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NFL Doesn’t Take Risks = Boring Halftime Shows :: Alternatives

NFL Doesn’t Take Risks = Boring Halftime Shows :: Alternatives

David Allan, Ph.D., an entertainment marketing expert, says Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Bandâ’s slotted performance during Super Bowl XLIIIâ’s halftime show is just another example of the NFL playing it safe. â’Remember when rock was risky?â’ asks Allan. â’Well now itâ’s the safest thing to broadcast during Super Bowl halftime, except for country.â’ Janet Jacksonâ’s â’wardrobe malfunctionâ’ at halftime of the 2004 game compelled the NFL to skew away from younger and bolder performers in favor of older and more mainstream acts. â’Ever since Janet and Justin Timberlake decided to play dress up, or dress down as the...

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NFL Failing the Athlete and Fans

NFL Failing the Athlete and Fans

Peter King, Sports Illustrated Writer wrote “I have zero interest in the league tempting fate and adding another game or two to the regular season, which it seems favorably inclined to do beginning in 2010 or 2011.” I personally believe the NFL has changed for the worst. I am not talking about adding teams only in the richest of states, the poor attempt for extreme drunk fans with the XFL or the poor marketing attempt of the USFL. I am talking about this short lived World League of American Football (WLAF) and NFL Europa. These were supposed to be...

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NFL Need to Make Changes

NFL Need to Make Changes

The NFL has changed for the worst. I am not talking about the poor attempt for extreme drunk fans with the XFL or the poor marketing attempt of the USFL. I am talking about this short lived World League of American Football (WLAF) and NFL Europa. These were supposed to be the equivalent of MLB minor leagues to develop on demand players for the NFL. But it failed. So, the NFL returns their watchful eye to the collegiate athlete. But there is a problem using the NCAA as their personal “minor league”. This is a plea for the NFL...

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