Stay in Minnesota

The NFL decision to move an NFL home game to another states was not only disrespectful to the fans but the many services that depend on sporting events.  Could the game stayed in Minnesota? Yes, just 2 miles down the road.

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome has a capacity of 64,035  and the TCF Bank Stadium, the football stadium for the Minnesota Golden Gophers college football team at the University of Minnesota, has a capacity of 50,805.

Granted that is a difference of 12,230 loss of seating room, but who is going to drive from Minneapolis to Detroit?

• It is a 12 hour drive, in good traffic.
• Has anyone every drove through Chicago? If you had you would know that no matter what time of day there are tolls, traffic and detours ALWAYS.
• Detroit is a crappy town depressing time.  Think chemical plants, welfare housing, casinos and crappy parking.

NFL Player Salaries

Don’t you think NFL Minnesota Vikings get paid enough to play one home game outside for one home game?

Minnesota Viking Fans Get Screwed!

Cheated out of a home game

Detroit NFL fans get rewarded with free tickets to game. In order to fill the stadium, 65,000 seat capacity, NFL is offering fans several ways to obtain free tickets:

• Those who attended Sunday’s Lions-Packers game can turn in their stubs for tickets to tonight’s game
• Fans can get free tickets at Ford Field starting this morning at 9 a.m.
• Ticketholders for the original game can attend, but the ticketholder has to pay for lodging, gas and travel over 12 hours. Detroit makes out again.

NFL tickets are expensive, and Detroit Fans get rewarded because Minnesota Vikings do not want to play in the cold for one home game.   It is not just about season holder tickets. Most NFL fans, if they are lucky, see one game in person for their entire lifetime.  How many people saved and scrimped to get tickets for this particular game?  They didn’t plan for a 12 hour road trip, plan in hotel expenses or even the time off from work.

Minnesota Would Have Lost

NY Giants players are tough and all their home games are outside. Minnesota practices in doors and plays in doors . . . you do the pansy math.

Final Thoughts

It just goes to show that NFL play games for the sake of the NFL not the Fans.  Don’t get me wrong I love football, but the NFL doesn’t give a crap ass about the fans . . . this proves it once again.

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Instead of switching to college football rules the NFL owners voted to change an element in the overtime rule, giving a possession to the team that loses the coin toss at the start of OT if the team that wins the coin toss scores a field goal with its first possession.

The proposal passed 28-4. As it is written, the rules change applies just for the postseason, but the owners also decided to discuss adopting the changes for the regular season at their next meeting, in May in Dallas.

The Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals voted against the proposal.

The competition committee recommended the change in a vote of 6-2, and commissioner Roger Goodell supported the plan. He was able to secure enough votes to get the proposal passed on Tuesday, a day before the expected Wednesday vote.

New postseason overtime rules

• Both teams must have the opportunity to possess the ball once during the extra period, unless the team that receives the opening kickoff scores a touchdown on its initial possession, in which case it is the winner.
• If the team that possesses the ball first scores a field goal on its initial possession, the other team shall have the opportunity to possess the ball. If [that team] scores a touchdown on its possession, it is the winner. If the score is tied after [both teams have a] possession, the team next scoring by any method shall be the winner.
• If the score is tied at the end of a 15-minute overtime period, or if [the overtime period's] initial possession has not ended, another overtime period will begin, and play will continue until a score is made, regardless of how many 15-minute periods are necessary.

NFL Rules History

1869

Rutgers and Princeton played a college soccer football game, the first ever, November 6. The game used modified London Football Association rules. During the next seven years, rugby gained favor with the major eastern schools over soccer, and modern football began to develop from rugby.

1876

At the Massasoit convention, the first rules for American football were written. Walter Camp, who would become known as the father of American football, first became involved with the game.

1898

A touchdown was changed from four points to five.

1904

A field goal was changed from five points to four.

1906

The forward pass was legalized. The first authenticated pass completion in a pro game came on October 27, when George (Peggy) Parratt of Massillon threw a completion to Dan (Bullet) Riley in a victory over a combined Benwood-Moundsville team.

1909

A field goal dropped from four points to three.

1912

A touchdown was increased from five points to six.

1933

The NFL, which long had followed the rules of college football, made a number of significant changes from the college game for the first time and began to develop rules serving its needs and the style of play it preferred. The innovations from the 1932 championship game-inbounds line or hashmarks and goal posts on the goal lines-were adopted.

