Superbowl in Denver?

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IRVING, Texas -- If you build it, they will come -- wearing winter coats.

The New Meadowlands Stadium, the $1.6 billion jewel co-owned by the New York Giantsand Jets, will host the 2014 Super Bowl, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday afternoon at the league's spring meeting.

The league's 32 owners, undaunted by the prospect of a wintry championship game, awarded Super Bowl XLVIII to the New York/New Jersey region after also considering bids from Tampa and South Florida, both traditional sites. South Florida and Tampa have hosted the Super Bowl 10 and four times, respectively.

It took four votes to determine the host. New York/New Jersey won by a simple majority over Tampa. South Florida was eliminated after the second ballot.

Today the NFL announced that they will be holding the 2014 Superbowl in New York.  This will be the first ever 'cold weather' Superbowl.  I think this is  a great idea.  Growing up a fan of Green Bay, you gotta love the games played in the snow, wind, rain, and elements.  The Superbowl has become so corporate lately, and it's lost its presence as actual football, with the casual fan unable to afford tickets to the games, leaving the stadium filled with suits who aren't a fan of any team.  

I think the cold weather will help bring the game back to it's roots, and hopefully give an opportunity for the actual fans to attend the game.

What does this mean for Denver?  Well, I think it's obvious.  We could be looking at a Superbowl in the Mile High City in years to come, hopefully sooner than later.  And you better believe I would love to see the NFL celebrities hanging out in LoDo.  Can you imagine seeing John Madden shoveling his face with the Jack N Grill 7 lb breakfast burrito?