Host the Big Game???

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

When JKC got the approvals to build what is now Fed Ex Field, he signed a longterm lease to play in PG County. I was told a couple of years ago that the lease is very restrictive and punitive if the Skins try to play elsewhere.

That means Danny Boy - as the owner of the stadium - would have to find a way to put a roof on it or build a totally new one in PG County for the owners to consider putting a Super Bowl here in DC.

And just because a team hosts the game does not mean its fans get tix. In Miami last year, the host Dolphins got less than 3,000 tix to distribute. After they gave a bunch to their local sponsors and "corporate partners", the season ticket holders were in a lottery to share about 1100 tix.

One idea the league ought to consider is to play the game every year in the Rose Bowl. The reason is not the huge size of the stadium; the reason is that it is a neutral site and playing there assures that no team will ever have a "home game" in a Super Bowl. Of course, they could also achieve that end by playing in Detroit every year...

And still no thank you: http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-w...ighlight=smile

You're on my list Curmudgeon...you're on my list

[SmootSmack]

I may be in the minority but if the Redskins (when the Redskins) make the Super Bowl, I'd rather watch the game on tv.

I want to be able to hunker down with some friends and some brew and actually see the game. I don't need all the surrounding hoopla and bad angles from my seat on gameday. Not for the Super Bowl

[skinsfan_nn]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I may be in the minority but if the Redskins (when the Redskins) make the Super Bowl, I'd rather watch the game on tv.

I want to be able to hunker down with some friends and some brew and actually see the game. I don't need all the surrounding hoopla and bad angles from my seat on gameday. Not for the Super Bowl

I'll second that mod wonder, at the house for the BIG GAME!

[GusFrerotte]

Yeah, I don't think the fans will enjoy the cold weather for a Superbowl. When we had last year's up here in Detroit, the city went all out for it, but even though the television viewership was a record supposedly, the city basically came out even. To get ready for the SB, the city even created a Winterfest for downtown Detroit a few years before the SB that was a quasi hit with local residents, but folks from Seattle and even Pitt didn't want to spend their SB vacation freezing their collective asses off. Even thoug the DC metro area is a lot more nicer than the Detroit metro area, being originally from Lanham, the DC area road system virtually is at a crawl even if there is a snowstorm with small accumulations. If Fedex was a dome then DC would be a great SB spot, providing no snowstorm came about during the weekend.

[KLHJ2]

I would never want the SB in this town. Traffic is bad enough already. I lived in Augusta for 2 years and I hated whenever the Masters tournament came around. During that week the traffic becomes as bad as it is here. I do not want to imagine what our roads would look like during a SuperBowl week. I would rather watch it on TV.

[Lady Brave]

I wish they would get rid of the stupid halftime shows. They irk the crap out of me. I would rather see a college marching band with a kickass drumline perform than watching the overblown chaotic mess they try to pass off as entertainment.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I may be in the minority but if the Redskins (when the Redskins) make the Super Bowl, I'd rather watch the game on tv.

I want to be able to hunker down with some friends and some brew and actually see the game. I don't need all the surrounding hoopla and bad angles from my seat on gameday. Not for the Super Bowl

I couldn't agree more. It seems like the SB game has become secondary for those who are actually there. Of course, this is a problem at Fedex too. I always have to drag the people I'm with out of the parking lot into the stadium so I don't miss the kickoff. Call it old fogeyism but I think television is the best deal going. I still go once or twice a year just to say I did it.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Lady Brave

I wish they would get rid of the stupid halftime shows. They irk the crap out of me. I would rather see a college marching band with a kickass drumline perform than watching the overblown chaotic mess they try to pass off as entertainment.

I agree the halftime shows are terrible, but hey its a great time to go to the pisser!

[davelavarra]

That's no important for us to host the Super Bowl. The most important thing is to win the one that will be hosted in Dallas!!

[backrow]

If anyone could put a "lid" on FEDEX, LDS can. Now, as far as putting a lid on the city to preclude snow accumulation....................

[Old School]

I doubt it would ever happen, but it would be cool to go to a real super bowl one time in my life