future Super Bowl locations

[Drewdog]

I think its about time the NFL decides on a good rotation of locales for the Super Bowl. Enough of this Detroit and Jacksonville stuff..... Seems like its pretty random in their selection of a site for a future Super Bowl.

If I were the commish I would rotate between these 8 locales:

1. San Diego
2. Tampa
3. Miami
4. New Orleans
5. Atlanta
6. Phoenix
7. Houston
8. Dallas (once their monster $1billion stadium is complete)

To me, those cities give you the best shot at good weather and are not going to be frozen tundras or boring locations for travelers.

I really think Houston deserves another Super Bowl. By all accounts we had a great response from visitors, the weather was nice, and we have a kick-ass facility to boot.

[macalu]

I really think Houston deserves another Super Bowl. By all accounts we had a great response from visitors, the weather was nice, and we have a kick-ass facility to boot.

wasn't it raining all weekend during our Super Bowl?

[MadMax]

wasn't it raining all weekend during our Super Bowl?


yeah, it was cold and rainy.

by the way...dallas can get pretty damn cold in january.

[msn]

yeah, it was cold and rainy.
It can do that in any US city (well, maybe not Honolulu) in January.

by the way...dallas can get pretty damn cold in january.
That, and they're building a brand new, state-of-the-art, multi-gazillion-dollar stadium, and they're keeping the stupid ass-ugly square hole in the roof. How amazingly, spectactularly stupid. Only South Oklahoma could come up with that.

[MadMax]

That, and they're building a brand new, state-of-the-art, multi-gazillion-dollar stadium, and they're keeping the stupid ass-ugly square hole in the roof. How amazingly, spectactularly stupid. Only South Oklahoma could come up with that.


yeah, i don't get that at all.

[Drewdog]

yeah, it was cold and rainy.

by the way...dallas can get pretty damn cold in january.

IIRC the weather was pretty pleasent on Super Bowl sunday. I think it was the days leading up to that were chilly and rainy.

[Drewdog]

That, and they're building a brand new, state-of-the-art, multi-gazillion-dollar stadium, and they're [b][i]keeping the stupid ass-ugly square hole in the roof.

I think its a retractable hole ;)

[MadMax]

IIRC the weather was pretty pleasent on Super Bowl sunday. I think it was the days leading up to that were chilly and rainy.

yeah, but the NFL and media freak out about weather during the week leading up to the event.

[msn]

I think its a retractable hole ;)
So, it's a butthole? How incredibly appropriate.

[ThePrivate]

I think its about time the NFL decides on a good rotation of locales for the Super Bowl. Enough of this Detroit and Jacksonville stuff..... Seems like its pretty random in their selection of a site for a future Super Bowl.

If I were the commish I would rotate between these 8 locales:

1. San Diego
2. Tampa
3. Miami
4. New Orleans
5. Atlanta
6. Phoenix
7. Houston
8. Dallas (once their monster $1billion stadium is complete)

To me, those cities give you the best shot at good weather and are not going to be frozen tundras or boring locations for travelers.

I really think Houston deserves another Super Bowl. By all accounts we had a great response from visitors, the weather was nice, and we have a kick-ass facility to boot.


I know you are a homer and all, but Houston will not be getting a SB again for a long, long time. Dallas will get the dibs for many, many years to come.

Those are just the breaks! You have 1 stadium that is now undersized, next door to an eyesore, and a new state of the art stadium that will seat 100,000 people for the SB. Just can't compete with that. :D

BTW, I know it will be hard to ever admit this, but Dallas will get the nod for a future summer olympics way before Houston. :D

[msn]

I know you are a homer and all
I disagree with your take, too. So can I call you a name? How about Dallas Ass-kisser?

Can't you ever disagree with someone without calling him a "homer"?

[yobod]

San Diego is a great city in terms of weather, location, and people (the girls.... :eek: ) but the one major thing that's holding them back is the fact that their stadium is like 35 years old. Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium is one of the few stadiums left that were built in the 60s. Needless to say, it's not a Super Bowl worthy stadium. The city, however, is.

[RocketManJosh]

San Diego is a great city in terms of weather, location, and people (the girls.... :eek: ) but the one major thing that's holding them back is the fact that their stadium is like 35 years old. Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium is one of the few stadiums left that were built in the 60s. Needless to say, it's not a Super Bowl worthy stadium. The city, however, is.

