Midnightangel
Troll slayer
No. Constant rain.
I think it would be a great idea, that way all the Duck fans can drive to see Chip win a Super Bowl in there own backyard!
Oh, I've spent plenty of time in Vancouver in winter. right around freezing, dropping below at night, wet and miserable. Why would anyone choose to subject themselves to that on purpose for a party when they could be in SoCal, or Florida, or Texas, New Orleans, or the Carolinas, or...
Compare the averages between the two cities. Vancouver and Seattle are different climates. Just because they are geographically near eachother doesnt mean shit, Seattle is about 10-15 degrees warmer than Van on average.
Why what team is Chip going to be coaching when he gets a team to the SB?
I say hell yeah. football is meant to be an outside game. I dont care if its a mudbowl. When I went to my second SB in 91 I had more fun doing crap in Minnesota , freezing my ass off than the actual game, Hogs thumping the Bills. This is real football and not arena
You filthy Bastard.............The Patriots!
Patriots aren't winning any more SB's Commish has it in for them and so does Hammer, conspiracy much?
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Sometimes I believe there both actually one person....It's a real conspiracy!
Also, how many hotel rooms, not just the quality of the hotel, does Seattle have within a 15 minute or less commute from the stadium?
I doubt it's going to happen, although I am shaking my head as to how Minnesota got a SB (I think the indoor stadium helped). But honestly, what is there to do in Seattle's Downtown besides go to Seahawks games? The incredible homegame atmosphere the Seahawks have doesn't mean a thing when 99.9% of the crowd will be from out of town. Also, how many hotel rooms, not just the quality of the hotel, does Seattle have within a 15 minute or less commute from the stadium?
All of these things have been given as to why Charlotte is not a serious contender for a SB. Iffy weather at best in January. We can get nights with very mild temps, 40's to 50's but also go well below the 20's at that time. Not enough hotel space in the uptown area. Even though there is more than enough within a 45 minute drive. Jacksonville had to bring in cruise ships to accommodate all the people from out of town. And Charlotte hosts 3 major sporting events every year (OK the are all NASCAR Races) that draw in well over 100,000 people each time. Basically, both Charlotte and Seattle are smaller market teams and the NFL usually prefers putting the big game in large markets or at least cities with major party reputations. Then again, Minnesota did it.
Lived in Seattle for a couple of years and I think it would be a good city to host as there is quite a bit to do especially for the younger generation that they might be trying to attract. I do question the transportation side of it as I don't see it being as much of a problem in the idea of people getting to the stadium. I see it being a problem in the week before the Super Bowl and all of the festivities pretty much shutting down the downtown area. My wife used to work down there and I would drive her to work most days and one accident pretty much made traffic come to a stand still (which meant pretty much every day traffic was at a stand still as some Seattle people are just down right horrible drivers). So then imagine adding an extra say 100,000 or more people to that area and seriously the city will come to a complete stand still. Pretty much as a local the only way to get around would be on bike (they do have a very impressive bike transportation set up). Although biking in January/February is not usually ideal.
That doesn't matter, I went to the superbowl in NYC and there weren't ANY hotels w/in 15 minutes of the stadium. Hell, the train ride to get there took 40min. The train ride to get out took over 5 hours.