How can one predict what Super Bowl XLV ticket prices will do this year?

The fundamental state of our economy is in crisis! The American economy is in retreat. National unemployment is holding steady at nearly 10 percent, and no one is forecasting lower numbers for 2011. The Federal Government is printing money as fast as they can to help Congress cover the exploding and unprecedented US National Debt. Experts are warning of a total collapse of the US Dollar and point to the rising prices of Gold & Silver as evidence of a lack of faith in the Federal Reserve and policy makers in Washington.

How then can anyone justify classifying Super Bowl XLV in Arlington as recession-proof? Is there a crystal ball out there clear enough to predict this year’s Super Bowl Business??

It’s all about Supply and Demand, football common sense and Super Bowl business experience. Let’s look at the facts.

First, the Football Facts.

The Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Chicago Bears or the Green Bay Packers will be entertaining the world on February 6, 2011 in Super Bowl XLV in Dallas, TX. The National Football League (NFL) is guaranteed of a dream match-up for this year’s recession-proof Super Bowl Economy!

This week there is a feeling of euphoria in these cities. Steeler Nation and Packer Fans alike have a passionate fan base who would more likely than not give away their first-born child for tickets to the big game. The Steelers last participated in Super Bowl XL in Detroit, MI and Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, FL as there were significantly more Steeler Fans in attendance at the Super Bowl than those of their small market opponents Seattle and Phoenix. No way will the fan support come from just one side for this Super Bowl! The NY Jets and the Chicago Bears are large markets that are in the picture with generations of rabid fans and corporations with deep pockets! Any way you slice it, this year’s match-up will feature teams that will spike demand.

Supply and Demand.

For those fans lucky enough to win the Super Bowl Lottery they will have to fork over either $ 1,000 for Club Seats or $ 800 for any other seat location. That’s the face-value price!

The secondary market for Super Bowl tickets is much like the stock market. The question is will Super Bowl prices rise or fall in the days leading up to the big game?

Ticket Brokers are offering Super Bowl tickets in the range of $ 2,500- $ 10,000 per ticket. Super Bowl ticket prices and packages are trending up approximately 15-20% in comparison to last year’s game when two small market teams Indianapolis and New Orleans played in Super Bow XLIV.

“VIPSuperbowlTickets.com has had to increase their ticket and hotel package prices by about 20 percent in comparison to last year’s game, said Nick Giammusso President & CEO of VIPseats.com.

Super Bowl ticket prices and packages will be hotter than normal this year. It’s Economics 101.

Let’s start with Supply. The Superbowl game will be played at Cowboys Stadium which will have a seating capacity that will be about 95,000 for this mega event. In comparison, last year’s Superbowl, which was held at Sun Life Stadium in Miami had seating for 78,000. Using simple math, one can see that supply of Superbowl tickets will be approximately 17,000 (or 18 percent) more than last year’s availability.

Will this increase in Supply of tickets be enough? No! Unlike the Federal Reserve, the NFL cannot keep printing Super Bowl tickets to meet demand. Unfortunately or fortunately, supply is fixed at 95,000 or so seats!

Men’s lifestyle magazine Razor will finish publication after the September 2005 issue, currently on newsstands, it was announced earlier this week by CEO and Editor-in-Chief Richard J. Botto.

The company released a formal statement to the media on Thursday offering reasons for the well-thought decision by the management team of Razor Media LLC. Botto gave a one-on-one interview to Media Life Magazine (http://www.medialifemagazine.com) regarding the choice to close Razor after five years of publishing, future business plans for the Razor brand, and the media hearsay that subsequently followed the news of Razor shutting its doors. An excerpt from the feature interview can be viewed below.

Excerpt from Q & A with Richard J. Botto on MediaLifeMagazine.com, originally published on Friday, September 9, 2005.

‘How the Post’s Kelly Did Me Wrong’

The Media Beefs of Razor Magazine CEO Richard J. Botto

By Diego Vasquez

Two days ago, Razor Magazine announced that it would cease publication. Of course readers of the New York Post’s Keith Kelly already knew this. Kelly had the story last week, and in it he referred to Razor Magazine CEO Richard Botto as a one-time internet porn king, writing, “In 2000, his operation ran afoul of the Federal Trade Commission, which accused him of running an illegal credit card scheme that billed consumer’s credit cards for porn material they claimed they never ordered.” This did not sit well with Botto. In his statement Wednesday announcing the folding of Razor, Botto wrote, “There have been many inaccuracies in the reporting of the events leading to this point as well as in the reporting of personal information regarding myself. Much of what has been reported thus far is simply incorrect.” Botto speaks with Media Life about the end of Razor, the various ills of the men’s magazine category, and his feelings about Kelly and his coverage of Razor and its demise.

Why is Razor stopping publication?

Well, the main reason is the people that were involved financially took a step back and looked at the climate of the men’s category.

From the start we had to play from behind as an independent magazine. There’s the inevitable battle you face competing with the likes of a Condé Nast or Hearst, where there are corporate buys that cross over many titles.

But there’s also a mindset in the media-buying community that is so entrenched, and it’s almost counterproductive to what their ultimate goal is, which is to reach the most concentrated target audience they can.

Also with print advertising down, and internet advertising on the rise, the obstacles were just too many.

In the statement, you said that Razor will continue as a brand?