The NFL has said that they will not come back to San Diego until a new stadium is built. Unless the Chargers build a stadium here in Chula Vista, the Superbowl will probably end up in LA along with the Chargers.

[msn]

The NFL has said that they will not come back to San Diego until a new stadium is built. Unless the Chargers build a stadium here in Chula Vista, the Superbowl will probably end up in LA along with the Chargers.
Puke on that. Here's to SD getting a stadium.

[weslinder]

That, and they're building a brand new, state-of-the-art, multi-gazillion-dollar stadium, and they're keeping the stupid ass-ugly square hole in the roof. How amazingly, spectactularly stupid. Only South Oklahoma could come up with that.

It's so God can watch His favori...


Oh please, kill me already. I'm about to gag just thinking about it.

[msn]

It's so God can watch His favori...
Do they really say that???

Generally, a vent is placed in the top of something so that hot air can escape.

Although, the butthole example seems much more applicable, it being retractable and all.

[weslinder]

The NFL has said that they will not come back to San Diego until a new stadium is built. Unless the Chargers build a stadium here in Chula Vista, the Superbowl will probably end up in LA along with the Chargers.

A 40-year-old stadium in San Diego beats the hell out of a brand-new billion-dollar stadium in South Oklahoma.

[leroy420]

Do they really say that???

Generally, a vent is placed in the top of something so that hot air can escape.

Although, the butthole example seems much more applicable, it being retractable and all.

They really do say that.

I never thought of it being a butthole. It does seem to be the perfect explanation.

[A-Train]

The Superbowl is quickly becoming the most overrated sporting event of the year.

Screw this "warm weather" crap. Have the Superbowl in Washington DC, New York, Philly, New England, and Green Bay. These are freaking FOOTBALL players for God's sake! Those pussy corporate a-holes don't like the weather? ***** em!! They can give their tickets to real fans that will appreciate the game. Better yet, forget the whole neutral site thing all together and give the home field advantage to the team with the better record. Split the ticket sales down the middle for each team. These guys play the conference championship games in the snow, why not the Superbowl? Give the Superbowl back to the FANS where it belongs.

[msn]

The Superbowl is quickly becoming the most overrated sporting event of the year.

Screw this "warm weather" crap. Have the Superbowl in Washington DC, New York, Philly, New England, and Green Bay. These are freaking FOOTBALL players for God's sake! Those pussy corporate a-holes don't like the weather? ***** em!! They can give their tickets to real fans that will appreciate the game. Better yet, forget the whole neutral site thing all together and give the home field advantage to the team with the better record. Split the ticket sales down the middle for each team. These guys play the conference championship games in the snow, why not the Superbowl? Give the Superbowl back to the FANS where it belongs.
That sounds great (seriously!)! With either plan, it will be equally long before we see a Superbowl in Houston again. :cool:

[Smokey]

I think it should rotate between Miami, New Orleans, and San Diego.

[Drewdog]

I know you are a homer and all, but Houston will not be getting a SB again for a long, long time. Dallas will get the dibs for many, many years to come.

Those are just the breaks! You have 1 stadium that is now undersized, next door to an eyesore, and a new state of the art stadium that will seat 100,000 people for the SB. Just can't compete with that. :D

BTW, I know it will be hard to ever admit this, but Dallas will get the nod for a future summer olympics way before Houston. :D

Yeah but your stadium resides in Arlington? :rolleyes:

Kind of defeats the purpose of calling your team the "Dallas" Cowboys.

[Ryan02GT]

dallas will not get the summer, olympics.........their police department couldn't keep President Kennedy safe.

[Brando2101]

The Superbowl is quickly becoming the most overrated sporting event of the year.

Screw this "warm weather" crap. Have the Superbowl in Washington DC, New York, Philly, New England, and Green Bay. These are freaking FOOTBALL players for God's sake! Those pussy corporate a-holes don't like the weather? ***** em!! They can give their tickets to real fans that will appreciate the game. Better yet, forget the whole neutral site thing all together and give the home field advantage to the team with the better record. Split the ticket sales down the middle for each team. These guys play the conference championship games in the snow, why not the Superbowl? Give the Superbowl back to the FANS where it belongs.

