Are We To Call It A Super Bowl

"Never again will a Super Bowl be held anywhere north of Miami" is what the sportswriters declare in their web posts.  After all, it's much too cold to shout it from the terrace of the Ghostbar at the W.


Ridiculous.  The worst winter storm in 50 years to cross the country and the knee-jerk reaction is to plan on rotating the big game between Miami, New Orleans, Phoenix, and San Diego (stadium isn't an issue any more?) in perpetuity.  And none of this has anything to do with football.


The Super Bowl has turned into a two-week long spectacle.  The week leading up to the actual game has become a Spring Break for the in-crowd.  I don't hear any complaining from the guys actually playing the game.  The whining is coming from those who can't pull off their obnoxious, look-at-me parties.  I'm sure the whining also stems from those who so desperately wish to spend an exorbitant amount on the chance to catch a glimpse of some now-celebrity.  What the hell do Kim Kardashian, The Situation, and Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore have to do with the Super Bowl?


The Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex is not equipped to deal with snow or ice.  DFW receives a couple days of ice and/or snow a year.  The typical solution is just to wait it out; such an approach is not an available luxury with the Super Bowl in town.  Sure, the weather is an inconvenience and fans will grumble on their trek to The Death Star that Jerry built, but I'm willing to bet all of those negative feelings wash away as soon as kick-off finally arrives.


The important thing is the satisfaction of the fans.  The flash-in-the-pan celebrities will follow the game wherever it goes.  They'll show up in droves in Indy in 2012.  They'll bitch and moan, but they'll go.  They can't resist a chance at being the center of attention.  And, quite honestly, what else do they have to do?  However, it is the NFL fan, the common person, who budgets a once-in-a-lifetime trip to see their beloved team vie for a chance at glory, who must walk away satisfied.  And that usually doesn't involve spending hundreds of dollars on a chance to catch a look at Kim Kardashian's ass.