DM72 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/26/20194509-farmers-almanac-super-bowl-may-be-storm-bowl?lite If weather ruins this SuperBowl, you can forget about Washington or any other open air Northeastern city ever hosting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 One thing I've learned from this so far... People sure don't mind sloppy football as long as it's snowing. Now I don't mind a few sprinkles (enough to whiten the field a little), but a full on snowstorm? Count me out. Then you have to think of the repercussions when it comes to traffic/parking, and just the overall fan experience in general. I like how people can kick it for an entire week in Miami, New Orleans, SoCal, etc for a week, before the games start, enjoying pleasant weather. Spending an entire week freezing your ass off, holed up in a hotel somewhere, doesn't sound very fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 -15? . . . No thanks, I'll kick back at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 It was ridiculous to put the game in NY in the first place. If we aren't playing, I hope they get 3 feet of snow that weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearfeather Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I love that they're doing this. Goodell has said that this is like a trial run for future cold weather Super Bowls. I was hoping that they would move the kickoff time up a little to take advantage of a little daylight, to offset the colder than normal temperatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Snyder has talked about a temporary dome for a DC SB. Problem for stadiums like FedEx and the Meadowlands is actually not being in the city. Ford Field is actually in downtown Detroit. Steelers are basically playing downtown, same as Philly and Indy. New England plays far away from Downtown Boston and the traffic sucks more than anything you have ever seen at FedEx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMK9973 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 The weather guys are usually wrong about winter weather that is suppose to hit 5 hours from now, so their predictions of weather 5 months from now really isnt useful... As soon as they picked NY we all knew there was a chance of snow, rain, and most likely cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I love it, the more snow the better, heck I want the snow to blowing so hard, you can barely see the field. The NFL would probably cave and move the start time, which would look awesomely humiliating: a league that prides itself on having the toughest of the tough, has to cancel a game because of a little frozen rain. And it's not like bad viewing conditions will hurt their bottom line this year, ads & sponsors ahave already paid, it might hurt them in future years, but the easy solution to that is not to have any cold weather open air stadium SuperBowls. Much ado about nothing when you think about it. As a Canadian, I love championship games in bad weather, I was an usher for the 1996 Grey Cup in Hamilton, huge storm hit, and it made the game awesome, probably one of the best Grey Cups I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 In this new age of NFL, if I have a high powered offense, I would love for it to snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Miami was taken out of the rotation because of some rain. The NFL won't consider returning until the taxpayers fund a roof for the stadium. But they'll put the game in New York in February. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Miami was taken out of the rotation because of some rain. The NFL won't consider returning until the taxpayers fund a roof for the stadium. But they'll put the game in New York in February. lol I thought Miami was taken out of the rotation because the stadium is outdated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Good. It was a stupid idea to have the Super Bowl in a cold weather city, anyway. If you don't have a dome or if it isn't 70+ degrees all year around, your city has no business hosting the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I won't be complaining watching Alfy Mo put up a 200 spot on some worthless AFC scrub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I thought Miami was taken out of the rotation because the stadium is outdated. It's really not. It's no worse than Fedex. The league wants to protect it's advertisers and sponsors from sitting in the rain. The Dolphins have been working hard to get the taxpayers or legislature to fund a type of architectural overhang to accomplish that. So far the citizens and the politicians aren't biting on having residents subsidize billionaires. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/06/door-not-completely-closed-on-miami-super-bowls/ Miami landed on the endangered Super Bowl species list after a continuous rainfall marred Super Bowl XLI between the Colts and the Bears. The league wants the paying customers to be protected from the South Florida elements — less than a year before the NFL will be subjecting the paying customers to the New Jersey elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I think it's awesome. I also don't get the "egg on their face" posts about the NFL. I'm sure the NFL chose a cold weather city partly for cold weather potential. I would be more than surprised if the NFL was banking on an unseasonable 58 degree day in February. Obviously some of the weekly events could be impacted by weather, but who cares? The game will be incredible if it's played in some sort of winter weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 I think it's awesome. I also don't get the "egg on their face" posts about the NFL. I'm sure the NFL chose a cold weather city partly for cold weather potential. I would be more than surprised if the NFL was banking on an unseasonable 58 degree day in February. Obviously some of the weekly events could be impacted by weather, but who cares? The game will be incredible if it's played in some sort of winter weather. I don't think the NFL expected a 58 degree day in February, but I'm sure they weren't expecting a snowstorm or temps in the single digits. If a storm do happen for the SuperBowl, it will be a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benskins26 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 yeah, count me in the camp that would be thrilled with a snow bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I don't think the NFL expected a 58 degree day in February, but I'm sure they weren't expecting a snowstorm or temps in the single digits. If a storm do happen for the SuperBowl, it will be a disaster. So, when the average HIGH temperature is 40 degrees (meaning for most of the events and almost all the game it will be far cooler than that) I would say that they were anticipating cold weather for this year's Super Bowl. I don't think there is a significant difference between freezing temps and single digits, especially when single digits had to be considered a distinct possibility. Why would weather make it a disaster? Are you worried about the press days and parties or the football-centric things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Miami has hosted the SB many times and it only rained once. Usually it will rain In the afternoon for an hour and then clear off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 What a lame article. 5 months in the future means ****...although, in 2003 the Farmer's Almanac did predict the exact week that the President's Day Storm ended up hitting. Either way it probably won't snow , it'll just be cold and everyone will stop whining like little girls when it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 The Patriots-Raiders 2001 AFC playoff game was an all-time classic. Just remember that. Snow isn't an issue in the confines of the game, BUT, travel to and from the game is the potential for massive problems. But I'm guessing the NFL would organize some transportation service in that event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins0721 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 It was ridiculous to put the game in NY in the first place. If we aren't playing, I hope they get 3 feet of snow that weekend. **** Mara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 So, when the average HIGH temperature is 40 degrees (meaning for most of the events and almost all the game it will be far cooler than that) I would say that they were anticipating cold weather for this year's Super Bowl. I don't think there is a significant difference between freezing temps and single digits, especially when single digits had to be considered a distinct possibility. Why would weather make it a disaster? Are you worried about the press days and parties or the football-centric things? As someone who lives in the north, I can tell you there's a big difference between low 30's and single digits. And I still don't think they expected single digits when they planned this. NYC/NJ usually isn't exactly GB or Buffalo in terms of winter. Miami has hosted the SB many times and it only rained once. Usually it will rain In the afternoon for an hour and then clear off. Exactly. Since when is rain a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I think that the rain was an excuse not a problem. Move the game to areas that provided expensive private facilities on the backs of their taxpayers and reward the rich owners? Sounds like a plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 If you are a fan that attends games in the north in the Winter, then I'm sure you'll cope with the game day experience in NY at the beginning of February. Once it gets dark it will get cold pretty quickly for sitting around, even without any type of winter storm event. But how many of the typical Superbowl attendees are regulars at cold weather games? The typical half-time show might need some changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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