For the Razor brand in general, print was one extension, online was another. There were plans to expand the brand, and we’ll continue to expand the Razor brand. For print media, let’s face it, there are a million struggles ahead. The ad climate hasn’t returned since 9/11.

While there have been signs of a recovery, being on the front line I can tell you that budgets are still being cut, budgets are still being realigned.

In addition, with the scrutiny from the Audit Bureau of Circulations [over inflated circulation claims], at some point I think people who are placing advertising with certain magazines will realize if the title is losing 10 percent of its newsstand year after year, yet is still running around with the same rate base, there’s a problem.

Will the online side of Razor still be around?

We’re going to keep the online portion running. The Razor brand will continue to be about reaching upscale twenty- and thirty-something’s who’re beyond the laddie years but not quite yet to the Esquire years. Everything we do with the brand will be a reflection of that.

What were the reporting inaccuracies you mentioned in your statement on Wednesday?

The problem is, and it’s a one we’ve faced since the beginning–it’s a battle in every aspect– we had to battle for respect, and not only in the business community but with the media itself as well. We live in a world right now of report-first-ask-questions-second journalism.

Unfortunately, with bloggers and the influence they have, respectable newspapers and magazines who print once a day are now having their ethics called into question.

That was certainly the case with Razor and some reports that came out in the last week. No formal announcement had been made, many of these reporters, including Keith Kelly at the Post, had my cell number and easily could have contacted me with questions.

These are people who, over the last five years, haven’t given us respect. Any press releases we put out there were more or less ignored by the mainstream media. Once we said we may stop printing, the mainstream media latched onto it.

I found Kelly’s piece to be one step beyond a National Enquirer article. There were no quotes. I wasn’t contacted. He could have contacted me directly.

He basically got his information from a web site that regurgitates news and adds what they think are snappy one-liners to it. The point is, if journalists at the New York Post are getting their stories from blogs, [the Post] should get to the bloggers who sit in their pajamas all day and hire them for a third of the price.

One thing that was reported was that our circulation had dwindled over the years, or plummeted. The fact of the matter remains that we publicly announced a rate-base cut well over a year ago. One reason we did it is similar to why a magazine like Details hasn’t raised theirs in a couple years. There are questionable tactics out there regarding how people pad their circulation.

People who are sitting there with budgets are becoming more and more keen to them. We wanted to say, this is the audience of Razor magazine. Unlike Maxim’s 2.5 million circulation, where one reader is 17 and the next is 45, our point was to sit in every meeting and say this is exactly who the 200,000 people are, and this is exactly who you’re going to reach with your advertising. Millions of magazines have done similar things over the years.

But we announced our rate base cut, and that’s something a guy like Kelly didn’t report. Instead of doing some research into that, he reported our circulation was plummeting. Razor was one of just three men’s titles to show double-digit growth in single copy sales, and we’re very proud of that.

What do you attribute that double digit growth to?

First of all we listened to what readers wanted. We felt we didn’t have that when I took over in July ‘04.

Again, this was a fight for respectability. I tried to combat it with top-drawer writers like Mike Lupica, Jerry Capeci, and on and on, experts in the field they were writing about, and that made a big difference. There was a reception to that.

I think what’s blatantly obvious is that Maxim loses circulation consistently, and I think there’s been a burnout on those kinds of titles. It’s a little cookie-cutter. I think [readers are] looking for something else. In the five years I’ve been doing this, I don’t know one person who has a subscription to GQ, so I don’t think there’s a connect there.

I think people connected with this magazine. I think the public was a little bit ahead of the advertising world.

What chance would you give Razor of publishing again?

I think there’s going to be a major shakeout in this industry. A few more corporate-headed titles are going to fall. The apocalypse for the industry will be the circulation issue and the ABC, and I think it’s needed. I’ve sat in on a million meetings, and I’ve heard the contradiction in terms and hypocrisy that exists in the media-buying world and the publishing world.

It’s a house of cards right now. I don’t think there’s a sense of trust between those who actually place advertising and the brands, especially in the men’s category. All of these magazines try to skew younger. I don’t think there’s trust going on with circulation numbers. What is the magazine truly delivering? Can we trust the numbers they’re putting in front of us? I think there will be more titles that fall.

Regardless of what you say, the internet is still in its infancy as a media tool. Once the shakeout happens, and there’s a change in the climate. Then, yeah, I could see Razor coming back in some capacity.

I definitely think there’s a place in the marketplace for Razor. I think it was unique. The problem is there isn’t an open mind to independent publishers to producing general-interest books.

I think there are media buyers who do more harm than good by having blind loyalty. I can’t tell you how many meetings I sat in in five years where I heard the lead guy on a campaign say, ‘I hate magazine X, but I have to advertise with them because my competition is there. It’s probably not best for the brand, but I have to be there.’ It’s kind of ludicrous when you think about it.

What made Razor unique?

I think that we never played to the lowest common denominator. We were extremely topical for a monthly. Again, by bringing in writers that specialized in the subjects we’re covering, we brought almost an insider’s perspective to every topic we covered.

I also think we found a nice balance between entertaining and informing, which is what a magazine should be. I think we found a nice balance there, and certainly the feedback was that our readers appreciated that.

