2014 Super Bowl Awarded to New York

[Kiwon]

Ain't Global Warming terrible? An open roof stadium in New York will host the Super Bowl in February.

Now what was the reason the event was hosted by NFL cities in the south or those with domed stadiums?

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NFL awards 2014 Super Bowl to New York in cold-weather Meadowland Stadium

The NFL awarded the 2014 Super Bowl to the New York City area on Tuesday. The game will mark the first time the league brings its showcase event to an outdoor stadium in a cold-weather climate.

New York beat out Miami and Tampa to win the game. The game will be played at the new Meadowlands Stadium, which is set to open this fall as the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets.

"We're over the top excited," Jets owner Woody Johnson said in an interview on the NFL Network.

NFL owners voted four ballots before awarding the game to New York. Miami was eliminated on the second ballot, which left Tampa and New York to vie head-to-head. To win on the first three ballots, New York would have needed 24 votes from the NFL's 32 owners.

The fourth ballot called for just 17 votes to win.

Giants co-owner John Mara credited Johnson with being the driving force behind the origination of the joint Giants/Jets bid. Mara said he was "a little reluctant" to propose hosting a Super Bowl in the New York area, but added that it was Johnson who convinced him the bid was worthwhile.

The designation of New York as the Super Bowl host city could open the door to more NFL championships being awarded to cold-weather, open-air stadiums. The league waived a rule for New York's bid that requires warm weather or a dome for cities that host the Super Bowl.

But Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder said Tuesday that he wants to bring the Super Bowl to Washington, D.C.

Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said he expects other cities to follow the Jets' and Giants' lead.

"Will other East Coast teams try to do the same? I'm sure they will," Tisch said. "I think we opened the door to a lot of new possibilities."

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/05/new-york-super-bowl-2014-nfl-awards/1

[red]

i'm glad even though i hate NY

football should be played outdoors in the elements and in the cold. dome football should be reserved for the arena football league. and why should the game only be played in warm/hot weather when half the teams in the nfl play in the north with less then ideal weather.

[MadScientist]

I don't think the league will award another cold-weather SB until after this one is played out, so 2018 at the earliest.

So... 2018 SB - Green Bay!

The biggest game in footballs most hallowed grounds.

[Tony Oday]

I don't think the league will award another cold-weather SB until after this one is played out, so 2018 at the earliest.

So... 2018 SB - Green Bay!

The biggest game in footballs most hallowed grounds.

Tickets would be in the hundreds of thousands

[Little Whiskey]

you will never see it in greenbay. no way they would be able to accomodate all the people. Notice that it wasn't until New York, the largest of all cold weather site, built a 1.5 billion dollar stadium did they decide to move it outside in the possible cold.

[Packers4Ever]

you will never see it in greenbay. no way they would be able to accomodate all the people. Notice that it wasn't until New York, the largest of all cold weather site, built a 1.5 billion dollar stadium did they decide to move it outside in the possible cold.

Bummer !!! Although it was pretty much a 'given' that NY would be the
chosen land, don't you think? And - I understand Broadway
Joe Namath will be a guest + another former (?) NFL star - help me, somebody.....

How many more weeks to Game One, Pre-Season ?? When do we
start our countdown ?? Doesn't Harvey take care of this ?? :P

[swede]

you will never see it in greenbay. no way they would be able to accomodate all the people.

Green Bay is a resourceful town. They'd find a way to expand accommodations.

[mraynrand]

you will never see it in greenbay. no way they would be able to accomodate all the people.

Green Bay is a resourceful town. They'd find a way to expand accommodations.

Isn't that the visitor's locker room?

[packerbacker1234]

you will never see it in greenbay. no way they would be able to accomodate all the people. Notice that it wasn't until New York, the largest of all cold weather site, built a 1.5 billion dollar stadium did they decide to move it outside in the possible cold.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_football_stadiums_by_capacity

GB is currently the 9th largest venue in the entire NFL.

Current estimations (that list appears out of date) has us teetering between #11 and #10.

Notably, Labeau Field can hold more people than the SB stadium did 2 seasons ago. Aka, put aside the whole "we can't handle the people" - we can. Green Bay may be considered a small town for a NFL team, but teh entire town is all about the NFL. Milwaukee isn't too far away either. Green Bay could DEFINITELY handle the attention, especially since all of wisconsin would basically be helping. The stadium is already legendary in the nfl, state of the art, and were at the top of ticket sales every year. It has the capicity, the legendary atmosphere, and the history to host a SB.

