I live in a suburb of Detroit and I would just like to remind everyone that Detroiters are working very hard to show everyone coming to our city for the Super Bowl a good time. We can't do anything about the weather - it is what it is. It will be very comfortable inside Ford Field!!!

Detroiters are excited to be hosting Super Bowl XL. We will do our best. It's a big city, but we are nice people and this is our home -- we like it.
Anyway, I hope people will be open minded and enjoy the good things Detroit has to offer.

Beachboi - I think there was not a week inbetween SuperBowl and last playoff game last year.

Isn't there usually at least one week off? That's what I'm remmembering.

Super Bowl is a trophy promised by the NFL and awarded X# of times if a city builds a stadium. Thus Detroit, JAX, Tampa (among others).

We loved hosting it in Tampa. The city was thrilled at the opportunity to showcase itself. Even changed Gasparilla to coincide...a biiiig mistake, IMHO. Traffic was a nightmare despite their best efforts to have a plan in place by game date, and I'm afraid most cities would have an issue with that. The crowds were enormous. We wanted the game sooo badly, and wanted so badly for everything to be perfect. I hope those attending had as good a time as the city had putting it on.

Ick to the idea of putting it in Las Vegas every year, by the way.

Ususally there are two weeks between the conference championship games, but not always. For our first Buffalo Super Bowl, in January 1991, there was only one week, and it made planning for the trip difficult.

Also from a "burb" of Detroit -- alot is happening getting ready ... the North American Auto Show just wrapped in Cobo Hall (that was a great by the way!) and are turning Cobo into a NFL Experience. Many events happening in and around the area -- local word has many celebs are flying their own jets into Windsor / Oakland airports. Great pre-game concert with local Motown artist, Stevie Wonder etc, (Areatha singing national anthem) and the Rolling Stones performing at halftime.

After the auto show we took the People Mover Monorail around -- the City is looking great -- it should be a great party! Detroit has played hosts to a few big events (Ryder Cup -- I was a volunteer that was fun even though we lost -- and 2005 All-Star game).

Barbara, yes we did have a great time in San Diego and your wonderful city did a great job. Unfortunately, we didn't spend as much time there as we do in other Super Bowl Cities as we just stayed home and went down the day before and stayed for 2 days. When the games are farther away we go for a whole week so get the whole experience. We usually get feedback on the cities from friends who fly in to go with us and who don't live in those cities. I just felt we had as much fun or more in the cold weather cities as in the warm weather cities. Think they tried very hard because they knew some people would complain. Loved San Diego tho. Also, do remember when Super Bowl was in Pontiac (Detroit) several years ago they did make stores and bars, etc. out of closed stores in the downtown area and it was fun and felt very safe. Unfortunately, most of those places did not last after the Super Bowl.

Miss Maple, you are correct that Detroit is trying very hard when they host many events. We went to the Ryder Cup and had a great time - although it was in Oakland County is still in the Greater Detroit Area. I am sure we will have a wonderful time at the Super Bowl too - we are looking forward to our trip to your city.