Mercedes-Benz picked Atlanta, but the Superdome is the real winning venue

SmashMouth · 05-21-2020, 12:12 PM

The shortcomings of Atlanta are too numerous to fully inventory here.

The traffic is stifling. The food is bland. And their football team blew a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl.

But the grandees at Mercedes-Benz have decided they prefer Atlanta’s modern-as-tomorrow football stadium over our historic Superdome. So they will be scratching their name off the dome’s roof when the automaker’s marketing agreement expires next year.

Mercedes makes a fine car, but when it comes to picking a football stadium, they are out of their league.

The Superdome has hosted seven Super Bowls, the Rolling Stones and Pope John Paul II. Under its 10-acre roof, Tulane played an undefeated season, Michael Jordan won a national championship for North Carolina, George Bush said “no new taxes” and Roberto Duran said “no mas.”

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,554 Blog Entries: 29	Mercedes-Benz picked Atlanta, but the Superdome is the real winning venue The shortcomings of Atlanta are too numerous to fully inventory here. The traffic is stifling. The food is bland. And their football team blew a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl. But the grandees at Mercedes-Benz have decided they prefer Atlanta’s modern-as-tomorrow football stadium over our historic Superdome. So they will be scratching their name off the dome’s roof when the automaker’s marketing agreement expires next year. Mercedes makes a fine car, but when it comes to picking a football stadium, they are out of their league. The Superdome has hosted seven Super Bowls, the Rolling Stones and Pope John Paul II. Under its 10-acre roof, Tulane played an undefeated season, Michael Jordan won a national championship for North Carolina, George Bush said “no new taxes” and Roberto Duran said “no mas.” read more RailBoss, jeanpierre and st thomas like this.