Thailog80 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Christ stickers on all teams helmets and endless promotions but they couldn't help the Saints out quicker? The Saints "Home Game" in Jersey was a farce. A slap in the face to the Saints. Luckily the Bills were there to beat up on today for the Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Maybe in 20 years we'll be mowing their lawns and handing them their Big Macs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 If they really wanted to promote football in Mexico, they would have had "Ron Mexico" and the Falcons playing there tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talonz Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Is this considered a Cards home game? If so, boy their fans must be pissed..Didn't the NFL execs see MAN ON FIRE Wait, scratch that. They don't have any fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper13 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I heard they gave away 40,000 tickets so the game would be a "sell-out". They only sold 50,000 or so tickets. Big corporations bought them and gave them away. I am pretty clueless as to what Mexico is like. I thought everyone there was trying to hop the fence to the USA because it is so bad there. Stupid publicity stunt by the NFL, nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUFootball29 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Man too bad the Falcons werent playing in Mexico.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick in* england Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Quite simply Mexico is the next biggest market for NFL football in the whole world after the US. Mexico has 20million viewers of NFL every Sunday and the popularity of NFL teams like the Cardinals, Cowboys, Chargers, etc is massive. The NFL can make a ton of money out of Mexico, and tap a potential player pool to expand that fan appeal. The NFL will always look for ways to make more money, and overseas markets is an untapped resource as far as that goes. THAT's why the NFL made such a big deal about it. Not forgetting it is the first regular season game EVER to be played outside the US. America's favourite sport goes to foreign shores - and that's a pretty big deal too. Don't underestimate the popularity of NFL fooball in places like Japan, Mexico, Germany and the UK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 You telling me that they can't afford $50 for a football ticket. They just need to learn how to stretch out that $3 an hour. I thought NAFTA was going to help Mexico's economy and raise the standard of living for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in VA Beach Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I'm sure the NFL does not care who buys the tickets corporations or fans. For me, I decided over the week to not watch or support the game. It stinks for the cards and sets a bad precedence for the league and the bills who are fairly close to toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Rumor has it the NFL will schedule a preseason game next year in CHINA. All for the opportunity to sell some more jerseys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 Rumor has it the NFL will schedule a preseason game next year in CHINA. All for the opportunity to sell some more jerseys... 462705[/snapback] Then the Bills can get Shanghai'd literally by the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BackInDaDay Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Is this considered a Cards home game? If so, boy their fans must be pissed..Didn't the NFL execs see MAN ON FIRE Wait, scratch that. They don't have any fans. 462424[/snapback] Denny Green must have had his O-line strapped down across the hood of his car before the game. Those guys blocked like they had something up their... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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