For starters, I recently took a trip up to Minneapolis and got a look at U.S. Bank Stadium and it does look like a big cruise ship.

So it’s the home of the NFL Vikings by which the Charlotte Observer holds up as an example when discussing whether or not new Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper will—as the Observer puts it— “compare Bank of America Stadium with the NFL’s newest stadiums, and decide whether more renovations — or a new stadium — are needed.” Gee, I wonder.

As for the ‘cruise ship’ imagery:

Unlike the Panthers’ stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium was built more for the casual fan.

Open areas offer fans a view of the field. One club has couches and modern, silver tables for drinks and food. TVs showing the game line the stadium’s concourses.

“These stadiums are more like a cruise ship,” said Max Muhleman, who helped create the Personal Seat License concept in the early 1990s that helped pay for Panthers’ stadium. “It’s like a cruise ship where you walk around and say, ‘Do you want Chinese food or do you want to play ping pong?’ You can also watch the game.”

I don’t think it’s going out on a limb to say there’s no question that at the very least Tepper will want major renovations to BofA, with strong odds that indeed he will want a brand new stadium. Charlotte will be too happy to accommodate—at taxpayers’ expense, of course.