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THE QUESTION
A return to the Ice Bowl?
Will a 2014 Super Bowl at New Meadowlands Stadium open the floodgates for future cold-weather championship games? Should the NFL no longer favor warm-weather climates and dome stadiums when selecting Super Bowl sites?
Posted by Matt Brooks on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Super Meadowlands
New York is the perfect site to host the Super Bowl and the biggest week-long party in all of American professional sports.
Posted by Edward Valentine, on May 25, 2010 12:01 AM
Not your average Super Bowl
Playing a Super Bowl in New York could change the style of play on the field, but it won't make the dream of hosting the NFL's biggest game any closer to reality for the rest of the league's cold-weather teams.
Posted by Brandon Benson, on May 25, 2010 12:01 AM
Embrace the elements
Every city, regardless of climate, should have the opportunity to host the Super Bowl and experience the pinnacle of the NFL experience.
Posted by Anthony Stalter, on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM
Always warm on the couch
Cold weather Super Bowls would enhance the experience of the vast majority of NFL fans -- those who watch the game from the climate-controlled comforts of their own homes.
Posted by Michael Kun, on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM
Follow the money
The promise of a Super Bowl helps convince local municipalities to open up their wallets to help pay for new stadiums, regardless of climate.
Posted by Jason Brewer, on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM
A flip of the coin
If the NFL begins to play Super Bowl games at outdoor stadiums in cold-weather climates, it will lead to the thought that championship games can be played anywhere and forever alter the league's grandest spectacle.
Posted by Dave Goldberg, on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM
Piling on layers
While hosting Super Bowls in cold climates may weed out some of the corporate presence at the NFL championship game and allow more average fans to attend, the product on the field could cost the league casual fans who prefer high-scoring affairs to defensive struggles.
Posted by Adam Tracey, on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM
Costs of the cold
Nostalgia aside, while playing multiple Super Bowls in cold weather cities would provide a boost to local economies, it would also test the financial abilities of those markets to host such a massive event.
Posted by Josh Kirkendall, on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM
Don't Expect It Beyond New York
If New Meadowlands Stadium hosts a Super Bowl, it will be a reward for the New York Giants and Jets spending so much money on a new stadium, but that won't necessarily lead to more cold weather championship games.
Posted by Doug Farrar, on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM
FEATURED COMMENTS
linroy62: Just play the game. These are professionals, and weather shouldn't matter. ...
jsminteriors: It's about time. I am dying to see seventy thousand "real" fans don the parkas, hats, toe warmers, scarves, rain pants, boots, blankets et...
gmpadilla2001: Why wasn't a dome, or a re-tractable dome, put on the stadium when it was built? Look, it would have cost more, but you can have more than f...
