There will be a lot of time to talk about the stadium after the playoffs, but here are a couple of issues that I'm already curious about:

The physical design of the stadium. On the one hand, ownership has been touting, in addition to its "greenness," the fact that the luxury boxes and suites are all concentrated on one side of the field as somehow a benefit for all the more "regular" fans on the other three sides, as their stands won't be interrupted by the luxury rank and hence a lot of them will be able to sit closer to the field. On the other, I have read at least one critique of the stadium design that points out that this very feature is classically representative of the "1 percent versus 99 percent" political ethos that gripped the country in the last decade. It is noted that the luxury stadium will have the best alignment, away from the sun, for viewing the field. The plebs elsewhere will have to squint for long stretches.

The geographical location of the stadium. How will the shift affect the demographic profile of the spectators? It has been pointed out that the profile of fans at Candlestick has been trending toward a more "urban" (horrible euphemism) style lately, more similar to the Raiders, and evidenced by increased violence in and around the stadium on game days. Will that kind of fan be discouraged by the time it will take to reach the new stadium, and what kind of fans might be attracted from the surrounding neighborhoods to potentially take their place? I read recently that Silicon Valley is on the verge of exploding into a new kind of city. How will that affect things?