The forward pass was legalized from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage.

1941

The league by-laws were revised to provide for playoffs in case there were ties in division races, and sudden-death overtimes in case a playoff game was tied after four quarters. An official NFL Record Manual was published for the first time.

1945

The inbounds lines or hashmarks were moved from 15 yards away from the sidelines to nearer the center of the field-20 yards from the sidelines.

1946

Free substitution was withdrawn and substitutions were limited to no more than three men at a time.

Forward passes were made automatically incomplete upon striking the goal posts.

1948

Plastic helmets were prohibited.

A flexible artificial tee was permitted at the kickoff.

1949

Free substitution was adopted for one year.

1950

Unlimited free substitution was restored, opening the way for the era of two platoons and specialization in pro football.

1951

The Pro Bowl game, dormant since 1942, was revived under a new format matching the all-stars of each conference at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The American Conference defeated the National Conference 28-27, January 14. A rule was passed that no tackle, guard, or center would be eligible to catch a forward pass.

1955

The sudden-death overtime rule was used for the first time in a preseason game between the Rams and Giants at Portland, Oregon, August 28. The Rams won 23-17 three minutes into overtime.

A rule change declared the ball dead immediately if the ball carrier touched the ground with any part of his body except his hands or feet while in the grasp of an opponent.

1956

Grabbing an opponent’s facemask (other than the ball carrier) was made illegal.

Using radio receivers to communicate with players on the field was prohibited.

A natural leather ball with white end stripes replaced the white ball with black stripes for night games.

1960

The AFL adopted the two-point option on points after touchdown.

1962

Both leagues [NFL & AFL] prohibited grabbing any player’s facemask.

The AFL voted to make the scoreboard clock the official timer of the game.

1966

Goal posts offset from the goal line, painted bright yellow, and with uprights 20 feet above the cross-bar were made standard in the NFL.

1967

The “sling-shot” goal post and a six-foot-wide border around the field were made standard in the NFL.

1969

The AFL established a playoff format for the 1969 season, with the winner in one division playing the runner-up in the other.

1970

The merged 26-team league [NFL] adopted rules changes putting names on the backs of players’ jerseys, making a point after touchdown worth only one point, and making the scoreboard clock the official timing device of the game.

1972

The inbounds lines or hashmarks were moved nearer the center of the field, 23 yards, 1 foot, 9 inches from the sidelines.

The method of determining won-lost percentage in standings changed. Tie games, previously not counted in the standings, were made equal to a half-game won and a half-game lost.

1973

A jersey numbering system was adopted, April 5: 1-19 for quarterbacks and specialists, 20-49 for running backs and defensive backs, 50-59 for centers and linebackers, 60-79 for defensive linemen and interior offensive linemen other than centers, and 80-89 for wide receivers and tight ends. Players who had been in the NFL in 1972 could continue to use old numbers.

1974

Sweeping rules changes were adopted to add action and tempo to games: one sudden-death overtime period was added for preseason and regular-season games.

The goal posts were moved from the goal line to the end lines.

Kickoffs were moved from the 40- to the 35-yard line.

After missed field goals from beyond the 20, the ball was to be returned to the line of scrimmage.

Restrictions were placed on members of the punting team to open up return possibilities.

Roll-blocking and cutting of wide receivers was eliminated; the extent of downfield contact a defender could have with an eligible receiver was restricted.

The penalties for offensive holding, illegal use of the hands, and tripping were reduced from 15 to 10 yards; wide receivers blocking back toward the ball within three yards of the line of scrimmage were prevented from blocking below the waist.

1976

Owners adopted the use of two 30-second clocks for all games, visible to both players and fans to note the official time between the ready-for-play signal and snap of the ball.

1977

A 16-game regular-season, 4-game preseason was adopted to begin in 1978.

A second wild-card team was adopted for the playoffs beginning in 1978, with the wild-card teams to play each other and the winners advancing to a round of eight postseason series.

Rule changes were adopted to open up the passing game and to cut down on injuries.

Defenders were permitted to make contact with eligible receivers only once; the head slap was outlawed; offensive linemen were prohibited from thrusting their hands to an opponent’s neck, face, or head; and wide receivers were prohibited from clipping, even in the legal clipping zone.