We also weren’t a magazine you could get through in two minutes. You can talk about entry points, but at the end of the day it’s the experience a person has sitting with a magazine that brings them back for more, which could be why the laddies are suffering. The mentality’s got a little dust on it right now.

In your own words, what kind of business did you do on the internet?

To me, [what Kelly wrote] was personal and almost slanderous in a way. At this point, with him trying to drag me in the mud, the bottom line is this: The company we ran dealt with everything internet-related, from design to search engine optimization to creating proprietary software to creating banking and billing relationships for companies, which wasn’t easy in the early days of the internet, and we did this for all sorts of internet sites, non-adult and adult.

Some of the reports seem to make you out as some sort of pornographer.

That’s the point. The adult stuff, you know, we didn’t shoot anything, we didn’t produce anything, we were not directors, producers or anything else to do with pornography. The accusations are akin to saying because DirecTV offers adult channels, the people who make that decision are porn peddlers.

As far as the FTC part of this, our case was dismissed. It was one of the quickest dismissals in the FTC’s history, and people can look that up. We were not found guilty of one cent of fraud, none whatsoever, and that’s public knowledge.

On top of it, the $ 250,000 that was placed in escrow was a precautionary measure on [the FTC’s] behalf as they do in any case, and was returned to us in full two years later because there was no fraud.

And that’s the part Kelly didn’t report. And that’s the end of the story. The problem with the media and a guy like Kelly is its sensationalism journalism.

It’s easy to point and say, ‘He made his money off porn.’ They’re not going to report about our software. If you’ve ever bought anything online, chances are you’ve crossed software we came up with at one time. But that’s just not sexy enough. They won’t talk about the hundreds of non-adult sites that we were involved with because that’s just not sexy, it doesn’t sell newspapers.

[Botto added later: I always had a cordial relationship with Kelly. I even sent him a bottle of wine when his son was born. I never even received a thank you.]

So what’s next for you?

Well, I’ve got a few things to explore. First I’m going to rest a little bit, check out my beloved New York Jets. Basically take some time, regroup. I have some ideas to explore, and we’ll try to get them going.

Can you say what those ideas are?

I have some writing projects I’m continuing to pursue, things I didn’t have time to explore when I was running and editing this magazine. Who knows, maybe a book about the whole hypocrisy of the magazine industry?

Media Life caught up with the Post’s Kelly this morning for his response to Botto’s claims.

“I got an angry email letter from him yesterday,” recalls Kelly. “The reality is I did try to call around looking for him. I do not have his cell phone. I may have had it at one time but not anymore. We did leave messages in the New York office and the Arizona office.”

And besides, says Kelly, the Post report was accurate. “He’s not disputing the fact that he’s shutting down, he IS shutting down.”

Kelly says he may have received a bottle of wine when his son was born but he doesn’t recall it. In any case, he says that when he does receive gifts he tosses the card because he doesn’t want his news judgment and objectivity swayed. He says, “If I was remiss, I extend my humble apologies, although it’s always possible that someone in the mailroom held onto it and drank it before it got here.”

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AMERICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION TO HONOR NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS AT 2002 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION DINNER

In March the AFA announced the names of those to be inducted into the AFA’s Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame* as the “Class of 2002”. Among those selected for the honor was Danny Suhr, a veteran linemen of over a decade for the Brooklyn

Mariners and the New York’s Bravest football teams – both member teams of the American Football Association.

Danny Suhr will be inducted posthumously as a member of the “Class of 2002” on Saturday, June 22nd in Canton, Ohio – as he was among those firemen killed in the tragic World Trade Center disaster on September 11th, 2001.

Suhr was one of the many New York firefighters that loved football so much that he played not only on the Brooklyn Mariners semi-pro team but on the New York City Fire Department’s team, the NY Bravest, as well. Killed in the WTC tragedy

were 22 members of the Bravest, seven who played last season and 15 retired Bravest alumni.

According to published reports, Danny Suhr was the first firemen to die that day. Accepting Suhr’s AFA Hall of Fame plaque, in Canton will be several members of the NY Bravest/Brooklyn Mariners squads as well as close family members. Sponsoring Suhr for HOF nomination was his long time coach, for both the Mariners and the NY Bravest, Robert ‘Pudgie’ Walsh. Pudgie is a legendary coach of more than 4 decades of experience (46 years) in the semi-pro football circles, one of the all-time winningest coaches on our level (470 wins) and a member of the AFA’s Hall of Fame – ‘class of 1987’. Walsh was the founder and head coach of the FDNY’s Bravest for the organizations first 28 years and a retired NY firemen with 38 years of service.

In addition to enshrining Danny Suhr, the American Football Association will present the attending members of the New York Bravest/Brooklyn Mariners football team with a ‘Special Plaque’ for their firehouse with the names of all 22 members of the firefighter team who perished in the World Trade Center disaster.

