Should the Super Bowl be even considered to be played in London? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3065254) That’s like asking if we should move the 4th of July to Asia for a year. The idea of the British stealing our biggest sporting event for a year is preposterous. I think Roger Goodell is doing a great job with the NFL. He is handing down fairly correct punishments, aside from the gaudy fines I argued against last week. He has run the league smoothly since he took over for Paul Tagliabue. But for him to have the audacity to decide to move the Super Bowl, a national cash cow, out of the country would be simply wrong. The host city of the Super Bowl is chosen and it is looked forward to in that area for a great deal of economic impact. I think it is great that the NFL takes the opportunity to expand their horizons by playing games each year overseas. I think the idea of a playoff game might even be lucrative to ponder, assuming the conditions are correct. The notion of going overseas is certainly spurred by the fact that the NFL could GREATLY expand its international presence if it elected to play the Super Bowl in London. And undoubtedly people would travel to London from the United States to attend the game. But the NFL is the United States’ league and the Super Bowl is the United States’ showcase for the game which it developed. It would not be right for the NFL to take its biggest game out of the states and overseas, at least not until a MUCH bigger international presence has been established and until they have the appreciation for football the way we do here in America.
Posted 10:11 PM Saturday.
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I completely agree with you on this topic, I think that moving the super bowl is stupid. It might be one of the dumbest ideas I have ever heard of. I think if they made this decision then a large amount of people would be very upset. I like you reference to moving the 4th of July to Asia because that is basically the same thing. It is just a tradition that should never be broken. I also like the fact that they are playing games in other countries but moving the Super Bowl to another country is just a little bit over the top for me.
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