Las Vegas to host Super Bowl XLVIII (1 Viewer)

[Yogibear]

I'm watching NFL Network right now, and they just announced that Las Vegas will host Super Bowl XLVIII in 2024.  The reason for that is the original host city, New Orleans, will be right in the middle of Mardi Gras.

 

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[Leroy Hoard]

Saints had it before the NFL decided to go 17 games, pushing it into the Mardi Gras. It will be interesting how they make it up to the city.

 

[SDJohnny]

Saints had it before the NFL decided to go 17 games, pushing it into the Mardi Gras. It will be interesting how they make it up to the city.

They are getting it in 2025, when Mardi Gras doesn't conflict.

 

[FairWarning]

This will be Mardi Gras West.

 

[SDJohnny]

I know no one cares, but I am very excited for Las Vegas, we are getting the Pro Bowl, Draft, and Super Bowl, also big time college football games next year. The Stadium has been a big boost to the economy, despite what many naysayers stated when it was proposed. 

 

[Mr Anonymous]

I know no one cares, but I am very excited for Las Vegas, we are getting the Pro Bowl, Draft, and Super Bowl, also big time college football games next year. The Stadium has been a big boost to the economy, despite what many naysayers stated when it was proposed. 

I love having the stadium and the NFL here in general. The Raiders ranked 32 out of 32 team I wanted to move here though. That said, it's still better than having no NFL presence at all. I can't wait until Green Bay makes the trip.

New Orleans / Superdome has hosted the Super Bowl once every 5.5 years on average since SB IV was played at Tulane Stadium. I see no reason why Las Vegas wouldn't match that going forward. I'd be shocked if Vegas doesn't become the #1 Super Bowl destination from here on out. I couldn't be happier to live here.

 

[drummer]

I'd be shocked if Vegas doesn't become the #1 Super Bowl destination from here on out.

It might had knocked Santa Clara out of the rotation for a while. Mostly because logistically it's a nightmare to stage a Super Bowl there. It's a traffic nightmare as it is during a morning commute.

 

[joey]

It might had knocked Santa Clara out of the rotation for a while. Mostly because logistically it's a nightmare to stage a Super Bowl there. It's a traffic nightmare as it is during a morning commute.

 And it’s 50 miles from the city the team is named for and the city that most visitors would want to be in/near when visiting the Bay Area for a Super Bowl. Public transit generally stinks in the Bay Area as well.
you know that, but just piling on the reasons to NOT have a Super Bowl there. 

 

[drummer]

 And it’s 50 miles from the city the team is named for and the city that most visitors would want to be in/near when visiting the Bay Area for a Super Bowl. Public transit generally stinks in the Bay Area as well.
you know that, but just piling on the reasons to NOT have a Super Bowl there. 

I know people who worked the SB there as well as a few other events at Levi's, and they said it sucked. I worked Google I/O over in Mountain View a few years ago, and just the drive from San Jose where I was staying for the run up to Mountain View and Shoreline Amphitheater where I/O was held TOOK OVER AN HOUR in morning traffic, and it's only a few miles away. Currently the city of Santa Clara and it's stadium authority is odds with the 49ers organization, as the 49ers only lease the stadium and it's the city who owns it. The Yorks shoehorned the stadium design that was built to be on Candlestick Point, but John York got pissed at then SF mayor Gavin Newsom and decided to build it right by 49er HQ in Santa Clara.

When the NFL held the SB over at Levi's, the city of SF took a bath on it, not because it wasn't in SF, but because all of the logistical challenges. I don't think the Bay Area staged an SB since it was played over at Stanford, but I don't think either city is willing to see an SB there again.

Santa Clara itself is taking a bath over Levi's as it is. The Yorks forgot there are fans in the North and East Bay. They just raised the prices for seat licenses as well. I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to move to St. Louis if a new stadium is proposed there for a team, since they only lease Levi's, and the Yorks live in Ohio anyway.

The stadium should have had a roof, since it wasn't originally designed for Santa Clara weather which has fans baking in the seats. But they can't build a roof over it since it affects airplane traffic. That and piss poor parking and city noise ordinances make it a crappy place for a stadium.