1978

The NFL continued a trend toward opening up the game. Rules changes permitted a defender to maintain contact with a receiver within five yards of the line of scrimmage, but restricted contact beyond that point. The pass-blocking rule was interpreted to permit the extending of arms and open hands.

1979

NFL rules changes emphasized additional player safety. The changes prohibited players on the receiving team from blocking below the waist during kickoffs, punts, and field-goal attempts; prohibited the wearing of torn or altered equipment and exposed pads that could be hazardous; extended the zone in which there could be no crackback blocks; and instructed officials to quickly whistle a play dead when a quarterback was clearly in the grasp of a tackler.

1980

Rules changes placed greater restrictions on contact in the area of the head, neck, and face.

Under the heading of “personal foul,” players were prohibited from directly striking, swinging, or clubbing on the head, neck, or face. Starting in 1980, a penalty could be called for such contact whether or not the initial contact was made below the neck area.

1988

At the NFL annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, a 45-second clock was also approved to replace the 30-second clock. For a normal sequence of plays, the interval between plays was changed to 45 seconds from the time the ball is signaled dead until it is snapped on the succeeding play.

1990

The NFL revised its playoff format to include two additional wild-card teams (one per conference).

1994

There is now a 2 point conversion following touchdowns (teams now have the option of passing or running for two points or kicking for one after a TD).

The starting point of all kickoffs will be the kicking teams 30 yard line (moved back 5 yards).

Kickoff tees used can be no more than one inch in height (previously 3 inches).

A neutral zone infraction has been clarified (officials are to immediately blow their whistles whenever a defender enters the neutral zone causing the offensive player(s) directly opposite to move, this is considered a penalty on the defense. If there is no immediate reactional movement by the offensive player(s), there is no foul. (The neutral zone is defined as the space the length of the ball between the offense and defense line of scrimmage).

All field goals attempted and missed when the spot of the kick is beyond the 20 yard line, the defensive team taking possession will get the ball at the spot of the kick.

On any field goal attempted and missed with the spot of the kick is on or inside the 20, the ball will go to the defensive team taking possession at the 20.

The 11 players on the receiving team are prohibited from blocking below the waist during a play in which there is a kickoff, safety kick, punt, field goal attempt or extra point kick with one exception, immediately at the snap on these plays those defenders on the line of scrimmage lined up on or inside the normal tight end position can block low.

1995

The emergency (third) quarterback may now enter the game in just the fourth quarter, regardless if the other two quarterbacks are able to play. This means that if the third string quarterback enters the game, the first and/or second quarterback may re-enter, unlike the past two seasons where the emergency quarterback would only play off the first two were unable to resume play.

Quarterbacks may now receive communication from the bench via a small radio transmitter in their helmets. This proposal was originally run on a test basis last year during the preseason, but was scrapped.

1996

The five-yard contact rule will be enforced more stringently.

Hits with the helmet or to the head by the defender will be flagged as personal fouls and subject to fines. This is being done to protect the offense, particularly the quarterback.

1997

When a team fakes a punt and throws the ball downfield, pass interference calls on the two outside defenders who are actually trying to block a coverage man from getting downfield and might not even know the ball has been thrown have been eliminated.

No player may remove his helmet while on the playing field. Doing so will result in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Exceptions are during timeouts and between quarters. (The NFL has done this in an effort to “reduce taunting and overexuberant celebrations” and also “in the name of safety.”)

1998

The coin toss will be called before the coin itself is tossed (this is a mid-season change).

Tinted visors are banned from players’ facemasks except for medical need.

A team will be penalized immediately for having twelve players in a huddle even if the 12th player goes straight to the sideline as the huddle breaks.

A defensive player can no longer flinch before the snap to draw movement from an offensive linemen.

Instant Replay was turned down again.

1999

Instant replay returns with a challenge system.

Clipping is now illegal around the line of scrimmage just as it is on the rest of the field.

2000

Instant replay renewed with the same rules.

Celebrations limited to one player. Fines will be assessed for celebrations by two or more players.

Off-Field supervisory titles eliminated, preventing coaches from changing teams without becoming head coach, or “in cases where it’s written into individual contracts.”

Off-Field consolidation of the sport’s internet presence into NFL.com. Teams would evenly split the proceeds.

Anyone wearing an eligible number (1-49 and 80-89) can play at quarterback without having to check in with the referee.

