Feb 3, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; General view of the power outage during the third quarter in Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

We all lived through it on Sunday night, it took 34 minutes to recover from. It will go down as one of the stranger events in Super Bowl history, and clearly, for whatever reason, changed the momentum of the entire game. Of course, I am talking about the 34 minute blackout. The game was about to get away from the 49ers, and it came back to them following the blackout.

There were a whole lot of emotions that went through the building during the incident, even from the normally reserved head coach, John Harbaugh. There were also a lot of questions immediately after the incident, and have continued after the game. How did it happen? Did Beyonce’s show cause the problem? How do we prevent it in the future? All of these questions come up, and it has darkened what should be a great day, after a great Super Bowl.

But it wasn’t. It’s unfortunate, but in a sense, it is a blessing in disguise for us in the New York/New Jersey area. Why? it showed the world that a problem can happen at ANY Super Bowl, not just an open-aired, cold weather city Super Bowl. Sunday’s incident is about as clear of an example as any, of the theory that “life happens”. If a problem occurs, we work through it, no matter where it takes place.

I’ll say it before and I’ll say it again. The odds of a major weather event in the NY/NJ area on the night of the Super Bowl are not that great. Could it happen? Sure. It’s just about as likely as a freak power outage at the stadium, which by the way, MetLife didn’t have even in a hurricane. If there is bad weather, we will deal with it, just like New Orleans dealt with a power outage.

Anything can happen at any Super Bowl. The power outage reminded us of that, and took the heat off of MetLife, so for us, it was a blessing in disguise.

MetLife Stadium, the site of next year’s Super Bowl.

With tomorrow’s game being the last Super Bowl before one is played in New York, the talk has started up again about the idea of having a Super Bowl in a cold weather city. People are worried about the possibility of adverse conditions being present on Sunday. There is that possibility, the forecast for Sunday does hold out the possibility for light snow. The potential for there being weather at next year’s game is possible.

People have taken a hard line against the idea, Joe Flacco even calling the idea “retarded”. Yes, he retracted the statement, so I am not going to get on him for the word. But what he didn’t retract was his hard stance against the game. He is not the only one, as it has been a divisive issue. What I am going to tell Flacco, and the rest of the detractors is this:

Relax. It will be OK.

First of all, what’s the point of complaining? The decision has been made, and they aren’t going to change it. They are already working on the Super Bowl week events, and signing contracts with hotels. Arrangements are being made for concerts during the week. The stadium is already setting up crews to work the week of the game, and I have heard people already getting rooms near the stadium. These complaints are not going to do anything other than upset the person making them. Roger Goodell isn’t going to move the game because of Joe Flacco or anyone else.

Secondly, the economic boom for the tri-state area will not only be huge, it will be necessary. This area has been hit hard, as we all know, thanks to Superstorm Sandy. The money that will come in for the hotels, Broadway shows, restaurants, and everything else that can be done in the area will make a world of difference. For that reason alone, having the game in the area is a great idea.

Yes, there is a chance that there will be a storm on Super Bowl Sunday next year. Sure, can’t deny it. But that is what it is, a chance. This area knows how to remove snow, how to clear the roads. A light to moderate snowfall is not a big deal. The roads can be cleared, and mass transit is here. The fear is a major blizzard or storm. Are the chances really that great? How many really happen? Let’s be real here, it’s not that often.

Finally, we are not playing baseball here folks. It’s FOOTBALL. It’s made to be played in the elements. Peyton Manning won a Super Bowl in the rain, you didn’t hear him complaining. Why? That’s football. Why is the “Ice Bowl” so memorable? Because of the ICE! The elements. It’s OK to play a title game in the elements, but not the Super Bowl? It doesn’t make sense.

Relax all, the Super Bowl at MetLife will be just fine.

So far, Kelly reports that 22 corporations have pledged in excess of $1 million and will serve as vice chairs.

“I think the major story of today, for us, is the naming of co-sponsors,” Kelly said. “No other Super Bowl has had anywhere close to this many sponsors. And we’re 28 months away from the game.”

In addition, the host committee’s logo was officially unveiled and seen below.

The committee is projecting $550 million of economic benefit to the region.

“We are going to be completely up front from day one about the weather,” Kelly said. “It’s going to be February in New Jersey when that game is played. It’s likely to be cold. It’s likely to have snow or remnants of snow or threats of snow and we thought it would be both fun and direct to put the snowflake right into our major symbol.”

The 22 corporate sponsors are, in addition to Verizon who hasn’t name a chair:

Keith Banks                                         Lloyd Blankfein
President, US Trust                              Chairman and CEO
Bank of America                                  Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Frank Bisignano                                    Tom Conheeney
Chief Administrative Officer                  Chief Operating Officer
JPMorgan Chase & Co.                       S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.P.

David Cote                                           Massimo d’Amore
Chairman & CEO                                 CEO
Honeywell                                            PepsiCo Beverages Americas

Winston Fisher                                     Jamie Forese
Partner                                                 CEO, Sec. & Banking Institutional Client Group
Fisher Brothers                                     Citi

Brian Friedman                                     Mark Frissora
Chairman, Executive Committee            Chairman & CEO
Jefferies Group Inc.                              The Hertz Corporation
President
Jefferies Capital Partners

Gerald Hassell                                         John Hess
Chairman, President & CEO                 Chairman & CEO
BNY Mellon                                        Hess Corporation

Paul Tudor Jones II                              Robert Kapito
President & CEO                                 President
Paul Tudor Jones                                  BlackRock

Michael Kowalski                                 Ralph LaRossa
Chairman & CEO                                 President & COO
Tiffany & Co.                                       PSE&G

David Moross                                     Duncan Niederauer
Chairman & CEO                                 CEO & Director
Falconhead Capital                               NYSE Euronext

John Paloian                                         Janet Robinson
Chief Operating Officer                         President & CEO
RR Donnelley                                       The New York Times

Allen Sirkin
President & COO
PVH Corp.