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Should The Big Apple Host The Big Game?

May 25, 2010   ·     ·   Jump to comments

It was just this past year when officials with the Miami Dolphins informed the general public of a possible upgrade to Sun Life Stadium. ( Former Dolphin, Joe Robby, Pro Player Stadiums) The upgrade was set to provide an overhang, or partial roof similar to that of the old Cowboys Stadium. The reason for this... to try to lure another Super Bowl to South Florida.
Apparently the selection committee wasn't too thrilled about the fact it rained on fans during the Colts-Bears Super Bowl a few years back. They felt that the rain dampened what was supposed to be the pinnacle of the season. Many felt that if the stadium did not make the upgrades that it would significantly hurt their chance of bidding on another Super Bowl.
This past season Miami was rewarded with the big game again, since the new stadium in New York was not done.
Well, today I saw where the new stadium in New York received the bid to Super Bowl XLVIII, and it kind of made me shrug my shoulders.
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