Alumni Lost: 15

Firefighter Stephen Belson – Battalion 7

Firefighter John Bergin – Rescue 5

Firefighter Peter Biefeld – Ladder 42

Firefighter Brian Bilcher – Squad 1

Firefighter Sal Calabro – Ladder 101

Firefighter Michael Cawley – Ladder 136

Firefighter Andre Fletcher – Rescue 5

Firefighter John Florio – Engine 214

Lieutenant Daniel O’Callaghan – Ladder 4

Captain Thomas Haskell Jr. – 15th Division

Lieutenant Charles “Chuck” Margiotta – Batallion 22

Firefighter Thomas Mingione – Ladder 132

Captain Timothy Stackpole – 11th Division

Firefighter Daniel Suhr – Engine 216

Lieutenant Chris Sullivan – Ladder 111

Active Players Lost : 7

Firefighter Tarel Coleman – Squad 252

Firefighter Thomas Cullen III – Squad 41

Firefighter Thomas Foley – Rescue 3

Firefighter Keith Glascoe – Ladder 21

Firefighter William Johnston – Engine 6

Firefighter Patrick Lyons – Squad 252

Firefighter Durrell ” Bronko” Pearsall – Rescue 4

The following is a story written by Rick Reilly (AOL Exclusive/Sports Illustrated) that appeared on-line and is worth repeating for semi-pro football players, coaches, executives, officials and fans worldwide. It epitomizes the AFA’s national slogan of “Semi-Pro and Proud”. On the semi-pro (senior amateur) level it’s all about the ‘love of the game’ and the camaraderie of teammates for those who chose to continue playing the sport they love so much after their high school and college playing days are over.

The Real New York Giants Talk about a rebuilding year.

The New York City Fire Department football team starts its National Public Safety League season next week missing seven starters, 12 alumnus and two coaches. But the firemen are playing. Hell, yes, they’re playing.

Says cornerback Mike Heffernan, whose brother John was among the Bravest who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, “Somebody said to me, ‘Probably not going to be a team this season, huh, Mike?’ I told him, ‘We’ll. have a team if we only have 10 guys. We’re playing.’”

Most of the guys on the team have a nasty case of the WTC cough, which is what you get from digging week after week, up to 18 hours a day, and inhaling dust, smoke, glass particles, asbestos and, indeed, microscopic remains of their

fallen comrades. But the guys are playing. “Damn right,” says fullback Tom

Narducci. “It’s tradition.”

But how? Forget about replacing the players. How do you replace the men? How does starting cornerback Danny Foley replace the starting cornerback on the other side — his brother, Tommy?

Last season, if it wasn’t Danny pulling Tommy out of the pile, it was Tommy pulling Danny ut. “That was the most fun I ever had playing football,” says Danny, 28, the younger of the two by four years. “We both played high school and college, so we never got to see each other play. On this team, we were always together.”

After 10 straight days of digging through the rubble, it was Danny who found Tommy. One last time, Danny pulled Tommy out of the pile. “When we found him,” says Danny, “it was kind of a relief. I promised my mom I wasn’t coming home

without Tommy — and I didn’t. But a lot of families had nobody to bury.”

Play football? How will they even get a play off? They lost their No. 1 and 1A quarterbacks, Paddy Lyons and Tom Cullen. It was Lyons who came into the game last May against the Orange County (Calif.) Lawmen and rescued his teammates. They trailed 14-0, but he led them to a 28-21 win. He was good at that kind of thing. He was with Squad 252, along with cornerback Tarel Coleman, and his

friends believe those two rescued a lot of people that day before the steel-and-concrete sky collapsed on them.

How do you replace tight end Keith Glascoe, who was so good only a bum shoulder kept him off the New York Jets’ roster in the early ’90s? Or big lineman Bronko Pearsall, who insisted on singing Wild Rover after every game, win or lose?

Who’s going to kick now that Billy Johnston is gone? Everybody called him Liam because he looked so bloody Irish. He was automatic on extra points, which was a luxury. Hell, there were years when the Bravest had to go for two after every touchdown just because they didn’t have a kicker. Then they found Johnston.

They found Johnston again three weeks into the digging. Heffernan was there, and he helped carry his teammate out.

Even if you can replace the players who were

lost, how do you replace all the other guys who made the team so damn much fun? Tommy Haskell was the tight ends coach and wrote the team newsletter. Mike Cawley set up the after-game beer parties. Danny Suhr, the first fireman to die that day, was the treasurer. Offensive coordinator Mike Stackpole lost his brother, Tim. Linebacker Zach Fletcher lost his twin brother, Andre.

How do you go on when so many guys are dead that you can’t even retire their jerseys because you wouldn’t have enough left to dress the team? How do you play a game draped in sorrow like that?

Came the first team meeting, and the club didn’t get anywhere near its usual 60 guys. It got 120. All the lineup holes were patched. Guys who had retired signed up again. Guys who’d been asked 10 times said yes on the 11th. You cry together

at enough funerals, you figure you can bleed together on a football field, too.

One thing about firemen, they don’t let each other fight battles alone.

Talk about a comeback year. “You’ve got to understand,” says the team’s president, Neil Walsh. “We all go to each other’s weddings, christenings, graduations. I broke your brother in, and your dad broke me in, and I carried your son out of the pile. We’re all brothers.”

Not long ago a third-grade teacher found the team’s water boy — Walsh’s son Ryan — sobbing uncontrollably in the boys’ bathroom. “To him, all those guys were his uncles,” says Walsh. “He couldn’t handle losing them all in one day.”

Some holes are easier to patch than others.

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What do these sports professionals all have in common?

Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook; Sports Management adjunct professor at EOU and WOU. NFL Sports Agent having represented over 20 clients in the NFL. President of the Oregon Baseball Campaign. President and Founder of Sports Management Worldwide.

