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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Monday, February 7, 2011
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Random Thoughts
Lots of stuff on my mind today, (In no particular order of importance.)
Speaking of sports:
What a debacle at Invesco. I know, it's always darkest before the dawn but right now it sure is dark!
Baylor comes to Austin this Saturday. Baylor is ranked and bowl eligible. Texas is just rank. They're going to retire Colt McCoy's number at the game, here's hoping his replacement's got game.
The baseball season is too long. NHL and NBA seasons are underway before the World Series has even started.
Speaking of the economy:
"They" says the recession is over. I don't think the 17% of Americans not working or hardly working would agree.
What comes after Trillion? Gazillion? Because the ways things are going, we're going to need a new number to measure the deficit.
How can we expect to help countries like Haiti when 13 million American kids will go to bed hungry tonight?
Speaking of politics:
I get a kick out of candidates here in Colorado who wear cowboy hats and jeans in their campaign ads, pretending they're just like "us." Wonder what candidates in Florida wear? Shorts and flip-flops?
Why can't people vote online?
The Tea Party is here to stay. It's ever-morphing but with the constant and growing belief that government has failed us. We share in the blame. Too many of us believe what we see in attack ads, yet don't tune into the numerous televised or attend public debates.
Speaking of the new television season:
I love Hawaii 5-0. It's so outrageously over the top, with a great cast and it doesn't take itself too serously. The Good Wife remains intelligent, thoughtful dramatic television. Ditto for House and Blue Bloods. The CSI trilogy is getting tired. Weird plotlines. Still trying to get into The Event, but it's hard work.
Ok, I'm done thinking.
Brian Olson
Conversation Starters LLC
"We start the conversation about you"
Speaking of sports:
What a debacle at Invesco. I know, it's always darkest before the dawn but right now it sure is dark!
Baylor comes to Austin this Saturday. Baylor is ranked and bowl eligible. Texas is just rank. They're going to retire Colt McCoy's number at the game, here's hoping his replacement's got game.
The baseball season is too long. NHL and NBA seasons are underway before the World Series has even started.
Speaking of the economy:
"They" says the recession is over. I don't think the 17% of Americans not working or hardly working would agree.
What comes after Trillion? Gazillion? Because the ways things are going, we're going to need a new number to measure the deficit.
How can we expect to help countries like Haiti when 13 million American kids will go to bed hungry tonight?
Speaking of politics:
I get a kick out of candidates here in Colorado who wear cowboy hats and jeans in their campaign ads, pretending they're just like "us." Wonder what candidates in Florida wear? Shorts and flip-flops?
Why can't people vote online?
The Tea Party is here to stay. It's ever-morphing but with the constant and growing belief that government has failed us. We share in the blame. Too many of us believe what we see in attack ads, yet don't tune into the numerous televised or attend public debates.
Speaking of the new television season:
I love Hawaii 5-0. It's so outrageously over the top, with a great cast and it doesn't take itself too serously. The Good Wife remains intelligent, thoughtful dramatic television. Ditto for House and Blue Bloods. The CSI trilogy is getting tired. Weird plotlines. Still trying to get into The Event, but it's hard work.
Ok, I'm done thinking.
Brian Olson
Conversation Starters LLC
"We start the conversation about you"
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