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They could tout the Twin Cities' robust group of Fortune 500 companies  Post By：2014-11-29 17:38:30
MINNEAPOLIS -- They could talk about the plans for a revamped downtown. They
could tout the Twin Cities' robust group of Fortune 500 companies that had
already helped raise more than $30 million for the game. But the Minneapolis bid
committee had one irrefutable $1 billion crown jewel in its case for the 2018
Super Bowl: the NFL's newest stadium. [+] Enlarge AP
PhotoHKSMinneapolis will host the 2018 Super Bowl after a vote by owners
rewarded the city for getting a new stadium deal.Let's be clear: Super Bowl LII
is coming to Minneapolis Andre
Williams Jersey , and not New Orleans, because of the Vikings' new
stadium. It takes something special to take the big game away from the Big Easy;
in fact, no one had ever done it. New Orleans had bid for 10 Super Bowls before
Tuesday's decision. It had gotten all of them, and its bid for an 11th Super
Bowl, centered around a massive celebration to commemorate the city's
tricentennial, seemed like the favorite. But Minneapolis could point to the new
facility that will open in 2016, and more often than not in today's NFL climate,
the city with the shiniest stadium gets the big stage.
Three of the last
four Super Bowls have been played in new stadiums Weston
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Stadium, the San Francisco 49ers' new facility in Santa Clara, Calif. The NFL
hasn't awarded a Super Bowl to Miami since 2009, as the Dolphins push for
renovations to Sun Life Stadium. By the time the game comes to Minneapolis,
there will have been more 21st-century Super Bowls in Minnesota, Michigan and
Indiana than there will have been in California. If the NFL is willing to take
its marquee event away from some of its most hospitable destinations -- and put
it in cold-weather climates -- there has to be a good reason for doing so. The
reason is clear: The league has sent a clear message that communities who build
new stadiums -- doing so in most cases with large sums of taxpayer dollars --
will get rewarded. When the Minnesota State Legislature approved the Vikings'
new stadium in 2012, it did so with a clear eye toward this day, and
now Jon
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payoff.
Minneapolis hosted the Super Bowl once before, welcoming the
nation for the Washington Redskins' 37-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills in
Super Bowl XXVI. The Metrodome hosted two Final Fours, a MLB All-Star Game and
two World Series. The Twin Cities has plenty of experience hosting big events,
and by 2018, Minneapolis will have a larger public transportation system, major
changes to Block E centered around a new Timberwolves practice facility and a
Mayo Clinic sports medicine center and a new park just west of the Vikings' new
stadium (though there's no such thing as 'green space' in Minnesota in
February).
But the reason the Super Bowl hadn't come back to Minnesota
since 1992 was simple: The NFL needed a new facility in which to house the game.
Minnesota has promised to deliver one, and the league rewarded it in a big way
on Tuesday. There's no guarantee the game will make more than one visit to the
Vikings' new home, but Tuesday's announcement was a significant enough payoff on
a $1 billion investment.The team owners and the players are some way apart in
putting together a new labour market agreement. If you are unfamiliar with the
situation the main bone of contention are the owners wanting the players to bear
an increased percentage of the cost of running the team. Simple Spencer
Paysinger Jersey , eh? Not really, it's kind of an absurd request,
how would you feel if during your performance review at work, your employer
asked you to pay for your computer, desk, chair, water from the water cooler,
etc. You'd tell him or her where to go. The players of the NFL have short
careers and have many of them have serious health problems after they retire.
The team owners should be grateful that the NFL has become the pivotal brand in
sports Josh
Brown Jersey , and accept a renewal of the existing agreement. The
teams are making more money than they have ever done before, the problem is
greed! The salary cap ensures every team has a fair shot and goes through the
same process of building their teams through the draft.
The NFL wants to
get the labor market agreement done; in fact I believe they may be more
devastated than the fans if a resolution isn't found. The NFL brand has the most
to lose; the surge in popularity they are enjoying did not come overnight. The
NFL has built its brand to succeed on a global level for many reasons.
One reason is they have refused to give into over scheduling. More games
mean more money, right? Not necessarily, most people have no clue when teams are
playing each other in hockey or baseball as there is serious fixture saturation.
I personally thought there were at least 60 baseballs franchises and was shocked
to find out that in fact the MLB has the same amount of franchises as the NFL.
Weekly games appeal to the global audience and that is something that other
North American sports don't provide. Fans in the UK are able to identify with
NFL teams, they know the weekly schedule, they know who's playing who, and they
know the players.
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avoid this cost Cullen
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possible. Even if your airline is one of the few that doesn’t charge to check a
bag, you may still want to avoid checking a bag. In a move to cut costs, many
airlines have reduced the number of employees who handle baggage, making for a
much longer wait at the baggage claim.
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