# 2014 Super Bowl to Be Outdoors **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 25, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744 "2010-05-25T20:30:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/21 "2010-05-26T03:03:27Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Outdoors as in the (new) Meadowlands. In early February. > > Is anyone else hoping for a massive blizzard at game time and a muddy field? In other words, REAL football? That sucks. Snow could seriously hurt the Saints chances of winning their 5th Superbowl in 2014. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/22 "2010-05-26T03:41:42Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > That said, wasn’t it in an open stadium in Florida a few years back? Granted, they were probably safe in assuming no snow for that, but there could still have been rain. There _was_ rain, if you’re thinking of the 2006 Bears - Colts matchup in Dolphin Stadium. Not only was there rain, it continued through the entirety of the game, and it wasn’t a mere drizzle, either. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/23 "2010-05-26T03:48:49Z")
That wasn’t rain. It was just God taking a healthy whiz on the Bears. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/24 "2010-05-26T04:57:28Z")
I love winter football, and I love the idea of seeing a Super Bowl played in the snow. I think it would be great to alternate between warm-weather and cold-weather cities - I hope this isn’t a one-time gimmick. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/25 "2010-05-26T05:08:02Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Is anyone else hoping for a massive blizzard at game time and a muddy field? In other words, REAL football? Fuck yes. I hope there are three feet of snow on the ground at kickoff time and the halftime show gets canceled. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/26 "2010-05-26T05:17:22Z")
Hate the idea, and I hope it fails horribly. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/27 "2010-05-26T05:23:23Z")
Why? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/28 "2010-05-26T05:32:02Z")
Because I hate snow and ice, and the effect they have on the game. Saints @ Bears for the NFC Title may have been a different game if the Bears played indoors, or the game was played in decent weather. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/29 "2010-05-26T06:19:00Z")
If I thought maybe this was a sign the NFL may be more amiable to having the Superbowl at more northern latitudes, I’d support it. …then I put my crack pipe down and realize the NFL just couldn’t resist the opportunity to felate NY and the north eastern TV market. I hope it’s -10 and snowing so hard the cameras can’t see the field. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/30 "2010-05-26T06:42:37Z")
When i heard this announcement on ESPN today, i was really happy. I’ve always thought it fucking ridiculous that the Superbowl was restricted to domes and fair-weather locations. Of course, as others have noted, it’s only really a victory if this decision paves the way for more cold-weather Superbowls. If it is, as some believe, just an excuse to give a blow-job to the New York market, then that sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/31 "2010-05-26T07:49:45Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m okay with it, as long as the NFL starts letting other northern cities with outdoor stadiums have a shot at hosting from now on, too. Agreed. I remember when they had it in Detroit and the weather was lousy, all the pissing and moaning that happened… and that stadium was a DOME! This decision is straight pandering to New York, and that is absolute nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/32 "2010-05-26T14:07:47Z")
I really could care less. 1. NFL football is turning into a dome game. I think the new Jets/Giants stadium may well be the very last one built without a retractable roof for the forseeable future. Of course, times may change. Baseball changed drastically from the 1970s era multipurpose circular astroturf stadium to the quirky ballparks of the Camden Yards era. The Kurt Warner/Drew Brees passing style of football may look as dated as the polyester softball baseball uniforms of the 1970s 2. Playing in any Southern city can always bring the threat of lousy weather. The NFL has gotten lucky with past Super Bowls. Jacksonville can be in the 30s/40s with cold drizzling rain in February, San Diego hosted the Super Bowl in an El Nino year when Southern California got lots of rain, and of course you can get very heavy tropical rain any day of the year in Miami or Tampa. 3. Yeah, I know the NFL will slobber over New York. But, at least in the NFL, you don’t have the Yankees/Red Sox, Cavs/Lakers, or Pens/Capitals, crammed down your throat every day. New York has two NFL franchises and the other cities with two teams have hosted Super Bowls ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/33 "2010-05-26T14:10:19Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > If it is, as some believe, just an excuse to give a blow-job to the New York market, then that sucks. Well, yes, by definition. Seriously, this could go down as an abominable idea. Not good. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/34 "2010-05-26T14:12:09Z")
I don’t see what all the fuss is all about. Often a cold weather team hosts the conference championships in late January, you’re as likely to see subzero temps and/or blizzards then as in mid Feburary. I like the idea of alternate warm/cold locations. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/35 "2010-05-26T14:55:48Z")
Yep. If it wasn’t a straight blow job to the eastern seaboard, it would be awesome. As it is, the weather will be terrible, all the stupid New Yorkers will complain, and the Superbowl will never again be held in a northern city with an open-air stadium. This decision sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/36 "2010-05-26T14:57:35Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I don’t buy this argument. No one builds a team based on the weather in the city. New England, Philadelphia, Green Bay, Cincinnati, Denver all have “anti-snow” personnel, and teams like San Diego (of a few years ago), San Francisco, Minnesota (dome), Carolina and Jacksonville all have “maximized for snow conditions” personnel. > > The fact is that good weather doesn’t inhibit any aspects of the game, while crappy weather does. I want to see both teams playing at their top capacity and fighting each other rather than the elements. Even if teams aren’t built specifically for cold weather, I would think the experience of practicing and playing in Buffalo would help their cold weather abilities. Dealing with adverse weather is a skill needed throughout the season. I dont’ see why would suddenly it becomes unimportant in the super bowl. If you a better team in bad weather compared to the rest of the league than in good weather, you are disadvanced by the previous super bowl site policy. Plus, snow covered fields are just fun to look at. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/37 "2010-05-26T14:58:50Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > As it is, the weather will be terrible, all the stupid New Yorkers will complain, and the Superbowl will never again be held in a northern city with an open-air stadium. Why are we going to complain? The Meadowlands is in New Jersey, so the game won’t fuck up traffic like the Olympics would have. The game will attract stupid tourists, but we deal with those year-round. And a bunch of them will probably stay in NJ since that’s where the teams will be. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/38 "2010-05-26T15:42:56Z")
Of course the Super Bowl formula for having games in domes and warm weather cities has to this point been a complete bust, so they had to do something dramatic. Oh wait, no it hasn’t the Super Bowl is like a friggin national holiday and is often the most watched television show of the year. Why fuck with something that didn’t need fucking with? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/39 "2010-05-26T15:48:25Z")
They’re not fucking with anything. In four years they’re having the game in New Jersey instead of playing it in Miami for the 15th time. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744/40 "2010-05-26T16:14:23Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > They’re not fucking with anything. In four years they’re having the game in New Jersey instead of playing it in Miami for the 15th time. We’ll see how well it works and then judge. But my initial opinion is that it is stupid and I couldn’t care less if they have it Miami every year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-super-bowl-to-be-outdoors/540744.md?page=3)