Around the NFL: Week 8 (Dallas Week)

[Dirtbag59]

British treasury chief says government wants an NFL team in London - ESPN

My Reaction: IN LONDON??????!!?!!?!

[Hijinx]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

British treasury chief says government wants an NFL team in London - ESPN

My Reaction: IN LONDON??????!!?!!?!

I can't see this unless there was a whole division in Europe, and no other city is that interested. West coast teams complain now about coming east through 3 time zones, imagine going through 7 or 8. And do you exclude them from Thursday Night games, or do you play it at 1 am local time?

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Hijinx

I can't see this unless there was a whole division in Europe, and no other city is that interested. West coast teams complain now about coming east through 3 time zones, imagine going through 7 or 8. And do you exclude them from Thursday Night games, or do you play it at 1 am local time?

It's bad enough that sometimes when West Coast teams come over to the East to play 1 PM games they're essentially playing a 10 AM game their time (also consider that they probably have to be at the stadium 3 or 4 hours before kickoff). Now imagine a West Coast team playing a 1 PM game in London which is 5 AM on the West Coast. Then again it would have some potential to work if the London team during the regular season was given their own day. Like Thursday Night Football would just turn into London games.

[Hijinx]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

It's bad enough that sometimes when West Coast teams come over to the East to play 1 PM games they're essentially playing a 10 AM game their time (also consider that they probably have to be at the stadium 3 or 4 hours before kickoff). Now imagine a West Coast team playing a 1 PM game in London which is 5 AM on the West Coast. Then again it would have some potential to work if the London team during the regular season was given their own day. Like Thursday Night Football would just turn into London games.

Right but like I said when would you play the games? Normally Thursday's game starts at 8pm Est, that is midnight or 1 am GMT(depending on daylight savings time). You going to sell tickets to an event that ends at 4 am local time, or do the visiting teams fans not get to see the game live because is on at noon on a work day. Plus you think teams complain about Thursday games now? Wait till they lose a whole day to travel. Eight hour flight plus eight hour time zone change. Would be heck of a home field advantage, because of jet lag alone.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Hijinx

Right but like I said when would you play the games? Normally Thursday's game starts at 8pm Est, that is midnight or 1 am GMT(depending on daylight savings time). You going to sell tickets to an event that ends at 4 am local time, or do the visiting teams fans not get to see the game live because is on at noon on a work day. Plus you think teams complain about Thursday games now? Wait till they lose a whole day to travel. Eight hour flight plus eight hour time zone change. Would be heck of a home field advantage, because of jet lag alone.

N...nooooo. It would totally work. Jet lag is an urban myth. I saw it on bustermyths.