DrDawkinstein Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Bengals were the lone "no" vote. There goes the neighborhood... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBillsFan Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 They are only allowed 10% *wink wink* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Super Bowl LXII Blackrock Bills vs. Vanguard 49ers 3 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 4 minutes ago, Lost said: Super Bowl LXII Blackrock Bills vs. Vanguard 49ers The players have been outsourced to India, the coaches are in the Philippines. Refs are AI LLM chat bots. 3 1 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 'Permitted firms'?? Boooo Go the whole way and get PIF in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.E. Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Honest question - what about the NFL now is objectively better than it was in the pre-Goodell era? 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Are they still a non-profit? 2 minutes ago, T.E. said: Honest question - what about the NFL now is objectively better than it was in the pre-Goodell era? For us or the players? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Could be the beginning of the end for franchises like the Bills, Bengals. Etc. 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBillsFan Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 4 minutes ago, T.E. said: Honest question - what about the NFL now is objectively better than it was in the pre-Goodell era? No, I don't think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 3 minutes ago, T.E. said: Honest question - what about the NFL now is objectively better than it was in the pre-Goodell era? The owners are killing it. The players get 50% of all revenue and the sport has never been more popular. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBillsFan Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Just now, oldmanfan said: Could be the beginning of the end for franchises like the Bills, Bengals. Etc. Not with a new stadium being built. Maybe with that extra cash flow, Terry would have put a dome on the new stadium? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 1 minute ago, SoonerBillsFan said: Not with a new stadium being built. Maybe with that extra cash flow, Terry would have put a dome on the new stadium? Luckily the County owns the new stadium so the private equity firms cant Red Lobster us. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 6 minutes ago, T.E. said: Honest question - what about the NFL now is objectively better than it was in the pre-Goodell era? You mean other than the product, the safety of the players, the ratings, and the league's overall popularity? 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 18 minutes ago, T.E. said: Honest question - what about the NFL now is objectively better than it was in the pre-Goodell era? Popularity is at an all time high. The entire nation is shoveling money toward the NFL. Players get paid way more. Coaches get paid way more. Owners make way more money. The game is safer. I'm struggling to think of what's worse. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 38 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said: They are only allowed 10% *wink wink* Yup. For now…… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) NFL teams aren't that profitable, at least not to the level most venture capitalists look for. But they increase in value rapidly. So you won't see that big payoff until a team sells. Do I have that right? 1 hour ago, BarleyNY said: Yup. For now…… The camel's nose is slipping into the tent. Edited August 29 by PromoTheRobot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 3 minutes ago, MJS said: Popularity is at an all time high. The entire nation is shoveling money toward the NFL. Players get paid way more. Coaches get paid way more. Owners make way more money. The game is safer. I'm struggling to think of what's worse. I'm old and dumb but wise enough to know my feelings about the league are a symptom of my age. I do get misty eyed for the way things were, but when I was a kid there were middle aged men like me who got misty eyed for the days of Lombardi and Namath. Sometimes I hook up my laptop to an old TV set and bring up videos of the NFL from the 80s on YouTube. I sit and watch them in my too small A Team pjs and then call my mom and ask her to bring me another cookie. Then my wife tells me to get off my ass and get one myself, and to stop calling her mom because that's weird. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: NFL teams aren't that profitable, at least not to the level most venture capitalists look for. But the increase in value rapidly. So you won't see that big payoff until a team sells. Do I have that right? i don't think so, not exactly after salaries and operations spending is accounted and you add in revenue teamsare probably clearing $75-$100M once the NFL sends over the TV deal check i think they like the fact that it basically runs itself...yes there are bigger returns to be made but I doubt you'll find much easier, it's very attractive investment imo the nfl prints 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 4 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: NFL teams aren't that profitable, at least not to the level most venture capitalists look for. But the increase in value rapidly. So you won't see that big payoff until a team sells. Do I have that right? The camel's nose is slipping into the tent. Yes, that’ll probably be the way it works initially. Once owners get a taste of PE money they’ll want more and more of it. 10% is only the beginning. I wonder which team the Saudi Wealth Fund will get a chunk of. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Great idea! One of the companies I used to work at was sold to VCs: They managed to kill a 100 year old company in only 2 years. Survived Spanish flu, both world wars, Great Depression, Great Recession, etc. , but was no match for arrogant morons with a few large bank loans (that they eventually defaulted on....) 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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