November 16, 20231 yr Author comment_675721 1 hour ago, bustamente said: MLB in Vegas sure looks that way Vegas is East Oakland Edited November 16, 20231 yr by FrostyWinnipeg
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675762 3 hours ago, JCon said: It's been approved, already. Too bad for Oakland. Manfred should have pushed back on the entitled nepo baby. Well I guess they couldn't get the government to kick in money on a new ball park and got tired of playing in that rat infested dump, Vegas is going to help build and nice park on the strip to go with T Mobile and Allegiant. I would also say that a basketball team is probably around the corner but can a destination city support all 4 leagues.
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675764 3 minutes ago, bustamente said: Well I guess they couldn't get the government to kick in money on a new ball park and got tired of playing in that rat infested dump, Vegas is going to help build and nice park on the strip to go with T Mobile and Allegiant. I would also say that a basketball team is probably around the corner but can a destination city support all 4 leagues. The ****bag owner took so much out of that team and depleted it.
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675768 3 minutes ago, JCon said: The ****bag owner took so much out of that team and depleted it. There's good cheap, TB and really bad cheap, A's not funny but Oakland lost football and baseball teams to Vegas.
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675770 15 minutes ago, bustamente said: There's good cheap, TB and really bad cheap, A's not funny but Oakland lost football and baseball teams to Vegas. Someone will always give billionaires welfare.
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675773 2 minutes ago, JCon said: Someone will always give billionaires welfare. Lets see what happens in Jacksonville where their football team is trying for public money and the public has said no.
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675774 Just now, bustamente said: Lets see what happens in Jacksonville where their football team is trying for public money and the public has said no. Khan has wanted to move the team to London since he bought them. I'm not sure the NFL would allow it. They'll get their 4-team NFL expansion and make Khan move the team elsewhere.
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675776 1 minute ago, JCon said: Khan has wanted to move the team to London since he bought them. I'm not sure the NFL would allow it. They'll get their 4-team NFL expansion and make Khan move the team elsewhere. I can't even imagine what the expansion fee would be but it would probably be in the billions
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675777 14 minutes ago, bustamente said: I can't even imagine what the expansion fee would be but it would probably be in the billions Historic expansion fees: Team(s) Franchise Fee First Season Houston Texans $700 million 2002 Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars $140 million 1995 Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers $16 million 1976 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) $7.5-$8 million 1968 New Orleans Saints $8.5 million 1967 Atlanta Falcons $8.5 million 1966 Miami Dolphins (AFL) $7.5 million 1966 Minnesota Vikings $1 million 1961 Dallas Cowboys $1 million 1960 Original members of the AFL $25,000 1960 Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Pirates* $2,500 1933 New York Giants $500 1925 Original members of the NFL** $100^ 1920 Based purely on inflation from 2002 to now, that would be $1.2B, however the Texans are now valued at $4.7B. So would an ask be around $5B?
November 16, 20231 yr comment_675778 2 minutes ago, Rich said: Historic expansion fees: Team(s) Franchise Fee First Season Houston Texans $700 million 2002 Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars $140 million 1995 Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers $16 million 1976 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) $7.5-$8 million 1968 New Orleans Saints $8.5 million 1967 Atlanta Falcons $8.5 million 1966 Miami Dolphins (AFL) $7.5 million 1966 Minnesota Vikings $1 million 1961 Dallas Cowboys $1 million 1960 Original members of the AFL $25,000 1960 Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Pirates* $2,500 1933 New York Giants $500 1925 Original members of the NFL** $100^ 1920 * Changed nickname to Steelers in 1940. ** NFL was known as the American Professional Football Association for its first two seasons. ^ According to accounts, this membership fee was never paid by the teams. Based purely on inflation from 2002 to now, that would be $1.2B, however the Texans are now valued at $4.7B. So would an ask be around $5B? Raiders paid ~$350M to move to Vegas. The Rams and Chargers were charged $650M each to move to LA. And, keep in mind the NFL does not allow corporate ownership. You need to have an owner (team of owners) with deep pockets and access to crazy financing. Edited November 16, 20231 yr by JCon
November 17, 20231 yr comment_675834 4 hours ago, bustamente said: There's good cheap, TB and really bad cheap, A's not funny but Oakland lost football and baseball teams to Vegas. Not surprised, Oakland is a dump and Vegas is still on the rise. Plus Vegas with a never ending amount of tourists dollars it makes it very desirable to have a team in Vegas.
