Misc. Boston Stadium Talk

Super Bowl in Indianapolis? Forget the stadium roof. Retractable city.
 
Kraft will get the superbowl here someday.


choo said:
Boston will actually be a good host for the game, and I bet they do host it by 2020. Then on game day everyone gets in their rented hummer limo and goes to foxboro after a week of parties and events downtown.
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The rented hummer limo's will also have State Police escorts to Foxboro.

Agree with above it doesnt matter the stadium is not close to the city.

Why does the weather really matter, will the TV ratings be less, will they not sell out the stadium for a Super Bowl if its cold, does the NFL get less money if less people eat out at local restaurants.............
 
It would be great is New England got to host, but I don't see it happening any time soon. The game in New York in a couple of years is going to be a make or break game for other cold weather cities, who don't have domed/retractable roof stadiums.

I have always thought that Gillette was far too open, and small for that matter. I think it would be a great addition is Kraft added 2 roofs, similar to those at Qwest Field out in Seattle to Gillette. It would do a couple of things. First, it would help generate some more crowd noise and 2, it would allow for a future temporary roof to be installed on the stadium in order to host an event like this.
 
It was always my impression that the weather isn't such a factor for the game itself (the majority of teams play in cold-winter climates so both players and fans are used to the cold). My impression was always the associated parties and celebrity that comes along with the Super Bowl who otherwise live in a Los Angeles bubble. As well as to provide a reason for many to head south in January. I mean, it's easier to walk a red carpet in Miami than it is in New York during a January blizzard. And we'd be denying reality if we didn't say that all the A-list parties and events surrounding the game weren't a huge part of the Super Bowl.

I think the NFL will predominately continue to have Super Bowls in the South but I think they realized that every so often they're going to have to throw a bone to the northern cities who, in many cases, help fund these teams through miscellaneous development deals and/tax breaks.

The Wikipedia article states the reasons for choosing each city, but I think there's a reason why New Orleans leads in the number of Super Bowls hosted (including the upcoming 2013 game): it's a great place to have a party; especially in winter. While New York will be the first game to be held outdoors, I think that aspect will have little bearing on the ability of other un-domed, northern cities to host the Super Bowl. It will be how well the host city can throw together the whole event that will allow people to forget that they're not in Miami or New Orleans.
 
the weather for the game really shouldn't matter. as some people mentioned, the super bowl will sell out. sun in san diego, rain in jacksonville, snow in nyc, doesnt matter. distance of stadium doesnt matter as well because foxboro isnt a burdensome distance, no worse then dallas. so you need a place to have a good event. thats why new orleans, san diego, and miami are good. it is why new york will be good, and boston would be good. it is also why indy and detroit will/have sucked.
 
well its not like the Superbowl decision makers will be sitting outside in the cold/snow/rain anyways.....

Maybe I can get Gisele to feed popcorn to me in the lux box?
 
portnorfolk said:
well its not like the Superbowl decision makers will be sitting outside in the cold/snow/rain anyways.....

Maybe I can get Gisele to feed popcorn to me in the lux box?
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Out of all things...you want Gisele to do what Cameron Diaz did to A-Rod?


EWWWWWWWWW!


Back on track, having the SB north of the Mason/Dixon line defeats the purpose of having it in warm weather. You don't have Spring Training in cold weather...so why would you have the SB in the North? And this is more of an NFL issue as Roger Goddell continues to run the League into the ground.
 
Football is played in cold weather all the time. Baseball, not so much.
 
Maybe they want to get minimize as much element or luck as possible.
 
statler said:
Football is played in cold weather all the time. Baseball, not so much.
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I really wonder how it's going to work out for the Minnesota Twins when they eventually get to host a World Series at their new open-air ballpark ... and it extends into early November.
 
erikyow said:
It was always my impression that the weather isn't such a factor for the game itself (the majority of teams play in cold-winter climates so both players and fans are used to the cold). My impression was always the associated parties and celebrity that comes along with the Super Bowl who otherwise live in a Los Angeles bubble. As well as to provide a reason for many to head south in January. I mean, it's easier to walk a red carpet in Miami than it is in New York during a January blizzard. And we'd be denying reality if we didn't say that all the A-list parties and events surrounding the game weren't a huge part of the Super Bowl.

I think the NFL will predominately continue to have Super Bowls in the South but I think they realized that every so often they're going to have to throw a bone to the northern cities who, in many cases, help fund these teams through miscellaneous development deals and/tax breaks.

The Wikipedia article states the reasons for choosing each city, but I think there's a reason why New Orleans leads in the number of Super Bowls hosted (including the upcoming 2013 game): it's a great place to have a party; especially in winter. While New York will be the first game to be held outdoors, I think that aspect will have little bearing on the ability of other un-domed, northern cities to host the Super Bowl. It will be how well the host city can throw together the whole event that will allow people to forget that they're not in Miami or New Orleans.
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I was told once by a Pats season ticket holder who's attended a couple of their Super Bowls that the primary motivation is actually golf. Corporate types like to use the game as a way to treat clients and work on their drive in a nice warm climate, and maybe watch this weird game they're playing on Sunday. In any case, this certainly isn't about the players or the true fans.

Also, we saw last week what happens when a snowstorm hits the host city. Yes, it was Dallas this time, but the chance that a blizzard hits Dallas on a specific weekend in February is significantly smaller than the chance that Boston gets one. Lots of delayed and cancelled flights can really mess the event up and give the NFL and host city a black eye.

In any case, I'd support an indoor stadium more for its use hosting indoor concerts, basketball games, wrestling events, etc. than a single Super Bowl. It would have to be open whenever the Pats play, though... whatever the weather.
 
Either every city with an NFL team gets to host a Super Bowl...or New Orleans should host it PERMANENTLY! There is no better place for that kind of event.
 
But in New Orleans it will always be indoors, which I don't consider ideal.
 
Ron Newman said:
But in New Orleans it will always be indoors, which I don't consider ideal.
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Didnt ideal fly out the window when the cold weather sport championship is pretty much only played in warm weather zones? The baby's been thrown out, no need to keep the bathwater around.
 
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