Superdome Shutdown: Super Bowl XLVII Blackout Hurts New Orleans' Chances to Host Future Super Bowls (1 Viewer)

[doctorj]

Superdome Shutdown: Super Bowl XLVII Blackout Hurts New Orleans' Chances to Host Future Super Bowls - Forbes

This one really hurts because Forbes has been one of New Orlean's biggest cheerleaders.

 

[sheltonwhodat]

Maybe if we never spent millions on the outside light.....mmm

 

[FLIPPY]

I believe Forbes is wrong on this one..... It may hinder what goes on during halftime though....

 

[Swampy Saint]

Bullcrap!!

It's been a great week and a great experience. We've never had a problem before and this was a freak thing.

Everyone calm down. We'll be right in the thick of things. This too shall pass.

 

[efil4stnias]

well that didnt take long.

 

[Broadmoor74]

That reads as a huge knee-jerk reaction. It's certainly a gaffe, but my prediction is that it won't have any bearing on New Orleans' chances of snagging the SB in 2018, the year of the city's tricentennial.

ETA: And as I post this, the Ravens owner receives the Lombardi trophy and says, "I want to thank the City of New Orleans for what is just a spectacular way to celebrate. I've never seen anything like this."

 

[melman]

Might be a black eye, but overall NOLA has been nothing short of a great host! Only SF fans could be disgruntled...

 

[efil4stnias]

FYI The Ravens OWNER just complimented New ORleans - "never seen anyhting like this before " ( regarding the week leading up to game )

 

[GW93]

Well, this guy is an *** of the highest order

 

[Saints 318]

bs we will get another superbowl look how the game turn out. If anything the blackout made the superbowl more watchable because it was a blowout.

 

[Fontenot]

knee jerk, but still, it was bad. Depends on what ravens fans think because that's who it hurt. Can only imagine how Payton would have felt in ravens situation. Someones head rwill roll and should. A very bad mistake in an otherwise perfect hosting week.

 

[kanona29]

FYI The Ravens OWNER just complimented New ORleans - "never seen anyhting like this before " ( regarding the week leading up to game )

Was just about to post this. Steve Bisciotti thanked New Orleans before anyone else saying "a spectaculur way to celebrate. I've never seen anything like it."

I'm pretty sure we made a lasting impression!

 

[RJ in Lafayette]

Does anyone know what caused the outage?

 

[zubaloo]

That's completely irresponsible commentary by Forbes without knowing what the cause was.

I don't think it will have any impact on future Superbowls in New Orleans at the Superdome.

 

[Zztop]

in 10 years hardly anyone will remember who won or what the score was. but i would be willing to bet people would still remember the time the lights went out in the superbowl.

 

[where yat brah]

This coming from a professor at the HIGHLY esteemed Webster University in St. Louis which is comprised of over 100 different campuses worldwide mostly around US military bases.