The following is cross-posted from Noah Pransky’s award-winning Shadow of the Stadium blog.
Sorry Florida, you must learn your lesson.
That’s the message from NFL owners this afternoon, who awarded the next two Super Bowls to Santa Clara, Calif., and Houston, respectively.
It was pretty clear Miami would have landed one of the games had the legislature played ball with stadium renovations, but once the bid was shot down, the writing was on the wall.
Unfortunately for Tampa, Raymond James Stadium may become a victim of the stadium silliness and get shut out of games as well until the legislature gives in to NFL demands.
And with Atlanta getting a new stadium soon, as well as eventual Miami renovations down the road, Tampa may be playing an awfully long waiting game….one that might even lead to the league “suggesting” the region rehab RayJay if it wants another Super Bowl?
