Snipe Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 It will be a mad house in 2011 around here... The hwy in the area where they are building it can not support the traffic as it is...Much less 100K trying to get to the parking lots.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Better hope Romo still isn't QBing for the 'Boys, because they won't be playing in that game as long as he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snipe Posted May 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 The jury is still out on him as far as I'm concerned...Still a loyal Rams Fan from the old days.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Congrats to Dallas but, I personally think Pittsburgh, New England, Cleveland, Chicago etc... should be next up for hosting Super Bowls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snipe Posted May 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Congrats to Dallas but, I personally think Pittsburgh, New England, Cleveland, Chicago etc... should be next up for hosting Super Bowls. My understanding was they barely edged out Indy for the 2011 super bowl.... It will a long time before Pittsburg, Cleveland or Chicago will get one...They will need to build new stadiums with domes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 This probably won't get answered, but what the hey......... Does the Superbowl always have to be inside a dome??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 This probably won't get answered, but what the hey......... Does the Superbowl always have to be inside a dome??? in the southern states (warmer) it doesn't have to be in a dome, but if they are to play it in a northern state i believe they will only go to a dome. A potential venue currently must meet these qualifications in order to be a Super Bowl host: Average high temperature of at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit in February, unless the game is being played in an indoor arena. Stadium with 65,000 seats or more. Space for 10 photo trailers and 40 television trucks. 600,000 square feet of exhibit space for fan events. Large, high-end hotel for teams and NFL. 50,000 square feet of space for news media ("Radio Row"). Enough "quality" hotel rooms within a one-hour drive for 35% of the stadium's capacity. Separate practice facilities for each team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Hopefully the Cowgirls won't be in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 My understanding was they barely edged out Indy for the 2011 super bowl.... It will a long time before Pittsburg, Cleveland or Chicago will get one...They will need to build new stadiums with domes... Thats my point. Forget domes. Play outside. They play every single game through the championship games that way, why change for the Super Bowl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Well, since the game's played in January, it's some of the worst weather of the year. So I'm sure the thinking behind the domes is that since these are the two best teams, why would you let the harshest conditions have an impact on the game. I give them credit for trying to, almost scientifically control the environment, but I'd also love to see a good old fashion football game where the elements are something you need to deal with. Not to mention, it's really unfair to NFL city's that don't have domed stadiums. They have no chance at every feeling the economic surge something as big as the Super Bowl creates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Thats my point. Forget domes. Play outside. They play every single game through the championship games that way, why change for the Super Bowl? Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest live media event of the year. I know the odds are bad that something would happen to postpone the game, but those are odds I wouldn't want to be playing with. Can you imagine the impact across the nation if the game was cancelled an hour before kickoff??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 It's not baseball Kev...nothing should ever cancel a football game. You'll never hear, "it's too cold to play football right now!" Or "it's raining to hard to play football right now." The only thing that might cancel it would be a hurricane...which has the best chance of happening in a southern state, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 The only thing that might cancel it would be a hurricane...which has the best chance of happening in a southern state, right? A hurricane in January or February??????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 A hurricane in January or February??????????? Exactly, thanks for emphasizing my point. That being, what would ever cancel the Super Bowl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Lightning, hurricanes, tornadoes would be all I can think of canceling a football game. And in Februrary there is a better chance of all of those things happening in southern states where they play the Super Bowl now. BTW---when's the last time you saw a football game cancelled? I understand the argument about not wanting weather to screw things up but it's a factor in deciding who gets to the Super Bowl, so why not have it a factor for who wins it? You think Oakland wanted to be in Foxboro a few years ago in the playoffs when Vinatieri was kicking game winning field goals through a frickin blizzard? And I'm pretty sure New Orleans would have rather played Chicago in sunny Arizona last year instead of rock hard cold Soldier Field in the NFC Championship game.....and on the flip I'm sure Chicago would have much rather played Indy in Cleveland for the Super Bowl then in warm and fuzzy Miami. Point is, no matter where you play a game there is a team with a perceived advantage because of playing conditions even if its in a dome. So I say, let's play em outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Lightning, hurricanes, tornadoes would be all I can think of canceling a football game. And in Februrary there is a better chance of all of those things happening in southern states where they play the Super Bowl now. BTW---when's the last time you saw a football game cancelled? I understand the argument about not wanting weather to screw things up but it's a factor in deciding who gets to the Super Bowl, so why not have it a factor for who wins it? You think Oakland wanted to be in Foxboro a few years ago in the playoffs when Vinatieri was kicking game winning field goals through a frickin blizzard? And I'm pretty sure New Orleans would have rather played Chicago in sunny Arizona last year instead of rock hard cold Soldier Field in the NFC Championship game.....and on the flip I'm sure Chicago would have much rather played Indy in Cleveland for the Super Bowl then in warm and fuzzy Miami. Point is, no matter where you play a game there is a team with a perceived advantage because of playing conditions even if its in a dome. So I say, let's play em outside. Good points John. Now, I ask, who can argue with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I wonder if it will ever be held at Alltell Stadium in Jacksonville. There's enough seats. Plenty of hotels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I wonder if it will ever be held at Alltell Stadium in Jacksonville. There's enough seats. Plenty of hotels. Wasn't it just held there 3 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Wasn't it just held there 3 years ago? LMAO, so it was!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Yall are completely missing the weather issue. It is not an issue for the game or players themselves, it comesback to the almighty dollar. If the superbowl was held in the middle of a snowstorm or in sub freezing weather, do you really think the attendance and entertainment would be at the level (or supposed level) that it is at now. Face it, the people at the game, for the most part are not fans of the teams, oh sure some of them are, but most of them are there because it is THE PLACE to be. How many people are going to shell out $1000 or so for a ticket to set for 4 hours in a freezing rain? MONEY If you think anything else you are fooling yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Yall are completely missing the weather issue. It is not an issue for the game or players themselves, it comesback to the almighty dollar. If the superbowl was held in the middle of a snowstorm or in sub freezing weather, do you really think the attendance and entertainment would be at the level (or supposed level) that it is at now. Face it, the people at the game, for the most part are not fans of the teams, oh sure some of them are, but most of them are there because it is THE PLACE to be. How many people are going to shell out $1000 or so for a ticket to set for 4 hours in a freezing rain? MONEY If you think anything else you are fooling yourself. Yup, I agree with Chuck. But, I also agree with Johnny--I'd like to see the Superbowl played in a freakin' blizzard, just once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snipe Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 They were talking yesterday on the sports radio station here about the tickets for that super bowl...They say the Face Value for those tickets will start at around $900.00 per ticket...And thats not even the best seat in the house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I also saw in the paper that the new stadium cost 1 BILLION!!!! What the heck? Only in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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