So will NOLA have to wait more then 10 years again to host next Super Bowl?
The blackout didn't help but with all of the state-of-the-art stadiums that have been built, there's also just a lot more competition to host the game. There was a time when New Orleans, especially after the completion of the SuperDome, stood out more as an ideal spot.
Agreed tenfold. It might not be another 12 years until the next one, but that's definitely the biggest factor people are overlooking.
Since the Superdome was awarded the 2013 Super Bowl in May 2009, there's been 7 new stadiums that's opened across the league (Dallas, East Rutherford, Santa Clara, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles).
All 7 have hosted a Super Bowl since opening and 3 of those stadiums are already scheduled to host their 2nd Super Bowl (Santa Clara, Los Angeles, Atlanta) and can easily see others like Dallas and Las Vegas being in the fray for their 2nd by the time we're ready for our next bid.
Then after adding in the other regular host cities that have already hosted 3+ in their current venues (Miami, Glendale, and Tampa) and other future new venues that are projected to be open by the next available Super Bowl bid (Nashville, Buffalo, Chicago, and Jacksonville), that becomes quite a long list of waiting cities.
Granted most of the venues in colder climates whether open or domes have their odds of frequently hosting drastically limited due to the potential weather issues, New Orleans still has to contend with a minimum of 8+ other host cities also with mild climates in any given year.
While Mardi Gras is a tremendous hurdle for the city in regards to which years they can place bids for future Super Bowls, it can also potentially be an asset in helping New Orleans "jump the line" ahead of cities in the bidding process due to years that their dates conflict but just as easily be a liability like we saw with this Super Bowl which was supposed to be last year.
Looking at the Mardi Gras schedule posted a few pages back and factoring in having a literal handful of potential host cities and the likelihood of moving to an 18-game season, I'd guess the next Super Bowl might not be until February 2033 (Super Bowl LXVII) which would be 8 years.
February 2030 (Super Bowl LXIV) would also be ideal, but can't see them giving us another only 5 years after this one with their being 5 new stadiums being opened between now and then and 2 other stadiums (Las Vegas and Minneapolis) likely looking for their 2nd host years. Not to mention I'm sure Jerry Jones is fâchéd he still hasn't gotten his 2nd host opportunity for JerryWorld and it'd be 20+ years since the first.