New York to host SB XLVIII

[scottaa1]

I've heard a lot of grumbling about the cold weather factor, but I think it's a great idea. Congratz, New York.

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Check the antifreeze, grab the mittens, make sure the airport's not buried in snow.

We're going to the Super Bowl.

In New Jersey!

NFL owners voted Tuesday to put the 48th Super Bowl in the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands Stadium that this season will become home to the New York Jets and New York Giants. It's the first time the league has gone to a cold-weather site that doesn't have a dome, and those places couldn't even bid on the big game until now.

The slogan for New York's bid is "Make Some History." The first piece likely will be made is a record-low temperature at kickoff. The current record is 39 degrees in 1972 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, and that would be considered a warm February day in East Rutherford, N.J.

There has never been snow in a Super Bowl game, and that could happen, too.

The average temperature range for the Meadowlands area during February is 24 to 40 degrees, with several inches of rain, according to the bid documents. Remember, the game kicks off after sunset in the Eastern time zone, so temperatures would be dropping throughout the night.

[dream_017]

I think it is great too...then again, I'm from a cold weather state

[joejlitz]

The only way I am for this is if the Eagles can regularly compete to host a SB.

[Mr.Joshua]

The only way I am for this is if the Eagles can regularly compete to host a SB.

Thats an old stadium, no?

[biju]

The only way I am for this is if the Eagles can regularly compete to host a SB.

Thats an old stadium, no?

Qwest field is only a few years old but I'm guessing it is automatically out of the running merely because of its location: the northwest.

If they're going to start doing this they need to simply start rotating stadiums rather than give preferential treatment to New York.

[da bears]

Good thing Cutler's arm is strong enough to throw it through the cold winds

[biju]

Good thing Cutler's arm is strong enough to throw it through the cold winds

The only way Cutler makes it to the Superbowl is if he's hired on as a beer vendor--at least that strong arm of his won't get tired pulling that tap...

[joejlitz]

The only way I am for this is if the Eagles can regularly compete to host a SB.

Thats an old stadium, no?

It just opened in 2003.

[Kareighuis]

I can't believe ppl are talking about this being a big deal. Who's the one who decided cold weather cities SHOULDN'T get Super Bowls. Everyone talks about all those legendary games in the 60s and stuff when the breath would freeze as soon as you exhaled. Bring the sport back to it's roots. I'd love to see a GB game, or one in Chicago. Imagine the weather for that game between the Patriots and Raiders in 2002 in a SB.

[Munboy]

Who's the one who decided cold weather cities SHOULDN'T get Super Bowls.

The NFL did actually. There's a 40 degree plus rule that was relaxed to allow the SB be played in NY/NJ.

I got to spend time with the South Florida (Miami/Fort Lauderdale) bid committee while working the Super Bowl announcement show for NFL Network and when it was noted that the NFL was waiving the 40-degree average temperature stipulation, several people in the group said, "They've opened Pandora's box."

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