2001

Instant replay renewed for three years with the same rules.

Fumble recoveries will be awarded at the spot of the recovery, not where the player’s momentum carries him.

Protecting the passer will be emphasized even more.

Taunting rules will be tightened, with 15-yard unsportsmanlike-conduct penalties flagged.

Bandannas and stocking caps are out, but skullcaps with the team colors and logos are OK.

2002

A player who touches a pylon remains in-bounds until any part of his body touches the ground out-of-bounds.

Continuing-action fouls now become dead-ball fouls and will result in the loss of down and distance.

Any dead-ball penalties by the offense after they have made the line to gain will result in a loss of 15 yards and a new first-and-10 series.

The act of batting and stripping the ball from player possession is legalized.

The chop-block technique is illegal on kicking plays.

It is illegal to hit a quarterback helmet-to-helmet anytime after a change of possession.

After a kickoff, the game clock will start when the ball is touched legally in the field of play; the two-minute exception is eliminated.

Inside of two minutes, the game clock will not stop when the player who originally takes the snap is tackled behind the line of scrimmage.

2003

Officials will be kept together as a single crew during the playoffs. This is a change from past seasons when “all-star” officiating crews worked the post season.

2004

Instant replay was extended for five years and adjusted to give teams an extra challenge if both previous challenges were successful.

“Flamboyant” celebrations will be penalized automatically for 15 yards.

Wide receivers allowed to wear numbers 11-19 for the increased amount of retired numbers, as well as more players at wide receiver and tight end (who also wear numbers in the 80s) coming into the league.

2005

The “horse-collar tackle”, in which a defender grabs inside the back or side of an opponent’s shoulder pads and pulls that player down, is prohibited. Named the “Roy Williams Rule” after the Dallas Cowboys defensive back whose horse-collar tackle during the last season caused a serious and nearly season-ending injury to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens.

Peel-back blocks (where an offensive player blocks a defender who is moving back toward the direction of his own end zone) below the waist and from the back are now illegal.

Unnecessary roughness would be called for blocks away from the play on punters or kickers, similar to the same protection quarterbacks have after interceptions.

When time is stopped by officials prior to the snap for any reason while time is in, the play clock resumes with the same amount of time that remained on it – with a minimum of 10 seconds. Previously, the play-clock would be reset to 25 seconds.

During field goal and extra point attempts, the defensive team will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct if it calls consecutive timeouts in an attempt to “ice” the kicker. Previously, the second timeout request was only denied by officials, and thus could be used to distract the kickers.

Players cannot run, dive into, cut, or throw their bodies against or on an opponent who is out of the play or should not have reasonably anticipated such contact.

If the defensive team commits a dead ball foul following the end of the half, the offensive team may choose to extend the period for one more play. Previously, the half automatically ended without the defensive team being penalized.

During a punt, if the kicking team illegally touches the ball inside the 5-yard line, the receiving team has the option of either treating the result as a touchback or replaying the down with a 5-yard penalty against the kicking team. Previously, the receiving team’s only options were either the latter or taking over possession at the spot of the foul. This change prevents an ineligible player from keeping a kick from entering the end zone and becoming a touchback.

If the kicking team commits a penalty, the receiving team can have the option of adding five yards to the return or taking a penalty and forcing the kicking team to re-kick the ball. Previously they could take the latter or decline the penalty.

If a team calls for an instant replay challenge after it has used all its challenges or is out of timeouts, it will be assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The penalty will also be assessed if a team calls for a challenge inside of two minutes of either half or overtime, when only the replay assistant can initiate reviews. Previously, the request was only denied by the Referee. This change was made to prevent head coaches from constantly stopping the game for any reason, including to just argue with the Referee.

Teams are only able to request an instant replay challenge by tossing their red flag to get the attention of officials. The league decided to do away with the electronic pager/vibrating alert system used by head coaches because practically all of them always used their red flags instead of their pagers anyway. (However, the replay assistant will still use the pagers to notify the officials of a replay request).

2006

End zone celebrations are more restricted. Players cannot celebrate by using any type of prop, or do any act in which they are on the ground. Players may still spike, spin the ball, or dunk it over the goal posts. Dancing in the end zone is also permitted as long as it is not a prolonged or group celebration.

