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Jan 8: Bowled Over
Posted On: January 8, 2009 3:27 PM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
As I write this blog, the big college football bowl championship game is only hours away from kickoff. You may be reading this after the fact. (So, did Florida win??) But it doesn’t matter if the game is finished or yet to be played. Because I’m not really writing about that particular game. I’m writing about all the games. Football, I mean. The home of our NFL Dolphins sits right on the county line and the team draws many of its fans from the Fort Lauderdale area. And when Dolphin Stadium is in the national limelight, as it is tonight, that always brings a football frenzy to Broward County. Teams stay in our hotels. Fans descend from wherever those teams come from, rooming in our hotels too as well as eating in our restaurants and visiting our attractions. Limos are even more common than usual. There’s a fun buzz to the atmosphere around here, whether you like football or not.
Who can blame the football tourists from feeling excited? They’re in South Florida in the winter, after all. And they’re often coming from – well, let's just say somewhat less interesting places. Like Oklahoma. Nothing against Oklahoma, naturally. I’ve been there and enjoyed it. Lovely state if you like flat open spaces and oil rigs.
Anyway, I’m really just trying to say that South Florida this time of year is serious football country. And to note that the tradition is going strong for the foreseeable future. The latest news about all this concerns the National Football League. Next year, both the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl will be played in one location. Here. That’s a huge break from football precedent as the Pro Bowl has long been hosted by Hawaii. Also, 2010 will be only the second year that the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl have happened in the same community. The first time was in 1967, Super Bowl 1. So if you’re a pigskin fanatic, you may want to make your reservations. South Florida again will become Football Central early next year, just as it is right now. With clear skies and nearly perfect temperatures forecast for tonight's game, I have to admit this much: the folks who schedule, and attend, all these big football games are no dummies.
Who can blame the football tourists from feeling excited? They’re in South Florida in the winter, after all. And they’re often coming from – well, let's just say somewhat less interesting places. Like Oklahoma. Nothing against Oklahoma, naturally. I’ve been there and enjoyed it. Lovely state if you like flat open spaces and oil rigs.
Anyway, I’m really just trying to say that South Florida this time of year is serious football country. And to note that the tradition is going strong for the foreseeable future. The latest news about all this concerns the National Football League. Next year, both the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl will be played in one location. Here. That’s a huge break from football precedent as the Pro Bowl has long been hosted by Hawaii. Also, 2010 will be only the second year that the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl have happened in the same community. The first time was in 1967, Super Bowl 1. So if you’re a pigskin fanatic, you may want to make your reservations. South Florida again will become Football Central early next year, just as it is right now. With clear skies and nearly perfect temperatures forecast for tonight's game, I have to admit this much: the folks who schedule, and attend, all these big football games are no dummies.
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