Sooner24
4/30/2009, 11:21 PM
Probably the same guy that scheduled the Air Force One NYC fly over at work here. :rolleyes:
Fiesta Bowl angered by NFL scheduling snafu
A scheduling snafu with the NFL and the Arizona Cardinals has angered the officials who run the Fiesta Bowl. The Fiesta is the destination of the Big 12 champion unless that team is playing in the BCS championship game.
This year's Fiesta Bowl is scheduled for Jan. 4 at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Fiesta's agreement with the stadium and the NFL franchise is that the Cardinals won't play a regular-season game within two days prior to the bowl game. When the NFL schedule was released last week, the Cardinals are scheduled to play Green Bay on Jan. 3.
Arizona officials admit they failed to file paperwork with the NFL requesting that the Cardinals not be scheduled at home on Jan. 3. The NFL has said it will not change its schedule.
Fiesta Bowl Chief Executive John Junker said the bowl has requested a letter from the Cardinals organization pledging the scheduling snafu won't occur in the future.
Junker described the scheduling situation as "a huge concern. It is devastating." He said the Fiesta Bowl needs the stadium ahead of time to stage the pre-game party, which attracts 20,000 people, and to accommodate participating teams, game officials, sponsors and the bowl's network partner, who all want access to the stadium the day before the game.
"We dropped the ball on this," said Mark Dalton, the team's spokesman. "We should have known about it, and we didn't. Now, the question is what can we do to make this a workable solution."
Fiesta Bowl angered by NFL scheduling snafu
A scheduling snafu with the NFL and the Arizona Cardinals has angered the officials who run the Fiesta Bowl. The Fiesta is the destination of the Big 12 champion unless that team is playing in the BCS championship game.
This year's Fiesta Bowl is scheduled for Jan. 4 at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Fiesta's agreement with the stadium and the NFL franchise is that the Cardinals won't play a regular-season game within two days prior to the bowl game. When the NFL schedule was released last week, the Cardinals are scheduled to play Green Bay on Jan. 3.
Arizona officials admit they failed to file paperwork with the NFL requesting that the Cardinals not be scheduled at home on Jan. 3. The NFL has said it will not change its schedule.
Fiesta Bowl Chief Executive John Junker said the bowl has requested a letter from the Cardinals organization pledging the scheduling snafu won't occur in the future.
Junker described the scheduling situation as "a huge concern. It is devastating." He said the Fiesta Bowl needs the stadium ahead of time to stage the pre-game party, which attracts 20,000 people, and to accommodate participating teams, game officials, sponsors and the bowl's network partner, who all want access to the stadium the day before the game.
"We dropped the ball on this," said Mark Dalton, the team's spokesman. "We should have known about it, and we didn't. Now, the question is what can we do to make this a workable solution."