Defenders are prohibited from hitting a passer in the knee or below unless they are blocked into him. This rule was enacted in response to the previous season’s injuries to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Brian Griese.

Down-by-contact calls can now be reviewed by instant replay to determine if a player fumbled the ball before he was down, and who recovered it. Previously, these plays could not be reversed once officials blew the whistle.

The “horse-collar tackle” rule enacted during the previous 2005 season is expanded. Players are now prohibited from tackling a ball carrier from the rear by tugging inside his jersey. Previously, it was only illegal if the tackler’s hand got inside the player’s shoulder pads.

To reduce injuries, defensive players cannot line up directly over the long snapper during field goal and extra point attempts.

2007

The instant replay system, used since the 1999 season, was finally made a permanent officiating tool. Previously, it was renewed on a biennial basis.

The system has also been upgraded to use high-definition technology. However, the systems at Texas Stadium (Dallas Cowboys), RCA Dome (Indianapolis Colts), and Giants Stadium (New York Giants and Jets) will not receive the HDTV updates since those stadiums will be replaced over the next few years. One reason that the technology was improved was that fans with high-definition televisions at home were having better views on replays than the officials and according to Dean Blandino, the NFL’s instant replay director “that could have bit us in the rear if we continued with the old system.” In addition, the amount of time allotted for the referee to review a play was reduced from 90 seconds to one minute.

After a play is over, players who spike the ball in the field of play, other than in the end zone, will receive a 5-yard delay of game penalty.

Forward passes that unintentionally hit an offensive lineman before an eligible receiver will no longer be an illegal touching penalty, but deliberate actions are still penalized.

Roughing-the-passer penalties will not be called on a defender engaged with a quarterback who simply extends his arms and shoves the passer to the ground.

During situations where crowd noise becomes a problem (when it becomes too loud that it prevents the offensive team from hearing its signals), the offense can no longer ask the referee to reset the play clock.

It is necessary to have the ball touch the pylon or break the plane above the pylon to count as a touchdown. Previously, a player just had to have some portion of his body over the goal line or pylon to count a touchdown.

A completed catch is now when a receiver gets two feet down and has control of the ball. Previously, a receiver had to make “a football move” in addition to having control of the ball for a reception.

Players will be subject to a fine from the league for playing with an unbuckled chin strap. Officials will not penalize for chin strap violations during a game.

2008

One defensive player will be allowed to wear a radio similar to the one worn by the quarterback to communicate with the coaching staff.

The “force-out” rule on catches made near the sidelines has been eliminated. A receiver now must come down with the ball and both feet in bounds for a pass to be ruled complete; previously, passes would be ruled complete if the receiver was pushed by a defender while in the air and the official judged that he would have come down in bounds had he not been pushed.

The 5-yard incidental grabbing of the face mask penalty has been eliminated, though intentional grabbing of the face mask will remain a 15-yard penalty.

Teams that win the opening coin toss now have the option to defer the decision until the start of the second half, the same as in college football.

Field goal attempts that bounce off the goal post are now reviewable under instant replay. This change followed a decision during the previous season during a Browns-Ravens game when Phil Dawson’s game-tying field goal hit an upright, then the crossbar and the back of the goal post.

Legal forward hand offs that touch the ground and attempted snaps when the ball hits the ground before the quarterback touches it are now considered fumbles; previously, forward hand offs were treated as incomplete passes, while a snap that hit the ground before the quarterback touched it was a five-yard illegal procedure penalty.

2009

The rule regarding balls in play that strike an object such as a video board or a guy wire: In addition for the down being replayed, the game clock will also be reset to the time when the original play was snapped. This change currently only applies for this year, allowing the league to have the option of ordering the video displays to be raised for next season.

In November the United States Congress held hearings regarding NFL players on the field receiving concussions and other major injuries. Strong recommendations were made to the commissioner, and on December 2, 2009 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a memo effective immediately stating, in part: “Once removed for the duration of a practice or game, the player should not be considered for return-to-football activities until he is fully asymptotic, both at rest and after exertion, has a normal neurological examination, normal neuropsychological testing, and has been cleared to return by both his team physician(s) and the independent neurological consultant.”

A blindside block cannot be initially delivered by a helmet, forearm or shoulder to an opponent’s head or neck.

The initial contact to the head of a defenseless receiver is also prohibited.

A defensive player on the ground may no longer lunge or dive at the quarterback’s lower legs.

