Super Bowl taking a hit amid economic struggles
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - There were mountains of jumbo shrimp, and caviar everywhere. Muhammad Ali would show up, maybe amid a fleet of shiny Cadillacs. Five-star hotels were packed, and getting a dinner reservation for Saturday night was impossible. Finding a ticket for Sunday was even harder.
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But in these tough economic times, it's easy to see: The Super Bowl is taking a hit, too. General Motors and FedEx pulled their TV ads, even though NBC lowered the price. Playboy canceled its annual party. Almost 200 fewer media credentials were issued.
"When I think of the NFL, I think of recession-proof," Cardinals lineman Elliot Vallejo said this week. "But that's not true anymore."
Playboy canceled its party? That's it. Time to press charges against Chimpy McHaliburton for wrecking the economy... 200 fewer media credentials to the Superbowl? Why, that's practically a war crime!
I'm sorry. I just have a hard time working up a lot of sympathy for the NFL here. Every year we're treated to a litany of "wow" press releases about how much tickets to the Superbowl are selling for; what each second of half-time advertising costs; the over-the-top everything that accompanies professional football's biggest event
And now we're supposed to feel sorry for them because they have to scale back?
Nah. Ain't gonna happen. Although I do have to admit, the cynic in me wonders if they're gearing up to apply for part of the $800 billion stimulus package recently rammed through by the unilateral Democrats... What the hell, right? We can always print more money, right?
Gah. I'm off to the range.
That is all.
2 comments:
Is this the same NFL that won't let the Marine Corps color guard stay and watch the game?
Boy, times must be tough!
General Motors I can understand -- spending $$$$$ on a Super Bowl ad when they're begging for government handouts would be a worse PR disaster than the "private jets" fiasco.
But Federal Express canceling its Super Bowl ads? FedEx always has a Super Bowl ad, and it's usually one of the better ones. All kidding aside, if you want a good indicator of how bad things are getting, that's about as good a one as you're likely to find.
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