It's 2014 and the Super Bowl has come to New York. There are parades down Broadway, celebrities are rubbing shoulders at some of the world's hippest nightclubs, while corporate bigwigs nosh at Michelin-starred restaurants. It's all good in the Big Apple.

But what about the on-field action? Sorry you asked. It turns out to be a dour game played in the freezing, windy Meadowlands. Neither team generates much offense, and the final score is 7-6, with the difference a missed extra point, when a kicker slips on the icy surface.

Sound like a great Super Bowl to you? That's what's facing us after NFL owners awarded Super Bowl XVLIII to New York/New Jersey. It's basically a reward for building another monumental shrine to American football, a lagniappe handed to the owners of the Jets and Giants for their $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium.

We have seen this before, in places like Detroit and Jacksonville. But Ford Field has a roof, and Jacksonville Memorial Stadium, despite being in the smallest and crappiest city to ever host the big game, is in Florida. With New York - or to be precise, East Rutherford, New Jersey - we're looking at the real possibility of cold weather and snow for the Super Bowl.

You see, there's a reason why the NFL's showpiece game has always been played in a warm weather city (Miami, San Diego, Tampa) or a city with a domed stadium (New Orleans, Minneapolis): it's because of Mother Nature. Like college football bowl games or baseball's Spring Training, the idea has always been to get away from the freezing cold northern winter and fly south.

First of all, it's better for the schmoozing business types, and let's be honest, that's what the Super Bowl is all about. This isn't a game for guys named Sal and Vito who wear green satin jackets and scream "J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets." It's about the kings of business and their mates, well-known actors and rappers, and other high-profile types the NFL loves having around.

More importantly, the concept of taking the weather out of the equation theoretically means that neither team has an advantage. For years, the NFL has been predicated on the following concept: you play the regular season for home field advantage, whether that be the frozen tundra of Green Bay or the fast track of Lucas Oil Stadium. When you get to the Super Bowl, you don't have to worry about the weather.

And this is where the New York Super Bowl is a game changer.

Imagine the New Orleans Saints and their high-powered offense faced with sub-freezing temperatures and winds blowing in from upstate New York. Is that what you want in your marquee game? Drew Brees handing off because it's too windy to throw? Do you want a Super Bowl decided on somebody's unfortunate slip on the snowy turf?

Trust me, I have no problems with football played in the cold. I'm a Denver Broncos fan and love nothing more than seeing a white, wintery field. But that's for the regular season. For my Super Bowls, I'd rather have a temperate climate which suits both teams, and doesn't adversely affect the quality of play. We've had three superb Super Bowls in a row, played, not so coincidentally, in Miami, Phoenix and Tampa.

Finally, this move has the potential to open the floodgates for every other city in the NFL. Places that previously believed they had no chance at all, will now ramp up their campaigns. Think Redskins' owner Dan Snyder isn't licking his lips at the thought of a Super Bowl in Fed Ex Field? All he needs is Barack Obama's support, and DC is a shoe-in. Actually I take that Obama part back.

What about Robert Kraft and the Patriots? A few tweaks to Gillette Stadium and he'll have a crack. Same with Jeffrey Lurie in Philadelphia. Even Paul Allen in rainy Seattle might give it a go.

And what about the Fertile Crescent of NFL history, Chicago and Green Bay? Lambeau Field is too small and Green Bay doesn't have the hotel rooms and the nightspots. But Chicago could pull it off. And if New York isn't an issue, why would a blizzard in Soldier Field be any different.

Look, I understand the rationale for awarding the Super Bowl to New York. The Giants are one of the NFL's oldest and most important franchises. New York is The Big Apple, it's the NFL's number one TV market, it's where the league is headquartered.

I just don't think it's the right place for the Super Bowl.