On kickoffs, a blocking wedge cannot consist of more than two players.

During onside kickoff attempts, the kicking team cannot have more than five players bunched together.

Loose balls that could have been the result of a fumble or an incomplete pass are now subject to video review.

Video replay can be used to determine if a loose ball stayed in bounds or hit the sideline.

If an onside kick does not go 10 yards, goes out of bounds, or is touched illegally at anytime during the kick, the ball is immediately awarded to the receiving team. This amends a rule that was first implemented during the 2003 season.

On all fumbles and laterals that go out of bounds, the clock will immediately start when the referee signals ready for play instead of waiting until next snap.

The draft order has been reworked to reflect playoff results, not regular-season results.

There’s a new waiver period during the first two weeks of training camp, and the postseason waiver period will begin after the NFL’s final game, whether it’s the Pro Bowl or the Super Bowl.

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 case may be, the NFL has avoided taking risks,â’ says Allan.

He believes acts like The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers alienate an increasingly larger, younger demographic of the Super Bowlâ’s viewing audience.

â’There are some great bands from the â’70s that are still rockinâ’, but they have little appeal for many viewers in their 20s or early 30s,â’ says Allan. â’Canâ’t the NFL get a little younger?â’

Looking toward next year, Allan has a suggestion for NFL corporate:

â’How about Beyonce or even Coldplay?â’

Better Ideas

Since football is just popular culture and the Super Bowl deserves a halftime show that is equivalent in popularity why stick to music?  Music is too personal and since the Super Bowl is watched worldwide would it be better if the entertainment was more mainstream? There isn’t one music genre or misc popular culture entity that could possibly meet the full demographics tastes, except one . . . the internet!  Yes the internet is more popular than music, television, movies and yes, sports.

The NFL just needs to put up screens and have Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn host a 1/2 live show

• “Around the net” – introducing the best videos of the year
• Going down memory lane with the most creative Super Bowl commercials
• Showing Highlights of the year for the NFL games
• Show the entire musical “Dr. Horrible“

Bad Ideas

• Micheal Vick hosting a dog fighting match
• Richard Simmons with a field filled of fatty’s sweating to the oldies
• Being entertained by anyone associated with “American Idol” or “The X Factor”
• Musical by the cast of “Ugly Betty”

Change the Channel

There are more alternatives on TV than watching the Super Bowl “Half Baked” Half Time Show, note: The networks will cut to the competition as soon as the first-half Super Bowl whistle blows on Fox.

• Oxygen will premiere the first episode of reality series “Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love,” in which viewers peek into the home life of flamboyant former athlete Deion Sanders more than two months ahead of the series’ debut.  “We have one of the biggest stars the NFL has ever turned out on our airwaves,” Oxygen general manager Jason Klarman said. “A lot of people will be interested in both the game and in Deion.”

• Animal Planet, which for the past few years has aired the Puppy Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, has begun to take it one step further — it’s airing its own halftime show, a kitten bowl, during halftime of the Puppy Bowl, timing it to coincide with halftime of the game featuring humans. Heck, the cuteness doesn’t matter when taking bets.

• Spike TV will show an eating contest featuring the likes of Eater X, Tim “Gravy” Brown” and rising star (in the eating world, anyway) Joey Chesnut. Spike will telecast an undercard of hard-boiled-egg consumption (world record: 65) as well as a ham-eating main event.

• Los Angeles Temptation vs New York Euphoria Lingerie Bowl football game in Los Angeles February 5, 2006. The game was aired locally on pay-per-view during halftime of the XL Super Bowl

Also look to MTV, Comedy Central and many more catching on for mini Super Bowl Half Time shows.  Until the NFL updates its Super Bowl entertainment alternatives will always be more creative and entertaining than what you watch on Fox, unless of course it is a musical montage using the characters of “The Family Guy”.

NFL

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 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 â’minor leagueâ’. This is a plea for the NFL to start up the WLAF and get their hands out of the collegiate athletic system.

The NFL misuses the collegiate athletic, tampers with an educational system only for the gain of their pockets and holds hostage of the NCAA.

Families pay their hard earned money to make sure their Timmy or Suzy get an education, which is never enough so loans are becoming a necessity. Students graduate with a five figure debt, not talking about those who continue on to professional careers that finish their education easily with a six figure debt. (Read More . . .)