Not Rocket Science

On this episode, we dive look back on the history of the Super Bowl and the aspects of the game itself and how the NFL has structured their league and business initiatives that all led to the Super Bowl being the biggest event in the U.S. We look at how since the late 1950’s the NFL and Super Bowl has captured America’s attention and how it was successfully able to latch onto the rocket ship that was the growth of the TV industry to overtake baseball and be the dominant sport of the U.S. We all like to watch those insanely expensive commercials and lavish half-time shows (although they’ve been pretty meh recently…lets be honest) but this episode is dedicated to exactly how and why we got here. And by here I mean drinking five White Claws, eating two pounds of wings and watching a football game between two teams we likely don’t care about or possibly even an entire sport we don’t care about every year like it’s Thanksgiving or something. So check out the inner workings of the NFL and how business culture and T