tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517358792565399569.post6150853428221160127..comments2024-02-10T10:53:23.704-06:00Comments on THE KC EYE: Super Bowl In KC: Don't Count On ItElihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13736666185622706200noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517358792565399569.post-72240023485904542672010-06-01T07:41:31.277-05:002010-06-01T07:41:31.277-05:00Bias does come into play when NYC is awarded a Sup...Bias does come into play when NYC is awarded a Super Bowl, though this is an ideal town (cold or no) for fans, media, and players to hang out (and spend $!!) in the weeks preceding the game. This venue is 1000-times the 'electricity' that would be Kansas City, Buffalo, Charlotte, or Nashville. Typically, the Super Bowl has been awarded to cities that enjoy nice Feb temps (Phoenix, Tampa, Miami, San Diego, New Orleans) or own domes (Minneapolis, Atlanta, Phoenix, New Orleans). There have been a couple of notable exceptions to what I would consider "lousy" representative cities, namely: Jacksonville and Detroit, these being cities that I would compare Kansas City to so far as public amenities, entertainment options, urban sprawl, etc. <br /><br />The Arrowhead experience is unique and amazing when it is our hometown team on the field; But, it would not be fans from Lee's Summit or KC NORTH attending this whopper of a game, but rather, fatcats from corporate America, who, if given a choice, would have the game played as an afterthought to carousing South Beach or Bourbon Street every 1st week of February. <br /><br />The Super Bowl (and this is sad) is NOT the high stakes drama of the Conference Championship Game(s), where the fans are roaring, the weather is freezing, and home-field advantage plays a huge role in determining the victor. The Super Bowl is about excess, partying, eating mountains of guacamole, and rehashing a gluttonous season to the beat of that particular year's sports-beat. <br /><br />Flyover Country's only shot at hosting a Super Bowl would come either from Jerry in Dallas (got one slated) or from Denver, though I find even this doubtful. Indy is pegged as a host for 2013 or 2014, and THIS will likely be as close as the Big Game comes for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com