North Texas bid beats Indy, Arizona for 2011 Super Bowl

[Gunzlingr]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The 2011 Super Bowl will be played at the Dallas Cowboys (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=dal)' new stadium in Arlington, Texas. Indianapolis and Glendale, Arizona also bid for the game.

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NFL owners voted Tuesday for the North Texas group, which had Hall of Famer Roger Staubach lobbying on its behalf. The Cowboys' $1 billion stadium seats more than 100,000 and will open in 2009. It has about 27,000 more seats than the other stadiums involved.


The Indianapolis bid featured the Colts' domed stadium opening in 2008 and was backed by a Top 10 list by David Letterman. Arizona hosts the 2008 Super Bowl on Feb. 3 and hosted the 1996 Super Bowl in Tempe.

Texas has hosted the Super Bowl twice, in Houston in 2004 in the Texans' new stadium and in 1974 at Rice Stadium. Indianapolis also lost to Minneapolis in bidding for the 1992 game.

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[darmani]

Not too surprising given that AZ already had it for 2008. Plus there is the Jerry Jones "influence" factor.

[G. Host]

Indianapolis should have insisted a Superbowl as cost of getting a new dome. It is the usual bribe required to get one.

[Ebenezer]

Is the new Dallas stadium a dome? Watch there be an ice storm that weekend.

[gr8slayer]

Is the new Dallas stadium a dome? Watch there be an ice storm that weekend.
It's retractable.

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I can't wait, I'll be going.