Super Bowl 2014 in New York

May 25, 2010 - NFL owners voted today that the 2014 Super Bowl will be held in New York City/East Rutherford, New Jersey at the Giants/Jets stadium.  The 2014 Super Bowl will be played outside...and it's going to be cold. The coldest Super Bowl to date was held in New Orleans in 1972 at 39 degrees.  Predictions for the 2014 Super Bowl temperature are set at 37 degrees thus far.

Owners that voted for the Super Bowl of 2014 to be played in New York expressed their excitement for the outcome: "This is a unique opportunity to play the biggest game in the world on the biggest stage in the world," Giants co-owner and president John Mara said after his group won out over Tampa's bid on the fourth ballot of the league's 32 owners. "I want to thank the rest of the owners for having the guts to make history." 


However; not everybody is thrilled to weather the cold: "When we arrived here two days ago, we were literally told when we walked in the doorway, 'Why are you here? You don't have a chance,''' said Paul Catoe, CEO of Tampa Bay & Company, which last week landed the 2012 Republican National Convention. "We kicked and clawed our way to the point where I think there was a lot of anxiety on [New York's] part. I think they believed they'd get it on the first one."


As for me, I'll be looking forward to watching it in my living room, the coldest thing being a beer in my hand.