Wow...do you know anything about the superbowl or the nfl? It's not just a game, it's a huge event that attracts thousands of people into the city. People want to enjoy themselves, not freeze their balls off.

There is not enough time to set up everything in a city for the super bowl in under 2 weeks. They have to designate a host city before the season. The host committee start planing a year in advance.

[MadMax]

I know you are a homer and all, but Houston will not be getting a SB again for a long, long time. Dallas will get the dibs for many, many years to come.

Those are just the breaks! You have 1 stadium that is now undersized, next door to an eyesore, and a new state of the art stadium that will seat 100,000 people for the SB. Just can't compete with that. :D

BTW, I know it will be hard to ever admit this, but Dallas will get the nod for a future summer olympics way before Houston. :D

1. I don't see them doing repeat performances in Dallas...because it's essentially an open-air stadium in late-January, early-February in Dallas.

2. Dallas never had anything remotely close to a legit olympic bid. The facilities are far too spread out, and they're still lacking key ones. The strength of the Houston bid is the proximity from stadium to stadium. And the fact the bigger ones are all connected by rail.

[SamFisher]

I know people who have been to many super bowls and most of them did not like Houston as a venue - too much traffic, and lacking the excitement of Miami/LA or pre-storm New Orleans.

You should never hold the super bowl in a place where people wouldn't go on vacation. Sorry Houston, Jacksonville, Dallas, Detroit etc - but you don't make the cut.

[updawg]

You should never hold the super bowl in a place where people wouldn't go on vacation. Sorry Houston, Jacksonville, Dallas, Detroit etc - but you don't make the cut.
probably true. but out of all of the non-prime locations I think Houston would be the best. I came down there that weekend and was impressed by it. The weather definitely didn't help

[updawg]

Will Phoenix be in the loop with their new stadium?

[SwoLy-D]

I don't see why EVERY effin' city can't have the Super Bowl. That's just unfair. I am down for seeing the players freeze their *ss off in January in ANY city up north, or die sweatin' their ass off in any city down south. :D They should rotate to EVERY city, and the last expansion team should get it FIRST. ;)

[ryan17wagner]

dallas will not get the summer, olympics.........their police department couldn't keep President Kennedy safe.


CIA killed JFK.

[A-Train]

CIA killed JFK.

JFK conspiracy theories in a thread about possible Super Bowl locations. THAT is why I love this board so much!

[Fatty FatBastard]

Wow...do you know anything about the superbowl or the nfl? It's not just a game, it's a huge event that attracts thousands of people into the city. People want to enjoy themselves, not freeze their balls off.

There is not enough time to set up everything in a city for the super bowl in under 2 weeks. They have to designate a host city before the season. The host committee start planing a year in advance.

Try 7 years in advance.

I recall Houston putting up there bid for another Superbowl a couple years ago. The committee went somewhere else and their excuse was "Houston just had the Superbowl." The next year we put up our bid, and the committee went with Miami, even though they're already hosting it in 2009.

What a bunch of bullsh!tters. Screw them. H-Town won't be hosting until the next Stadium gets built. Probably in 2020. (By then, Reliant will be archaic and inappropriate.) :rolleyes:

[ryan17wagner]

JFK conspiracy theories in a thread about possible Super Bowl locations. THAT is why I love this board so much!

No conspiracy. I just report the truth.

[JeeberD]

1. I don't see them doing repeat performances in Dallas...because it's essentially an open-air stadium in late-January, early-February in Dallas.


Huh? How is a retractable dome "essentially an open-air stadium"? It's no more an open-air stadium then what you have down there...

[david_rocket]

A superbowl in Mexico City, would be great, in Azteca Stadium, with more than 100,000 seats, it definitely will be a sellout, :D j/k

But its a better choice than Europe!

[MadMax]

Huh? How is a retractable dome "essentially an open-air stadium"? It's no more an open-air stadium then what you have down there...

Will the retractable roof be closing over the "giant hole?" Is that the concept?

[msn]

Will the retractable roof be closing over the "giant hole?" Is that the concept?
Much like a sphincter.

