HAHA! I have a feeling they will be carrying on that boycott for the next 10 years . Hosuton's SB was one of the best as far as look and feel because of Reliant Stadium that I have ever seen . From what I hear the city did a great job as well in presenting the SB as far as an entertainment and hotel standpoint . I just dont get it at all .
Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. -- South Florida heat prevailed over a city whose last Super Bowl was an icy one. Miami was awarded the 2010 Super Bowl on Thursday, a record 10th time the city will host the title game and record 15th time it will be in Florida. "We love our city and we love our area. We think the weather is the best. We think we have the best hotels, the best restaurants, the best beaches and the best golf courses," Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga said. Miami, Atlanta and Houston made a final pitch for the marquee event at an NFL owners meeting about 25 miles from Detroit's Ford Field, where the next Super Bowl will be played. What would Falcons owner Arthur Blank do differently? "I would take Atlanta and move it to the Caribbean," he joked. An ice storm and frigid temperatures struck Atlanta in 2000, the last time the game was played at the Georgia Dome. With New York, which had been conditionally awarded the game, out of the running, the NFL picked from three cities that lost a bid in May for the 2009 game, which went to Tampa, Fla. The vote took three ballots, with Houston eliminated on the first. No city got the three-quarters vote needed on the second ballot and Miami won by a simple majority on the third. "Obviously, it was very close," Blank said. Some regarded Atlanta and Houston as favorites because Miami already had been picked for the 2007 game, but Blank said South Florida's weather won out. The 2008 Super Bowl will be played in suburban Phoenix. That means after the game in Michigan this year, there will be three Super Bowls in Florida and one in Arizona. "If you look at the last number of votes, it's very clear the ownership feels strongly about having the game where the weather is generally warmer," Blank said. When the NFL is not awarding a Super Bowl to a city -- like Detroit -- with a new stadium, Huizenga expects Miami to have a good shot at landing the game. "I think a lot of it is weather-driven," he said. "It's a nice environment for our sponsors to take their guests. If you're a sponsor and you're doing business globally, to bring your guests to South Florida is pretty nice." After 2010, Miami will top New Orleans' record of nine for hosting the most Super Bowl games. Three off the first five Super Bowls -- in 1968, 1969 and 1971 -- were in Miami and the last one there was in 1999. "We know that the best Super Bowls in history were in South Florida," said William Talbert, president and CEO of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. "And we know the best place to hold Super Bowls is South Florida. We were somewhat of an underdog this time, but that never deters us." Florida is in the midst of what will be a four-Super Bowl, six-year run with last season's game in Jacksonville, the 2007 game in Miami and Tampa being the title-game site two years later. "The NFL is finally realizing that the people who go to Super Bowls like warm-weather cities because of all the activities that can take place," said Dick Anderson, who played in three Super Bowls with the Dolphins and chaired the Super Bowl host committee for Miami in 1989. Atlanta (2000 and 1994) and Houston (2004 and 1974) has each hosted the Super Bowl twice. The 2010 Super Bowl originally was awarded to New York on the condition that a new stadium be built. The stadium, which also was part of the city's unsuccessful Olympic bid, failed to win government approval. Last week, the New York Jets and Giants agreed to build a new stadium in New Jersey that could be opened by 2009. Both teams -- as well as the NFL and New Jersey -- would like a roof, but the teams have said the $200 million additional cost is beyond them. A roof would allow the Super Bowl and college basketball's Final Four to be played at the state-run Meadowlands complex. I'd just like to say this is some grade A BULLS***!
They should just rotate the Super Bowl between Miami and San Diego. Once New Orleans gets a stadium it should be in the mix as well.
Yeah, and the weather in Houston is sooo terrible in the winter. And note how Houston was eliminated before Atlanta, where weather was a problem last time. What a pack of filthy liars. The Superbowl goes wherever the greatest number of owners get the greatest financial benefit. Usually, they hand it out to lure new stadium construction. This time, they passed over Houston to spite McNair. Weather doesn't mean #$%* to them. I say #$%* 'em. Having the Superbowl here never did #$%* for me anyway. I remember watching it and noticing how little they referred to Houston or showed any shots of the city - it could've been on the Moon and you wouldn't have noticed much difference. I don't think a Superbowl has any long-term economic impact on a city either. And the halftime show always sucks floppy donkey #$%*.
Didnt see this posted here....I posted it in the other thread. Thought some might find this interesting.
Geez, it sounds like Houston was just picked to host the next Al-Qaida convention with the way everybody is reacting...
This is ridiculous, but not unexpected...Politics is always involved, but seriously, Miami twice in 3 years, that's total BS...
Miami and San Diego are nice cities that have adequate tourism facilities. Aside from a flashy stadium, Houston isn't exactly a hot spot for tourists, nor is it a reward to the teams that reached the game.
Owners get 1 weeks worth of a 100ft. minimum luxury yacht?!?!? Houston can't compete with that.... If you have to rotate I would go with San Diego, Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, and Houston.
Houston doesn't have adequate tourism facilities? Well let's see, how about three major sporting venues, numerous entertainment complexes for music and theater, a revived downtown and Main Street, a musuem district, Johnson Space Center, a beach that is a short drive down 45S, the Kemah Boardwalk, etc, etc. While I'm not debating the value of Miami (which I think is overated) and San Diego, Houston is far from being a punishment for fans and teams coming to the Super Bowl. Besides, people coming to the Super Bowl aren't coming to do "tourist" activites...they're coming for the pre-game activites and events, the parties and the game...everything and anything related to the Super Bowl and Super Bowl Weekend. And if I'm not mistaken, Houston threw one helluva party a few years ago.
^^ I get what you're saying. Honestly, Houston's not bad... But it's also not great.. Houstons a huge city but as far as things to do and touristy spots, theres not much. We got NASA? Thats some boring a$$ $h!+.. Music district and Theater is not what Houston is known for.. People can go to Broadway for that.. There really isn't a single defining tourist spot such as Times Square, Space Needle, Coca Cola Factory, Bourbon st., Hollywood, or even a nice beach for that matter(one u can actually swim in).. We have the Galleria, a frikkennnn mall... Other than the good bbq and the extremely proud Texans and their Texan attitudes(Y'all), we really don't have that much to offer, culturally. Houston's a huge metropolis but basically all residential. I know this because several times I've had friends come from out of town I would try to think of things to do unique to Houston and there wasn't much. We did have fun however doing everyday things just hanging out or hitting up the bars etc etc..
True, true...we are a spread out, residential, industrial/tech city... we don't have a great beach, a Times Square, a French Quarter, a Hollywood, etc, but I stand by my argument. Maybe its cause I'm a proud Houstonian and moreso a proud Texan, but I think this city has something to offer in terms of a Super Bowl and I think we put on one heck of a show (and the game on the field was one of the most exciting in a at least a decade). But I do think there is one thing Houston def has to offer: food. We aren't the fattest city in America for nothing
