{"id":8290,"date":"2015-02-01T16:41:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T20:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=8290"},"modified":"2015-02-01T16:41:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T20:41:58","slug":"super-hype-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2015\/02\/01\/super-hype-49\/","title":{"rendered":"Super&#8230; Hype 49"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The pageantry from the NFL this week has been incredible. From Deflate-Gate to reporters clad in barrels, the hype machine during the Super Bowl lead-up has been absolutely feverish. Actually, pretty much nauseating to most of their genuine fans I would imagine, certainly to me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/super-hype-xlix-463x500.jpg\" alt=\"super-hype-xlix\" width=\"463\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/super-hype-xlix-463x500.jpg 463w, https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/super-hype-xlix.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Has the NFL spent so much time, energy and money using the Super Bowl to attract a &#8220;new viewer&#8221; that they have completely forgotten and ignored their existing fanbase?<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Twitter @TheHogsdotNet<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pageantry from the NFL this week has been incredible. 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