Just Jack Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Now you can.... Article - http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/262253921.html The document - https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1184220/20140605190910.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 As I understand it this is the main reason that New Orleans didn't get the Super Bowl. A bunch of the place here chose to not abide by the NFL requests and made a lot more money e cause of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 What I'm trying to figure out is what are their plans for three golf courses in Minnesota in January? Cross country skiing venues?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 What I'm trying to figure out is what are their plans for three golf courses in Minnesota in January? Cross country skiing venues?? Clearly there's only one explanation: the NFL is behind global warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wow... Anyone who thinks a Super Bowl would come to Buffalo is completely delusional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judman Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Fire up the golf simulators...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman128 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Talk about getting bent over and... The NFL doesn't seem to want to pay for anything, they are like the MOB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wow. I'm just wondering what the city of Santa Clara had to agree to in order to get Super Bowl L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Santa Clara is absolutely beautiful, clean, and makes sense for a SB. The one pains it is very hard to get direct flights from San Jose, and even SFO to the East Coast. If your plannng on going, just know you most likely are taking a connecting flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) USB flash drives are soooo 2009! Edited June 9, 2014 by Corp000085 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Talk about getting bent over and... The NFL doesn't seem to want to pay for anything, they are like the MOB. Or FIFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 At least now Niagara Falls knows what they need to bring to the table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I can't stand how they pick Super Bowl venues. The league ought to reward the cities which add the most value to the league-- ie, winning teams, revenue generating teams. Reward those cities with the revenue boom of a Super Bowl because they are the ones that are most effectively adding value to the NFL's product. For example, the Super Bowl winning team (Seattle) should get to host next year (or in 2 years, if you need more planning). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellyto83TD Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 the NFL is going to price themselves out of business. Over saturation of the product, unrealistic demands for Superbowl and I now presume Draft Venues. Folks that think this **** will go on forever are kidding themselfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLynchTrain Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Florio posted some of the outrageous stipulations yesterday (24/7 police escorts for freaking owners). Perusing through the document, I found a fairly ridiculous one - "Section F. Tax Exemptions" on page 68 (page 69 of the pdf). I wanted to copy and paste it here, but the formatting kind of sucks, so take a look yourself. Basically, the section says any entity or individual associated with the NFL (AND ITS "MEMBER CLUBS," ie teams and team personnel) are exempt from ANY local taxes, be it income, gross, occupancy, etc. They said they expect the host committee to basically has to figure out how to get around any taxable authorities, and if they don't, they expect the host committee to reimburse any taxes. Look, I think people in the media make too big a deal out of the fact that the NFL as an association is a "not for profit" that pays no taxes, because hey, if the NFL and then member clubs were both taxed, they would effectively be taxed twice on the same money. But the fact that the NFL is demanding that all of it's entities and employees are exempt from taxes is insane! The NFL (and well-paid host committee executives) have always trotted out dubious studies that show the economic impact that such an event provides to a community. These studies are always predicated on expected tax revenues local communities can bring in. Now the NFL is removing a serious chunk of that tax revenue. I'd be quite interested in seeing what the potential loss of revenue is there - 12 million? 15 million? 50 million? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Goodell Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 The NFL is proud of the mutually beneficial relationships it has with its member teams and cities who graciously host the Super Bowl each year. We expect another successful event next February in Glendale, Arizona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I can't stand how they pick Super Bowl venues. The league ought to reward the cities which add the most value to the league-- ie, winning teams, revenue generating teams. Reward those cities with the revenue boom of a Super Bowl because they are the ones that are most effectively adding value to the NFL's product. For example, the Super Bowl winning team (Seattle) should get to host next year (or in 2 years, if you need more planning). What are they going to do when Green Bay, or Buffalo, or Kansas City, or other locales that obviously lack the necessary infrastructure, win? Is Green Bay supposed to get 2000 taxis just for one weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Or FIFA. Or the Olympic Committee. Hosting these events is more about name recognition for cities than bringing in money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 What are they going to do when Green Bay, or Buffalo, or Kansas City, or other locales that obviously lack the necessary infrastructure, win? Is Green Bay supposed to get 2000 taxis just for one weekend? At least give Green Bay the option. They don't exercise it, then it goes to the runner-up, and so on. I would imagine Green Bay would do whatever it took to host the Super Bowl, even contracting out for independent taxi companies to come to the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Florio posted some of the outrageous stipulations yesterday (24/7 police escorts for freaking owners). Perusing through the document, I found a fairly ridiculous one - "Section F. Tax Exemptions" on page 68 (page 69 of the pdf). I wanted to copy and paste it here, but the formatting kind of sucks, so take a look yourself. Basically, the section says any entity or individual associated with the NFL (AND ITS "MEMBER CLUBS," ie teams and team personnel) are exempt from ANY local taxes, be it income, gross, occupancy, etc. They said they expect the host committee to basically has to figure out how to get around any taxable authorities, and if they don't, they expect the host committee to reimburse any taxes. Look, I think people in the media make too big a deal out of the fact that the NFL as an association is a "not for profit" that pays no taxes, because hey, if the NFL and then member clubs were both taxed, they would effectively be taxed twice on the same money. But the fact that the NFL is demanding that all of it's entities and employees are exempt from taxes is insane! The NFL (and well-paid host committee executives) have always trotted out dubious studies that show the economic impact that such an event provides to a community. These studies are always predicated on expected tax revenues local communities can bring in. Now the NFL is removing a serious chunk of that tax revenue. I'd be quite interested in seeing what the potential loss of revenue is there - 12 million? 15 million? 50 million? that is interesting. But not paying local income taxes, etc. does not equate to a loss of revenue. If the people are not paying the taxes, it's the same as if they are not there. There will be an obvious economic boost to small business owners of restaurants, bars, taxis, etc. with the influx of people. And then, the more money these people make, the more they pay in corporate income tax. So more money is being made by the presence of the NFL, just not as much. At least give Green Bay the option. They don't exercise it, then it goes to the runner-up, and so on. I would imagine Green Bay would do whatever it took to host the Super Bowl, even contracting out for independent taxi companies to come to the city. I like your idea. Give them the option. Better way to pick the city than this Olympic-secret style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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