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Matt Brock; 8 year NFL veteran with the Green Bay Packers and the New York Jets, and former U of O football player.

Sally Sullivan, JD, former Sports Agent to Serena and Venus Williams, Katy Stedding, NFL and MLB players and Olympic Athletes.

Bret Polvorosa, Grip Inc President and Sports Marketing Consultant

KC Callero, Overseas Basketball Sports Agent representing over 20 players in 10 countries

Tom Leip, Portland State Asst. Athletic Director

Rich Burke, Voice of the Portland, Oregon Triple A Beavers

Fred Schreyer, Professional Bowling Commissioner and former Sports Agent to Troy Aikman, Jason Williams, Gary Payton, Richard Jefferson, Natalie Williams and Tiffeny Milbrett.

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After a long winter, Cardinals? fans are eager for sunshine, spring air, and most importantly ? baseball season! To get ready for Opening Day, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, the St. Louis Cardinals? concessionaire partner for more than 50 years, is introducing expanded menus and shopping options based on fan demand.

Fans will find more healthy and fresh offerings that are made-to-order, as well as grab-and-go and gluten-free options. Meanwhile, fans who shop at the Official Cardinals Team Store will find gear to support a variety of pastimes, including camping, cooking and scrapbooking.

Food Inspired by Fan Demand:

For fans looking to grab a quick snack, Sportservice has added Busch Stadium?s first Farmers? Market-style stand. Located near Gate 1 in Section 137, offerings at this stand were developed specifically with gluten-free dietary needs in mind, including garden and chef salads, yogurt and fruit. The stand also features fresh turkey and Italian sub sandwiches, veggie wraps and a variety of beverages, including regular and gluten-free Redbridge beer, water and soda.

?Sportservice has the benefit of serving at 10 ballparks nationwide, and we?ve learned from our colleagues that offering gluten-free options is a growing need for more fans,? said Sportservice Chef Norman Taylor, Jr. ?We made it a priority to develop menu items that naturally tasted delicious without relying on gluten. Fans will find more offerings that aren?t breaded or sandwiched by bread, but will instead see more fruit, salads and other options.?

Gate 1 continues to be the prime destination for fans who desire the most variety in one action-packed space. Over the last several years, fans have raved about the pulled pork, smoked in-house by Sportservice chefs daily. Each offering here can be piled high with fan favorite toppings. New in 2011 are the Pig Skins (pulled pork potato skins), which can be topped with fresh tomatoes, jalape

SportsInsights.com announced it’s exclusive Sports Marketplace report is on a four week winning streak; beating sportsbooks going into week 5 of the NFL Season.

In a separate announcement, SportsInsights.com has added real-time betting data from 5Dimes Sportsbook and Casino and new “Smart Money Alerts” to its Sports Investing toolkit. You can find details of this announcement at http://www.sportsinsights.com/news.asp.

Currently, SportsInsights.com analysis has resulted in a 14-4 winning record. The latest edition of Sports Marketwatch takes a look at what to expect based on its early analysis.

SPORTS MARKETWATCH

NFL Week 5 ? Early Moves

10/6/2005

by Daniel Fabrizio

SportsInsights.com

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Sports Marketwatch where Daniel Fabrizio, founder of SportsInsights.com gives sports fans unprecedented insight into the NFL point spread market. If you ever wanted to know what was really happening on the sportsbook side, you now have an all access pass with Sports Marketplace!

Every Tuesday and Friday afternoon he speaks directly with the line managers at SportsInsights.com partners Pinnacle, Bowmans, 5Dimes, Carib and Oasis about which games the public is chasing and the Sharps are pounding. So far, the first four weeks of the season have produced a lot of surprises. Dan takes a look at what?s in store for week 5 in the NFL.

–SPORTS MARKETPLACE ? NFL WEEK 5–

-NFL Week 4 Recap-

As predicted NFL Week 4 saw significantly lower handle sizes because of the previous three week losing streak by the public. Steve Stone line manager at Oasis put it best, ?you can?t bet what you don?t have.? But after a dismal start, NFL Week 4 went decidedly the public?s way. All books reported their first losing NFL Sunday of the season. ?Teasers really hammered us this weekend,? noted Scott Kaminsky line manager at Bowmans.com. ?The late games on Sunday and Monday Night Football were the worst possible outcomes?pretty much all teasers hit which means a long day of payouts for the accounting staffs.?

SportsInsights.com analysis shows that in games with over 70% of the action on one side the public was a lackluster 2-2. Most of the sportsbooks loses came because of teasers and games will smaller decisions 60-70% range, the public was 5-0.* However, SportsInsights.com Games to Watch analysis posted it?s fourth straight winning weekend going 2-1. Overall, that makes SportsInsights.com 14-4.

View last week?s column.

*source: SportsInsights.com

–NFL WEEK 5 SPORTS MARKETWATCH ? GAMES TO WATCH–

Look for handle sizes to bounce back this week. The public has a little more money and a lot of confidence. This week is already shaping up to have eight major decisions in contrast to last week which only had four major decisions. Let?s see what NFL Week 5 has in store.

