Super Bowl 2014: Left in Cold, Heading to New Jersey

Snow birds fly south for the winter.

Ask any of the New York transplants that now live in South Florida.

It makes perfect sense that NFL owners chose East Rutherford, N.J. as the site for Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. Simply because the New Meadowlands Stadium, worth $1.6 billion, will be the shiniest toy on the block. 

Don't temperatures usually dip into the 20's, with even colder wind chills and possibilities of snow?

How are fans supposed to travel when they might not even be able to reach their final destination?

When owners, athletes and fans alike, only want to drink hot chocolate and hibernate, what sort of activities would be planned for the week leading up to the Super Bowl? (I'm looking at you in 2012, Indianapolis).

When the Super Bowl visited South Florida a few months ago, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told officials that in order for the game to return, upgrades needed to be made to Sun Life Stadium—including a covering that protected fans from the elements.

Really?

In case it slipped Goodell's mind, the New York Jets and New York Giants' new facility is an open-air stadium.

Since when is rain during early February worse than snow flurries? Both Tampa and Miami—more sane choices—missed out on the bid.

So start breaking out those parkas, folks.

It seems the NFL wants to make literal use of the term "frozen tundra."