Are those the media members most likely to be there? I think the majority of super bowl attendee media members are not based in NYC. And ESPN being close does not count. I guarantee Chris Berman won't be scared to expense as much as he would in Miami. Guys who appear on sports reporters in midtown get their hotel taken care of, i'm sure it will be the same here. There will be media members from both participants, just like there would be if the Dolphins ever played in a "South Florida" super bowl or if New Orleans played in a Superdome Super Bowl. There will be media members from every NFL city (probably). Plus all the BS media. Ok...even conceding the point. I still think the "we don't want a Super Bowl in a cold locale" is more of a media driven thing. I don't think it matter much to most fans. I concur. I once bought the Bill Simmons theory that they should only play in Miami, New Orleans, San Diego and some other warm weather place, until I wised up to the fact that this is just a media driven desire for warm weather. NYC does provide a decent couterpoint though, as it blows away Detroit, Indy, Jacksonville, etc weather or not.