[JeeberD]

Will the retractable roof be closing over the "giant hole?" Is that the concept?

Yes. When it's closed, it will be entirely closed...

[MadMax]

Yes. When it's closed, it will be entirely closed...

i didn't realize that...i was wrong, again. :)

[ThePrivate]

I disagree with your take, too. So can I call you a name? How about Dallas Ass-kisser?

Can't you ever disagree with someone without calling him a "homer"?

I was actually proud that we got a SuperBowl after a long hiatus. I mean, just think about it, can you believe the NFL once had a SB at Rice stadium?

I can't even knock McNair for only getting 1 SB guaranteed for Houston as part of the 750 million franchise fee agreement, but for that much, he should have received a guarantee to have Reliant in the SB rotation.

But now that Dallas will have a state of the art, retractable roof, with a seating capacity of 100,000 specifically for the SB, McNair can't compete with that.

It is what it is.

[Nick]

With all the talk about how cool retractable roof stadiums are for the NFL... did you guys realize that the roof hasn't been open one time this year for a Texans game? (and won't be open today, per latest report).

[ThePrivate]

Yeah but your stadium resides in Arlington? :rolleyes:

Kind of defeats the purpose of calling your team the "Dallas" Cowboys.


I don't live in Dallas. But you act like Dallas is the only sports team that plays its games in the burbs.

1. Patriots = Foxborough
2. NY Jets/Giants = East Rutherford, NJ
3. Buffalo = Orchard Park
4. Redskins = Landover, MD
5. Cardinals = Glendale

Kind of defeats the purpose of calling a team by a burb.

[Drewdog]

I don't live in Dallas. But you act like Dallas is the only sports team that plays its games in the burbs.

1. Patriots = Foxborough
2. NY Jets/Giants = East Rutherford, NJ
3. Buffalo = Orchard Park
4. Redskins = Landover, MD
5. Cardinals = Glendale

Kind of defeats the purpose of calling a team by a burb.

1. "New England" Patriots
5. "Arizona" Cardinals

So yeah it is pretty lame when you are 1 of 4 teams that calls itself (insert city name) when they actually play elsewhere.

[msn]

I was actually proud that we got a SuperBowl after a long hiatus. I mean, just think about it, can you believe the NFL once had a SB at Rice stadium?

I can't even knock McNair for only getting 1 SB guaranteed for Houston as part of the 750 million franchise fee agreement, but for that much, he should have received a guarantee to have Reliant in the SB rotation.

But now that Dallas will have a state of the art, retractable roof, with a seating capacity of 100,000 specifically for the SB, McNair can't compete with that.

It is what it is.
Veeeery possible. We'll see how it plays out.

The posts made by others about cities with better attractions for this type of event have gotten me thinking, though. Interesting.

When the SB comes to Dallas again, it'll give me all the more opportunities to call them names! (All in good fun, of course.)

[ubigred]

houston had its super bowl after its new stadium and issues have risen after to hamper a second

i can guarantee that the same will happen with dallas.

miami ( with no rain) , la, and no are best in the eyes of the nfl

[GuerillaBlack]

I was actually proud that we got a SuperBowl after a long hiatus. I mean, just think about it, can you believe the NFL once had a SB at Rice stadium?

I can't even knock McNair for only getting 1 SB guaranteed for Houston as part of the 750 million franchise fee agreement, but for that much, he should have received a guarantee to have Reliant in the SB rotation.

But now that Dallas will have a state of the art, retractable roof, with a seating capacity of 100,000 specifically for the SB, McNair can't compete with that.

It is what it is.

You have got to be kidding me. I really hope you are. I live in DFW and during their little Super Bowl bid process, and they barely won. They had to re-vote four times between Indianapolis and Dallas. Dallas ended up winning, but only by two votes. Indy's new stadium capacity is the same as Reliant's. Another funny thing was all of the Metroplexers dancing around saying "we finally get to showcase Texas to the NFL". Uh...Houston hosted the SB twice before.

Next, I hope the NFL really enjoys shopping at the big ass Walmart Supercenter right next door to the new stadium in Arlington. Walmart has already stated that they aren't leaving. It is funny how in the stadium renderings, they don't show that Walmart Supercenter that was just recently built. Next, Arlington has no public transportation, which will make it harder to move people around.

