Blogcasting the National Football League, Blogcasting the NFL
Indianapolis was awarded the 2012 Super Bowl today at the NFL’s Spring Meeting in Atlanta. Indy was a runner-up last year to Dallas, but today beat out Houston and Arizona for the February 5, 2012 game at brand new Lucas Oil Stadium which opens for business this August. I couldn’t be happier. As I said yesterday, Indianapolis is not only a great sports town, it’s a great town period. Indy is one of my favorite cities and will undoubtedly be a great host. If the NFL Scouting Combine stays put, that’ll be two …read more

Blogcasting the National Football League, Blogcasting the NFL

The annual NFL Spring Meeting will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta tomorrow. The agenda for the one-day business meeting includes a vote on the awarding of Super Bowl XLVI in 2012. The candidates are Arizona, Houston and Indianapolis. I don’t have much to say about Houston because I’ve never been there, but as far as Arizona and Indy are concerned, I’m a big fan of both. I was in Glendale this past Super Bowl XLII and I think the facilities are top-notch. Plus, the weather was incredible. Indy in February …read more

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 …read more