NFL Promises To Give Indianapolis Another Super Bowl If 2011 Season Is Canceled

The NFL wants this year's Super Bowl to go smoothly. Five months after the ticket debacle in Texas, NFL senior vice president Frank Supovitz came to Indianapolis to examine the Super Bowl host committee's plan. He left town with the impression that things are on track and ready to go despite the uncertainties the lockout poses to the game scheduled for Feb. 5. "I think any good business or brand wants to put their customers first, and it's something we began to talk about immediately" after the last Super Bowl, he said. "There were some well-documented cases about serving our fans well in Dallas, so that's what this is really about." As NFL owners and players continued negotiations Wednesday, Supovitz continued to insist that the league expected the game to be played on time. If it is canceled, something that has never happened, Supovitz said publicly for the first time that Indy would be assured of getting another Super Bowl if the city wants it, and he said it could also be pushed back a week if the season gets off to a late start. "We have contingency plans on top of contingency plans, as the commissioner has said," Supovitz said. "Actually, we had a contingency built into the bid. So there is flexibility to hold the game on Feb. 12, if necessary. In terms of additional contingencies, Indianapolis would be able to host the Super Bowl as soon as possible in an unoccupied year."

Source: ESPN

 

WHY IN THE FREAK IS THIS EVEN BEING BROUGHT UP BY THESE FREAKING IDIOTS?????????

 

Two reasons:

Posturising - Making contingency plans public to ensure that the NFLPA know the owners aren't freaking around and are prepared for the long haul if needed.

Legitimate Planning - Owners know that them and the NFLPA are far apart and are making plans to ensure that they are ready for the occurance of a lost season.

 

Encouraging. :icon_rolleyes:

 

So yesterday we hear that the deal is 85% done and now they're talking about making up Super Bowls? Make up your freaking mind.

 

dude, if a super bowl is ever canceled the world should end that day. the money lost will never be made back up.

 

if they let this happen then Faildell needs to end up in an unemployment line.

 

none of them would care. Badell makes like 10 or so million a year. They are all paid. They don't care.