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Bucs games are blacked out in TB all the time. We like to make fun of the Jags for their tarps and blackouts, but Tampa has problems filling their stadium as well.
Bucs games are blacked out in TB all the time. We like to make fun of the Jags for their tarps and blackouts, but Tampa has problems filling their stadium as well.
I don't like the idea of NFL teams having to travel to London to play. In my opinion, if the League makes such a move, they will need to set up scheduling so the U.S. based teams have a bye-week before heading to London. When there are no byes, then the London based team needs to stay in the states and practice here so they can play their games here. That also would mean they'd play like 4 away games (in the states) then 8 straight home games, before playing their next 4 away games. And then there is the possibility of playoffs . . .
Just don't like unfair advantages when it deals with location, much like I don't care for Denver having a team that plays at high altitude. At some point you stop playing the other team and are playing against nature. Shoot, might as well move the SD Chargers out to Death Valley so they can kick butt there once they are acclimated and no other team is . . . or maybe put a team in Anchorage and let them play outdoors!
What's the time difference? You know the NFL would want night games there too and I'm sure there's enough difference to make a difference.
Is it just me or do sports teams in Florida have a tough time getting fans in? Except UF of course....
I'm down for international football. I think it would be cool. Get a couple of the better Canadian teams to get legit....put a few teams across a few ponds.....Hell yeah, that would be sweet!
Well, lets take the West Coast teams as an example. There is a 9 hour difference, so a team used to playing a 1:00 p.m. in California would be playing in London at 4:00 a.m. West Coast time, the Texans would feel like they were playing at 6:00 a.m. That is why I was saying visiting teams would really need a bye-week to prepare for not only the time change but the long-ass flight. Then there would be jet lag, so those teams should be awarded the following week's MNF game just so they can become re-acclimated to their own time zones back in the states.
I think a good fix would be to have London games later (local time), so the 10a west coast games would align with 5p/6p (depending on DST) London time. Would at least fix the game time dilemma.
My comment was more about how the players would "feel" like they were playing a 4:00 a.m. game due to their "body clocks".
I think you're counting the wrong way. A noon game in Houston is a 6pm game in London. Obviously, there would never be a Sun or Mon night game in London. I don't think anyone would ever feel like they're playing at 4 am. As a matter of fact, I don't think anyone would need to adjust to any time difference, that would be counterproductive in the big picture. Just stay on your normal sleep schedule (in your own time zone)
I think you're counting the wrong way. A noon game in Houston is a 6pm game in London. Obviously, there would never be a Sun or Mon night game in London. I don't think anyone would ever feel like they're playing at 4 am. As a matter of fact, I don't think anyone would need to adjust to any time difference, that would be counterproductive in the big picture. Just stay on your normal sleep schedule (in your own time zone)
I think I did count the right way. If there was a 1:00 p.m. game in London, then it would be 4:00 a.m. in California, right?
Yes, but that would put a start time at 7am ET, and I don't think the NFL's going for that anytime soon. The only times I would expect a London game to be played (GMT time) would be 6pm and 9pm (5 and 8 during DST). Just like what they do with today's overseas games.
Gotcha. So, the London Bucs would only play night home games?
I think I did count the right way. If there was a 1:00 p.m. game in London, then it would be 4:00 a.m. in California, right?
If they want American football in Europe, then move the UFL over there. It's not like anyone is watching them here.