[Joemailman]

you will never see it in greenbay. no way they would be able to accomodate all the people. Notice that it wasn't until New York, the largest of all cold weather site, built a 1.5 billion dollar stadium did they decide to move it outside in the possible cold.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_football_stadiums_by_capacity

GB is currently the 9th largest venue in the entire NFL.

Current estimations (that list appears out of date) has us teetering between #11 and #10.

Notably, Labeau Field can hold more people than the SB stadium did 2 seasons ago. Aka, put aside the whole "we can't handle the people" - we can. Green Bay may be considered a small town for a NFL team, but teh entire town is all about the NFL. Milwaukee isn't too far away either. Green Bay could DEFINITELY handle the attention, especially since all of wisconsin would basically be helping. The stadium is already legendary in the nfl, state of the art, and were at the top of ticket sales every year. It has the capicity, the legendary atmosphere, and the history to host a SB.

The problem in Green Bay isn't the stadium. It's the lack of hotels and night life. In addition, there is the weather. The average high temperature in New Jersey in early February is 45. In Green Bay it's 26. The legendary status of Green Bay doesn't mean a thing to many attending since the Super Bowl is as much an "event" as it is a football game.

[packerbacker1234]

you will never see it in greenbay. no way they would be able to accomodate all the people. Notice that it wasn't until New York, the largest of all cold weather site, built a 1.5 billion dollar stadium did they decide to move it outside in the possible cold.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_football_stadiums_by_capacity

GB is currently the 9th largest venue in the entire NFL.

Current estimations (that list appears out of date) has us teetering between #11 and #10.

Notably, Labeau Field can hold more people than the SB stadium did 2 seasons ago. Aka, put aside the whole "we can't handle the people" - we can. Green Bay may be considered a small town for a NFL team, but teh entire town is all about the NFL. Milwaukee isn't too far away either. Green Bay could DEFINITELY handle the attention, especially since all of wisconsin would basically be helping. The stadium is already legendary in the nfl, state of the art, and were at the top of ticket sales every year. It has the capicity, the legendary atmosphere, and the history to host a SB.

The problem in Green Bay isn't the stadium. It's the lack of hotels and night life. In addition, there is the weather. The average high temperature in New Jersey in early February is 45. In Green Bay it's 26. The legendary status of Green Bay doesn't mean a thing to many attending since the Super Bowl is as much an "event" as it is a football game.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_far_is_Milwaukee_WI_from_Green_Bay_WI

Milwaukee is not that far away, as I previously stated. In fact, you may be able to get to GB faster than you can get from your Hotel in New York to teh football stadium.

[Little Whiskey]

If i look a the list of past and future SB sites. The two closest in Population to GB would be Tampa and Minny. If you look at the counties in which those cities reside they have about 400k. Whereas Brown County is only 100k. Which city do you think is better suited to accomodate everything that goes along with a SB?

now instead of looking at the two exceptions, look at the pop's on the other cities. Miami, LA, Houston, San Diego and now New York. Those populations are in the millions. Combine this with the possiblity of bad weather in Greenbay. It will never happen. Like i posted earlier, it took New York (the largest market in the USA) to build a billion dollar stadium in order for that city to get a SB. You'll see a dome over lambeau before you'll see a superbowl in lambeau.

[MichiganPackerFan]

I remember that when Detroit was trying to build Ford and lure the SB, one of the factors was how many 4+ star hotels were within X miles of the stadium. Green Bay certainly doesn't have that, and I'm not sure Milwaukee does either.

[Little Whiskey]

Milwaukee is a 2+ hour drive from greenbay on a 2 lane highway. as anybody who has gone to a milwaukee season ticket game knows, its a bitch getting home after the game. I doubt they would consider Milwaukee when they think of the feasiblity of GB to host a SB.

[Pugger]

If i look a the list of past and future SB sites. The two closest in Population to GB would be Tampa and Minny. If you look at the counties in which those cities reside they have about 400k. Whereas Brown County is only 100k. Which city do you think is better suited to accomodate everything that goes along with a SB?

now instead of looking at the two exceptions, look at the pop's on the other cities. Miami, LA, Houston, San Diego and now New York. Those populations are in the millions. Combine this with the possiblity of bad weather in Greenbay. It will never happen. Like i posted earlier, it took New York (the largest market in the USA) to build a billion dollar stadium in order for that city to get a SB. You'll see a dome over lambeau before you'll see a superbowl in lambeau.

Not to nit-pick but Brown County has a population of around 245,000. The city of GB has around 101,000. I agree, a Super Bowl won't happen in GB - it doesn't have the infrastructure or the lodging to accomodate an event like the SB.