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[Keith-N-Jax]

Not sure, its really disappointing imo really.

[I-10east]

Super Bowl tickets are dropping because of some fans unwillingness to sit in the cold New Jersey weather. Hear that Goodell? He is by far the worst sports commissioner.

www.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10346582/2013-nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-ticket-prices-continue-plummet

[duvaldude08]

Super Bowl tickets are dropping because of some fans unwillingness to sit in the cold New Jersey weather. Hear that Goodell? He is by far the worst sports commissioner.

www.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10346582/2013-nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-ticket-prices-continue-plummet

Well after it comes back to bite him, He will back off with playing superbowls in cold weather cities. With the option of sitting at home watching it on TV, fans are NOT going to sit in that weather. This isnt the 1950's where the only alternative people had was black and white TV. People have to many options now to stay home versus sitting in that crap.

[I-10east]

^^^Right on. You know that these higher income people aren't gonna sit in no freaking blizzard. The only accidental positive effect with these cold weather SB games can have are the corporate big wigs backing out of the game, selling the tickets cheaper to the real hard core fans. Don't get me wrong, IMO the negatives by far outweigh any positives with these cold weather SB games (basically devaluing the tickets, weather potentially deciding the outcome of the game, possible delay of the game, logistics etc). 

[tufsu1]

Super Bowl tickets are dropping because of some fans unwillingness to sit in the cold New Jersey weather. Hear that Goodell? He is by far the worst sports commissioner.

www.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10346582/2013-nfl-playoffs-super-bowl-ticket-prices-continue-plummet

Well after it comes back to bite him, He will back off with playing superbowls in cold weather cities.

this was always just a one time deal anyway....it goes back to 9-11, but the NFL wasn't willing to play a Super Bowl in the NYC area until a new stadium was built.

[I-10east]

^^^Many people think that the NY/NJ SB is opening Pandora's Box for other cold/inclement weather cities; With cities like Seattle showing interest in hosting the game.

[duvaldude08]

^^^Many people think that the NY/NJ SB is opening Pandora's Box for other cold/inclement weather cities; With cities like Seattle showing interest in hosting the game.

Does it snow in Settale? I know that sounds crazy but I have no idea. I knew it rains like crazy there.

[tufsu1]

Seattle temps in winter aren't usually much colder than here...usually upper 40s and 50s

[I-10east]

From what I heard, it rarely snows in Seattle, but it rains alot.

[spuwho]

When the NFL agreed to seed the new Soldier Field in Chicago with $150 million filling the gap between the City, State of Illinois, The Chicago Park District and the Bears,  it was written that Chicago would not make any claims or requests to host a Super Bowl. The city was told that there would no longer be an outdoor Super Bowl in a cold weather city anymore.

This was supposedly following the NFL "no cold weather" mandate for the Super Bowl.

So the fact this Super Bowl is in NJ in an outdoor Stadium to boot has everyone scratching their heads.

[spuwho]

From what I heard, it rarely snows in Seattle, but it rains alot.

Having lived in Seattle it can snow but it's typically spotty. But when it does the city shuts down completely. The city is too hilly and doesn't maintain a snow removal infrastructure.

The rain from Nov. to April is mild 90 percent of the time. more like hours of a light drizzle with infrequent breaks of sun.

Thunderstorms are extremely rare. In fact once a bolt struck in Puget Sound the thunder shook the buildings so hard everyone thought it was an earthquake.

[Steve]

I don't see many other cold weather cities getting this opportunity. They are doing it because it's New York. New York is uniquely positioned to handle this sort of thing better than about anyone. A Boston Super Bowl would be a logistical nightmare (stadium is forever from Boston), and with the exception of Chicago or possibly DC, the other cold weather options really don't have the infrastructure that NYC has.

And as far as the ticket prices dropping, the NFL could care less. That's the secondary market-the NFL got their money long ago.

[Steve]

Oh, and Seattle would be a mess. Awesome city, but awful weather. It's not that it rains all that much in terms of inches, it's just this drizzly rain that doesn't stop. Ever. It's very similar to London, except I believe 100% of Wembley's seats are covered.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Thunderstorms are extremely rare. In fact once a bolt struck in Puget Sound the thunder shook the buildings so hard everyone thought it was an earthquake.

I thought only Marshawn Lynch caused those...

[spuwho]

Thunderstorms are extremely rare. In fact once a bolt struck in Puget Sound the thunder shook the buildings so hard everyone thought it was an earthquake.

I thought only Marshawn Lynch caused those...

LOL. Only because Seattle resides in a quake zone would they take the time to measure it.  It was a great run by all means, but I think it got more notice only because it was somewhere where it could be measured.

When the first game between SF and Seattle was delayed due to lightning I was pretty shocked ( no pun intended) . I even pulled up the radar on my phone to see if it was a joke. They really don't get alot of that there.