New York/ New Jersey to host 2014 Super Bowl

I'm not sure how many folks here on BWW are sports fans, but I thought I'd post this anyways. Seems that the 2014 Superbowl will be played in the Meadowlands. A very cold location to hold a Superbowl. I wonder how they'll handle a lot of the pre-game events that usually take place outside. And who knows, maybe Broadway will benefit a little from the influx of tourists.




Super Bowl awarded to New York area

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Updated On: 5/25/10 at 05:43 PM

yay yay yay yay!!!!!!!!!!!

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I am very glad that this is happening due to the fact that it is a great idea. I have always felt that football should be played in football weather and have not been a fan of the rule that the Super Bowl has to be played in either a dome or a warm climate outdoor stadium. Football is like Broadway in that the show (or game in this case) will go on. It doesn't matter if it is forty below zero outside or you can't see the numbers on the field. You still play the game regardless of the conditions outside. I have always been a fan of the idea of an outdoor cold weather Super Bowl. Sadly, it does look as if the NYC one will be the only one and will only be done due to the fact that a major sports market got a new stadium and will be done to help build revenue for said new stadium.

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Sadly, it does look as if the NYC one will be the only one and will only be done due to the fact that a major sports market got a new stadium

I think you're right about that. I don't think it'll become a common occurrence to see the game being played in more northern venues, although some people in the Baltimore/Washington area are already salivating at the thought of possibly throwing their hat in the ring for hosting the game if it works out in NYC.

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The thing that you have to realize about the Jets is that they were trying to find other places to build the new stadium that weren't The Meadowlands. Both the team and the fans know that they were only playing in Giants Stadium originally due to the fact that there was no where else for them to play. They got forced out of Shea Stadium and as a result it was Giants Stadium or bust. Speaking as a Jets fan for many years who would love nothing more then for them to finally have their own stadium, the West Side Stadium as well as the bid for the 2012 Olympics was totally one MAJORLY VERY BAD idea. The city couldn't get its act together to help them build another stadium, so they are now forced to share wit with the Giants again.

The only good thing that is to come out of The New Meadowlands Stadium (yes, as of right now that is it's official name) is that it is a partnership and one that would allow the Jets and the Giants to have the same old ****ed up situation as before. It sucks, because while the Giants are content with playing in Jersey, The Jets are just forced to settle yet again with being treated as second class.

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Don't get me started on the whole PSL ordeal. My family has had season tickets for The Jets since the mid sixties during their days at Shea. When they moved to Giants Stadium they figured out who got what setas in order of seniority. We ended up with better seats then we originally had at Shea. Fine, that is great. We loved being behind the endzone in the front row of the Mezz. However, there is one decent size section of seats in the new stadium that doesn't have a PSL attached to it that is reserved for long term ticket holders. Now, when my father was thinking about getting tickets for The Jets agian, we figured that we would be a shoe in for that particular section considering how long we have had tickets for.

However, we were wrong. We didn't even come close to qualifying for that particular section and we were puzzled as to why. When my father sent a letter to The Jet's offices asking why this was, they said that they got rid of their ticket holder records from their Shea Stadium days and started off the count with people who started their time as Jets season ticket holders with the first season in Giants Stadium. Of course we are pissed, however, my Dad felt it important that the Jets tickets stayed in the family for years to come so he caved in and got the tickets with the PSL. However, we shouldn't have had to do that.

I guess the point that I was trying to make in my original post was that originally, the Giants chose to play in The Meadowlands, whereas, The Jets, did so not by choice. More because they had no where else to play.

And, I agree that there is a huge fight between which team is at the top of the peacking order. The NFL did a coin toss to figure out which team would have the first home game there, Giants won the toss. However, Jets owner Woody Johnson wasn't there and was bitching about them holding the tooss without him. So, to calm him down, they gave The Jets the first Monday Night Football game of the season as a home game so The Jets could showacase their half of the new stadium on national television for all to see.

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