Giants Stadium Says Good-Bye to Little Fanfare

After over 30 years of service, Giants Stadium, the first major sports venue in New Jersey, is saying goodbye.

The stadium opened it's doors in 1976 and it has housed two NFL teams, an MLS squad, countless rock stars, and even a pope. Although, on the eve of its' demise few have taken notice.

Baseball fields are among the most beloved grass in all the world.

Fans talk about as if those stadiums are sports meccas.

Football stadiums on the other hand are not held that close to the heart. Possibly because they just don't create the memories with the lack of playoff/super bowl games or maybe just the lack of games period.

Most likely, however, it is the lack of personality.

All NFL football fields are 120 yards long and about 53 yards across.

The field goal posts are all same. Everything is universal.

There is no green monster in football or short right field porch. Teams aren't built around their respective fields in football like they are in baseball.

Nothing on the field makes football stadiums unique too their fans.

Giants Stadium has one more factor working against it; its' split personality.

While it was called Giants Stadium, the G-men had to share their turf with the Jets.

It would be as if the Mets moved into Yankee Stadium.

Jets' fans could never really call it home and Giants fans always felt like their "little brothers" were hanging out in their room.

It was hard to fall in love with a place that wasn't yours alone.

When Yankee Stadium bid their farewell the country took notice.

When Fenway and Wrigley bow out the country will take notice.

Giants Stadium? Half of New Jersey has barley taken notice.

Don't get it wrong though, Giants stadium walls are soaked in history.

The Giants and Jets have each won their share of playoff games their; the Giants taking home a few NFC championship games on that field.

Heck the greatest soccer players in the world stepped onto that field in the early 1990s when the U.S. hosted the World Cup.

But the love just never appeared.

The Giants said their goodbye last week in embarrassing fashion.

In the midst of a playoff hunt Big Blue failed to even show up.

The Jets, on the other hand, close out their careers in the stadium tonight against the Bengals with a playoff spot on the line.

Gang Green is hoping to create one last memory for their fans and maybe once let them call it home.