Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Making The Super Bowl Even More Super Than That

The road to the Super Bowl is paved with hard work performed in often times brutal conditions.
Neither rain, sleet, nor snow prevents the game of football from being played, the weather being as much a part of the battle as the skills and determination of the opposing teams.
And just like covered domes are viewed as the 12th man on the field for home teams, so are snow and ice for teams such as Chicago, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and a host of others.

So it seems to be a bastardisation to have the championship game decided in milder climates, or covered domes, year after year.
To me, this ain't right.
The advantages or disadvantages of weather are as much a part of getting to the Super Bowl as anything, so I propose that these parameters of extreme should be allowed to play in the final result as well.

It'll go like this:
Every host city will take a turn hosting the big game. We will know in advance, 32 years in advance, where the next Super Bowl will be played. We can start with a lottery to decide the order of the first round of cities, and then just follow the pattern from there.

It will also mean the very real possibility of any kind of weather much of the time.
San Diego in the 70's? Nice.
An arctic front sweeping Green Bay in early February? Cool. Let's see what these guys are made of. Who's really the toughest and most determined to overcome adversity.

Other positives:
A game played in Tampa Bay won't face the usual black out threat.
Fans in Minnesota will actually know the real presence of a Lombardi Trophy in their stadium, if only for a few hours.
Los Angeles will continue to be shut out of the NFL.
And it means that the likelihood of a cold weather team getting a home field advantage for the Super Bowl will extend to those who up until now have been denied that possibility.

11 comments:

Bike Bubba said...

And LA would never, ever see another Super Bowl! And "wardrobe malfunctions" could have a bitter reward...."it just fell off...that's gotta hurt, Bob." "Yes, Joe, that looks really painful."

I love it.

Mr. D said...

I love it, too. Those games in Green Bay, Buffalo, Chicago and Cleveland would be a lot of fun.

RobertDWood said...

Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philly and Boston need some action too.

Gino said...

maybe green bay wouldnt count. dont they have a heated feild?

RW said...

Oh no ya don't! If they sing the National Anthem in cold weather "and the home of the brave" will go back to being 6 syllables. What the hell fun is THAT!?

Mr. D said...

maybe green bay wouldnt count. dont they have a heated feild?

Yes, but it doesn't work so well; in fact it tends to get icy.

Gino said...

RW: but think of the possibilities for extra sylables in "brrrrr-ave!"

tully said...
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tully said...

I deleted that comment because it was based on a misreading of your title and picture, and I found myself embarrassed by how bad my jokes can be at times. Self-censorship-- it should happen sooner.

kr said...

Self-censorship-- it should happen sooner.

Tully, I totally laughed out loud at that ;).

The pic (yes it took me a couple of days to engage on this one, so shoot me ;) ) ... SOMEONE needs to tell those women that it is *simply NOT THAT HARD* to get men to think about sex. Sheesh. Ceriously, I'd think that would be OBVIOUS. I definitely qualify the picture as a porn-foul, but I think I'll throw the flag at the women this time.

It might offer more coverage.

Gino said...

that pic was from the Lingerie Bowl thingie from a short time back.
i wanted a football pic, and just kinda thought this one would get some attention for it stupidness.