-Tampa Bay vs New York Jets-

View Live Stats – http://www.sportsinsights.com/top_matchups.asp

Early sharp money taking NYJ +3.5. ?We opened at 3.5 and quickly moved to 3 after taking some early sharp money on the dog,? said Scott Kaminsky from Bowmans.com. There is some uncertainty if Cadillac Williams will play and be effective but the consensus feeling is that public action will push this line back to 3.5.

Play on New York Jets +3.5

-Miami vs Buffalo-

View Live Stats – http://www.sportsinsights.com/top_matchups.asp

Buffalo opened at -2.5. The oddsmakers couldn?t have made it any clearer. They want the public to take Miami. Buffalo is coming off a bad loss to the displaced Saints. Right now, this line looks too good to be true. We tag this one as a trap game. As expect early public action is predominantly coming in on Miami. A couple of books have opened at 3 and stuck to it. ?We feel 3 is the correct number and plan to stick to it,? says Scott Kaminsky of Bowmans.com.

The overall analysis at SportsInsights.com is that this line will move to 3 and stay there. We?re betting this game early Buffalo -2.5.

Play on Buffalo -2.5

-Indianapolis vs San Francisco-

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Indianapolis is coming off an impressive trouncing of Tennessee and looks to pounce on the hapless 49ers. Adding to the mix is the fact that the 49ers will have a rookie quarterback making his first NFL start. ?This will be one of the biggest decisions for the books,? says 5Dimes.com?s line manager. ?I think they could put 21 points on this game and you?d still get action on the Colts. Just about every parlay and teaser will include Indianapolis.?

As expected a lot of early public money has been put on Indianapolis. The uncertainty around the San Francisco quarterback situation has also attracted some sharp players. Oasis and Bowmans.com both report some early sharp action on the Colts. The game opened at 14 and quickly moved to 15. Let?s face it, you don?t see at 15 point home underdog in the NFL that often. Wait to bet this game late, we anticipate the line to move to 16-16.5.

Scott Kaminsky of Bowmans.com says bluntly, ?you?d need balls of steel to take San Francisco.? One the toughest things about Fading the Public is that you continually have to bet on the worst teams. It goes against basic instincts?but is exactly because of this bias that fading is profitable. You?ll get an extra 1-2 points just because of the public and media?s negative perceptions and biases. For this reason, San Francisco is a great value play.

Play on San Fran +16

-Carolina vs Arizona-

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Carolina continues to be a public favorite. Early public money is pouring in on Carolina but early sharp action on the dog pushed this line to 2.5. ?We opened at 3 and saw a lot of early public money taking Carolina 3, then ?wham? ? a couple of our sharp players, sensing a real value at 3, bet the line down t 2.5,? remarked 5Dimes.com line manager.

?Early sharp action moved us off 3 but I expect the flood of public money to push this game back to 3 on Sunday,? says Scott Kaminsky of Bowmans.com. We?re following the sharp money and taking Arizona +3 at home.

Play on Arizona +3

So, here?s a wrap-up of SportsInsights.com analysis of this week?s Games to Watch for NFL Week 5.

Games to Watch (14-4)

New York Jets +3.5

Buffalo -2.5

San Fran +16

Play on Arizona +3

It should be another wild NFL Week 5. Keep Sports Marketplace picks handy and your browser pointed to SportsInsights.com for the latest real-time updates using our exclusive Sports Investing tools.

I?ll be back next Friday to update you on the latest lines directly from the top online sportsbooks.

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Jam Sports & Entertainment, a premier Maryland-based sports marketing and event production firm, announced today that Texas Longhorn National Championship Quarterback Vince Young who led his team to its first national championship in 36 years and recently declared himself eligible for the NFL draft, will play in the Jam Sports & Entertainment presents Gridiron Celebrity Hoops VIII on Saturday, February 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the University of Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall in Detroit, MI.

?I am excited about coming to Detroit for Super Bowl XL and participating in Gridiron Celebrity Hoops VIII to benefit Junior Achievers and Homes for Black Children. I?m looking forward to the half-time presentation to the kids and glad to be asked to be a part of the ceremony.? remarks Young who is the he first and only player in NCAA I-A history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. His 4,086 total yards set a school single-season record.

Young put on one of the most dominating individual performances in college football history leading the Longhorns to a 41-38 win over top-ranked Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl. The versatile quarterback accounted for 467 yards against USC — 200 running and 267 passing — and ran 8 yards for the winning touchdown with 19 seconds left.

Young, who could have returned to Texas for his senior season but instead declared himself eligible for the NFL draft will join Detroit Mayor, THE HONORABLE KWAME M. KILPATRICK, NFL stars New York Jets Middle Linebacker JONATHAN VILMA, OSI UMENYIORA (NY Giants) and a host of other popular celebrities participating in the event including ROBERT PORCHER (frmr Lion), seven-time Gridiron Celebrity Hoops participant Terrell Owens, Rick Mahorn (frmr Piston), BRAYLON EDWARDS (Browns), BYRON LEFTWICH (Jaguars), EDDIE DRUMMOND (Lion), Melyssa Ford (BET Style Host and Model), Nik (frm America?s Next Top Model), Maurice Drew (UCLA All American), world-renowned streetballers Hot Sauce, Highrizer, Baby Shaq, Pat-Da-Roc, Hard Work, Springs, and famed Detroit Pistons? Game Announcer, MASON. This event boasts of fun, affordable, family entertainment that includes a half-time show with a special guest performance by Virgin recording artists, and Billboard chart toppers, DEM FRANCHIZE BOYS.

