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Houston is getting the Oilers back ... for a day, at leastUnfortunately, there is no reason for the Houston Cougars to have an oil derrick on their helmet and trademark law wouldn’t permit it anyway. Still, the nostalgia was clear as a cloudless blue sky as the program elected to don the old Houston Oilers colors for its first game as a member of the Big 1...

Three Bros Explored The Abandoned AstrodomeOn Reddit, user "loserfame" shares a handful of photos from early 2012, when he and two friends snuck through a gap in the fence and found themselves inside the Astrodome, which hadn't been used since 2003. Beers in hand, they took to exploring the place, from the locker rooms to the field to up on ...

What The Astrodome Looks Like After Sitting Untouched And Rotting For A DecadeThe Eighth Wonder of the World hasn't been used since the rodeo moved next door to Reliant Stadium in 2003. There are fanciful plans for the Astrodome, still preserved in time and set up for a football game of a team that doesn't exist—luxury hotel, movie studio, etc. But for now it's still just a s...

"The Eighth Wonder Of The World Essentially Crumbling Before Our Eyes": What Happens When Teams Leave Their Stadiums

Ryan Holeywell at Governing.com decided to check in on Houston's Astrodome, which has become a blighted mess:...

Shots Fired Outside Superdome

It's beginning to turn crazy and chaotic outside the Superdome; people are actually shooting at the rescue helicopters, which is totally counterproductive. They're trying to get the refugees out of there so they can ship them to the Reliant Astrodome — to remind you, Reliant sponsors a dead dome —...