Roger Goodell: Lambeau Field Could Host a Super Bowl, but Green Bay Can't

by Michael David SmithFiled under: Packers, NFC North, Sports Business and MediaNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell went to Green Bay for a question-and-answer session with Packers fans Thursday and was asked whether Lambeau Field could become the second outdoor, cold-weather stadium to host a Super Bowl, after the new Giants/Jets stadium in New Jersey becomes the first.

Goodell said he'd love to see a Super Bowl at Lambeau Field, and he has no problem with a Super Bowl being played in the snow. But while the Frozen Tundra would be great for the game itself, it wouldn't work because Green Bay just isn't big enough for the big game.

"It's not about weather as much as it is infrastructure," Goodell said. "You need 25,000 hotel rooms within 60 miles. It's an extraordinary undertaking."
And considering that Green Bay has only 3,000 hotel rooms, there's no chance of it happening. Even a setup that featured most of the media and entertainment activities the week before the Super Bowl taking place in Milwaukee wouldn't be feasible for how big an event the Super Bowl has become. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Commentscarbohydrate counter snowboard goggles plasma ball