Bullshit: "Maybe a London Super Bowl isn't such a bad idea afterall"

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  • Len B
    :moonwalk:
    • Oct 2008
    • 13597

    Bullshit: "Maybe a London Super Bowl isn't such a bad idea afterall"

    Yeah, take America's favorite sport and move the biggest game of the year to a foreign country. Genius.

    Can we hold Inauguration day in China next election?
  • Leftwich
    Bring on the Season

    • Oct 2008
    • 13700

    #2
    If over sea expansion were to happen, that would be great except for drafting. I can't imagine drafting a punter from Oxford to my team.

    Originally posted by Tailback U
    It won't say shit, because dying is for pussies.

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    • Tailback U
      No substitute 4 strength.
      • Nov 2008
      • 10282

      #3
      I don't want football to become an international sport.

      It is American and should stay American. It is ours and I don't want to fucking share it with a bunch of euro fags who flop and cry when someone brushes up against them.
      Last edited by Tailback U; 05-10-2009, 11:51 PM.

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      • Hasselbeck
        Jus' bout dat action boss
        • Feb 2009
        • 6175

        #4
        I just don't see how you could hold a Super Bowl in London .. aside from the obvious reasons mentioned with it being our sport and all that.. but lets say you have the game start at 6 PM London Time.. thats 1PM Eastern time and 10 AM Pacific. If you accommodate the U.S. Market (aka the main source of who is interested in the game) and push this game into primetime.. lets say the typical 6:30PM ish start .. London time you would be looking at 11:30PM for the kickoff, with the game probably ending close to 4 in the morning over there.

        So either, you run the Super Bowl early in the day.. which to me kind of kills a lot of the buzz around it.. even though it'd be nice to chop down the 12 hour pregame show.. or you kick off late.. causing the players to likely be exhausted and play a shitty game.. or you play it normal, only tape delay it.. which again.. is freakin lame.

        There's just no good way to have it. And because this detail can't be worked out, I don't even see the point of trying to make every other problem work too.
        Originally posted by ram29jackson
        I already said months ago that Seattle wasn't winning any SB

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        • 1ke
          D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F
          • Mar 2009
          • 6641

          #5
          Meh. Dont really care. Its not like any normal fans go to the game anyways now. So details given I could care less

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          • 1ke
            D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F
            • Mar 2009
            • 6641

            #6
            ^^^^It seems real American too to not spell correctly too!!! LOL

            I think you meant there.

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            • Tailback U
              No substitute 4 strength.
              • Nov 2008
              • 10282

              #7
              Yeah let's have the fucking Super Bowl in Paris!...Or how about Dubai?! That'd be totally sweet!

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              • DJ Fog
                Posts a lot
                • Dec 2008
                • 3634

                #8
                Lame idea. Bowl stays here, no questions asked.

                I think it's also lame that we call all of our champions (every sports, nfl, nhl, mlb, nba) the "World Champions" when they're are only teams from the US and Canada.
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                • Senser81
                  VSN Poster of the Year
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 12804

                  #9
                  Originally posted by maddog6631
                  I think it's also lame that we call all of our champions (every sports, nfl, nhl, mlb, nba) the "World Champions" when they're are only teams from the US and Canada.
                  True, and since they have already gone as far as "World", why not take it a step further and say "Champions of the Universe"? Are they fearful a team of ETs will kick their ass?

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                  • DJ Fog
                    Posts a lot
                    • Dec 2008
                    • 3634

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Senser81
                    True, and since they have already gone as far as "World", why not take it a step further and say "Champions of the Universe"? Are they fearful a team of ETs will kick their ass?
                    Haha.. ya never know.

                    :rockwoot:
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                    • dave
                      Go the fuck outside
                      • Oct 2008
                      • 15489

                      #11
                      The game should be played in Green Bay, Kansas City, Philly, Denver, New York and Chicago long before it moves overseas.
                      It's time to celebrate cold weather football.
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                      • Archer
                        Go the fuck outside
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 15303

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Tailback U
                        I don't want football to become an international sport.

                        It is American and should stay American. It is ours and I don't want to fucking share it with a bunch of euro fags who flop and cry when someone brushes up against them.
                        lol @ this comment .

                        Alot of them "euro fags" enjoy rugby too which is nearly as physical as the NFL . There is also a huge u.k base who love the NFL over here so i doubt many of the people who loving "seeing people flop all over" would even be watching it or "sharing it" with you.

                        And Basketball allows less contact than soccer and ive seen as much flopping and crying from Paul Pierce as i have from any soccer player on the planet.

                        I dont think the SB should ever come to London cause it would feel wrong but your basicly saying europeans or people in the u.k shouldnt enjoy the NFL because its american right? Stupid as fuck.

                        The U.K (sky sports) currently has a huge deal with the NFL so this is most probably Godell just trying to keep them sweet which i also think is dumb.

                        You would think that people would be happy to see the sport that they love getting more attention all over the world ... i guess not.

                        I know when i hear about millions and billions of people watching th soccer team that i support play i think its pretty cool.
                        Last edited by Archer; 05-11-2009, 04:21 PM.

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                        • JeremyHight
                          I wish I was Scrubs
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 4063

                          #13
                          I really have no problem with it. When I was watching the Super Bowl this year, I really would not have been able to tell if the guy in the stands was a millionaire from the US or England. Its not like I'd be able to go anyways and in many cases, you cannot even get near the area without being a ticket holder, at least that was the case when I was in Detroit.

                          If it is done right, it would be fine in my book.

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                          • RosettaStoned
                            Throbbing Tebowner
                            • Oct 2008
                            • 9949

                            #14
                            The Illuminati are most likely behind this.
                            So, metaphorically speaking, our physiology basically has the universe mapped out and you're thinking it needs to be taught addition & subtraction.

                            -Alan Aragon

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                            • Maestro
                              ♫Just Like Music♫
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 3557

                              #15
                              There is really no way to do this without ruining it. With the time difference and just the fact that it is in London(no offense) it just does not seem right.

                              Also an overseas expansion for any sport is extremely hard and sort of pointless. Flying across the country is hard and tiring enough for players, think about having to travel overseas. Now if your going to have a pure Europe league then it could work but it would not be welcome by a lot of players. It would not make much sense for the NBA to have a Euro NBA league for the simple fact that their is basketball in Europe. If London wanted a football league they would have made one.

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