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The Super Bowl vote is slightly more than a week away, but the battle lines have been drawn.

Atlanta, competing with several areas including South Florida for one of the three available Super Bowls starting in 2019, unveiled a series of cut-rate concession prices Monday for its new retractable-roof facility that will make fans wonder if it’s the 1970s again.
How cut rate?
Try $2 for a Coke, $2 for a hot dog, $3 for a slice of pizza and $5 for a beer. And that $2 for the Coke will get you all the soda you can guzzle since fans can go to self-service refillable stations all day long if they like.
“What you’ll see is pricing for concessions as a thank-you to our fans,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said at a news conference. “It’s a way to say thank you to them for their loyalty.”And, Blank added, it’s not a grand opening gimmick, but prices that will stick — even for special mega events, he said. Presumably, that includes (ahem) the Super Bowl.
Blank pointed out the price structure is significantly less than the state-controlled Georgia Dome. That’s not a criticism, he said, just reality. (Think Blank could run for elected office?)
The next two Super Bowls will be in Houston and Minneapolis. The sites of the three Super Bowls after that will be determined when NFL owners meet next week in Charlotte, with the announcement of all three expected to come next Tuesday.
South Florida, Atlanta and Tampa are competing for the games, as is New Orleans (which wants the 2019 game) and Los Angeles (2020 or 2021). No city will land more than one of those three games
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Forgetting the food prices, I have been to 2 Super Bowls in my 36 year lifetime, one in Atlanta and one in Miami. As much as I love and support the Dolphins, I would pick Atlanta over Miami for a Super Bowl venue 100 out of 100 times. Atlanta did an amazing job and everything was within walking distance. Miami had everything so spread out that you couldn't get the experience that I got in Atlanta. Now add in a drastic cut in food prices, Atlanta is where I would want to go as a fan. As beautiful as our stadium will be, (Atlanta's was beautiful as well but this was almost 20 years ago), the best experiences about atrending a Super Bowl are the activities leading up to the game. The stadium really doesn't matter.
 
Njphinsfan said:
Forgetting the food prices, I have been to 2 Super Bowls in my 36 year lifetime, one in Atlanta and one in Miami. As much as I love and support the Dolphins, I would pick Atlanta over Miami for a Super Bowl venue 100 out of 100 times. Atlanta did an amazing job and everything was within walking distance. Miami had everything so spread out that you couldn't get the experience that I got in Atlanta. Now add in a drastic cut in food prices, Atlanta is where I would want to go as a fan. As beautiful as our stadium will be, (Atlanta's was beautiful as well but this was almost 20 years ago), the best experiences about atrending a Super Bowl are the activities leading up to the game. The stadium really doesn't matter.
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which city had hotter women?
 
Don't know if this will matter. The typical Super Bowl attendee isn't worried about spending money on concessions. Most tickets are bought out by corporations nowadays, not sure how a coca-cola buffet is going to be enticing.
 
SCLSU Mud Dogs said:
I wish more owners did this. Add up one ticket ($100+), parking ($20+), two beers ($16), a burger ($12), and a water ($5), it's a lot of freaking money. And the food, for the most part, isn't that great.
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Agreed. But my alternative would be to go to a place like Subway prior to the game and eat a $5-$7 lunch. Beer is a luxury. Parking is unavoidable usually and is abysmal. They sell water outside the stadium for cheap.
 
Daytona Fin said:
Don't know if this will matter. The typical Super Bowl attendee isn't worried about spending money on concessions. Most tickets are bought out by corporations nowadays, not sure how a coca-cola buffet is going to be enticing.
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I wonder what the other owners think of this? Specifically considering the revenue sharing program. Is concessions included in that or do those profits go directly to each owner? If they go into a pool Jerry is not gonna be happy that another owner isn't adding his fair share.
 
Screw the stadium. Where would I rather be in late January/early February? Miami or Atlanta? Tough choice. :rolleyes2:
 
dolfan3431 said:
Don't take this the wrong way, but I had no idea women posted on here. It's quite awesome actually. Marry me? :lol:
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I concur.

Wait a second, didn't someone like dlocks or another prominent poster have a female version (wife or significant other) of themselves running around the forums a long time ago?

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The upgrade I want to see most is the addition of new monitors so you don't miss the game when you go to the restroom or concession stand. My first visit to the stadium was about 3 years ago and I was very disappointed. They had monitors at the concession stand and they were not even showing the game! They were showing advertisements. This was on the upper level.

I live in Saint Petersburg and have been to the Bucs stadium many times. They have monitors EVERYWHERE. In the bathrooms, smoking areas, concession areas, etc. You can go anywhere and not miss a second of the game.

I hope this changes with the renovation.
 
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