SUPER WEEK

There was a time when I would be in a tither the Wednesday before the Super Bowl.  I ran a Super Bowl Party at our school and preparations had to be made.  This was in the early years of the big game; between 1976 and 1982 approximately.  Beer, lunch, pools, gambling games, cards, lots of rented TV's - an all guys afternoon.  The late start of the games ruined that kind of get-together.  They were good times while they lasted.

The first Super Bowl game was in 1967.   It kicked-off at 4:15 pm.  The next ten years the kick-off times were between 2:00 and 3:45 pm.  It was definitely an afternoon affair.

In 1978, we saw the first kick-off time after 6:00 pm.  For the next 13 years the kick-off times were between 4:15 and 6:15 pm.  Since then, they always start about 6:15 or 6:30 pm eastern.  It's all about the dollars produced by advertising.

o.o