Super Bowl Chattering Teeth

A majority of people have the same opinion on this ridiculous outdoor Super Bowl, that it is, well, Ridiculous. But the NFL was in near consensus on selecting the location and a few people who are in agreement with them.

But as my pops said, “This idea will die a quick death”.

Okay, the biggest issue by far to most people is the weather. And let me first start out by saying that last year at the time of the Super Bowl the NYC area had perfect weather… for the Ice-Sculpting Championships not the NFL Super Bowl. There was 30 inches of snow being layered on the already frozen ground when the Saints and Colts took the field.

What Drew Brees will look like at Super Bowl 2014.

And don’t give me the ‘Football is played in the elements’ or the ‘I love watching snow games’. Cause I don’t think you’re telling the truth. And the 2 examples the league brought up were the ‘Tuck Rule Game’ and the ‘Ice Bowl’. I don’t think so:

1. The ‘Tuck Rule’ Game- The 2002 AFC Championship Game and the only play that everyone remembers is the ‘Tuck Play’. What if that happened in the Super Bowl? Do you want a shaky call at best decide the biggest game of the year? Wouldn’t that be the biggest controversial call ever?

You don’t want the cold and the snow to affect the game like that. And let’s not forget that the end score of the game was 16-13. The past two Super Bowls have been undoubtedly 2 of the best ever and they had 50 and 48 points scored respectively. People want to see high scoring/high flying offenses.

2. The ‘Ice Bowl’- The 1967 NFL Championship Game was considered by many people as the best game ever because of the climate, rivalry and outcome of the game. And although this all may be true times have changed. Who wants to play in -48 degree weather? Or more importantly watch in that weather? Are there any real rivalries in the NFL between conferences?

The game was played in Green Bay with the Packers playing, so it was practically a home game and all the spectators were probably Wisconsin natives and big time Packer fans. And it was the 2^nd Super Bowl ever, and with players and coaches this game would only later become historic.

But now the game isn’t just about the game anymore, it’s a spectacle and all about the fans and their experience. And a majority of the fans that attend the game aren’t really even fans of the teams. 25% of tickets are raffled off from the NFL. Another 25% is given to sponsors and people associated with the NFL. 9% is given to the team that hosts the Super Bowl. 35% are given to the teams playing in the game and the rest is split up and given to every other team in the league.

Q: So those numbers are nice but how many fans are actually going to go?

A: Very few. Some of the tickets raffled by the NFL probably go to some big time fans. The majority of tickets that are given to the teams in the big team are given out to family and friends of the players/coaches, not fans. And why in the world would a random corporate businessman or family member want to sit in the freezing cold bleachers to watch a game they really don’t care about when they could be inside watching in the comfort of their hotel rooms?

And don’t give me the New York atmosphere for a Super Bowl is going to be head and shoulders above any other experience on Earth. Okay, NYC is one of best cities in the world and is the media capital of the world. Okay, so the media is going to have a hay-day. And NYC in the summer is nice, but in February… no thanks. (And people like David and his family probably wouldn’t be willing to go NYC in February but Tampa where it’s 60 degrees, oh yeah. It’s a well known fact that people have more fun when wearing khaki shorts and Hawaiian shirt than when they wear a parka. And who doesn’t get a good laugh when you see Warren Sapp wearing short shorts covering the game? Too far??)

The new Meadowlands stadium isn’t even in New York; it’s in nearby New Jersey. And although the parties in NYC would be killer and unlike anything else driving to the game would be a pain like no other. With the all the tourists, corporate/business people, normal NYC people and all the media the major highways getting to the games would be a parking lot. And you don’t want people driving in any type of weather with that amount of people.

And people keep saying that it may not be a onetime thing. That giving the Super Bowl to NYC would open the door to allowing the Super Bowl to other markets for the big game to be held at. A Super Bowl in Chicago/Denver/Seattle/Kansas City would be fun? It would be cool for the home town to host it, for the rest of the league it would suck. It would be like the NBA All-Star game coming to your town every 30 years or so… only worse.

All and all I’m glad they decided to do a Super Bowl in a cold weather climate… so it can slap them in the faces and get the NFL’s attention on how stupid they sometimes are.