New Orleans may lose Super Bowl LVIII, gain Super Bowl LIX

WhoDat!656 · 04-03-2020, 07:46 PM

Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily reports that the confluence of a 17-game season and the dates for Easter and in turn Ash Wednesday and in turn Mardi Gras could result in the NFL shifting the Crescent City’s next Super Bowl from early 2024 to early 2025.

The problem, per the report, is that Mardi Gras currently is due to happen two days after Super Bowl LVIII, due to the extra week of the regular season and the delay in the NFL’s championship game that happens because of it. Mardi Gras has become one of the biggest annual events in New Orleans, with parades and gatherings and thousands of people who will be in town for reasons unrelated to football (if the world ever gets back to that point).

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...per-bowl-lvix/

Audiotom · 04-04-2020, 09:53 AM

Extra week?

What two byes?

SmashMouth · 04-04-2020, 10:14 AM

Superbowl Licks.... LIX ... fits NOLA better, neaux?

AsylumGuido · 04-04-2020, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Audiotom

Extra week?

What two byes?

Part of the trade off on making the deal was to give the players an extra bye week. That means the actual season will be 19 weeks instead of the current 17. They are also eliminating one of the preseason games, thus netting out to the entire season, including preseason, being one week longer.

This is a win/win for fans as we now get two more weeks of real football AND one less meaningless preseason game!

Rugby Saint II · 04-04-2020, 01:10 PM

Mardi Gras is for looking at breasts....not getting sick.

Rugby Saint II · 04-04-2020, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Part of the trade off on making the deal was to give the players an extra bye week. That means the actual season will be 19 weeks instead of the current 17. They are also eliminating one of the preseason games, thus netting out to the entire season, including preseason, being one week longer.

This is a win/win for fans as we now get two more weeks of real football AND one less meaningless preseason game!

Well, that's just great!

The New Orleans Saints are notorious for our slow starts after the bye week. Lately we seem to always come back very flat footed, sluggish, incohesive, and it takes way too much time to get our rhythm back. I can only imagine how much tougher it will be keep the team cohesive with two bye weeks. I guess that's on Payton to fix. He is a good motivator but everyone's message eventually gets stale. Nonetheless, I believe that he will pull out every nuance of coaching that he has this year.

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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,046	New Orleans may lose Super Bowl LVIII, gain Super Bowl LIX Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily reports that the confluence of a 17-game season and the dates for Easter and in turn Ash Wednesday and in turn Mardi Gras could result in the NFL shifting the Crescent City’s next Super Bowl from early 2024 to early 2025. The problem, per the report, is that Mardi Gras currently is due to happen two days after Super Bowl LVIII, due to the extra week of the regular season and the delay in the NFL’s championship game that happens because of it. Mardi Gras has become one of the biggest annual events in New Orleans, with parades and gatherings and thousands of people who will be in town for reasons unrelated to football (if the world ever gets back to that point). https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...per-bowl-lvix/
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04-04-2020, 09:53 AM	#2
Audiotom 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,094 Blog Entries: 1	Re: New Orleans may lose Super Bowl LVIII, gain Super Bowl LIX Extra week? What two byes?

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,123 Blog Entries: 29	Re: New Orleans may lose Super Bowl LVIII, gain Super Bowl LIX Superbowl Licks.... LIX ... fits NOLA better, neaux?

04-04-2020, 10:44 AM	#4
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,214	Re: New Orleans may lose Super Bowl LVIII, gain Super Bowl LIX Originally Posted by Audiotom Extra week? What two byes? Part of the trade off on making the deal was to give the players an extra bye week. That means the actual season will be 19 weeks instead of the current 17. They are also eliminating one of the preseason games, thus netting out to the entire season, including preseason, being one week longer. This is a win/win for fans as we now get two more weeks of real football AND one less meaningless preseason game!

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,052	Re: New Orleans may lose Super Bowl LVIII, gain Super Bowl LIX Mardi Gras is for looking at breasts....not getting sick. SmashMouth likes this.

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,052	Re: New Orleans may lose Super Bowl LVIII, gain Super Bowl LIX Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Part of the trade off on making the deal was to give the players an extra bye week. That means the actual season will be 19 weeks instead of the current 17. They are also eliminating one of the preseason games, thus netting out to the entire season, including preseason, being one week longer. This is a win/win for fans as we now get two more weeks of real football AND one less meaningless preseason game! Well, that's just great! The New Orleans Saints are notorious for our slow starts after the bye week. Lately we seem to always come back very flat footed, sluggish, incohesive, and it takes way too much time to get our rhythm back. I can only imagine how much tougher it will be keep the team cohesive with two bye weeks. I guess that's on Payton to fix. He is a good motivator but everyone's message eventually gets stale. Nonetheless, I believe that he will pull out every nuance of coaching that he has this year.