Detroit was far from the favorite Super Bowl destination for the NFL management types, team people, the press, etc. It was really only the long NFL involvement of Bill Ford and the pull of the auto companies that got the game here. And now that the American auto industry is in such disastrous shape and big ticket auto advertising ion TV is drying up I see no incentive for the NFL to come back this way anytime soon.

Add me to the list of those who are dubious about the actual positive economic impact of big sporting events.