Other highlights include an explosive Super Ball Slam Dunk Contest where audience members can judge who has the most exciting dunks and above-the-rim moves. One lucky event ticketholder will have a chance to win a brand new Xbox. Other free giveaways include official NFL and Super Bowl XL merchandise, Piston home game tickets, CDs, T-shirts, and more. Complete with photo and autograph opportunities with celebrities, this event is fun for sports fans of all ages. Younger kids will enjoy face-painting and taking pictures with their favorite cartoon characters and adults will enjoy the excitement of the high-energy basketball game and seeing their favorite NFL players.

?We are very excited about coming to Detroit and hosting Gridiron Celebrity Hoops VIII at Calihan Hall.? says Juli M. Wyatt, President of Jam Sports & Entertainment and Executive Producer of Gridiron Celebrity Hoops. ?The Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee, businesses from the NFL?s Emerging Business Program and many friends have been extremely helpful in assisting us with making this event successful for the Detroit Community. We are looking forward to having a wonderful event that the entire family can enjoy. Next to Super Bowl XL, this game is the hottest ticket in town!?

Gridiron Celebrity Hoops VIII is a Super Bowl event favorite, where former and current NFL players, world-renowned streetballers, and celebrities from music, television, and film get together for an electric game of hoops to rally in support of the campaign to eradicate child abuse and neglect by promoting quality foster care and adoption programs.

A percentage of the event proceeds will benefit Junior Achievers Motivated to Succeed USA (Junior Achievers), and Detroit?s Homes for Black Children (HBC). Both non-profit organizations share in their mission to enrich the quality of life of today?s abused, abandoned and neglected youths who have been placed within the child welfare system. Jacquelynn Moffett, executive director of Homes for Black Children remarks, ?I?m really looking forward to it. We are excited! The children are excited and we can?t wait for it to happen! ?

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $ 20 for Upper Level General Admission Tickets (limited quantity) in advance, $ 30 at the door; and $ 30 for Upper Level reserved seating for advance sales, and $ 40 at the door. VIP tickets are $ 150 and include priority VIP seating on the Floor Level and the exclusive Meet and Greet with the celebrity participants for autographs and photographs immediately following the game on the restricted floor level. All VIP tickets can be purchased online at http://www.footballhoops.com, or through Jam Sports and Entertainment at 301.868.8856. All non-VIP tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com.

Gridiron Celebrity Hoops VIII is sponsored by Xbox, Avicci, Boost Mobile, Simplicity Wireless, AFG Capital Management Group, D.C. Plastic Surgery, Outback Steakhouse, Boston Market, Frito-Lay, Bling H20, Build-A-Bear Workshop, HQMD, Mr. Jue Design, 310 Motoring, Carol?s Daughter, Noni Juice, Cityalert.com, Positively for Kids, A1 Essential Party Planners, Chocolate Moments, Solstice, Virgin Records, Urban Visionaries, Street Basketball Association and ESPN.

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Super Bowl 2007 is just around the corner and the New York based sports travel, sports entertainment and corporate event hospitality company, National Event Company (neco.com) is your place to get Super Bowl Tickets. NECO truly goes the extra mile for their clients, “No where else will you be able to entertain clients and potential clients than at the 2007 Super Bowl,” says NECO President Jason Nissen. “The Superbowl is the number one event of the year where large corporations and businesses close those deals that they have been working on all year long. NECO.com helps make that happen.”

Since the first Super Bowl 41 years ago, more and more sports fans have been using the NFL’s premiere football event to build business relationships. Creative companies like National Event Company have worked tirelessly to sweeten deal for their clients to make their event hospitality packages irresistible. They are always trying to outdo the year before by arranging for sports legends, celebrities and high profile personalities to meet and greet clients during their trip. “The Super Bowl has evolved into more than just a game and is now a week long experience that should leave an ever-lasting impression on every client that we send,” states Jason Nissen.

NECO is involved with other sporting events all over the world. In 2006, Jason Nissen personally attended Wimbledon as well as the World Cup in Germany. Here in New York where Nissen was born and bred, he and his incredibly dedicated staff, escort their clients to the New York Jets, Giants Football, Yankees Baseball and New York Mets games.

On any given weekend, Nissen and his staff could be off to Chicago, LA, Houston or any International location to provide the white glove treatment to their clients at any sport event. This past year was one of the most exciting Kentucky Derby’s and of course Nissen was right there rooting together with his clients. NECO’s clients have come to rely on Nissen as the person to know if they need to give their clients that extra something special in order to close a business deal that they have been working on.

It is no wonder that Nissen and National Event Company were featured in Stuff Magazine’s Power Issue (#81 August, 2006) last summer. NECO is in the business of helping companies whether it’s a Fortune 500 Company or a small business. National Event Company helps their clients maximize their hospitality and business development investment. By providing one of a kind hospitality packages, they help their clients build lasting relationships with their clients while attending the most exclusive and prestigious events in the world.

