The Super Bowl is played in an amazing variety of cities, from Miami to Detroit. Even cold, snowy Dallas. Denver never makes the list. The main reason I've heard is the game is played in February (or is it March?) when it's winter in Denver. The whole cold and snowy thing.
Which doesn't remotely pass the "So what?" test.
I started thinking about all this last fall watching Canada's Grey Cup Game. It was played in Edmonton. You can see the North Pole from Edmonton. Kick-off temperature was 8 degrees, the place was packed and they had Bachman-Turner Overdrive play the half-time show. Oh yeah, no dome.
Fans dressed accordingly and had a ball. Watching how the snow essentially paralyzed Dallas last week I became convinced that Denver deserves the shot. The good folks in Texas know football. Dealing with snow, not so much.
Invesco Field at Mile High just off Federal is as good a venue anywhere, including the one in Jersey that has a Super Bowl scheduled. As for Super Bowl Parties, our convention center is among the best there is. Should it snow, our cab drivers know how to drive in it. And if you can afford several thousand dollars for a ticket, you can afford a warm coat, hat and gloves. For an added incentive, Pat Bowlen won't sell more tickets than he has seats and Pat likely knows more than a few people who know the words to the National Anthem.
Football should always be played outdoors, and the Super Bowl should be played at least once, in Denver. If Denver can host an NBA All Star Game and a Political Convention, it can host a Super Bowl.
Brian Olson
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