Snowstorm pushes Super Bowl XLVIII to Monday night

[madinmaryland]

Snowstorm pushes Giants-Vikes to Monday night:

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A snowstorm has pushed the New York Giants-Minnesota Vikings game to Monday night.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed the decision in an e-mail message Saturday night, with the Giants stuck in Kansas City because of the weather in Minnesota that brought 15 or more inches of snow.

Aiello said the decision was made on the recommendation of Metrodome officials. Kickoff time and television arrangements were still being determined.

The delay gives Vikings quarterback Brett Favre another day to heal. Favre is aiming to make his NFL-record 298th straight start, with a sprained shoulder that has made throwing difficult. He's listed as questionable to play the Giants.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/nfl/12/11/giants.vikings.move.ap/index.html#ixzz17rgWN6vV

And so everyone thinks it is a great idea to have the Super Bowl in New York in early February.

:wtf:

[El Supremo]

1. Why are they in KC?

Was their flight diverted?

[madinmaryland]

2. Yeah. They could not land in Minneapolis.

[Forkboy]

3. You guys act like snow = lava for Christ's sake.

What's the matter, worried your Armani suit might get a snowflake on it? :P

[madinmaryland]

4. Jeebuz, Fork! I'm excited to see the cheerleaders with their skimpy

outfits on in 15 degree temps! :P

I will be laughing my ass off when no-one can get to the biggest game of the year. Heh. I'm sure Jerry Jones will step up to the plate and offer to host the Super Bowl again!

:P

[Forkboy]

5. You could hold the Super Bowl in the North Pole and it would sell out.

Make the candy asses experience some bad weather for once, I say. :)

WWDBS?

What Would Dick Butkus Say? :)

[madinmaryland]

6. WWBHS??

What would Boss Hog say?

[Forkboy]

7. He'd send me a PM calling me his "lil bitch"

At least that's what he did after New Orleans won the Super Bowl lol. :D

[trumad]

14. It's not the point of playing in the snow....

it's the point of possible game and travel disruptions.

[Forkboy]

24. Well, the teams and fans have 2 weeks to get there, I think they'll make it.

[trumad]

25. I've been in New York when it is shut down...

it ain't that easy.

[Forkboy]

35. I live in New England...tell me about it.

People will deal. Christ, people will go out in a hurricane to see the latest Harry Potter flick. ;)

[Bozita]

10. Hang around the Frozen Foods section much?

[HuckleB]

27. Minneapolis and Detroit have combined for three Super Bowls already.

Indianapolis has it next year.

What's a little snow?

[DaveinMD]

8. New York/New Jersey

isn't Minnesota. But carry on.

[madinmaryland]

11. You're right, Dave. The whole tri-state area shuts down with more than

a few inches of snow. My wife, who is from up-state New York, (Poughkeepsie) is always amused by the city folks who get all wigged out by an inch or two of snow.

BTW, Minnesota is not NY/NJ, either.

So carry on, my friend.

[bluedigger]

9. Yeah, they should have it in Jacksonville every year.

It would teach the bastids a lesson!:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

12. Well, at least no one would ever have a home field advantage there...

:hide:

[bluedigger]

13. My point exactly!

:rofl:

[Ptah]

15. Metrodome roof collapses under snow

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5911532

The inflatable teflon roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis
has collapsed under the weight of snow after a heavy storm
passed through Saturday, according to local media reports.

The roof's failure called into question the Minnesota Vikings'
Monday night game against the New York Giants, which was already
postponed after the Giants' flight was diverted Saturday to
Kansas City as air travel was shut down in and out of Minnesota.

A photograph published on the website of KARE 11 TV shows the Metrodome
in darkness, void of the familiar white expanse that normally covers the Vikings' stadium.

[Auggie]

16. Early morning photo: no "roof"

[MadBadger]

17. If it were snowing hard in New Jersey trying to get to Miami, the same thing woudl happen.

[Poiuyt]

18. Kind of a fitting metaphor for the Vikings' season

[Condem]

19. C'mon NFL. Grow a pair and move it to the UofMinny Stadium.

The high tomorrow is expected to be 4 above. A lot colder at gametime. Ratings would be through the roof!! Oof. A poor choice of words.

[madinmaryland]

20. That's funny!

:rofl:

[underpants]

21. Game is moved to.... Detroit

[Condem]

22. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

The NFL. Part wimp, part puss. Wuss.

[47of74]

23. Better yet, move it to the UNI Dome

[MrSlayer]

26. I doubt the Jersey stadium would collapse.

I'm failing to see what the one has to do with the other.

[HuckleB]

28. Super Bowl XXVI was played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. (1992)

In Detroit, Super Bowl XVI was played in the Pontiac Silverdome(1982), and Super Bowl XL was played at Ford Field (2006).

Indianapolis has it next year, with New York/New Jersey in 2014.

It's just snow, and the reality is that one cannot prevent every possible weather or environmental road block. This is the sort of thinking that seems to have resulted from our age of fear.

