(02-05-2013 11:40 PM)phocis850 Wrote:  LOL, you quoted yourself. lol

New Orleans wont see another bowl for at least 8 years. At the VERY least.

(02-05-2013 11:47 PM)RFlagg Wrote:  So you think the NFL, and more specifically Roger Goodell, will award the Super Bowl to New Orleans in 5the years after how the city treated him this year? Right...

(02-06-2013 12:18 AM)Templar Wrote:  Of course, most of those ten occurred when there were very few stadiums able to host such a game. 5 of the ten occurred in a span of 1970-1981. That means five over the last 32 years, and the homeless shelter, I'm sorry, the super dome, had not had a Superbowl since 2002 before this year.

(02-06-2013 11:44 AM)papachaz Wrote:  LMAO typical taint troll. ignore the article with the facts, and aim something at me. And no troll, as soon as we got out of the car, my wife immediately said it smelled like a bathroom that hadn't been cleaned in a while. and absolutely none of it was mine. see, in GA we teach our kids what the bathroom is for, they don't piss in the street in town and pick up cups off the sidewalk and drink it (yes we really saw that happen)

and in all truth, we paid $20 to park for the day, and wound up staying roughly an hour. yeah, it was that bad. even in the worst parts of Atlanta, it don't smell like a bathroom.

glad it was a "passing through" trip, we didn't waste our money to specifically go to that shit hole.

(02-06-2013 12:26 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  The NFL likes to tie the Super Bowl to significant event in the home city. It doesn't get much bigger than the 300th birthday of the city of New Orleans. Besides, the placement of the game is based upon bids and no other city can match what New Orleans can provide.

New Orleans is the city to beat for 2018 Super Bowl

A few hours before city officials gathered for a post-Super Bowl press conference at City Hall on Tuesday, an eyebrow-raising headline trickled across my Twitter feed: "Indianapolis organizers eager to bid for 2018 Super Bowl."

My initial thought was good luck, Indy. You'll need it.

Nothing against the fine city of Indianapolis. Indy and its army of polite volunteers did an outstanding job of hosting Super Bowl XLVI last year. By all accounts, it was one of the best-run, most efficient Super Bowls ever. Indy deserves a chance to host another Super Bowl. Just not the one in 2018.

No, that Super Bowl is ours. It's New Orleans' to lose. If ever there was a boat race for a Super Bowl bid, 2018 is it. The competition would be wise to step aside and allow the Crescent City to bid unchallenged.

Fact is, local officials have strategically targeted the 2018 Super Bowl for years because it coincides with the city's tricentennial birthday.

The city's tricentennial birthday celebration is expected to be a yearlong bacchanal. And what better way to punctuate the festivities than with the Super Bowl?

America's greatest city celebrates its 300th birthday with America's greatest sporting event.

In fact, that might be the only presentation Jay Cicero, the president of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, needs to say to the NFL owners. Just utter those 12 words, drop the mic and walk out of the room. The host committee could save thousands on printing costs and materials.

After all, the only thing the NFL loves as much as money is exposure. And league officials fully understand the inherent marketing benefits of aligning their signature event with such an historic milestone.

It'd be a monumental upset if anyone other than New Orleans were awarded the game.

Still, the competition remains undaunted.

In addition to Indianapolis, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis and San Francisco are reportedly interested in bidding for the 2018 event. Minneapolis and San Francisco should have new stadiums in their arsenal.

The new stadiums and high stakes should make the competition for the 2018 Super Bowl one of the fiercest.

Nevertheless, New Orleans will be difficult to beat. The city's experience in hosting major sporting events, intimate downtown footprint, unique culture and vibrant nightlife make it a formidable foe on its own. Throw in the tricentennial milestone and you have perhaps the strongest resume a city has ever presented to owners.

The process won't begin until October, when the league is expected to formally invite New Orleans and other cities to bid on the 2018 game. Presentations and a final decision won't be made until May 2014.

By that time, city officials will have had plenty of time to address the power problems at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The embarrassing 34-minute power outage might be the lone obstacle in New Orleans' path. But at this point, it looks more like a speed bump than a stumbling block.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a resounding vote of confidence Monday, saying the league not only expects to be back but wants to be back in New Orleans for Super Bowls.

Frank Supovitz, the league's vice president of events, concurred later that night on Twitter, thanking New Orleans "for an amazing Super Bowl.... (Be) proud."

Mayor Mitch Landrieu was even able to joke about the gaffe Tuesday, saying "Who hasn't blacked out in New Orleans before?"
"The power outage was an unfortunate moment for us and you can be sure that we will get to the bottom of it," Landrieu said. "But 34 minutes of darkness will never overshadow or outshine the city of New Orleans and how we performed this Super Bowl week."

The blackout notwithstanding, New Orleans came through in a big way last week. It promised to deliver a spectacular Super Bowl and did.

Not that we should be surprised. When it comes to Super Bowls, a saying by 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh comes to mind: Who does it better than us? Nobody.

So, circle the wagons, Circle City. Back off, Bay Area. Heal, Houston. New Orleans is coming after the 2018 Super Bowl. There are many reasons why we'll get it -- 300, to be exact.

You have the deep pockets, the massive populations and state-of-the-art stadiums. Time is on our side.

(02-06-2013 12:49 PM)RFlagg Wrote:  So, according to a New Orleans site, New Orleans is the city to beat? Yeah, I'm sure there is no bias there...

(02-06-2013 12:49 PM)RFlagg Wrote:  So, according to a New Orleans site, New Orleans is the city to beat? Yeah, I'm sure there is no bias there...

(02-06-2013 12:38 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  And when exactly was this "passing through" trip?

Oh, we teach our kids the same thing here in Louisiana. And we also know how to handle our alcohol and know where the bathrooms are located when ever we do go to the Quarter.

(02-06-2013 03:14 PM)ATLBound Wrote:  He also called New Orleans the "Greatest city in America"

(02-06-2013 04:08 PM)papachaz Wrote:  this post, along with his last one addressed to me, should show beyond any doubt that he doesn't even read completely through posts before he trolls and argues against them.

he quoted my post where I said 'I was in NO back in October" and now has to ask when my trip was. just go away troll