prompt Wrote:After this weekend's Super Bowl, it's hard not to think forward to the Ultimus and Ultimini Championships. If you could pick a location for this year's Championship games, where would it be and why? Would you deck out your own home team stadium with Ultimus/Ultimini decor, or would you pick a totally off the wall location? What would the half time show look like?
The NFL tends to reward the super bowl to cities with new stadiums and aim for larger cities with sufficient airport/hotel space plus either indoor stadiums or warmer winter weather.
Going through the teams' cities, at first glance I think there are some obvious poor choices:
Yellowknife - not easy to get to, clearly doesn't have sufficient capacity, ultimus media crew might outnumber city residents
Berlin - Berlin has a famously poor airport situation despite being the German capital city. While on the one hand I could see the ISFL trying to pick Berlin to reward the first European ISFL team, I think I'd expect to see London as an Ultimini pick first and see how that works out logistically.
Cold weather choices that could be possible if circumstances line up:
New York - NYC has plenty of capacity but also plenty of cold weather at unpredictible times. I could see this being an option, especially since the newest ASFC expansion team is looking solid, but it doesn't seem like the most likely pick to me.
Chicago - I can't imagine the NFL selection team ever picking an outdoor Chicago stadium, but an indoor one would mesh well with a city that has plenty of hotels and good air connectivity.
Colorado - high altitude and could have a foot of snow at any point. Even an indoor stadium might be a bit risky for an Ultimus pick.
Philidelphia - similarly to NYC, could work with an indoor stadium but risky with an outdoor one.
Baltimore - usually less snow and a bit warmer than Philly/NYC, but similar concerns.
Cities with capacity/location concerns but which could work:
Honolulu - the westernmost stadium, but an attractive one for anyone who wants to stretch the Ultimus into a vacation. Long trip, but basically guaranteed to have good weather and plenty of hotels.
San Jose - including the greater San Francisco Bay area gives plenty of capacity, but SJC itself is a much smaller portion. Workable but might require some abnormally remote hotels.
Austin - smaller city than many others in the list, but SXSW shows the city can manage large crowds. 2 events at once probably would be too much, though, and lacks public transportation.
Sarasota - lacking its own airport and an hour or so drive from Tampa. Hotels capacity could be a concern, but driving from Tampa/St. Petersburg could be ok too.
Top picks:
Arizona - almost always good weather, proven location for historically exciting super bowls, seems like a great pick.
Orange County - 17 airports nearby, lots of hotels in the area, and all but guaranteed good weather. Traffic sucks, but still a good option.
New Orleans - proven super bowl city, lots to do, great food, and enough air/hotel capacity.
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