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**blackjackblax** · 02-05-2006, 08:00 AM

So let me get this straight. The NFL, which really doesn't make a lot of money [sarcasm], would rather play a game in the face of a hurricane than opt for a different solution?

Yeah, lets not send wrong message here [sarcasm].

WHAT homefield advantage will the Dolphins even have if the stadium is half full? And quite, frankly, the Dolphins dont have much of a homefield advantage under normal conditions. And if it is $ that is more of a concern, well I'm going to assume that the tickets are already bought and paid for (and have been earning interest, anyways) and that the amount of $ the Dolphins would have lost, could in someway, be reimbursed by the NFL. Which in turn might even fall under the auspices of an insurance claim or something.

The NFL, which in terms of public relations lately, hasn't looked all that good in terms of being in the news with some of its players off-field legal situations. This solution, IMO, just seems a little . . . hastily thought out, that is all.

How is playing on Saturday playing in the face of a hurricane when the hurricane is not supposed to hit Florida until Monday. The hurricane will be two days away, so how is that sending the wrong message. I for one think it was a good idea to keep the game in Maimi. Atleast for three and a half hours they can yell scream and root for their football team, instead of get prepared for the possibility of a third hurricane hitting their state.

Sometimes you need to get away. And I think atleast for some people this football game is just the medicine they need. Hell, there have been games played in the middle of a snow storms. Those people were in more danger coming to and leaving those games than the fans that go to the Maimi game will be in. Remember the hurricane will be two days away when they play the game.

02-05-2006, 08:00 AM	#7
blackjackblax Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 538 Senior Member	So let me get this straight. The NFL, which really doesn't make a lot of money [sarcasm], would rather play a game in the face of a hurricane than opt for a different solution? Yeah, lets not send wrong message here [sarcasm]. WHAT homefield advantage will the Dolphins even have if the stadium is half full? And quite, frankly, the Dolphins dont have much of a homefield advantage under normal conditions. And if it is $ that is more of a concern, well I'm going to assume that the tickets are already bought and paid for (and have been earning interest, anyways) and that the amount of $ the Dolphins would have lost, could in someway, be reimbursed by the NFL. Which in turn might even fall under the auspices of an insurance claim or something. The NFL, which in terms of public relations lately, hasn't looked all that good in terms of being in the news with some of its players off-field legal situations. This solution, IMO, just seems a little . . . hastily thought out, that is all. How is playing on Saturday playing in the face of a hurricane when the hurricane is not supposed to hit Florida until Monday. The hurricane will be two days away, so how is that sending the wrong message. I for one think it was a good idea to keep the game in Maimi. Atleast for three and a half hours they can yell scream and root for their football team, instead of get prepared for the possibility of a third hurricane hitting their state. Sometimes you need to get away. And I think atleast for some people this football game is just the medicine they need. Hell, there have been games played in the middle of a snow storms. Those people were in more danger coming to and leaving those games than the fans that go to the Maimi game will be in. Remember the hurricane will be two days away when they play the game.
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