Some day there will be a European conference or division. The Viking games (plural) point to the path
"A new twist this year is that the Vikings will play in Dublin one week and then play in London a week later, which could function for the NFL as an experiment to see how travel within Europe goes. The league is exploring playing more games in Europe, and possibly even locating a team or multiple teams across the pond, and every new scheduling wrinkle is a step toward determining the logistics of that. The Vikings will be the first NFL team ever to play back-to-back-to-back games in three countries, going from the United States to Ireland to England."
I hate it
Rugby is popular over there. They should be able to convert some of those fans and even players perhaps. The key to a good football game is quarterbacks. That's why the various alternatives leagues in the US can't draw fans. The quarterbacks suck.
They can ship football players over there, but eventually you have to be able to get some home grown talent involved other than the kickers, and that will be the real hard part. In the US football starts as soon as you can walk on through high school and college they are developing their skills and their bodies to play pro football. They will never have that in Europe.
Rugby is popular over there. They should be able to convert some of those fans and even players perhaps.
Many people in the UK follow a team because of the games being televised when they were children. The games in Wembley and now in the Spurs stadium (owned by Jag owner) always sell out.
I hate it
Right there with you.
Same thing, why? Just curious.
I could see one football problem and that is watering down the overall quality. Trask alludes to the limited number of QBs, as one example.
Do you guys hate it because it threatens the quality of the game?
I hate it
Right there with you.
Same thing, why? Just curious.
I could see one football problem and that is watering down the overall quality. Trask alludes to the limited number of QBs, as one example.
Do you guys hate it because it threatens the quality of the game?
Quality of the game. Watered down. Travel schedules. How do you justify it to season ticket holders. If I’m on the WC, and I going to watch a game at 4am.
I mean, there’s a lot of reasons.
I hate it
Right there with you.
Same thing, why? Just curious.
I could see one football problem and that is watering down the overall quality. Trask alludes to the limited number of QBs, as one example.
Do you guys hate it because it threatens the quality of the game?
Quality of the game. Watered down. Travel schedules. How do you justify it to season ticket holders. If I’m on the WC, and I going to watch a game at 4am.
I mean, there’s a lot of reasons.
Shouldve prefaced that I could very well be in the minority.
Didn’t mind the one singular game a year over there.
But, it’s current frequency (along with plans for more), just doesn’t appeal to me.
I hate it
Right there with you.
Same thing, why? Just curious.
I could see one football problem and that is watering down the overall quality. Trask alludes to the limited number of QBs, as one example.
Do you guys hate it because it threatens the quality of the game?
Quality of the game. Watered down. Travel schedules. How do you justify it to season ticket holders. If I’m on the WC, and I going to watch a game at 4am.
I mean, there’s a lot of reasons.
all valid reasons. I can see where there would be some real hurdles still
I hate it
Right there with you.
Same thing, why? Just curious.
I could see one football problem and that is watering down the overall quality. Trask alludes to the limited number of QBs, as one example.
Do you guys hate it because it threatens the quality of the game?
Quality of the game. Watered down. Travel schedules. How do you justify it to season ticket holders. If I’m on the WC, and I going to watch a game at 4am.
I mean, there’s a lot of reasons.
all valid reasons. I can see where there would be some real hurdles still
It’s good in theory, I guess.
“Grow the Game” or some bullshit like that.
It’s good in theory, I guess.
Yes agree, in theory.
Profit motive leads to growth and then death. We may count ourselves as lucky to be have been fans in this window lol
For better or worse, global is the future. This is from the NFL's website
"The National Football League today announced the schedule for the 2025 International Games that will be played across Europe in Dublin, Ireland; London, U.K.; Berlin, Germany; and Madrid, Spain -- as part of the league's long-term commitment to global expansion, driving year-round engagement in international markets."
"The 2025 NFL season will see seven regular season games played outside of the U.S. -- the most ever regular season international games to date, including historic first games in iconic venues in Berlin, Dublin and Madrid," said NFL executive vice president, club business, major events & international Peter O'Reilly. "The 2025 International Games schedule showcases an exciting selection of matchups featuring major NFL stars, bringing our game directly to fans around the world, and underscores our collective commitment to global growth as we continue our journey to becoming a truly global sport."
Not saying this is the only or even primary reason, but the Glazers buying ManU plays a big part in all of this. They bought ManU with borrowed money and then immediately blew up the global brand sales. Thats what the other owners see
i deal with people in the UK via my job and i can tell you that majority of them could not care less about American football
Alot of people in UK say they have a favorite NFL team but they aren't really watching. 4PM ET is like 9 at night in the UK so maybe they can get a view of the 1PM games but most aren't watching the sport
I was in London for the MLB game last June and the stadium was 1/4 empty.
as others have said, completely fine with having a handful of games a year there but to actually have a team there....the travel demand on that team would be brutal
The only way it would work, long term, is to set up something like the World Cup.
Regional teams/leagues in the cities play a regional schedule, then have non-conference type games that pit US teams against world teams (once per quarter), culminating in a global Super Bowl.
If that’s the plan, we’re still years away from it. For all the investment, American football still seems much less popular to the world than American interest in European football.