Triumph the Dog Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 SB in KC Pending a dome. To honor Lamar Hunt. Who in the hell did Ralph Wilson piss off so badly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopBlockKCKS Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Aint gonna happen in Missouri. More posturing to get a new stadium built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 A dome? How lame. I wish KC would tell them to stick it. Soon we'll be able to add the Chiefs to the list of teams that turned pansy after relocating to a dome (see Vikings, Colts). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDinRTP Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Actually, the original plans for the stadium complex called for a sliding roof that could cover either Arrowhead or Kaufmann. Still could make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Pardon my ignorance , as I've never been to KC, but do they even have enough hotels, etc. to pull this off? Seems to me like another Jacksonville, with everyone staying in St. Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Ralph would be against that. He's a big proponent of warm weather tourist venues for the Super Bowl. I'm of the mind that you can sell out the game if you play it on a flat surface in ANWR. NFL players will play in any weather. The thing is, the Super Bowl is more than a game these days as the NFL turns it into an "experience". Gotta have nice venues for the parties. Lately, the NFL has been rewarding those teams that have built new stadiums (or made significant improvements (Hou, Jax, Det). Rico brings up the very important point of hotels. Southern tourist cities usually have plenty of rooms. After that, you need a decent stadium which brings us back to the new stadium thing. I'm sure folks are still a bit nonplussed about the game being in Detroit, but I've heard something about this. A friend of mine used to bartend at a hotel in Miami. When the game was there in Jan '95 his place was housing all sorts of media-types. He ended up getting chummy with a dude that worked for the Lions. This guy was in charge of the logistics for the media every year as well as the liason to the network. He was good at it, so they have him do it evey year. Apparently, a few of the Detroit people are always part of the show, so that might be part of the deal for Detroit getting the game. Of course, they have the only new domed stadium up north, so that's part of it, too. BTW, my buddy scored a couple of tickets for the game. I think you can rotate it between these places, and be just fine: Miami San Diego New Orleans (when/if they make it back) Phoenix (when they get a new stadium) Tampa Las Vegas (in my dreams) Of course, I'd love to see people tailgating for a SB at Buffalo, Green Bay, Cleveland, KC, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Boston or even ANWR (fire up the grill... we've got fresh caribou!!!) but that just ain't gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 "The approval is for a 10-year window, starting in 2011, but Hunt said the most likely prospects would be for the 49th or 51st Super Bowl, after the 2014 or 2016 seasons." Has the 50th SB already been announced for a specific city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 "The approval is for a 10-year window, starting in 2011, but Hunt said the most likely prospects would be for the 49th or 51st Super Bowl, after the 2014 or 2016 seasons." Has the 50th SB already been announced for a specific city? 505363[/snapback] Haven't heard anything official to that effect, but it would make sense to take the Golden Anniversary SB back where it began - to Los Angeles (which will have a team by then), in whatever they build to replace the Coliseum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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