The competition for future Super Bowl host cities for Super Bowl's 50 and 51 was established last week, when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell set San Francisco up against first Miami for Super Bowl 50, and then Houston for 51, should Miami win for 50.
That places San Francisco, which is building a new stadium for the 49ers, in the position of being behind against a legendary Super Bowl host, and one that, having hosted it once, is hungry to get it again.
The legendary host is, of course, Miami. "South Florida," as the NFL calls it, has hosted the Super Bowl 10 times, a record matched only by New Orleans. Houston hosted the Super Bowl in 2004, and having done a very good job, wants to host it again, and has been at the plate fighting for the right to do so once more before this time. Houston's hungry.
What both Miami and Houston have in their favor are coordinated efforts that are joint ventures. In Houston's case, the bid is a combination of the resources of the Houston Texans, the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Harris County/Houston Sports Authority, and Reliant Park.
What San Francisco has in its favor is the new stadium, a number of top-quality hotels, and a good regional infrastructure. But what San Francisco does not have in its favor is that it's never hosted a Super Bowl, and it never bid for one - the last time, Oakland did.
That effort was ran by this blogger.
Stay tuned.
