for married people, who made a $25 million offer to buy the naming rights for the Giants and Jets shared stadium. An adulterous website in the house that Tiki built?? more ›

Super Expectations For 2014 Super Bowl

       

Now that New York-New Jersey will be hosting the 2014 Super Bowl, expect there to be an interstate fight: NJ Governor Chris Christie threw down the gauntlet yesterday, "I look where that stadium is, and that's New Jersey. When everyone gets on the train, or in their car or on the buses, they're going to be coming to that game in New Jersey." more ›

Super: New York/New Jersey Lands 2014 Super Bowl

Super: New York/New Jersey Lands 2014 Super Bowl

The NFL team owners have convened and voted the New Meadowlands as the location of the 2014 Super Bowl. As befitting a location in NJ where "New York" teams play, the announcement was a little weird, "Super Bowl XLVIII, in February of 2010, will be played in New York-New Jersey." more ›

Giants, Jets Hopeful For Today's 2014 Super Bowl Vote

Giants, Jets Hopeful For Today's 2014 Super Bowl Vote

To East Rutherford, perchance, to dream: Today, the NFL will vote on the location of the 2014 Super Bowl, and the favorite is New York, as represented by East Rutherford, NJ and the New Meadowlands. As the Wall Street Journal puts it, "The main thing holding the N.Y./N.J. bid back? The weather. One of the best things going for the bid? The weather." more ›

Jets Owner Pissed At NFL's Secret Coin Toss

Jets Owner Pissed At NFL's Secret Coin Toss

The NFL announced yesterday that the Giants would get the first regular season game at the New Meadowlands Stadium, and the Jets aren't very happy! Jets owner Woody Johnson blasted NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's coin toss process, first chastising him for straying from tradition, "An NFL coin toss has a few fundamental elements that are missing here, most notably the presence of the teams involved. That's how it's always done in the League, whether it’s determining the order of the draft or deciding who’s going to kick off the game." more ›

Giants And Jets Both Get Home Games On Opening Week

Giants And Jets Both Get Home Games On Opening Week

The Giants and the Jets will both play in their new stadium on opening week, though the G-Men will play first. After tense negotiations between the teams, Commissioner Roger Goodell flipped a coin and decided that the Giants will take the field first at the new Meadowlands Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 12, according to the Star Ledger. The following evening, the Jets will play the season's first "Monday Night Football" game in the stadium. The Giants wanted the first game because the Jets had the final regular season game at the old stadium, and the Jets wanted it because they felt like "second-class citizens in Giants Stadium," the Post reports. The stadium might host the Superbowl in 2014. more ›

Mortgage Guy Pays $400K in Green to be Near Gang Green

Mortgage Guy Pays $400K in Green to be Near Gang Green

The Jets fan who spent $400,000 for the personal seat licenses to two seats at the 50-yard line at the new Meadowlands revealed himself to the Post, saying, "It's a function of wanting the best, both as a lifelong fan and as a business investment." David Findel, who has a mortgage lending company, will also need to spend another $14,000 a year on the seats themselves--"which come with a private VIP entrance, parking, a full spread of food and drink at a swanky restaurant and access to the field during the game." And Findel might not ever use the seats himself--he says he got them for his two kids. He also gave a shout out to the housing crisis, "Although part of the mortgage business is in turmoil, this is an opportunity to invest in my business - and to further demonstrate our loyalty to the New York Jets." more ›

Giants, Jets End Naming Rights Talks with Allianz

      

Yesterday afternoon, the Giants and Jets announced it ended talks with Allianz, a German insurance company that was interested in buying stadium naming rights at the new stadium. more ›

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