Should Indy try for another Super Bowl?

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6 thoughts on “Should Indy try for another Super Bowl?

    1. I didn’t want to be the first person to bring it up, but, yeah, you’re right. Or at least until large, expansive — and expensive — renovations beyond the minor ones called for in the current contract are “needed to maintain competitiveness.” Then the carrot of a potential Super Bowl will be dangled in front.

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