London Super Bowl ! · PACKERSHOME

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

I say schedule a Super Bowl game to be played in LONDON !
The game is already an international event, Lets have international locations as well. What about a Sydney SB, awesome mate ! 🖐

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wpr
Preferred Member

10 years ago

I know what you are saying but it won't work. Time zone issues. The big money comes from tv and ads. It is 7 hours difference between London and the Left Coast. A game that can not begin any earlier than 7 pm in London would start at Noon in LA. Networks want the game to be in prime time. In order to do that they would be playing in the wee hours of the morning in London.

It would be even worse Down Under. With the International Date Line they would have to play the game yesterday in order for us to see it tomorrow. [grin1]

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

Mexico City ? 👍
That's the ticket ! [cheers]

pkrjones
Registered

10 years ago

It may be an international event, but it's still an American sport's championship so it belongs on American soil. Why take $$ away from a US venue/town?

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

It may be an international event, but it's still an American sport's championship so it belongs on American soil. Why take $$ away from a US venue/town?

Originally Posted by: pkrjones

The NFL makes it's SB money from television revenue. If they could get more money by playing in Havana, Cuba I might believe they would do it. The NFL is first, a business. As such profits are their bottom line. Player conduct, SB locations, etc. are all just factors that influence how much money the league makes. What country/city they award the SB to is largely a business decision.

wpr
Preferred Member

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: Smokey

sad but true. The owners have been ruining the game in their attempt to squeeze 5 bucks out of every nickle for years.

dhazer
Veteran Member

10 years ago

the superbowl location needs to have access to good golf courses that have to give permission for free golf lol.

Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

Perhaps it should be called the money bowl. I recall the first two SB's and watching with much excitement. I and no other thought the Jets would ever defeat the Colts. Sense we have seen Staubach, and Bradshaw, and Montana . As well as Brady, and Aikman, and Favre. Halftime shows are now a full time business. I've watched every SB game that has been played. Love to see GB win their 5th. 😄

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

10 years ago

Moving the SB to anywhere outside the US is a horrendous idea. I wouldn't even like to see it in Hawaii or Puerto Rico.

Leave it in the continental US, period.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

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bboystyle (19h) : Minny isnt going to lose out so 5th seed is out of the equation. We are playing for the 6th or 7th seed which makes no difference

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Zero2Cool (20h) : I think the revenue share is moot, isn't it? That's the CBA an Salary Cap handling that.

bboystyle (20h) : i mean game becomes irrelevant if we win tonight. Just a game where we are trying to play spoilers to Vikings chance at the #1 seed

Mucky Tundra (21h) : beast, I would guess ad revenue from more eyes watching tv

Zero2Cool (21h) : I would think it would hurt the home team because people would have to cancel last minute maybe? i dunno

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