The Colts enter the regular season with 13-2 odds of capturing their second National Football League title in five years, according to Las Vegas Sports Consultants, which advises Nevada’s sports books on betting lines.
NFL officials and the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee have a contingency plan if a work stoppage postpones the 2012
Super Bowl.
Three of the six additions are executives on loan from the Indiana Sports Corp. and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors
Association.
Indianapolis is making progress on the way to its debut as a Super Bowl city, NFL executive Frank Supovitz said Friday afternoon.
The NFL’s Super Bowl point man tours legacy project, University of Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium to make sure city is
on track for 2012 event.
Host committee opts to partner with University of Indianapolis and build community center at Arsenal Tech High School, the
original site of
the domed practice facility.
Despite a mammoth effort by city leaders, which included raising $25 million from the corporate community, Indianapolis lost
to Dallas the right to host the 2011 Super Bowl.
The goal of any host city of a major sporting event is simple: Rake in as much cash as possible during the days the event
is in town and maximize future economic potential by boosting the city’s image among everyone who watches on television.
Execution is more difficult.
The aim is to spur redevelopment on the city’s blighted near-east side before the 2012 Super Bowl is played in Indianapolis.
Nearly four dozen host committee members and Indianapolis officials attended the game. The entourage will apply what they
learned to the 2012 event.
Therapy. That’s what I’m here for.
The team sold Super Bowl tickets to 26 state lawmakers, 27 members of the City-County Council, 10 members of Mayor Greg Ballard’s
office, six other state officials, and four Congressmen.
The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of “M*A*S*H” to become the most-watched program in television history.
Labor meetings in Miami over the weekend did little to dispel speculation that the souring relationship between NFL players
and owners could jeopardize the 2012 Super Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium.
There’s no rest for the Indianapolis Colts front office. This week, the teams’ sales and marketing teams will formulate an
off-season plan and finalize ticket prices for next season.
Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime
NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey.
The Colts’ Super Bowl loss saddened employees at a local plant that makes NFL gear, but the Saints’
win will give the bottom line a bigger boost.
The National Football League has trademarked “Super Bowl”—along
with “Super Sunday” and “NFL”—and is notorious for the lengths it will go to in order to protect
its brands.
As Super Bowl approaches, companies unaffiliated with the Colts avoid becoming victims of the NFL’s strict trademark-enforcement
policies by supporting the team in generic fashion.
The big question for many politicians isn’t about ethics. Rather, it’s whether to shell out $800 per ticket, plus hotel costs
and airfare.
