Weather could be biggest obstacle Brad Biggs
The Seattle Seahawks would like to get in the mix for hosting a Super Bowl.
The Seahawks have submitted initial paperwork to the NFL according to Q13 Fox News, and the next step would be for the Super Bowl Advisory Committee to encourage the team to submit an official bid.
It’s way too early in the process to speculate whether or not Seattle could land a Super Bowl, and speculation is the future of Super Bowls in outdoor northern stadiums will rest largely on how the game is pulled off at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in two years.
The Super Bowl requires a seating capacity of 70,000 and CenturyLink Field can reach that figure. The capacity in Indianapolis this year was just under 70,000. The average temperature in February in Seattle is 44 degrees and that is also just below the requirement. But none of these are viewed as roadblocks to a game in the Pacific Northwest.
Speculation is Seattle could throw its name in the hat for the 2018 game.
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What about Green Bay!
I am in Ohio - It Would Be A Tribute to Football History!
Green Bay's stadium is way too small to accommodate a Super Bowl. The game is also not the only focal point. What would all the tourists do when they got there...visit some Podunk farm and get lessons on milking a cow.
Lambeau seats 72,000+ currently, and is expanding before the next Super Bowls are awarded. It's Hall of Fame rivals Canton. And finally, the NFL had nothing but positive reviews from this past season's opener vs. the Saints. The ONLY reason there continues to be hesitation is the weather.
Actually Lambeau holds over 70K and will be the 4th largest stadium in NFL in 2013. The lack of hotels is the actual reason but dont let reality get in the way of your clever posting
David is correct. The hotel capacity around the Green Bay area is far below what is required to host a super bowl.
Green Bay is adding 10,000 additional seats. Capacity wouldn't be the issue.
Hotel rooms and other attractions would be the issue. I'm a lifelong Packer fan but
I don't see its practicality. Chicago would do a fabulous Super Bowl and they could contain
all the attractions down on the Lake fron from Grant Park clear through to McCormick Place
Having been to 4 "HOT" super bowls....dallas - freezing cold, ice and snow (and then TOO HOT HOT inside arena - couldn't breathe!!! and then the smoke from half-time - GROSS!!!) - atlanta - freezing cold and ice - tampa - TWICE!!! - freezing cold and ice!!!.....and 1 "cold" super bowl - detroit! I would go back to detroit any year - we had the MOST FUN in detroit!!! However, after the DISASTER of DALLAS (we even had seats) - I am not sure I would ever go to another SB. Seattle and Chicago would be great sites...Green Bay is the best ever football field and best ever home of football(been to several games there!!!) BRING ON NORTHERN SUPER BOWLS!!! Pittsburgh, PA
Super Bowl in Seattle? I would love it. Seattle is a gem of a city and would be awesome. Too bad it will probably never happen. After all the snivelling when Miami had a tropcal rainstorm 5 years ago, I cannot imagine what would happen if the Super Bowl were played in a Seattle storm.
Stick it where the sun don't shine. Seattle, Washington.
Super Bowl in green Bay? never could happen. Green Bay, as a city, doesn't have the infrastructure of hotels, etc for a Super Bowl site. Maybe Milwaukee, but not GB.
Lambeau, to football purists would be a great idea. With face value ticket prices closing in on $1,000, how many people will be happy when they find out that all they get is about 18" of a flat, backless fiberglass bench. Not even drinkholders! Purists can handle that, but the purists aren't the ones that go to the Super Bowl.
Other cold weather places I would like to see in the mix are Denver, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City and maybe even Cleveland.
It would be great to have the SB in Seattle. I've been there many times and I really felt in love with the city and the whole Northwest. I hope weather is not going to be an issue, since it is not for AFC and NFC championship and therefore I don't understand why it'd be for the SB...
Feb 07, 2012
12:19 PM
thank god! enough of these warm-weather/dome superbowls.... SO looking forward to the NY Bowl!