Super Bowl in London in 2014?

Is anything sacred anymore?

It is a gimmick to try to further make in roads in Europe with American football as the American market is sooner or later going to collapse, but it is going to backfire probably as Europe is in the same economic boat. England is going down the shitter faster than we are. It is going the way of Iceland. Nobody in jolly ole England is going to even think about buying a ticket, let alone care enough to even want to think about buying a $2000 ticket. If they were going to do a foreign SB, they should do it in Asia, where the money is going to be. Europe is on the precipice of 3rd world status soon!!!!

I think it's time the NFL build a SUPER BOWL STADIUM. Which ever state gets it, they can use it for their own purposes, but the sole existance of the stadium is to host the Super Bowl. The walls can have the history of the game, and no matter what, it will always be neutral and in the USA. I orginally thought that Hawaii should get it every year, but they already get the pro bowl, and their stadium is too small. I'd still go for this, but they need to renovate the stadium.


What they need to do is have the SB in Hawaii, a neutral site, gorgeous weather. Sure the average fan will have trouble seeing it, but the average fan is going to be priced out of seeing a team's home games by 2014.

It is a gimmick to try to further make in roads in Europe with American football as the American market is sooner or later going to collapse, but it is going to backfire probably as Europe is in the same economic boat. England is going down the shitter faster than we are. It is going the way of Iceland. Nobody in jolly ole England is going to even think about buying a ticket, let alone care enough to even want to think about buying a $2000 ticket. If they were going to do a foreign SB, they should do it in Asia, where the money is going to be. Europe is on the precipice of 3rd world status soon!!!!

wut?

It is a gimmick to try to further make in roads in Europe with American football as the American market is sooner or later going to collapse, but it is going to backfire probably as Europe is in the same economic boat. England is going down the shitter faster than we are. It is going the way of Iceland. Nobody in jolly ole England is going to even think about buying a ticket, let alone care enough to even want to think about buying a $2000 ticket. If they were going to do a foreign SB, they should do it in Asia, where the money is going to be. Europe is on the precipice of 3rd world status soon!!!!

They were experimenting with international football long before the economy declined.

And "collapse"? Really?

Just say no untill they get a full time NFL team! Then will talk!

I love the idea. Wembly stadium is beautiful. Then again it would be the first cold weather Super Bowl in a long time.

Same. Who gives a shit, it's not like the majority of us go to the Super Bowl either. It's way too expensive. This way it helps the UK and the NFL in popularity.

I think it is very closed-minded and conservative to make arguments like "this is OUR game", it is "American not British", etc. Basketball at once was only a game played in the US. But now look at it's popularity all over the world. People are crazy about ball overseas. There is nothing wrong with spreading the game.

What a horrible awful idea. And what about the time difference? I doubt this will happen.

It's not like the game will be played in China. The jetlag isn't that bad. It would take a couple days, max to get over. Plus teams get to the Super Bowl town a week before.

Non-issue IMO.

Do people not understand how to rate threads? This is actually one of the better threads of late and I don't understand why it warrants one star.

Just some bigot getting offended because we "selling out" America's game. I still can't stand that argument. No American will be denied the opportunity to see the game. If you are gonna throw out the bones to watch the game I am sure you can afford a plane ticket.

Only problem I see is the airfare for the family members of the players. But even then the NFL could and should cover those costs if they are gonna take it overseas.

I think it's time the NFL build a SUPER BOWL STADIUM. Which ever state gets it, they can use it for their own purposes, but the sole existance of the stadium is to host the Super Bowl. The walls can have the history of the game, and no matter what, it will always be neutral and in the USA. I orginally thought that Hawaii should get it every year, but they already get the pro bowl, and their stadium is too small. I'd still go for this, but they need to renovate the stadium.

Place it right in the center of the country, in Kansas. :D