Then, Dallas, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Irving, Grand Prairie, and Arlington all want a piece of the Super Bowl action. They all are trying to have their own little parties and things. The Super Bowl events are spread out all over the place (some as many as 30-40 miles apart). In Houston, everything was centralized.

After the (flood) Super Bowl in Miami last year, I think the NFL will be a little hesitant in the future. Dallas also freezes over around Super Bowl time. It gets all icy on the roads and people are slippin' and slidin'. Cars are always flipped over someplace and it isn't a pretty site.

Having a 100,000 seat stadium doesn't mean anything because if that was the case, Washington D.C. or New York City would have the Super Bowl every year. Much more goes into it than that.

And about the Olympic comment. You do know that Houston was one of only five U.S. cities invited back to submit a bid to host the 2016 Olympics right (this was in 2006)? The only other cities were San Fran, Chicago, Philly, and Los Angeles. If they really wanted to have Dallas, then they would have chosen Dallas. Dallas just as a stupid layout and bad city leaders.

[Murph23]

You have got to be kidding me. I really hope you are. I live in DFW and during their little Super Bowl bid process, and they barely won. They had to re-vote four times between Indianapolis and Dallas. Dallas ended up winning, but only by two votes. Indy's new stadium capacity is the same as Reliant's. Another funny thing was all of the Metroplexers dancing around saying "we finally get to showcase Texas to the NFL". Uh...Houston hosted the SB twice before.

Next, I hope the NFL really enjoys shopping at the big ass Walmart Supercenter right next door to the new stadium in Arlington. Walmart has already stated that they aren't leaving. It is funny how in the stadium renderings, they don't show that Walmart Supercenter that was just recently built. Next, Arlington has no public transportation, which will make it harder to move people around.

Then, Dallas, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Irving, Grand Prairie, and Arlington all want a piece of the Super Bowl action. They all are trying to have their own little parties and things. The Super Bowl events are spread out all over the place (some as many as 30-40 miles apart). In Houston, everything was centralized.

After the (flood) Super Bowl in Miami last year, I think the NFL will be a little hesitant in the future. Dallas also freezes over around Super Bowl time. It gets all icy on the roads and people are slippin' and slidin'. Cars are always flipped over someplace and it isn't a pretty site.

Having a 100,000 seat stadium doesn't mean anything because if that was the case, Washington D.C. or New York City would have the Super Bowl every year. Much more goes into it than that.

And about the Olympic comment. You do know that Houston was one of only five U.S. cities invited back to submit a bid to host the 2016 Olympics right (this was in 2006)? The only other cities were San Fran, Chicago, Philly, and Los Angeles. If they really wanted to have Dallas, then they would have chosen Dallas. Dallas just as a stupid layout and bad city leaders.

That sure is alot of fluff. How many superbowls has Dallas had in their history? Why? I bet if they would have just put a damn rag top on that hole in the roof they would have gotten a superbowl by now. I even bet they would have had a superbowl in New York or D.C. except for 1 problem, they don't have a damn domed stadium.

[GuerillaBlack]

That sure is alot of fluff. How many superbowls has Dallas had in their history? Why? I bet if they would have just put a damn rag top on that hole in the roof they would have gotten a superbowl by now. I even bet they would have had a superbowl in New York or D.C. except for 1 problem, they don't have a damn domed stadium.
No they wouldn't have. Dallas wasn't good enough to host a Super Bowl.

[SamFisher]

1. "New England" Patriots
5. "Arizona" Cardinals

So yeah it is pretty lame when you are 1 of 4 teams that calls itself (insert city name) when they actually play elsewhere.

I have no love for Dallas, but I can't believe anybody actually cares as to whether a stadium technically lies within the city limits or believes that that lends some form of legitimacy.

[leroy420]

I have no love for Dallas, but I can't believe anybody actually cares as to whether a stadium technically lies within the city limits or believes that that lends some form of legitimacy.

The greater argument would be whether Dallas is actually in Texas.

I say it's not.

[msn]

I have no love for Dallas, but I can't believe anybody actually cares as to whether a stadium technically lies within the city limits or believes that that lends some form of legitimacy.
A sphincter is a sphincter, regardless of what suburb it's in.