# Super Bowl City **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 27, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-city/151241 "2003-01-27T15:08:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-city/151241/1 "2003-01-27T15:08:08Z")
How do they choose which city the Super Bowl is played in? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-city/151241/2 "2003-01-27T15:49:35Z")
I believe cities that wish to host petition the NFL several years beforehand. In addition to a stadium suitable in size and snazziness, other conditions are factored in such as weather, restaurants, hotel accommodations, ease of travel, etc. Houston’s new Reliant Stadium, a state of the art, retractable roof stadium is the venue for next year’s bowl game. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-city/151241/3 "2003-01-27T17:01:43Z")
One other big factor: when an NFL team is trying to get its local government to built them a new stadium with tax dollars, it’s common for the NFL to promise that city a Super Bowl down the road. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-city/151241/4 "2003-01-27T17:07:34Z")
San Diego just remolded our stadium 5 years ago. This week the NFL said we won’t get anymore super bowls until we build a new stadium. I hope we don’t bow to the pressure and get stuck with our third stadium boondoggle in less than 10 years.