Super Bowl Heading To London?

[Dirtyphill411]

I would go so far as to say it (NFLE) was "successful", I dont recall it ever beign self-sufficient ans was heavily subsidized by the NFL. I believe that they only faintly hoped it would become successful- Europeans would rather hold out for the real thing, instead of a poor substitute...the NFLE did however begin to generate interest in the game...however it has not permeated the fabic of their society as basketball has done- the biggest sign that a country is embracing a sport it to see kids striving to join the most elite leagues of that sport- Football in Europe is stillas foreign to those kids as hockey is to those in the south- (Friggin the Hurrincanes Won the STANLEY CUP and there are people in NC/SC who done even know that we have a team- This long ramble was to just point out that the NFL is King of the US sports world and that is great for now but to contiue to gain market share only in the US is a recipe for disaster- THE NFL And US should really begin pushing for football to become an olympic sport, get the kids involved, and then start expanding teams as an entire division there-that way they generate rivariles and travel is somewhat limited back and forth across the pond-

[Kyle82]

I understand about making the NFL global and all but they have soccer, we have football....keep OUR sport here.

[AKPantherFan]

How is a Super Bowl in London that different from a Super Bowl in Houston for the millions watching on TV?

The only thing it will affect are the folks going to the game. Frankly the flight and hotel seem reasonable considering a scalped ticket is going for 2 grand alone.

I think it would be great to go to the Superbowl and see London. Kills 2 birds with one stone.

The problem is the weather- field conditions- and logistics-

all these thing have adversely effected the two games played there already.

[Malt Liquor]

I know this won't happen but I would like to see the superbowl to rotate to each NFL stadium year after year, f*ck the weather a superbowl in Green-Bay, or could you imagine if the superbowl was in Charlotte.

[Dirtyphill411]

Personally the Superbowl should be in the HOME stadium of the higher seed, to give the fan base not only a reward for supporting their team, but to give a boost to the local economies-

I know there are specific logistical requirements, ie 4-5 star hotels (multiples), parking, other housing, event centers, etc. but most if not all the NFL teams (if I am not mistaken) even in small markets like the Panthers are in or really near Big cities that can handle this- In this economy where coporate support of the Superbowl is down anyway why not boost the local economies!!! This last Superbowl was one of the cheapest ever

[John Fox]

f*cking goodell

[shinner]

From an article on ESPN today:

"According to the Sunday Telegraph, the Super Bowl could be worth $521.1 million to the London economy..."

That's a hell of a lot of moolah to export out of this country in good OR bad times! Ah go on, Roger...you do this poo and I might be done with the NFL for good.

[User Name]

It doesn't matter where it's played chances are you and most likely most people you know can't afford to go. The NFL has topped out on pricing the brand. The empty seats across the league including the playoffs showed this. They have two options accept their lot and make things more affordable to their base, or expand the base to new markets willing to spend.

They should go ahead and do the former, drop salaries and ticket prices to maintain consistent profits. They have to look no further than nascar to see what shunning the base does for a brand.

[TerriblePizza]

Well, I didn't see this here. Ignore my NFL Central thread.

[goodlay]

It's basically like bringing major Soccer events over here, it's stupid. One game doesn't make a difference, it's not like they will understand the game, thus they probably won't enjoy it very much. To enjoy a sport for the most part, you really have to understand the strategy. Also, it's a middle finger to the millions of fans here in the US that love football.

[KillerKat]

Goodell is the worst Commissioner in NFL history. He's turning the NFL into a pussy league with all these new rules. A player is considered lucky if he isn't fined after making a hard hit. Especially if its on the QB. Its ridiculous the amount of rules that are in place specifically just for the QB. This isn't f*cking golf, THIS IS FOOTBALL!!!

Now he wants to screw over fans by moving games over seas and to other countries. What happens when a team like the Lions or Dolphins finally make it to the Super Bowl, but none of their fans can see them in the big game cause its in f*cking London? That would be really messed up. Im surprised the NFLPA hasn't stepped in and took a stand against him. But it seems as though all of them only care about 1 thing these days...money.

[Malt Liquor]

See it's rich powerful assholes like Goodell that's ruining sports, if they aren't careful the NFL will price itself out of business. It's about the fans f*ck the greed, but greed will kill it..........

[Kettle]

send them the probowl. nobody really cares about it anyway. also. i am pretty sure i wouldn't be able to boycott completely. i could get by without buying new gear, but i have to watch the panthers every time they play.

[KillerKat]

send them the probowl. nobody really cares about it anyway. also. i am pretty sure i wouldn't be able to boycott completely. i could get by without buying new gear, but i have to watch the panthers every time they play.

I agree with that. Send them the Pro Bowl, nothing more. They f*cked themselves by getting rid of NFL Europe, in terms of trying to spread the popularity.