Super Sunday! Packers vs. Steelers for the title. Everything I've seen up to this point indicates this should be a really good game. I admit I am a Packer Fan and feel good about their chances to win the game.
The Super Bowl signifies the end of the season. This is especially true now that the NFL moved the Pro-Bowl to the week before the big game. One thing we have to keep in mind though is that this might be the last time we see pro ball in any fashion for a while. The owners and the players association have reached the end of their current labor agreement. Many experts predict we will lose the entire 2011-12 season. No pro football next fall and winter.
We experienced this recently with the NHL. Their last lock-out resulted in a completely lost season. Now I'm not a hockey fan so I can't really speak to the impacts to the game that lost season had. Back in the mid-'90's baseball also had a work stoppage. Being a baseball fan I can relate to that one a bit better. Baseball had been on the decline as America's favorite sport and with that lock-out they lost a lot of loyal fans. They opened the door for the NFL to step in and become America's favorite. Neither Hockey or Baseball have much to fall back on to fill the need of the average fan during a lock out. The NFL on the other-hand has both College Football (which is very well televised) and local high-school games for the average fan to fall back on.
So my questions to you are: Are we seeing the end of the NFL as we know it? Will the NFL be just as strong after a lock-out? Will you still be a loyal fan (if you're one now)? And will college and high school ball be enough to get you through next season? Let me know in the comments below.
(Written on the iPhone)
The Super Bowl signifies the end of the season. This is especially true now that the NFL moved the Pro-Bowl to the week before the big game. One thing we have to keep in mind though is that this might be the last time we see pro ball in any fashion for a while. The owners and the players association have reached the end of their current labor agreement. Many experts predict we will lose the entire 2011-12 season. No pro football next fall and winter.
We experienced this recently with the NHL. Their last lock-out resulted in a completely lost season. Now I'm not a hockey fan so I can't really speak to the impacts to the game that lost season had. Back in the mid-'90's baseball also had a work stoppage. Being a baseball fan I can relate to that one a bit better. Baseball had been on the decline as America's favorite sport and with that lock-out they lost a lot of loyal fans. They opened the door for the NFL to step in and become America's favorite. Neither Hockey or Baseball have much to fall back on to fill the need of the average fan during a lock out. The NFL on the other-hand has both College Football (which is very well televised) and local high-school games for the average fan to fall back on.
So my questions to you are: Are we seeing the end of the NFL as we know it? Will the NFL be just as strong after a lock-out? Will you still be a loyal fan (if you're one now)? And will college and high school ball be enough to get you through next season? Let me know in the comments below.
(Written on the iPhone)
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