Zero2Cool
14 years ago
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/99574069.html 

Green Bay -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell didn't come right out and say it, but if you do the math he presented, it's clear Lambeau Field has almost no shot at hosting a Super Bowl.

Goodell was in town to attend the Green Bay Packers annual shareholders meetings and meet with fans as part of a training camp tour that kicked off Thursday. Goodell answered pre-selected questions from the crowd of 6,000 to 8,000 who filled a half dozen or so sections on the east side of the stadium, but it wasn't until a news conference later that he was asked about a Lambeau Super Bowl.

Goodell said it would be inaccurate to characterize the cold as the biggest deterrent, especially given the decision to play in New York in 2014.

"It's not about weather as much as it is infrastructure," Goodell said. "You need 25,000 hotel rooms within 60 miles. It's an extraordinary undertaking."

Given there only about 3,000 hotel rooms in the greater Green Bay area, odds probably aren't good the big game will ever be played here. He would not categorically dismiss the idea of a Super Bowl at Lambeau, but you get the picture.

Goodell did not rule out that Green Bay could be in the mix if a proposal to move the draft to different locations each year was accepted.

Also, during the news conference, Goodell declined to be specific about the reasons he suspended Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly for the entire 2010 season, but he admitted he never met with Jolly before handing down his decision.

"That's not unusual, " Goodell said.

Goodell also confirmed reports that Titans quarterback Vince Young would not be suspended for an off-the-field altercation.

As for the shareholders meeting, it was a lot of sky-is-blue rhetoric that usually marks this event, although learning anything new about the team in general manager Ted Thompson's position-by-position analysis was next to impossible. Thompson said he was pleased with the team's depth and not much more, although he cracked a couple of jokes that made the crowd laugh.

The one thing he did do was accept responsibility for the number of off-the-field incidents the Packers had this off-season and vowed to clean it up.

Here are some of the items that were covered during the meeting

* The Packers have grand plans to create a "Titletown Business District" around the Lambeau area, hoping to team with businesses in the area to boost the Green Bay economy. President Mark Murphy and vice president of administration Jason Weid both spoke extensively of developing the area to attract what Weid said could be "7 to 8 million" visitors per year.

* Among the development ideas would be t enclose Lambeau Field by building suites or a restaurant on the south end, possibly raising attendance just under 80,000.

* Weid said the Packers would be in favor of a youth athletic facility being built that would attract events like the Little League World Series. Of course, all of it would center around Lambeau Field and aid the Packers in raising revenue.

* Murphy said he would strongly be in favor of an 18-game regular season as long as precautions were made for player safety. He also said he is in favor of a rookie wage scale.

* The financial report was given and Murphy once again stressed that while the Packers made $5.2 million in profit, player costs went up at a higher rate than operating income. He said a new CBA with the players was a priority. Still, the preservation fund is at $127.5 million

* The new Vince Lombardi movie staring Robert DeNiro will debut in Lambeau Field the week before the Super Bowl.

* The NFL Network's "Red Zone" will be shown inside Lambeau Field during stoppages of play.

* Goodell said the NFL was still working to get Time Warner Cable to take the NFL Network, but that there was nothing new to report.

* Murphy praised coach Mike McCarthy for having the guts to switch to a 3-4 defense and making it work last year.


yooperfan
14 years ago
You dom't have to be the commish to figure out that Green Bay doesn't have the facilities other than the stadium to host a Super Bowl.
djcubez
14 years ago
I thought this was pretty cool actually:

* The NFL Network's "Red Zone" will be shown inside Lambeau Field during stoppages of play.

Nonstopdrivel
14 years ago
I will always believe that the Super Bowl venue should be awarded in the same way that the conference championship game venue (or for that matter, World Series or NBA Finals venues) are awarded. Let teams play for homefield advantage throughout, including the Super Bowl. And don't tell me it couldn't be done: other leagues have proven it can be done.
rabidgopher04
14 years ago

I thought this was pretty cool actually:

* The NFL Network's "Red Zone" will be shown inside Lambeau Field during stoppages of play.

"djcubez" wrote:



I think last year they were doing this before the game started.
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Greg C.
14 years ago

I will always believe that the Super Bowl venue should be awarded in the same way that the conference championship game venue (or for that matter, World Series or NBA Finals venues) are awarded. Let teams play for homefield advantage throughout, including the Super Bowl. And don't tell me it couldn't be done: other leagues have proven it can be done.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:



Of course it could be done. But the Super Bowl is regarded as a national event and is watched all over the world. To make it a regional event again would mean lost revenue, plus there would be the risk of playing the game in a blizzard or below zero temperatures--something that can't happen in the other major sports, plus those sports have seven game series anyway, which are not practical at a neutral site.
blank
14 years ago
Back in 2003 as a Naval Officer, I had orders to San Diego prior to being sent over for the Invasion of Iraq. The orders were to report Monday after the Super Bowl. I got a delay of one day just because every room on base and every hotel room was booked.

San Diego with a large tourist economy based on the beaches, Sea World, and snow birds did not seem to have enough motel rooms. If the 8th largest city in America with 1.3 million people has trouble providing rooms, I doubt that Green Bay and Milwaukee combined would have enough.
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porky88
14 years ago
Personally, I think a Big Ten Championship game at Lambeau would be better for TV. I don't like the idea of two NFL teams other than the Pack playing at Lambeau.
Zero2Cool
14 years ago

Personally, I think a Big Ten Championship game at Lambeau would be better for TV. I don't like the idea of two NFL teams other than the Pack playing at Lambeau.

"porky88" wrote:



It'd be a home game.
porky88
14 years ago

Personally, I think a Big Ten Championship game at Lambeau would be better for TV. I don't like the idea of two NFL teams other than the Pack playing at Lambeau.

"Zero2Cool" wrote:



It'd be a home game.

"porky88" wrote:



haha I was wondering who'd be the one to say that.
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