[madinmaryland]

29. They were all played INSIDE. No comparison.

New York is the ONLY NORTHERN site to ever hold a super bowl outside. Besides the obvious of playing a SB in a blizzard, think about the logistics to having to move it a couple of days.

[HuckleB]

30. So what?

The big concern brought up concerns people getting to the game. If they can get to the game, they should be fine. I have relatives who survived the Ice Bowl, and we're not a hardy people.

[madinmaryland]

31. "If they can get to the game". That's the biggest point.

Heh! I would love to see Janet Jackson have a "wardrobe misfunction" in NYC in February! That would be a total classic, one(s) that you could hang clothes hangers off of!! :evilgrin:

[HuckleB]

32. As I noted, people have gotten to games elsewhere just fine.

Wardrobe malfunctions may be more of the "I couldn't get unzipped before I had to go" kind.

:)

[madinmaryland]

33. Just think Nor'Easter. It will shut things down completely from the mid-atlantic

to Maine.

You from this area?

[JonLP24]

34. Have the Patriots ever had any problems hosting playoff games?

Meaning they start when they're supposed to start? The playoffs aren't far off from the Super Bowl and I recall many cold weather teams hosting playoff games in January or late December without incident.

[madinmaryland]

37. Playoffs. Playoffs! PLAYOFFS??!??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7fjDS0jKiE&NR=1

They were hosting playoff games. NOT the Super Bowl!

[JonLP24]

38. My point was the playoffs are not far off from the Super Bowl

If New England can host an AFC Championship game without incident than New Jersey shouldn't have any problems. A rare blizzard can happen but it can also happen during a playoff game and I don't remember when one was canceled due to weather.

[madinmaryland]

42. The AFC or NFC championship game is NOT the Super Bowl...

Think about it a minute, Jon. Do you want the biggest game of the year decided by a Nor'Easter?

The point of the Super Bowl is to play on an even playing field where they can showcase their talents. Can't really do that in a blizzard or on a zero degree night. Though it would be pretty funny seeing the 9/11 guy get frostbite on his skull!

[HuckleB]

44. Exactly.

The NFL has already had three Super Bowls between Minneapolis and Detroit. Next year there will be one in Indianapolis. New Jersey isn't any different, when it comes to odds and weather issues.

[Forkboy]

36. I am. What are you talking about?

You need to come spend some time in New England. Nor'easters can be a pain, but there's been 2 instances in my life here that have shut things down in any serious way. The Blizzard of '78 and the ice storm of 2008. So, twice in 30 years has the weather crunched us. Quit worrying and enjoy football the way it was meant to be played. :P

[madinmaryland]

39. Dude! I lived through the Blizzard of 78, also.

NW Ohio. 2 ft of snow and a record low barometric pressure. I actually worked the next three days after the storm at the grocery story, because me and the manager were the only ones who could walk to the store.

Don't forget the blizzards that shut everything down from DC to NY. NYers are wimps when it comes to snow.

:hide:

Edited to add: Is this what we really want the Super Bowl to become? But what I have to ask you NHL'ers is why are you guys playing into June?? :wtf: Even Harding and Kerrigan think that is just fucking wrong!

[Forkboy]

40. You know, the worst could come to pass like you guys think it will

But let's take our chances and try playing in actual football conditions for once before we hit panic mode. :)

[Forkboy]

41. LOL..."But what I have to ask you NHL'ers is why are you guys playing into June??"

This I have no answer for. My guess is the same reason the World Series in now held in November. :D

Kerrigan just said she didn't mind, and I don't care what Tonya thinks. :P

[HuckleB]

45. Well, that means Seattle is out of the question.

The northwest has been shut down by ice storms more than twice in the last few years. Add any snow to the mix, and it's all over. And that doesn't include the flooding that shut down almost every highway, including I-5 in 2007.

:rofl:

Apparently, there should be no Super Bowls in any earthquake prone areas, either, so LA, San Francisco and San Diego are out of the question from here on out. And, heck, the Groundhog Day Storm reminds us all that a shite storm could hit Florida in early February. I guess we should refrain from scheduling Super Bowls in the southeast as well.

What does that leave us with?

[JonLP24]

46. I remember the flooding

unfortunately most of the flooding was south of Lakewood and I lived north of Olympia so it didn't shut down things for me. I think Seattle would be a good place for a Super Bowl. It doesn't snow often, when it rains it usually isn't a strong pour with strong winds. (The average rainfall per year they get is not far off from Washington D.C. or New York City)

I have to say Washington is strange place when it comes to weather. Tacoma is warm in the summer while Aberdeen is cold all the time. Yakima area is kind of like a desert but very, very windy so it makes it cold.

[HuckleB]

47. Seattle would be a great place for a Super Bowl.

Alas, the stadium is nothing to write home about, especially considering how new it is.

And, yeah, weather in the northwest can vary a great deal by just a few miles. The proximity to the ocean, the variety of mountain ranges, etc... all make for some incredible microclimates. When checking the weather for outdoor activity, one has to be very specific in regard to the location for that activity.

Cheers!

[HuckleB]

43. Not likely, and nice red herring.

I know this is the sports forum, but is that really all you can offer?

:rofl: