The Commish
Footballguy
Good Grief Really?? Goodell seems to be playing the part of chicken little very well. First no tailgating/parking...now this?
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Super Bowl XLVIII - Date could move.... (1 Viewer)
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Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
It worked fine in Detroit but some unseasonably warm weather did help in the days leading up to the game. It was cold as hell day of though.
matttyl
Footballguy
Well, according to weather.com, it won't get above freezing between now and next Friday, and there is a 60% chance of snow next Friday in New York....
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/New+York+NY+USNY0996:1:US
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/New+York+NY+USNY0996:1:US
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
ever since they announced it was in NY in what i considered one of the dumbest decisions of our time, I really was looking forward to them getting completely blown out by weather.
So this is awesome.
Hooper31
Footballguy
Scoresman
Footballguy
Say you had airfare and hotel for specific days assuming a Sunday game, and then they move the game? Can you not see potential problems?
Swing 51
Footballguy
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
10 day forecasts are to the Mid-Atlantic what an Amish guy is to Vegas recommendations.
The Ref
Footballguy
matttyl
Footballguy
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Oh yeah, wasn't saying that looking at it isn't prudent, just saying that things change pretty quickly in this corridor.
ClownCausedChaos2
Footballguy
Dear North: Enjoy your one and only Super Bowl.
ETA: OUTDOOR Super Bowl.
ETA: OUTDOOR Super Bowl.
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The Commish
Footballguy
Why does there need to be a "contingency plan" for the snow? If you didn't want the possibility of snow don't schedule it for Feb in NJ
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Apple Jack
Footballguy
Weather has been impacting events since the first Troglodyte Bowl was pushed back a day after Super Sandstorm Igbo 50,000 years ago. #### happens.
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Hooper31
Footballguy
They can't control the weather. If its that bad I would think nobody is flying in or out. They took a chance having the Super Bowl in the north. #### might happen that's out the control of humans. Its a chance. Should the "act" like nothing is going to happen and keep their fingers crossed?
Scoresman
Footballguy
Yes they should. Football can be played in snow.
I'm not even getting into the advertising nightmare moving the game would cause. Corporations pay millions if not billions to have their ads run during the Superbowl at a specific time when they know the majority of Americans will have their butts in a sofa watching. Now imagine telling them their ad is getting played on a Monday instead, or having to sort out how much the ads they already paid for are worth on a Monday as opposed to Sunday.
There are so many factors that get affected by moving an event this large. It wont happen.
Hooper31
Footballguy
If the game is played Monday the same people are still going to see the same ads.
I agree it probably won't be moved, but #### happens. How is the news to anyone?
McGarnicle
Footballguy
If it's 50 and sunny, it's a brilliant move and possibly opens it up for future cold weather SB's.
If there's a blizzard, it's the dumbest idea ever and forever taints Goodell's legacy as commish.
No, actually, if there is a chance of the latter happening, it's the dumbest idea ever. What the hell is wrong with people? How did this get past the planning phase? I'm embarrassed to be part of the human race.
If there's a blizzard, it's the dumbest idea ever and forever taints Goodell's legacy as commish.
No, actually, if there is a chance of the latter happening, it's the dumbest idea ever. What the hell is wrong with people? How did this get past the planning phase? I'm embarrassed to be part of the human race.
Scoresman
Footballguy
No they wont. The Superbowl starts at 3:30 on the west coast. People work on Mondays. Not everyone is going to take the day off. There will also certainly be a huge drop in the number of Superbowl parties on Monday. So people who normally wouldnt care about the Superbowl but watch anyway because they're at a party, suddenly aren't watching.
Point is, if it gets moved to Monday, there will be significantly less people viewing. A Saturday move would also probably see lower numbers but not nearly as much.
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PatsFanCT
Footballguy
PatsFanCT
Footballguy
It was a built in deal when they built the new stadium. Seems a little shady to me, but I'm hoping for complete disaster, so they don't consider anything like this again.
bro1ncos
IBL Representative
There has always been contingency plans for the Super Bowl. This is nothing new. Totally blown out of proportion.
As for the tailgating, I have talked to and heard from people that have been multiple Super Bowls and each have said they have never seen tailgating at a SB. The areas surrounding the stadium has been reserved fro corporate tents, tv trucks, etc. Again this is a non-story that is getting attention just because people are against where it is being held this year.
As for the tailgating, I have talked to and heard from people that have been multiple Super Bowls and each have said they have never seen tailgating at a SB. The areas surrounding the stadium has been reserved fro corporate tents, tv trucks, etc. Again this is a non-story that is getting attention just because people are against where it is being held this year.
Koya
Footballguy
We will.
Mostly because we are real football fans and not a bunch of #######.
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
Everybody loves the Super Bowl, and everybody loves football in the snow, yet somehow everyone hates the idea of a Super Bowl played in the snow.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
I'd love to see a Super Bowl played in a blizzard. Ultimately, wgaf? Especially if you aren't going.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
I'm a Giants fan and I thought it was stunningly asinine from the moment they announced it. Really bad storms happen with regularity up there this time of year. If I still lived up there, I'd be going to all the events and I'm sure I'd be proud that the city is hosting the event. But the risk and potential downside is so huge IMO that it should not have been seriously considered.
Doctor Detroit
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The concern for the NFL is more about everything but the game IMO. They don't want all these
fans to not attend all the pre-game events in the days prior, and they don't want them sitting in a foot of snow.
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Apple Jack
Footballguy
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
Now imagine they have a power outage that delays the game for a half hour or so.
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
Oh, I get that. I'm just confused by all the internet folks who won't be within 500 miles of the stadium complaining about it.The concern for the NFL is more about everything but the game IMO. They don't want all these
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
Meh, I'm a Giants season ticket holder and live ~30 minutes from the stadium. I wouldn't say it's a "regular occurrence" in the region. No one here seems to be especially worried about it.
The NFL has contingency plans, of course, just like they have contingency plans for every Super Bowl ever. The biggest issue to me with hosting a Super Bowl in NJ isn't so much the weather, it's that the stadium is kind of in no man's land so all the events leading up to game day are presumably going on in NYC or elsewhere. It doesn't have the same feel as a Super Bowl that's hosted in an actual city.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
I'll watch it whenever it's on and probably won't care much one way or the other. I'm just surprised that it's in NY given the risks and knowing all of the events surrounding it, the corporate entities that will be there, and the travel/hotel concerns. I think it was dumb to schedule it up there. That is all.Oh, I get that. I'm just confused by all the internet folks who won't be within 500 miles of the stadium complaining about it.The concern for the NFL is more about everything but the game IMO. They don't want all these
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
pollardsvision
Footballguy
All expenses paid trip to Sochi, plus one night with a decent hooker paid for...... or ........free NJ SB tickets and lodging (but you pay for own transportation)? You can pick neither.
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Apple Jack
Footballguy
Sochi.
I have to assume a good number of people are staying in the city and taking the train to the super bowl, no?
I have to assume a good number of people are staying in the city and taking the train to the super bowl, no?
JAMES!
Footballguy
Parrothead
Footballguy
Now imagine all the hyped up forecasts heading into Super Bowl weekend- say they are forecasting a horrible storm with 18 inches of snow, so they postpone the SB to Monday, and the forecast was wrong- OR--
imagine they downplay the forecast and we have a repeat of Eagles/ Lions surprise blizzard out of nowhere..
I hope it snows like a muther####er!
imagine they downplay the forecast and we have a repeat of Eagles/ Lions surprise blizzard out of nowhere..
I hope it snows like a muther####er!
