Super Bowl in another Country?

[michblanch]

The Indian Cricket League finals in ****stan.
That could very well start a "Nucular" (Bush Term) war.

Had to edit, because I didn't know P A K I S T A N was a bad word. LOL

[mike570]

Originally Posted by elcid

I wonder how much draw there would be for a game of American Bounce Orange Ball, or American Throw and Hit Ball.

The NHL is going to have the Hawks and (I think) Panthers open their season of North American Ice Puck open in Finland next season.

At least with the NHL it kind of makes sense to have games in Europe since many of the players are from there, and arguably many are more popular in their home countries. I don't think you'd see the Stanley Cup played over there, though. LOL! Canada would probably declare war against Europe if that happened.

[eviltwin]

I don't really see any point in doing this, other than the basic principle of letting the highest bidder (city) organise this, in which case it will be hosted in Shanghai or Dubai for the coming 10years

Ultimately what NFL wants is more exposure in foreign markets:
MLB has the 'classic', -which being dutch I greatly enjoyed-,
NBA does exhibitions, pre-season and even early season games abroad,
NFL has the NFL Euro league.
I think the NFL Europe experiment was fun for the NFL fans in Europe (and there are plenty) but it was never going to compete with European football. I doesn't even compete with Eurobasket etc in terms of interest from the public.
The NFL has also had long standing ambition to expand the league with Europeans franchises, but the interest generated so far has not been enough. If they were to expand, hosting a Superbowl in Europe would make slightly more sense.

I must say that I always try to watch the Superbowl, even if that means foregoing sleep, as kick-off is usually just past midnight local time. That alone is a major obstackle for international interest and similar problems would arrive for the US public if the game were to move to Europe or Asia. It's just not practical: 11PM in Paris is 2PM in LA.

But since I play basketball and have friends who play baseball, I must admit that I'm probably more open to US sports than most sportsfans here.

[jemsite]

lets face it, the NFL peaked in 1994 when the dreadful CBA was signed with salary cap.

a superbowl overseas would be a disgrace... but it wouldn't surprise me in one bit as roger g. is a complete phony & imbecile with one goal EXPAND SHORT TERM REVENUE AT ANY AND ALL COSTS the hell with fans.

That said i don't see it happening with any regularity...

Goodell (ie. lackey who seems to admire Wrestlemania) also wants an 18-game regular season. Anyone watching the game knows we need a 12-14 game SHORTER season so it's more than a battle of attrition & "who plays best the last 3 weeks without injury". 16 games is too many.

So we'll have a longer season soon and Superbowl tied to 3-day holiday PRESIDENTS DAY WEEKEND where monday is a "vacation" allowing for longer destinations. You'll probably see the probowl in the off week at the same site to encourage "tourism".

Goodell also has failed to keep ROOKIE SALARIES in check. You have guys with ZERO snaps getting $41 million guaranteed contracts. Simply pathetic. At the same time the players union & the NFL has failed retired NFL players who are given pennies on the dollar with their pension & medical insurance packages if they played more than a few decades ago. The disgraceful Gene Upshaw (now dead) former NFLPA pres once said (to paraphrase) "i work for current NFL players not retired ones". He was proud to have beaten down former players.

But back to the superbowl in another country, Roger is envious of "soccer" which is 10x more popular worldwide with 10x the revenue of NFL.

We'd have a better sport with increased gameday rosters (kept low to put more $$$ in the "superstars" pockets), a shorter schedule and on-uniform ADVERTISING. The NFL is all about extorting $$$ so just allow advertising on uniforms and use that $$$ to allow the game to be run properly (like "soccer") ... glen

[jay ratkowski]

Glen - correction: $41.7 million... ugh

Neither the NFL or the owners care about the fans. The league is taking more games away from the in-person viewing access of local fans. The Super Bowl has not been something that fans of the teams playing could see for years. The team owners keep building new stadiums with massive PSLs, and prices so high that the common fan cannot afford to even park and can forget about getting a seat closer than row ZZ of the upper deck.

[Joel Lyndgohrd]

Originally Posted by elcid

The NHL is going to have the Hawks and (I think) Panthers open their season of North American Ice Puck open in Finland next season.

And trust me, we are very VERY happy about this. For the record I've already bought tickets to the game. Me and five of my buddies are going.

I could not care less about where the Superbowl is played though. I've watched mabye 15mins of American Football in my life and I found it to be quite dull. But that is most likely because I didn't know the rules.

Anyway, keep the Superbowl in the US where 99,9% of the fans are.

[jay ratkowski]

Originally Posted by Joel Lyndgohrd

Anyway, keep the Superbowl in the US where 99,9% of the fans are.

No kidding... what does the NFL expect here? After years of effort, maybe Europe will be aligned like this:

Favorite sports
1. Football (soccer)
2. Rugby
3. Cricket
4. F1
5. Basketball
6. Tennis
13. US Football