Football in London? Good/bad?
 

When I first heard that football was going to be played in London my first immeadiate thought was, "this is a bad idea". Then I heard one day there might be a superbowl played there, and I thought, " they must be crazy." After watching CNN just now, I feel that I'm right. CNN just had news reporters walking around the streets of London with a NFL football. What if I told you that not one person they asked knew what it was. Most people they asked thought it was a rugby ball. Football has become Americas game, and feel all Americans should have a fair opportunty to go to games, and especially the Superbowl. I think this is a dumb idea. Keep football in Americas around people who know and love the game. Is the NFL that desperate that they have to try and get more fans. The fact is us Ameicans love football. Other countries love soccer, and rugby.

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I agree. At least with a game in Canada they know what American football is and in Mexico many are Cowboy fans. That said, they NFL really needs to reward those loyal to the game already. Moving the Super Bowl would be a bad, bad idea. It's hard enough for fans of the teams to go with the current costs and all the corporste seats. Move it over seas and you eliminate that chance nearly all together. Not that Dolphin fan mind this season, but to have a home game not at home is a joke. How POed would you guys be if you lost one of your home games to London?

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No NO NO....


This is simply a test. The SB will never be played overseas.. EvAr!


The economic issues are too great. American companies will not stand for it. Hosting cities will not stand for it. The revenue is too great. The SB is already broadcast all over the world. The market is already penetrated.

If the NFL gets smart, it will open up P2P access all over the world for live feeds and charge advertisers accordingly. They need to change their business model. Moving the SB to a foreign country is not "globalizing" your business. It is stupid.

Problem = too many old guys that do not understand technology and are slow to react in this digital age. I'll bet half of them dont even use email.

The SB is already global. These ideas are not revolutionary they are a reversion back to 1960.

It will not happen I promise. Even if it takes an act of Congress (on economic grounds), the SB will never, ever ever ever ever ever be held on foreign soil.

The economic benefit to our country is too great.

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Very PO'd! Plus that's one more day I'd have to spend with my kids ;)

I'm hoping they experiment one more time with Dallas just to piss off Jerry Jones, though.

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Whats next ?

Americas Past-time Baseball?

How would ya like your Sox playing WS BB in effing Berlin?

Makes me sick to think about it.

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I think that the NFL should stay in the USA... and perhaps create a world wide division as well.

"United States Patriots" vs "German Blitzkreig" :D

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I wrote a response to Silver's article about the game in England:

I agree that it's not the NFL's job to prop up American cities with Super Bowls. I hope they express this idea to the American public pretty soon, and as soon as they do, I expect them to return all the funds given to them when the American public propped up their taxpayer funded new stadiums.

As for hearing Joe Strummer in the background, what song was playing? Was it "I'm so boooooooooorrrrred with the NFL, but what can I do?"

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I think it stinks. Leave the games here. You already have plenty of $$ NFL owners.

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I just can't see it- it's our game, leave it here.

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I said it in another thread and I'll say it again here. Folks in Europe do not care about American football at all. They like [soccer] football. Good for them, I think that sport sucks, and they very well may think the same about football, who knows.

Basketball, baseball, hockey, these sports are played all over the globe and are watched all over - expansion for those sports makes some sense. Soccer rules in Europe, and the NFL is barking up the wrong tree trying to sell their product in that part of the globe.