In addition to the Super Bowl in Miami coming up on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium, National Event Company also features exclusive engagements during The Masters at Augusta National Golf Course from April 2nd-8th, 2007. NECO promises their clients the most unforgettable trip to Augusta, GA for a truly perfect getaway. Then in May, NECO takes you down to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, KY for the first jewel in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred horseracing.

“National Event Company is so much more than just a sports travel company,” boasts Jason Nissen of the young company. “We not only get our clients to the game, but show them the sites and introduce them to people they would never before meet in their lives. This has a major impact on any business relationship and that’s why NECO is headed for a great year. We are providing an elite service that no one else even comes close to.”

Coming up in February after the Super Bowl, NECO will be taking their friends and colleagues to the NBA All-Star Game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the first time in history the 56th Annual NBA All-Star Extravaganza will be held in a city without an NBA franchise… Las Vegas! National Event Company not only will be on the court with their clientele but also enjoying sunny Las Vegas while getting to watch their favorite NBA superstars.

Then it’s March Madness time and NECO and their clients will be enjoying the future stars of the NBA battle it out in one of sports most exciting events of the year, the Final Four. Base packages include four nights at top notch 5-star hotels just minutes from the Georgia Dome.

National Event Company (http://www.neco.com) combines red carpet hospitality with premier event access to create entertainment experiences that people will never forget. From VIP Super Bowl Packages to black-tie theatre events, NECO’s staff of hospitality agents works around the clock to make sure their clients much more than great seats. They provide the best in hospitality to ensure that the whole experience, from accommodations to transportation, leaves their clients with memories that last a lifetime.

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Cablevision Systems Corp. today is recognizing YES HD as its HD Channel of the Day, as part of the ongoing “44 Days in HD, on iO TV” countdown. Available to Cablevision’s iO TV customers on channel 715, YES HD is the most-watched regional sports network in the country for the past four years and features the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees and the New Jersey Nets. YES, which has earned 104 Emmy Award nominations and 26 Emmy Awards since its launch, also televises other pro and college sports, as well as original biography, interview and magazine programs, and live daily simulcasts of WFAN Radio’s top-rated Mike and the Mad Dog Show.

During the countdown, Cablevision is recognizing each of the 44 high-definition services iO customers receive at no additional cost, including all nine local professional sports teams in HD. Unlike its satellite and phone company competitors, Cablevision does not impose additional fees and charges on customers who want to “see” in HD.

“We are pleased to honor YES HD as today’s high-definition Channel of the Day in our ongoing ‘44 Days in HD, on iO TV’ countdown,” said John Trierweiler, Cablevision’s senior vice president of product management. “New York area sports fans know that YES HD on iO TV gives them the best seat in the house for New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets action.”

FEATURED PROGRAMMING FOR DECEMBER 14, 2007 includes:

Cablevision Systems Corp. today is recognizing SportsNet New York (SNY) as its HD Channel of the Day, as part of the ongoing “45 Days in HD, on iO TV” countdown. SNY HD, which is available to Cablevision’s iO TV customers on channel 718, features unparalleled access to the 2006 National League East Division Champion Mets – including over 120 live Mets telecasts – and over 250 hours of year-round, in-depth New York Jets coverage. In addition to the network being the leader in Big East basketball and football coverage in the New York market, SNY also delivers the most comprehensive live sports and local news coverage of all the Tri-State area’s professional and collegiate sports teams through three nightly “SportsNite” news programs, and “Daily News Live” (DNL). SNY’s programming roster also includes other live professional and collegiate sports, as well as classic sports, event programming, original entertainment shows and exclusive interview and magazine programs.

During the countdown, Cablevision is recognizing each of the 45 high-definition services iO customers receive at no additional cost, including all nine local professional sports teams in HD. Unlike its satellite and phone company competitors, Cablevision does not impose additional fees and charges on customers who want to “see” in HD.

“Cablevision is pleased to honor SNY HD as today’s Channel of the Day in our ongoing ‘45 Days in HD, on iO TV’ countdown,” said John Trierweiler, Cablevision’s senior vice president of product management. “SNY offers New York sports fans a front row seat to New York Mets baseball action and behind-the-scenes access to all of the favorite Jets players as well as outstanding coverage of important local sporting events, in crystal clear high-definition.”

Featured SNY Programming On February 1, 2008 Includes:

5 p.m. – 6 p.m. DAILY NEWS LIVE

DNL is renowned for its fast-paced, debate-driven discussions that focus on the hottest sports and entertainment topics meaningful to New Yorkers. Airing Monday-Friday, DNL features professional and collegiate athletes and coaches, commissioners, actors and actresses, sportscasters, musicians, and politicians who debate topical sports and entertainment issues. Friday’s show will focus on the Superbowl and pitcher Johan Santana.

6 p.m. – 10m. SNY INVITATIONAL

Taking place at NYU’s Coles Sports Center in Manhattan, the inaugural SNY Invitational will not only become a pillar of the network’s involvement in the community, but New York’s next great annual high school basketball event. This year’s tournament features feature four elite boys’ varsity basketball teams that possess deep roots in the New York City basketball landscape: The Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters, Benjamin N. Cardozo Judges, John F. Kennedy Knights and the Frederick Douglass Lions. One of the represented schools – Abraham Lincoln high school – boasts NYC basketball phenom Lance Stephenson, dubbed “the king of high school basketball in New York City.”

Game 1: Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 at 6pm, SNY