In the NFL, for most of the teams the profitability is about $5 million to $18 million a year, with a handful above or below. If this proposal adds $10 million to the cap, you'd be operating not making any money. The numbers the players are asking for may not be feasible from the owners' standpoint. |
In the short term, if they put together a comprehensive marketing campaign around the new name, they could see the sale of merchandise with the new name soar, ... But there are risks for how they handle this. They could also come across as either being sensitive to these issues, or caving in. You don't know which way it will play out. |
In the short term, if they put together a comprehensive marketing campaign around the new name, they could see the sale of merchandise with the new name soar. But there are risks for how they handle this. They could also come across as either being sensitive to these issues, or caving in. You don't know which way it will play out. |
It doesn't have to be some sort of brand new, $1 billion stadium like what was planned for New York. |
It is economically if not physically obsolete. When you have a special event like Sugar Bowl or Super Bowl, people care less about how far away the field is or a bathroom in the luxury box. But for annual ticket buyers, it's a big deal to them. |
It is more difficult to get public funds for sports facilities. State and local budgets are strained, services are being cut, taxes are being raised. |
It says something when other networks aggressively put up their strongest programming against the Olympics. |
It will be vitally important for people to watch, however widely they are dispersed. It will help them come together, even though they're doing it electronically. |
It's not just buying ad time; it's not just buying hospitality. It's combining the whole thing in a way to sell more beer. |
It's not the people, ... It's not the individuals who show up at the game and buy the tickets. The people are great. It's the business, or lack of, that's the primary factor. For whatever reason, the area simply does not have many strong and large businesses. |
Las Vegas is the Holy Grail. There are people who believe that an NFL team in Las Vegas would be the most profitable franchise in sports. |
Many of the revenues and expenses associated with the new stadium are unshared and are the single largest factor in determining the difference in revenues between the clubs. |
Now that you have a new owner and effectively a whole new philosophy behind the team, this could be a way to adopt a new identity. |
On a marketing level it's been a real drawback for the NBA to have all these freshmen and high school players in the league. |
Once you announce you're moving the team, you give up your key piece of leverage. When they moved, a new stadium deal was expected to take a matter of months. It took eight years. |