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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
May 25, 2010 5:51pm
Yeah, 1 week out of 16 in the the regular season.
90%+ of the games are played in the summer or fall. It isn't a winter sport. Why should the championship game be played in the middle of winter in one of the colder regions?
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90%+ of the games are played in the summer or fall. It isn't a winter sport. Why should the championship game be played in the middle of winter in one of the colder regions?
-edit, actually 17 I suppose
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
May 25, 2010 5:57pm
The 17 weeks and not starting until the Sunday after Labor Day are the reasons why the game is in February. If they eliminate the bye week and start the weekend of Labor Day, it would put the Super Bowl back around the 3rd or 4th week of January where it used to be.Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Yeah, 1 week out of 16 in the the regular season.
90%+ of the games are played in the summer or fall. It isn't a winter sport. Why should the championship game be played in the middle of winter in one of the colder regions?
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SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
May 25, 2010 6:00pm
Keep crying, the people involved VOTED on it and they think it's a good idea.
Boohoo.
This is a GREAT thing.
Boohoo.
This is a GREAT thing.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
May 25, 2010 6:02pm
The voted on it due to the money, not the weather. Why wasn't Buffalo or Green Bay considered?
For Christ's sake, when was the last time Ohio St. played in the snow? The Big 10 schedule is finished in mid fall. Football isn't a winter sport.
For Christ's sake, when was the last time Ohio St. played in the snow? The Big 10 schedule is finished in mid fall. Football isn't a winter sport.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
May 25, 2010 6:06pm
Because they don't have a brand new stadium.Manhattan Buckeye wrote: The voted on it due to the money, not the weather. Why wasn't Buffalo or Green Bay considered?
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rock_knutne
May 25, 2010 6:07pm
Even as a Steeler fan and being used to sitting in bad weather to watch a game, this is a bad idea. I wouldn't want to see weather decide the outcome of the Super Bowl, even if some teams are or aren't built to play in the elements. I know you always run the risk of rain and they seem to have the field well prepared for something like that but, snow and cold are a different story.
Strapping Young Lad
Posts: 2,453
May 25, 2010 6:08pm
I hope it blizzards and the score ends up 0-0 with 23 missed fg's.
krazie45
Posts: 1,055
May 25, 2010 6:09pm
This does set quite the precedent. I highly doubt this will be a "one time thing" either. Every cold weather city is going to make super bowl pitches and cite this super bowl as reason why they can.
SQ, that's not really a good argument. Tampa came in second and their stadium isn't new. Dolphins stadium and the Superdome host plenty of super bowls and they're not new stadiums. This act has opened it up for ANY cold weather city to make a super bowl pitch.
As for affecting the game, who cares? For the first 50 years of the league they decided the championship plenty of times in cold weather.
SQ, that's not really a good argument. Tampa came in second and their stadium isn't new. Dolphins stadium and the Superdome host plenty of super bowls and they're not new stadiums. This act has opened it up for ANY cold weather city to make a super bowl pitch.
As for affecting the game, who cares? For the first 50 years of the league they decided the championship plenty of times in cold weather.
Little Danny
Posts: 4,288
May 25, 2010 6:12pm
I know people like to to talk about football being played in all forms of weather, but if I were an NFL owner, I would hate this idea. As an owner, I have a large investments in my players. Potentially playing in subzero weather, snow, frozen ground, ice storms, etc. increases the chance of my investment being damaged (think ankle injury, hamstring injury, knee injury, etc.). What's more, I will be sorely pissed if my team lost the Superbowl because a defensive back lost his footing on icy turf, as opposed to just getting beat by an opposing player.
I have no problem with the game being played in Jersey, just take it inside.
I have no problem with the game being played in Jersey, just take it inside.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
May 25, 2010 6:15pm
I've never seen any stat showing that there are more injuries in cold weather games.Little Danny wrote: I know people like to to talk about football being played in all forms of weather, but if I were an NFL owner, I would hate this idea. As an owner, I have a large investments in my players. Potentially playing in subzero weather, snow, frozen ground, ice storms, etc. increases the chance of my investment being damaged (think ankle injury, hamstring injury, knee injury, etc.). What's more, I will be sorely pissed if my team lost the Superbowl because a defensive back lost his footing on icy turf, as opposed to just getting beat by an opposing player.
I have no problem with the game being played in Jersey, just take it inside.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
May 25, 2010 6:18pm
Yeah, but that's the biggest reason--it's a huge market that has always had a big time impact on the game and they have a brand new, state of the art stadium. That's a HUGE selling point.krazie45 wrote: SQ, that's not really a good argument. Tampa came in second and their stadium isn't new. Dolphins stadium and the Superdome host plenty of super bowls and they're not new stadiums. This act has opened it up for ANY cold weather city to make a super bowl pitch.
As for affecting the game, who cares? For the first 50 years of the league they decided the championship plenty of times in cold weather.
And I agree with the 2nd part of your post. People worrying about the "integrity" of the game apparently don't know shit about the history of it.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
May 25, 2010 6:20pm
3 feet of snow Superbowl Sunday. If people want the SB in weather like it's "meant" to be, I hope it blizzards.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
May 25, 2010 6:22pm
Both teams will play in the same weather on a neutral field, that's all that matters. End of story. Like it or not, it's going to happen.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
May 25, 2010 6:27pm
Putting the snow thing aside for a second, are people really bitching that it will be COLD?
It starts getting cold at HS games at night some years by the end of September, for fuck's sake.
1/2 of the college and NFL season is played during months when it gets cold.
It starts getting cold at HS games at night some years by the end of September, for fuck's sake.
1/2 of the college and NFL season is played during months when it gets cold.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
May 25, 2010 6:29pm
Snow would be great. The Pats/Raiders playoff game after the 2001 season was one of the greatest playoff games ever.tk421 wrote: 3 feet of snow Superbowl Sunday. If people want the SB in weather like it's "meant" to be, I hope it blizzards.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
May 25, 2010 6:30pm
Probably SEC fans.ts1227 wrote: Putting the snow thing aside for a second, are people really bitching that it will be COLD?
It starts getting cold at HS games at night some years by the end of September, for fuck's sake.
1/2 of the college and NFL season is played during months when it gets cold.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
May 25, 2010 6:33pm
If you were going on a trip to the SB from pretty much anywhere in February, where would you rather go? Somewhere warm down south or NY/NJ? I know where I'd rather be.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
May 25, 2010 6:39pm
What if you live down south? LMAO...
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 25, 2010 6:39pm
Who gives a shit..it's in 2014
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 25, 2010 6:45pm
Yeah, with the world ENDING in 2012 I don't even know why it's an issue.SportsAndLady wrote: Who gives a shit..it's in 2014
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purple_rein
Posts: 349
May 25, 2010 6:51pm
It's a no brainer. The biggest event in the biggest city.
The NFL played championship games in the cold for 50 years.
I want to go to this game.
The NFL played championship games in the cold for 50 years.
I want to go to this game.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
May 25, 2010 8:25pm
I hope it snows and is cold as hell that day
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
May 25, 2010 8:41pm
Love it! This opens things up for other cold weather cities.
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NOL fan
Posts: 376
May 25, 2010 8:47pm
yeah, there's that too. But what I was hinting at is the first three rounds of the playoffs.Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Yeah, 1 week out of 16 in the the regular season.
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enigmaax
Posts: 4,511
May 25, 2010 11:14pm
Like how it was played in November and there was no forward pass?SQ_Crazies wrote: And I agree with the 2nd part of your post. People worrying about the "integrity" of the game apparently don't know shit about the history of it.