# Anyone going to the College World Series in Omaha? I will be there! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578 "2008-06-11T15:49:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/1 "2008-06-11T15:49:22Z")
This will be my fourth year at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. I will be there from Sunday, June 15th to Wednesday, June 18th. If any dopers will be in the area, let me know! ~Philster ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/2 "2008-06-11T16:11:55Z")
No, but I’ll be watching it, as I have been for some of the Super Regionals. [Go 'Canes!] Who are you rooting for, **Philster**? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/3 "2008-06-11T17:30:52Z")
[QUOTE=The Scrivener] No, but I’ll be watching it, as I have been for some of the Super Regionals. [Go 'Canes!] Who are you rooting for, **Philster**? [/QUOTE] Bah! Go Dawgs!! Wish I could be there. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/4 "2008-06-11T18:17:45Z")
Well, I have no favorites, but in past years North Carolina had the hottest fans and I was happy to see them come back game after game and root for their team! ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/5 "2008-06-11T18:37:16Z")
[QUOTE=Philster] Well, I have no favorites, but in past years North Carolina had the hottest fans and I was happy to see them come back game after game and root for their team! [/QUOTE] Heh. Say hi to them for me - I’m glad they are going back for another try again this year! ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/6 "2008-06-11T20:26:08Z")
Curious since I’m in Omaha, what is the general opinion (if there is one) of Omaha’s plans for the [new stadium.](http://www.omahastadium.com/site/stadium-amenities.html) What do folks outside of Omaha who are Collge World Series fans think? ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/7 "2008-06-12T00:30:45Z")
Friend niblet\_head Hey there neighbor! ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/8 "2008-06-12T13:47:51Z")
Hey, there! ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/9 "2008-06-12T18:53:47Z")
[QUOTE=niblet\_head] Curious since I’m in Omaha, what is the general opinion (if there is one) of Omaha’s plans for the [new stadium.](http://www.omahastadium.com/site/stadium-amenities.html) What do folks outside of Omaha who are Collge World Series fans think? [/QUOTE] They want to tear Rosenblatt Stadium down??? ☹ the bastards…how dare they even propose that! So, I would say I am very against a new stadium. FTR, I was born and raised in Omaha and have fond memories of many summer days spent at Rosenblatt watching baseball games. I watch the CWS and get homesick. A new stadium would probably put me off the CWS permanently. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/10 "2008-06-12T19:19:41Z")
[QUOTE=LVgeogeek] They want to tear Rosenblatt Stadium down??? ☹ the bastards…how dare they even propose that! So, I would say I am very against a new stadium. FTR, I was born and raised in Omaha and have fond memories of many summer days spent at Rosenblatt watching baseball games. I watch the CWS and get homesick. A new stadium would probably put me off the CWS permanently. [/QUOTE] I don’t see anything on the site about tearing Rosenblatt down. As a matter of fact, they specifically state that they are looking to build the proposed stadium on a different site. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-the-college-world-series-in-omaha-i-will-be-there/452578/11 "2008-06-12T19:26:27Z")
No, it’ll come down. Part of the official deal is that the city will sell Rosenblatt to the [Henry Doorly Zoo](http://www.omahazoo.com/) for $14 million. That’ll mean it will become parking or a new exhibit. I doubt the Omaha Royals will want to continue to play there after a cool swanky stadium is built, and that leaves no one to use it, really.