Just weeks after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made public comments saying Miami may be seeing its last Super Bowl for some time, the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee is set to form a subcommittee to help keep the Super Bowl coming back to South Florida.
Goodell said it's not a question of the city or the area, but rather his complaints center around the 22-year-old Dolphin Stadium. Despite undergoing $250 million in improvement in 2007, the NFL believes the stadium is falling behind the competition.
"The key thing is to make sure the stadium is state of the art and that it can compete with the stadiums in some of these other communities. They are moving to another level in some of these stadiums," Goodell said.
Among the complaints about Dolphin Stadium are the location of lower-level seats and lighting at the stadium. In addition, the luxury boxes are a point of concern for the league for future Super Bowls. Goodell said that with the Marlins planning to leave Dolphin Stadium in a few years the facility could again become a Super Bowl destination, but only with the major improvements.
Still, Miami is facing growing competition from palaces like the new Dallas Cowboys stadium (affectionately known as Jerry-land for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones) which features the largest high-definition television in the world and every luxury a fan could want, plus a retractable roof. The only drawback was the stadium cost more than $1 billion to construct.
During the subcommittee meeting on Thursday, the Miami Dolphins will be asked to give an update on the stadium master planning process.
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