04/19/24
September 10, 2015
Super Bowl Ditches Roman Numerals: Suspending an XLV-year tradition that I've been mocking for years by numbering the game in hexadecimal, the NFL has dropped the use of Roman numerals on this season's Super Bowl. There will be no Super Bowl L. Instead, Super Bowl 50 will be held on Feb. 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. But next year will be Super Bowl LI, the league says. Reaching 50 also is being marked by the new gold 50-yard line numbers.
Now that there won't be a Super Bowl L, maybe NFL headquarters can code name all the main people like they do in the Bond films, and Goodell could be "L".
posted by beaverboard at 02:15 PM on September 10, 2015
It seemed pretty obvious to me why they didn't go with the Roman numeral for 50.
posted by grum@work at 03:00 PM on September 10, 2015
It seemed pretty obvious to me why they didn't go with the Roman numeral for 50
If only.....ONLY....you could've found and posted a pic of Roger doing that.....
posted by NerfballPro at 04:04 PM on September 10, 2015
The NFL is ashamed that its fitness program has taken so long to work. If you are trying to lose weight, would you like to advertise the fact that it's taken you ten years to go from size XL to L?
posted by Howard_T at 04:30 PM on September 10, 2015
It's going to take a really long time to get to M...
posted by bender at 04:33 PM on September 10, 2015
Okay Howard, that was gold. :)
posted by hincandenza at 05:21 PM on September 10, 2015
really long time to get to M...
...but only half as long for the cheerleaders to increase to size D?
posted by Howard_T at 05:12 PM on September 11, 2015
There will be no Super Bowl L.
Hooray, finally!
But next year will be Super Bowl LI, the league says.
Damnit, I knew those self-aggrandizing clowns couldn't quit it.