Super Bowl in New York City

[cctekguy]

Why not just build a "Super Bowl Dome" in Las Vegas and have ALL the Super Bowls there?

No home team, No inclement weather...All the elitists (the only ones that can afford a ticket) will be in air conditioned comfort as they raise their pinky and bellow"HOORAH" in their designer khakis and imported sandals.

Yep....sounds like NFL football to me.

 

[Miller]

Why not just build a "Super Bowl Dome" in Las Vegas and have ALL the Super Bowls there?

No home team, No inclement weather...All the elitists (the only ones that can afford a ticket) will be in air conditioned comfort as they raise their pinky and bellow"HOORAH" in their designer khakis and imported sandals.

Yep....sounds like NFL football to me.

How about we just ban all outdoor stadiums.....clear down to HS. Just play the game indoors.....sounds like the way it was meant to play to me...:cunning:

 

[Phicinfan]

I have to admit it, i am torn here.

I see both arguments. As pointed out by Miller and others, it is an outside sport, that was and in most cases is still played in winter weather where the weather can be a factor.

I also see the argument by Escrow and others...that this is to be a championship, that is at a neutral site and not let any outside influences effect the outcome. Literally be the best team wins...not due to the fact they are used to playing in cold weather.

Yes, teams like Philly, NY(both), Buffalo(just sayin.... ), New England, Green Bay, Chicago and Cincinnati would have a definate advantage if NY was having extremely cold weather and this gets played in it. Do we really want that as a factor?

I personally feel you have to go one way or the other. If you want to eliminate all factors that could help one team over another...then you pick a neutral site with NO team in the area that has either a warm climate or dome stadium so weather or HOME fans have no effect on the game. Then let the best team win.

So no, NY should not get the superbowl. Then again...neither should the superdome in New Orleans or any other current NFL franchise city. But if you won't do that...then yes, you have to eventually go in the weather...and give some of the northern teams some of these advantages.

 

[mudloggerone]

For 40 years New Orleans was a safe place to hold the big game as there was no chance of the Saints appearing there in their home stadium. My how things changed.

 

[Phicinfan]

For 40 years New Orleans was a safe place to hold the big game as there was no chance of the Saints appearing there in their home stadium. My how things changed.

In all due respect, as we will never know...but would the Saints have won that game in INdy? Or some really neutral site? dunno:

 

[mudloggerone]

The game was in Miami which I see as fairly neutral. Both teams were dome teams so I see no advantage there. Could we have won at Indy, I doubt it very much.

 

[Phicinfan]

The game was in Miami which I see as fairly neutral. Both teams were dome teams so I see no advantage there. Could we have won at Indy, I doubt it very much.

:banghead: Why was I thinking it was in N.O. last year???? That is weird. OH well....

Miami isn't neutral for Miami though.

 

[mudloggerone]

Maybe you thought that because it seemed that most of the world was pulling for the Saints last year. Every city would have been pro-Saints except for Indy.

 

[hacim13]

Obviously, having the game in NY opens it up to all cold weather teams to host the super bowl in the future. I always thought that these teams go through the playoffs knowing that a cold weather, outdoor team could have home field advantage and if you could have outdoor games up to the conference championships, why not the super bowl?

I always thought this made sense too, because you should reward the fans. How much does that stink if you go to every home game, your team makes the super bowl, and they go play in a different city where you can't attend?

I have the same concerns as everyone else about the weather. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

 

[Cerberus]

:banghead: Why was I thinking it was in N.O. last year???? That is weird. OH well....

Miami isn't neutral for Miami though.

makes me wonder and think, has a team ever played in the SB when it was in their town ?

 

[mudloggerone]

I can state for a fact that the Saints haven't, lol.

 

[Cerberus]

haha.......