Super Duper Meadowlands
I have very mixed feelings about the 2014 Super Bowl being played here in the new Giants-Jets stadium (name to be determined). On one hand, I'd love to see the game played here, even in harsh weather. But there's still a part of me wondering why John Mara and Woody Johnson didn't just fork over more money (yeah, what's money when the stadium cost $1.6 BILLON to build) for a retractable dome. Looking out the window the past 2-3 weeks around here, I could imagine the kvetching folks would do having to watch a Super Bowl in frigid weather and more than a foot of snow.
But... if the NFL does give NY-NJ the 2014 Super Bowl and sets a precedent for the "Big Game" in bad weather, that potentially gives a green light to other northern and cold cities to host their Super Bowl!
How would you guys like to see a rotation among ALL 31 NFL cities (NY counts twice with Jets & Giants) to host the Super Bowl? Rotate between warm or domed cities and cold climate cities! Imagine the following schedule of Super Bowls for this decade and beyond...
2010 -- Miami
2011 -- Dallas (dome)
2012 -- Indy (dome)
2013 -- New Orleans (dome)
2014 -- NY-NJ Meadowlands
2015 -- Tampa
2016 -- Cleveland
2017 -- Arizona (dome or open)
2018 -- Chicago
2019 -- St. Louis (dome)
2020 -- Green Bay
2021 -- Atlanta (dome)
2022 -- Pittsburgh
2023 -- Jacksonville
2024 -- Seattle
2025 -- San Diego
2026 -- Kansas City
2027 -- Houston (dome or open)
2028 -- Foxborough
2029 -- Detroit (dome)
2030 -- Cincinnati
2031 -- Oakland or San Francisco
2032 -- Baltimore
Sounds crazy? No crazier than my past suggestion to move the Pro Bowl to Hall of Fame weekend and historic Lambeau Field, and certainly no crazier than my repeated pleas to get rid of regular season overtime, leaving sudden death solely for postseason games.
Besides, with so many teams getting new stadiums over the past 10-15 years, why not boost their cities' economies and pass around the TV revenue wealth?
Just a thought...
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