INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis and Cleveland have a lot more in common than two football teams that had difficult seasons.
They both have baseball teams called the "Indians," and both have had unusually warm weather this winter season.
High 50's and sunny is not something the Super Bowl Committee was betting on when they submitted the bid for Super Bowl 46.
It begs the question, since Cleveland is known as a cold-weather-city too, could the city on Lake Erie host the game too?
Of course, the committee has a major winter weather plan in place to handle snow and ice removal in the Super Bowl Village and get people around safely.
But they do have one less worry at Lucas Oil Stadium. It's covered with a dome.
Years ago there was a campaign to get a dome on a new Cleveland Browns Stadium.
There were petitions, signs, and even renderings of what it could look like. But a dome is not necessarily a linchpin for hosting the game.
In 2014, the Super Bowl will be in held at MetLife stadium in the New York metro area. The stadium does not have a dome.
As for a bid coming from Cleveland, Mayor Frank Jackson's Chief of Staff says that, if 2014 is a success, the mayor would "think about it."
"It" being the bid.
Indianapolis Mayor Gregory Ballard says it's a good question to raise after the clock runs out on the 2014 game.
In the meantime, he and his staff and the Super Bowl Committee are focusing their own efforts on a successful Super Bowl 46.
When it's over Ballard, his constituents and folks in Cleveland can focus on their football teams getting back on track.
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