1. Hosts the Indianapolis 500, which annually draws over 300,000 every year to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

2. Hosts the Brickyard 400, which as the second biggest event in NASCAR draws over 200,000 annually to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

3. Has hosted numerous NCAA Final Fours, including the 2010 edition at Lucas Oil Stadium (plus other times hosting sub-regionals or regionals at either Lucas Oil Stadium or the old RCA Dome). That requires being prepared for a snowstorm, as those can happen there in the first week of April very easily.

I suspect Indy will be a very good host city for the Super Bowl based on that.

Its about time this guy just keeps quiet, his tweets are about as beligerent as his past kickers. I’m glad someone got a hold of these quotes and told him to just stick to the obvious and not the oblivious. Thank you Jim

Move on. The Colts don’t belong to Baltimore or Indy, they belong to the Irsay’s.

I have to say, I would not go to indy for the super bowl. The NFL should not have it in a city that has a good chance of snow, cold and ice.
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I wish more people would think that way – that would make it easier for those of us who don’t mind the weather to get to a Super Bowl.

The worst part about the weather in Dallas was the fact that they weren’t prepared to handle it. I think Indy has a few more snowplows and a few more pounds of road salt than Dallas does. And if they don’t already, I’m sure they will by next February.

“Indianapolis is the worst city possible for the Superbowl.”

Maybe they should consider that thriving uber-cosmopolitan metropolis known as Cincinnati. home of the Dead Steve McNair Halloween displays.
Stay classy.

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helllllllll, no…talk about a terrible SB experience…the seating in that place is like watching a SB from a HS football stadium…or from an airbus A320…totally uncomfortable…

Back to Indy, yes they will end up doing a piece on Irsay and drugs and his drunk ass Dad when he was in Bmore slurring and staggering all over the airport, but thats what you get when you host. It will be entertaining.

I don’t think Indy has a shot to make it though. Manning to wayne is much slower these days

It would be hilarious if the Baltimore Ravens end up playing/winning the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

It would be such beautiful karma to see Irsay’s reaction. And if the Ravens FINALLY beat Peyton Manning on their way to playing in that Super Bowl… that would just put the icing on the cake.

I include dallas on that list , but your anti-cowboy rhetoric is getting old.

Even if it’s 0 degrees, even if there’s a gigantic ice storm, all the hotels, the convention center, the main attractions, and the stadium are all connected via skywalk. So people never even have to hit outside if they don’t want to. And it’s always 72 degrees inside.

The people here are always nice and helpful, too. The entire downtown economy is based on hosting big time events, so they know what’s up. We just opened the largest JW Marriott in the world, and have relatively brand new billion dollar airport.

The city has plenty to do, and the NFL brings its own sideshow anyway.

Colts will have a 1 pt lead and the ball with a minute to go in the AFC Championship game. Manning will try to take a couple knees to run out the clock until Caldwell decides to call his last 3 time outs and forcing the Colts to punt.

On the punt return, the other team returns it to the Colts 30 yard line. After running a play that gains them no yards, they kick a 47 yard field goal to win the game.

After the game, when Caldwell is asked why he called the timeouts, his response is “Well, we wanted to run as many plays as possible… You never know what can happen on a punt. Their returner could have muffed the punt, or he might have even run backwards on the return and we might be able to tackle him for a safety… You never know what can happen!”

The next day when Polian is asked about the timeouts, he gives a completely different reason; saying “that was the most crucial point in the game and the Colts wanted to be in the right formation”. While at the same time implying that anyone who questions him or Caldwell is simply a moron who doesn’t know anything about football.

I’d like to see a Rose Bowl Super Bowl again.

I’d like to see a Rose Bowl Super Bowl again.