A du Nord Review of BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston Texas
du Nord, May 28, 2012
Guest article by our FIF Wes Burdine who attended his first game at Houston's new BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday. Nothing seems to get American soccer fans, journalists, and the MLS brass more excited than soccer-specific stadiums these days. Sure the Dynamo beat the Galaxy, but did you see the stadium? It’s the funny little thing that transcends fan tribalism—we all know that a new stadium for one team is a good thing for American soccer and a good thing for American soccer is a good thing for whatever team we support. With that in mind, I excitedly planned my trip to the Dynamo’s BBVA Compass Stadium. Every year, I visit my family in Texas, an hour and a half north of Houston, and I drag my brothers and nephew to a Houston game. This year, we got to check out the new stadium and see Houston host the Galaxy on May 26th. Bruce asked me to write up my thoughts in a sort of review and this is going to be long-ish, but I think a new stadium is a big event, so forgive me. The most important thing for the Dynam