The last Super Bowl might be still fresh in our minds, but people in Tampa, Florida, are already thinking about the next Super Bowl, and not because the Bucs might have a shot at it. TBO.com is running multiple articles on Tampa's preparations to host Super Bowl XLIII, delving into everything from lodging and traffic to potential party spots. Lodging may end up being the biggest snarl, as the NFL has already booked 20,000 rooms from Orlando to St. Petersburg. Orlando is 88 miles from Raymond James Stadium, so you might want to book your room early if you're planning on going.
The article also revealed what's really important to the NFL -- quality roller coasters.
The [Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host] committee even promised every NFL team tickets to Busch Gardens during the weekend, an amenity widely seen as a key reason NFL team owners chose Tampa over Atlanta for 2009.
Apparently, Atlanta couldn't work out a deal with Six Flags Over Georgia -- which is ironic, given that Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder also owns Six Flags. Perhaps the league just doesn't think much of Snyder's management skills.
Super Bowl XLIII is expected to add up to $300 million to Tampa's economy. Clearly, Tampa feels an urge to put on a show that will make the NFL want to return to Tampa for another Super Bowl.
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2-08-2008 @ 3:13PM
mathesond said...
I don't know if Bills-Giants was the last Super Bowl played in Tampa, but if next year's game is as good, they should look into making Tampa the permanent host
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2-08-2008 @ 3:16PM
Dave said...
mathesond: Super Bowl XXXV (Ravens-Giants) was the last one played in Tampa. All told, XLIII will be the fourth Super Bowl played in this city.
I don't think the NFL would ever make any city its permanent home for the Super Bowl, but clearly Tampa's going to be in the mix for some time to come.
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2-08-2008 @ 6:30PM
robert said...
last super bowl in tampa was super bowl XXXV, giants lost to ravens 34-7
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2-08-2008 @ 10:30PM
rich said...
Giants have played two of the freatest super bowls.
Aqainst bills in tampa and this year. I;m a die-hard
giant fan but greatest superbowl was joe namath and super bowl 3
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2-08-2008 @ 11:28PM
Doug said...
Thanks you, thank you Dave, for being one of the very few people outside of Tampa who knows that the game will NOT be played in Tampa Bay. It is very wet in the bay, so the game will be in the city of Tampa instead. Good planning. There is no such city as Tampa Bay. Green Bay, Yes. But Tampa Bay is a bay not a city.
I suppose that the team is known as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers because it is alliterative, with the initial B sounds.
It would have been less confusing if they had been simply named the Tampa Terrors or the Tampa Tampons,or something like that.
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