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.

Kind of like the Colts postseason hopes...

Not to get too mean here since Casey is a Colts fan but they deflated the roof of the RCA Dome, the former home of the Indianapolis Colts in preparation for its implosion. Now I'm not one to really judge (yes I am), but the dome was built in 1984 and apparently it's already outdated.

Which means (since I was born in 1985) I'm about one year from implosion myself.

At 1-2, the Indianapolis Colts have shown they can't win in their new stadium, Lucas Oil Stadium, so perhaps they should just ask the city to reinflate the roof and move back into their old stadium.

Then Lucas Oil Stadium could host tractor pulls, swap meets, gun shows and whatever else people do in Indiana.

I mean there new stadium looks like a gymnasium at the local YMCA, not a cold, heartless NFL stadium with no distinct features whatsoever intended to strike fear in foes and fans alike. And it doesn't have a pirate ship. What the hell?