New York Gets Super Bowl in 2014!

Today it was announced that the great states of New York / New Jersey will get Super Bowl XLVIII (48) in 2014! That to me is great news. I cannot however begin to fathom why it took 4 ballots, come on people. Miami was eliminated after the 2nd ballot, and the final vote came between New York / New Jersey and Tampa. The 3rd ballot did not have a clear cut winner, so the voting went to a 4th ballot where all you need is a simple majority of 17 votes. Finally it was announced that New York / New Jersey will get the Super Bowl in 2014.

For some reason some people really seem to have a problem with this, and I can't really grasp why. First of all, there is why to much complaining and whining about things in the world today anyway, my goodness people grow up! That mini rant aside, one of the biggest problems people have with having the Super Bowl in New York / New Jersey is the weather. Realistically most games that are considered to be the best and most memorable happened to be played in inclement weather. Weather is part of the game, that's just how it should be. When we were all growing up playing football with our friends, did we care that it was cold or snowing or windy or warm? No, no way we just played football and I'm sure that all the NFL players growing up did the same thing. Some people think it would give certain teams an advantage, but does playing the Super Bowl in doors or in warm climates give greater advantages to teams from the South or from warmer climates? Again the answer is no. What I can't believe is that there are so many wimps out there afraid to go outside in winter, boo who, there might be wind or a flake of snow. Actually going on how the climate is reacting, it could be a nice clear 55 degree day or warmer.

What better area is there really to have the Super Bowl? New York and New Jersey will absolutely make this a huge 2 week party leading up to the game. There will be events probably at Liberty State Park in New Jersey and around Giants Stadium, and of course there will be events at the Javits Center, Radio City, and of course MSG will all be involved in pre Super Bowl week festivities. I think this could and should open the door for other "cold climate" cities to have the Super Bowl in the future, like Chicago would also make a great city to have the Super Bowl. I'm actually surprised that anyone would be criticizing New York / New Jersey getting the Super Bowl, this is going to be fantastic.

The bottom line here is that weather elements are part of football, they are just part of the game. I just think that this is great for the NFL and for New York and New Jersey, Super Bowl XLVIII should be fantastic and hopefully this leads to more Super Bowls being played out doors in cities that may have "undesirable" weather at that time of the year. With the Super Bowl being played in the New York area in 2014 you can expect about a year long media build up to the event nationally and world-wide, the NFL has struck gold yet again!

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