The NFL owners this week are voting on the site of the 2014 Super Bowl, and the chatter surrounds the new $1.6 billion stadium in the New York/New Jersey area that the Giants and Jets will share. It appears that will beat out the other candidates, Miami and Tampa, Fla. Cold weather aside, there’s some thought that the owners will vote for this for several reasons: the league offices are in Manhattan, it would benefit two teams and the league has rewarded teams for building new stadiums with Super Bowls.
The problem is it brings into account poor, and more importantly, unpredictable weather, such as the back-to-back nor’easter storms of last winter. Not to mention regular temperatures in the 20s. Early February in the Northeast isn’t pretty. The Super Bowl should remain in warm weather climates or in cities with a dome or retractable roof stadium. You might say, well, the final part of the regular season and all of the playoffs is usually played in cold and/or sloppy weather conditions. And if you’re a championship-caliber team, you should be equipped to play anywhere.
The problem is that’s more of a chance of the conditions playing a factor in the outcome, and you don’t want that in the marquee game of the most popular league in the country. A fluke play, or a freak injury to a star player is not how a fair championship is awarded.
There’s no way you can account for all weather, or avoid the rain, for example, that fell during the Colts Super Bowl win over the Bears in Miami. But a warm weather location is a much better idea for the NFL’s annual two-week showcase.
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