Indianapolis Will Bid for 2012 Super Bowl, Lucas Oil Stadium Nearing Completion
February 21, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Indianapolis Colts
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
A couple days ago, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard announced that his city will bid for the 2012 Super Bowl, its second effort to host the NFL’s biggest event. Political and civic leaders said this year’s bid would emphasize many of the same attributes as last year’s bid, including the city’s new retractable-roof Lucas Oil Stadium and its experience hosting major sporting events such as the Indianapolis 500. But officials declined to comment further on what would make this year’s bid more attractive, saying they didn’t want to give other cities a competitive advantage.
I’m right across the street from the new $700 million Lucas Oil Stadium. It’s been exciting to see this state-of-the-art building being built and we’re mere months away (it officially opens in August) from seeing a football game in this place. I will be sad to see the old RCA Dome demolished, though. Beginning this Spring, it’s going to take about six months to completely tear this place down. I have fond memories of the RCA Dome, but such is progress in the NFL. For amazing daily construction cam images of Lucas Oil Stadium, check out lucasoilstadium.oxblue.com.
