Organizers of 2012 Super Bowl forge ahead despite lockout talk

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Organizers expect the 2012 Super Bowl to be played on its original date, despite growing concerns that an NFL work stoppage could force postponement or cancellation of the game.

At a news conference Thursday, Indianapolis host committee officials said they were moving "full speed" ahead with their plans for Feb. 5, 2012. They outlined a number of initiatives that either have started or will begin in the next several months and said they are beginning to line up volunteers for the biggest sporting event the city has ever hosted.

And it appears everything is on schedule -- for now.

"The NFL has instructed us to be ready Feb. 5, 2012, and we will be," host committee president Allison Melangton said. "I get concerned about things that I can control, not something that I can't."

The biggest concern for football fans is a lockout.

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith reiterated Wednesday that he is "100 percent" certain league owners will lock out players before the start of next season. The current collective-bargaining agreement expires in March, and Smith often points to the league's television deals, which will pay the owners whether next season's games are played or not.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has argued owners eventually will have to pay that money back if games are canceled.

Players already are preparing for the worst.

As early as the summer of 2009, player representatives instructed teammates to start saving additional money for health insurance and living expenses in case of a lockout. Since last week, seven teams have voted unanimously to decertify the union -- a procedural step that would allow the NFLPA to continue operating as a group and give players the right to sue owners under an antitrust law that bars boycotts of group organizations.

If the NFLPA does decertify, it's not expected to happen until after this season.

In Indianapolis, the questions are all about the Super Bowl.
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Colts owner Jim Irsay and Melangton both acknowledged last month that the league had asked city officials to keep blocks of hotel rooms and city venues open for the original Super Bowl weekend, Feb. 4-5, and the following weekend. League spokesman Brian McCarthy later explained both dates were part of Indianapolis' bid for the game, which was awarded the same day NFL owners decided to opt out of the CBA.

Melangton also said Thursday that although the committee has stayed in frequent contact with league officials about the labor situation, it hasn't taken out insurance to cover the costs of the game if it is canceled.

"Our job is to be ready to run the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, 2012, and that's what we're going to do," host committee chairman Mark Miles said. "If it is a week later, we can pick it up and put it down a week later -- if that's what you call a contingency plan."

Committee members are monitoring infrastructure and restoration residential projects on the city's near east side, construction of a new educational and wellness center at Tech High School and an indoor bubble at the University of Indianapolis, where the NFC team will practice during Super Bowl week. It has been dubbed the Super Bowl's legacy project.

They also are making entertainment plans for a downtown street, which is receiving an $11 million facelift. Organizers are billing the Georgia Street project as Olympic village meets the Super Bowl.

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"It's just going to bleed NFL," Miles said. "There will be a lot of people who won't be able to go to the game, so we want this to be a place that Hoosiers can get into the ambiance of the game, and for our guests, we want to give them something to answer the question: Why play in a cold-weather city?"

The hope is that Georgia Street will become a meeting place for city residents before and after the game. But will the game go on as planned?

"We're taking our lead from the NFL," Melangton said. "Our direction from them is they're planning to have the game, and we're planning to be ready to put it on."

Fans get opportunity to go behind-the-scenes for Super Bowl prep

Here is the latest news regarding the Super Bowl 2012.

While the Super Bowl lasts only three and a half hours, preparation for the game takes thousands of hours and thousands of workers. Fans will have the opportunity to gain inside access into behind-the-scenes inner workings of Super Bowl XLVI with special tours of Lucas Oil Stadium and the Super Bowl Media Center, and for the first time, Media Day, it was announced.

The announcement was made Wednesday in Indianapolis by Frank Supovitz, the NFL's senior vice president of events. Supovitz and 200 planners were in the city this week for another series of Super Bowl planning meetings.

Super Bowl XLVI will be played Feb. 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The opportunities include:

SUPER BOWL MEDIA DAY: For the first-time, the NFL will enable more than 5,000 fans to attend Super Bowl Media Day on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Fans will sit in the stands at Lucas Oil Stadium and watch thousands of media from around the world interview members of the participating Super Bowl teams on the field. In addition, fans in attendance will see the participating teams take their team photos in their game uniforms.

Fans will receive a Media Day gift bag that will include a radio to tune into the day's coverage on NFL Network and listen to some of the individual player interviews from the podium microphones audio. Fans also will have access to the stadium club and concession and merchandise stands will be open for those in attendance.

Tickets will be available for purchase through Ticketmaster and the Lucas Oil Stadium box office in early December.

SUPER BOWL TOURS: Before the two teams hit the field, fans may embark on a behind-the scenes Lucas Oil Stadium Super Bowl Tour.

Fans will have access to the stadium grounds and will witness preparations that go into hosting the Super Bowl. Fans will walk on to the field, visit both team locker rooms, check out the media workroom and the exterior compounds created for the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl tours will run from Jan. 23-Feb. 7. Tickets will be available for purchase through Ticketmaster and the Lucas Oil Stadium box office in early December.

SUPER BOWL MEDIA CENTER FAN GALLERY: Fans will have free behind-the-scenes access to portions of the Media Center located on the 3rd floor of the JW Marriott. Fans will be able to see NFL players, celebrities and other athletes interviewed on NFL Network and other television network sets and on Radio Row. In addition to being on site of the Media Center that accommodates 5,000 credentialed media, fans also will be able to check out sponsored interactive zones.

Tickets will be free and available during peak hours of operation.

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