mdi construction barNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A lot of Nashvillians and Middle Tennesseans ask me about Nissan Stadium and its future.

StadiumA surprisingly high share of people I interact with on the subject speak about their desire for a new modern marvel of a stadium, ideally with a retractable roof largely because it would almost certainly get Music City a Super Bowl.

I'm completely against a multi-billion dollar stadium, unless the Titans are buying, under any circumstance. A Super Bowl would be great, but it's hardly a sufficient tradeoff.

We see two retractable roof stadiums in the AFC South, and they are absolutely unneeded luxuries in Houston and Indianapolis. Nashville is a perfect city for outdoor football, on grass.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.