Epic Photo: Now if they could have done this to Lucas Oil Stadium

We talked about stadiums that shouldn't have been replaced yesterday, and in a perfect stroke of timing, they imploded the RCA Dome - former home of the Indianapolis Colts - at about 9:30 a.m. today.

Here's a photo of the 24-year old stadium biting the dust. While it was relatively small by NFL standards, the dome gave the Colts excellent home field advantage due to the loud noise that fans were able to create. It was so loud that other teams accused the Colts of piping in noise through the stadium's sound system.

Indianapolis moved to Lucas Oil Stadium, which was subsequently been as loud as a tomb thanks to the new stadium's fieldhouse-esque features that basically let the sound escape through the top. One look at the place and you can see why, the retractable roof (which isn't waterproof GOOD CALL!) and a movable window wall opens up the stadium considerably.

And then factor in the "regular fans getting priced out by rich folk" effect and you have a pathetic home field advantage.

Now it's a little too late to go back to the RCA Dome.