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Re: OT - How are superbowl stadiums picked?
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I could see St. Louis getting into the mix. It's a big convention city with a solid facility.
Horrible stadium. The NFL wants to move away from old fashioned domes to retractable roofs. Also I think the St. Louis economy is in the dumps.
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I've lived in Denver for almost 3-years now. I can say that this city would be perfect for the Super Bowl. Far better than Jacksonville and Detroit.
I was not impressed AT ALL with Jacksonville. In fact it was very cold for most of the Super Bowl week that year. Also there was not a downtown for most fans to hang out. We had a tough time finding a place to celebrate after the game.
Detroit is just plain wrong.
The weather could be 0 here in Denver or 60 on game day. Plenty to see and do downtown., Skiing VERY close for those interested too.
Denver, Miami. New Orleans. San Diegp, Las Vegas. All are good choices for the big game.
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Last edited by denverpatsfan; 01-16-2007 at 02:31 AM..
From my trove of useless facts (and without taking the time to adjust for possible stadium name changes), here are the venues for the first 40 SB's and the number of games they have hosted. New Orleans has hosted 9; Miami, 8; LA area, 7; SD and Tampa, 3 each; Atlanta, Detroit and Houston, 2 each; Jacksonville, Minneapolis, Stanford and Tempe, 1 each.
Superdome, NO 6
Orange Bowl, Miami 5
Rose Bowl, Pasadena 5
Tulane Stadium, NO 3
Georgia Dome, Atlanta 2
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami 2
Memorial Colliseum, LA 2
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego 2
Tampa Stadium, Tampa 2
Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville 1
Ford Field, Detroit 1
Jack Murphy Stad, San Diego 1
Metrodome, Minneapolis 1
Pontiac Silverdome, MI 1
Pro Player Stadium, Miami 1
Raymond James Stad, Tampa 1
Reliant Stadium, Houston 1
Rice Stadium Houston 1
Stanford Stadium, Stanford 1
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe 1
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Last edited by PatsFanSince74; 01-16-2007 at 07:50 AM..
To the best of my knowlage the league now prefers southen sites or warm weather sites with the exxception of new stadium that have retractibale roofs aka Houston and Arizona. Dallas will have one in the future but expect the normal rotation will be Miami, New Orleans, Arizona, Tampa and Houston with again the new stadium if fits with one.
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While they DO have Domes in places like Detroit, Minnesota , Indianapolis, etc....the game itself can be played in good conditions, but for fans wanting to travel, and do outside activities, there is always the chance of a major winter storm.
And, if that occurs, it could even delay the arrival of the teams themselves if the airports are closed.
Basically, the main factor is, the weather. And. of course, the underlying factor to everything else is...........$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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I think KC, Nashville, Charlotte, and possibly Cincinnati are potential contenders. None of them are cold weather cities and they all have new stadiums except for KC. If the NFL wants a nostalgic feeling surrounding, lets say, SB L (Superbowl 50), then KC would be a good choice. If Jacksonville can host a SB then so can Nashville and Charlotte IMO.
Detroit was a one-off to help get the new stadium built.
The NFL learned its lesson in Atlanta when the weather was unseasonably horrible, and it looks like they are pretty much done taking risks as far as the superbowl is concerned. Hotel rooms, good weather, and accessibility is what matters. It's not an accident that they've scheduled Florida for 3 of the next 4 and the 4th is Arizona. Foxboro has none of these.
Miami twice in 4 years should tell you something about the NFL's tolerance for risk right now. And now that Arizona has a superbowl worthy facility and has proved its worth by hosting a BCS championship, I think it's going to become part of the regular rotation, replacing Qualcom as the western standby site. It will be interesting to see what happens with the superdome, which has traditionally remained on the rotation even though it's not a great viewing stadium with the big overhang of the middle tier. I think they will continue to host superbowls. With respect to hotels and access, it's tough to beat. I think the NFL would clearly schedule a superbowl for NY if it thought it would help get a stadium built, but other than that, places like Denver and New England shouldn't hold their breath.
Last edited by PatsFaninAZ; 01-16-2007 at 10:45 AM..
Re: OT - How are superbowl stadiums picked?
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