December 7, 20231 yr comment_681009 Some crazy numbers circling around Ohtani, he is a great one of a kind player but it really is buyer beware with him for the upcoming season.
December 7, 20231 yr comment_681027 Soto is a Yankee. Cashman finally fixes the grievous error of not signing Harper. Now, they better get him extended.
December 7, 20231 yr comment_681028 4 minutes ago, JCon said: Soto is a Yankee. Cashman finally fixes the grievous error of not signing Harper. Now, they better get him extended. The only guy I will miss is King, now to get a couple of starters
December 7, 20231 yr comment_681060 20 hours ago, bustamente said: Some crazy numbers circling around Ohtani, he is a great one of a kind player but it really is buyer beware with him for the upcoming season. It is a crazy number, but a team like the Blue Jays and their own Rogers will easily make that money back in all the additional revenue they can generate.
December 7, 20231 yr comment_681064 On 2023-11-16 at 2:31 PM, Rich said: Historic expansion fees: Team(s) Franchise Fee First Season Houston Texans $700 million 2002 Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars $140 million 1995 Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers $16 million 1976 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) $7.5-$8 million 1968 New Orleans Saints $8.5 million 1967 Atlanta Falcons $8.5 million 1966 Miami Dolphins (AFL) $7.5 million 1966 Minnesota Vikings $1 million 1961 Dallas Cowboys $1 million 1960 Original members of the AFL $25,000 1960 Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Pirates* $2,500 1933 New York Giants $500 1925 Original members of the NFL** $100^ 1920 Based purely on inflation from 2002 to now, that would be $1.2B, however the Texans are now valued at $4.7B. So would an ask be around $5B? Good luck Toronto paying $5B for a franchise fee. The NFL doesn't allow companies or corporations to own a team so MLSE would be out. The team would need a very wealthy owner. That's just for expansion fees. then another $2-3B for a tadium. Then another half billion for offices & practice facilities. Oh, did I mention that all this is in American funds??? So, $8.5 billion US works out to $11.94 B Canadian at today's rates.
December 7, 20231 yr Author comment_681069 14 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Good luck Toronto paying $5B for a franchise fee. The NFL doesn't allow companies or corporations to own a team so MLSE would be out. The team would need a very wealthy owner. That's just for expansion fees. then another $2-3B for a tadium. Then another half billion for offices & practice facilities. Oh, did I mention that all this is in American funds??? So, $8.5 billion US works out to $11.94 B Canadian at today's rates. Cheaper to relocate the Bills.
December 7, 20231 yr comment_681071 27 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Cheaper to relocate the Bills. Buffalo is building a new stadium so that's not happening
December 7, 20231 yr comment_681073 NFL gave up on Toronto a long time ago, games in Europe should have told you that. Expansion fees for a 4 teams will be mind blowing.
December 7, 20231 yr comment_681075 1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Cheaper to relocate the Bills. As they're building a $2B stadium for the Bills, that won't happen.
December 7, 20231 yr Author comment_681080 34 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: https://www.buffalobills.com/news/stadium-news No retractable roof? I remember when 2 billion got you one.
December 8, 20231 yr comment_681084 1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: No retractable roof? I remember when 2 billion got you one. The Bills stadium page said they thought of everything...
December 8, 20231 yr comment_681092 1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said: The Bills stadium page said they thought of everything... They did. They were thinking specifically of this fan - why ruin his fun with a roof?
December 8, 20231 yr comment_681112 They don't need a retractable dome in Buffalo the liquor keeps them from feeling anything.
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