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Post by Gene on Oct 16, 2007 12:16:41 GMT -5
NFL commissioner says Super Bowl may someday be held in London
By CHRIS KAHN, Associated Press Writer
October 15, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- A future Super Bowl champion may someday be crowned overseas in a game witnessed predominantly by a foreign audience, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said.
"There's a great deal of interest in holding a Super Bowl in London," Goodell told reporters Monday. "So we'll be looking at that."
The commissioner said London's new Wembley Stadium would make a great candidate for pro football's biggest matchup, given the enthusiasm overseas for the game.
The NFL has been expanding its overseas presence for years by televising games around the world. It's held preseason games in numerous countries in Europe, Asia, Mexico and Canada, and in 2005, the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers played the first regular-season match outside the United States.
The game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City drew the league's largest crowd to date, 103,467.
On Oct. 28, Wembley will host the first regular-season NFL game outside North America. It took just 90 minutes to sell the first 40,000 tickets for the game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. Goodell said event organizers have sold 95,000 tickets in all.
Goodell spoke about the possibility of a British Super Bowl after a luncheon Monday in Scottsdale sponsored by the host committee for the 2008 Super Bowl in Arizona.
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Updated on Monday, Oct 15, 2007 7:16 pm, EDT
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Post by Gene on Oct 16, 2007 12:18:52 GMT -5
The NFL is losing me anymore. This is a dumb idea. This is one way to alienate the american people who have built this sport into the powerhouse that it is today. I thought it was bad enough when they said they would play a regular season game or 2 overseas, but a super bowl? I dont get it.......... 
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Post by scooter on Oct 16, 2007 13:42:45 GMT -5
The first question I would have is... What time of day would the game be played in London and what time of day would it be broadcast in the U.S.A? This could turn into a nightmare just on that issue alone. I'm not sure of the time difference in the U.K., but I know Australia is about 14 hrs. ahead of us. So am I incorrect in guessing that their about 5 to 6 hrs. ahead of us? So let's say a 6:00 kickoff in the U.K. would mean about a 12:00 Noon kickoff in the East and a 8:00am kickoff on the West Coast?!?! Can you picture that!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!  |
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Post by frostbite on Oct 16, 2007 13:58:01 GMT -5
right scooter its 5 hours so they kick off 8pm local time its 3 here in erie and noon on the west coast thats not completely insane. think of the money thats what the nfl is thinking about the first nfl game outside the states was in mexico city MEXICO-FREAKIN-CITY and it had waay over 100k in the stands and they say they have 95k sold for this reg season game in two weeks we dont have nfl stadiums that hold that many people here.
this years sb will be in arizona the stadium holds 73k if you use the 95k number they use for a london super bowl (and it may ell be higher) thats 22k more tickets to sell. at a face value averaging over 700 dollars thats over 15mil. thats just tickets i bet london would pay the league a hefty sum to be the host, not to mention expanding your worldwide market as an advertiser, rates would jump for exclusive nfl/super bowl partnerships.
its all about the money folks allll about the money
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Post by scooter on Oct 16, 2007 14:00:15 GMT -5
Just Googled a cool website, WorldTimeServer.com that tells you the current time anywhere in the world.
London is 5 Hrs. ahead of us.
So depending on the time of the kickoff, fans on the West Coast could start their SuperBowl parties in the pre-dawn hours!!!!!
Imagine that!!!!!
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Post by frostbite on Oct 16, 2007 14:05:13 GMT -5
the way i look at it is im never buying tix to the sb, i dont know anyone who can get tix to the sb, and the way its going the clowns will never each the sb in my lifetime so im not too worried about where the sb is held. i didnt know this years was in arizona till i looked it up for my last post so the site doesnt matter to me.
and i'd rather start my sb party at noon than have to stay up till 2 in the moring to watch a goddamned baseball playoff game.
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Post by mississippimudcat1 on Oct 16, 2007 19:37:51 GMT -5
Okay, Having the "All-American Sport" in England makes no sense what-so-ever. KEEP IN THE U.S.A!!!
:smileymudcats: :smileymudcats: :smileymudcats:
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Post by frostbite on Oct 16, 2007 22:16:31 GMT -5
they play "american" football all over the world already and the nfl has already played 1 game outside the US and the 2nd will be in 2 weeks. too late to "keep it in the USA"
many of the indoor players we see every summer play overseas in the fall whats wrong with expanding the game?
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Post by titanfandrew on Oct 16, 2007 23:50:50 GMT -5
What about the commercials? The multi-million dollar per second Super Bowl ads are going to be a lot harder to sell if the game airs at noon pacific here in the States. If England wants to host it that badly, they can kickoff at 11:30pm GMT (6:30pm EST). That would be like having the European Soccer Championship in NYC and starting at 8pm EST (1am GMT, earlier further east in Europe) because the US wanted to host it (IF the US could draw 100k+ people for a soccer match).
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Post by d'oh! on Oct 17, 2007 9:02:56 GMT -5
1/2 the super bowl experience is the Super Bowl Experience (the week long carnival like activities) I can't see that being nearly as functional as in the US. Also having those type of events in a city that averages 32F - 45F in February is a bad idea.
B.
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Post by MarinerMayhem on Oct 17, 2007 10:00:36 GMT -5
It's a stupid idea. Hard to elaborate on that.
MM
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Post by Gene on Oct 18, 2007 16:33:37 GMT -5
1/2 the super bowl experience is the Super Bowl Experience (the week long carnival like activities) I can't see that being nearly as functional as in the US. Also having those type of events in a city that averages 32F - 45F in February is a bad idea. B. |
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Post by frostbite on Oct 18, 2007 16:53:39 GMT -5
in 2006 pittsburgh beat the seahawks in detroit in sb XL. cold weather city. it was also in detroit in '82.
the avg temps in london dont qualify for the nfls climate criteria by a few degrees, but the nfl waives those for indoor stadiums. wembley isnt a true dome the field is open like it is in dallas but it is the worlds largest stadium where every seat is under cover so fans in all 95k seats wont get wet if it were to rain like it did in miami last year. ask any player of fan id rather be dry and 40 degrees than soaking wet and 60.
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Post by d'oh! on Oct 19, 2007 6:43:07 GMT -5
in 2006 pittsburgh beat the seahawks in detroit in sb XL. cold weather city. it was also in detroit in '82. the avg temps in london dont qualify for the nfls climate criteria by a few degrees, but the nfl waives those for indoor stadiums. wembley isnt a true dome the field is open like it is in dallas but it is the worlds largest stadium where every seat is under cover so fans in all 95k seats wont get wet if it were to rain like it did in miami last year. ask any player of fan id rather be dry and 40 degrees than soaking wet and 60. doesn't it have a retractable roof? If not, then it's more horrible of an idea. Maybe the NFL should look at a big city in the NE (NY comes to mind) though I do believe if the Jets ever get a new stadium, than that would be under consideration. Also, notice that other than Detroit, and Minnesota there hasn't been a northern city hosting (and notice tha Minn has never really come close since (outside weather is most of that reason )) Brian |
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Post by frostbite on Oct 19, 2007 11:37:24 GMT -5
minn hasn't hosted because of the weather for one, but also its a piss poor stadium that no one wants to play in and it doesnt meet seating capacity requirements. theres more to the criteria than weather like hotels and stuff too. no wembley doesnt have a retractable roof but like i said the seats are covered you wouldnt get wet.
in the end t doesnt matter the nfl wants to expand its fanbase it knows that american football is popular abroad and if it can makea crapload of money holding it in london they will.
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I dont get it.......... 
