- We're here! We're getting a Super Bowl! Get used to it!
I know what you were trying to do here. The fans kinda liked the idea. The game might see snow, and in spite of everything you’ve ever said, fans still love watching cold games. It’s actually a change of pace for a game that was starting to feel like a…well, a bowl game. So you went the other way. You said to yourself, “Self, the best way to rack up pageviews is to be a contrarian prick!” and ran with it. The shame of the matter is that only 80,000 other people took the same exact view as you. So, now, you are SO going DOWN.
The obvious quibble has been with the weather. However will our delicate little flowers handle a snowstorm in a championship game, pray tell? I’ve seen more than one article claim that weather shouldn’t be allowed to decide the game (because the conditions aren’t the same for both teams, eliminating it from being a variable and/or deciding anything). And I agree- why would we allow any conditions from the championship game to differ from any other game? It’s not like there are more frequent commercial breaks. Or an extended halftime. Or a two week lead up to the game. On top of that, there’s never been an interesting game played below 45 degrees. That’s just a fact. Never mind the fact that NYC averages 28.1” of snowfall a year and a high of 41 in February- this game will clearly be played in a winter wonderland. After all, they did have a blizzard this year, and because it happened once, it means it will happen every year from here on out until Barack Obama is out of office, tarred, feathered, and fed to a baby eagle.
- I just love this country, gang.
It seems that most of the weather complaints stem from a concern for the on-field product (Clearly, the media’s unwillingness to freeze its own ass off is not the problem here. You’re silly for thinking that.) in the event of the aforementioned snowstorm-with-a-TBD-catchy-name-for-CNN. Honestly, I have to agree here as well. Football has struggled mightily to grab a foothold in the modern American sporting landscape. Without a quality product in its one big showcase, the NFL will never be able to fully work its way into the national conscience. Would you play the NBA Finals at Rucker Park? I didn’t think so. Only a complete fool like Gary Bettman would take a sport that should be played indoors (or at least under ideal conditions) at all times and put it outside, at the mercy of the elements. And in the winter, no less.
Other concerns have dealt with the location- think of the traffic! How could a city like NYC possibly handle the amount of people that a Super Bowl would bring? They can’t possibly put together the infrastructure in such a short period of time. The media that would normally have to travel to the game IS ALREADY THERE. They don’t even have to set up a mobile studio. The ripple effect felt from the airlines that normally carry them and their equipment to the set builders to the hotel conceirges will rattle the already shakey economic situation. On the plus side, this will give that young up-and-comer Jay-Z a chance to finally have his song about New York heard. With that kind of exposure, he might actually end up being something. Frank Sinatra will finally be recognized for one of his lesser known songs, “New York, New York”, as it will surely be used to segue in and out of commercial breaks. Wake up, media- it was time for NYC to finally stop being ignored by the nation at large and get some recognition.
On a more serious note, a few have noted that a Super Bowl in the NY/NJ area would be a terrorist target. In spite of myself, I have to agree. A game in a 82,566-seat stadium near a city with 19 million people in it normally would certainly attract attention. The population of NYC that day would rise to over 19 million people! And compare that to games in Miami (5 million people in the metro area) or Houston (5.8 million). Clearly, that 80,000 makes a much bigger difference in New York. It’s simple math. And that’s not even counting the extra people watching because the game is being played in that little-publicized city we talked about, unlike most years.
So there you go, Mr. Contrarian. I totally agreed with you. HAPPY NOW!?
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I’ll be honest, I love this idea. Soooo stealing this and running with it.