BY MICHAEL HAYNE

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

If you thought sitting in partial darkness inside a climate-controlled dome sucked, then just imagine sitting in a foot of snow with heat as far out of sight as a 50 yard line. This is but one of many possible scenarios for next year’s upcoming Superbowl being held at the new Meadowlands Stadium.

Could we have a Superstorm Bowl?

Being that N.J. is the new biazzaro weather state, especially following Superstorm Sandy, organizers of next year's Superbowl have devised a number of contingency plans, including the game being played on a Saturday.

Obviously holding the game on a Saturday would bode well for home viewers, as it would give them an extra day to do a lot of heavy drinking following their team's loss. But it would present a nightmarish scenario for those traveling to the game with ironclad plane and room reservations.

It seems another plan would include delaying the game by a week in the event of truly nasty weather, like Gov. Chris Christie running around in Fleece weather.

From Sports Business Daily:

It is not a typical snowstorm that concerns the league but rather a weather crisis like a nor’easter, something that is capable of shutting down the city.

“We have to look at all the angles: storm arriving day-of-game, storm arriving prior to game, storm arriving after game,” one source said.

Well, we can certainly dismiss Beyonce doing a Halftime show repeat since she apparently cannot sing in the cold weather. Last weekend's Snowstorm Nero is a perfect example of the problems associated with a cold weather game, even if some of us love the throwback idea of making football on the grandest stage be quintessential football: cold, snowy, and rough.

Well, just as long as the lights stay on.