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[Old Man]

I wonder if Gibbs would come on board as a minority owner role?

[ivanbalt]

Hopefully Maryland doesn't have to subsidize a new stadium for the new owner.  Safe that money for the Orioles/Ravens.

[JeremyStrain]

Saw a tweet that indicated both had interest, though did not specify they'd be part of the same bid. Said Jay-Z had a "strategic partner" in mind. It could be Byron Allen, founder of Entertainment Studios and kicked the tires on the Broncos when they were for sale.

Yeah just saw him mentioned as throwing in too. DC would be a prime location to add some black ownership the league needs badly.

[Old Man]

https://www.cnbc.com...ansactions.html

 

7+ Billion is a lot of zeros.

[Nigel Tufnel]

https://www.cnbc.com...ansactions.html

 

7+ Billion is a lot of zeros.

 

I think everyone expected exactly that many zeroes.  It's the 7 that's surprising.

[JeremyStrain]

I think everyone expected exactly that many zeroes.  It's the 7 that's surprising.

On the one hand you hate to see him get away with that. On the other hand, it's worth it to be done with him.

[Old Man]

Yeah just saw him mentioned as throwing in too. DC would be a prime location to add some black ownership the league needs badly.

I dont think there are prime real estate available in DC, except for RFK, and thats a total nightmare to work with.

[Nigel Tufnel]

On the one hand you hate to see him get away with that. On the other hand, it's worth it to be done with him.

 

Yeah, it completely sucks that Snyder had close to a 25-year run of being both the worst owner and human being possible, and in the end he's going to walk away with billions in profit.  But if that's what it takes to get rid of him, I can put the schadenfreude on hold.

[JeremyStrain]

I dont think there are prime real estate available in DC, except for RFK, and thats a total nightmare to work with.

I think the reason the full RFK deal keeps stalling and dragging feet is hoping something like this would happen honestly. They've developed a lot of the surrounding area and former parking lots into rec space and soccer fields, it's actually really nice, so I'm not sure if they still have enough space for enough parking. But something tells me they were thinking with the Metro there, it would cut down on how much parking they need on site.

 

The space that's left and sitting there is enough to put a stadium in, if designed well. There's no other place in the city, it's this or bust, and they know that. It's got the infrastructure part, and if they added some nostalgic bits, like allowing for the upper deck to bounce a bit, I'd bet they could KILL it down there. Especially if they'd add a retractable roof.

 

Money will be an issue for SURE, which is part of why I'm sure they can find an owner willing to take on a lot of the building costs.

[JeremyStrain]

Yeah, it completely sucks that Snyder had close to a 25-year run of being both the worst owner and human being possible, and in the end he's going to walk away with billions in profit.  But if that's what it takes to get rid of him, I can put the schadenfreude on hold.

That's exactly where I'm at. Part of me wants to be so angry at the injustice. You can be that awful of a person and walk away rewarded by increasing your investment by 1000%??? Where's the justice???

 

But at the same time, get him out, and give us hope again. It should be enough for the league to boot him just based on the number of people and organizations unwilling to work with him. Isn't that enough for a black eye PR wise?

[Old Man]

Yeah, it completely sucks that Snyder had close to a 25-year run of being both the worst owner and human being possible, and in the end he's going to walk away with billions in profit.  But if that's what it takes to get rid of him, I can put the schadenfreude on hold.

Worst owner and human being possible.

 

Thats pretty hard, when you are such elite company [tongue in cheek].

 

Through time and previous owners, they have been plenty of bad owners, some racially abusive, instead of sexual. Neither is right, and neither should be tolerated.

 

The way the rich people [miss]behave, it would not surprise me to find others as bad as Danny, but better at keeping the skeletons out of the media and limelight.

[Old Man]

I think the reason the full RFK deal keeps stalling and dragging feet is hoping something like this would happen honestly. They've developed a lot of the surrounding area and former parking lots into rec space and soccer fields, it's actually really nice, so I'm not sure if they still have enough space for enough parking. But something tells me they were thinking with the Metro there, it would cut down on how much parking they need on site.

 

The space that's left and sitting there is enough to put a stadium in, if designed well. There's no other place in the city, it's this or bust, and they know that. It's got the infrastructure part, and if they added some nostalgic bits, like allowing for the upper deck to bounce a bit, I'd bet they could KILL it down there. Especially if they'd add a retractable roof.

 

Money will be an issue for SURE, which is part of why I'm sure they can find an owner willing to take on a lot of the building costs.

Keep in mind. RFK logistics is a nightmare, you have to answer to the 3 headed god. You have to keep DC happy, the department of the Interior and the Army Corp of Engineers happy, and those 3 will never agree on anything, including what the day of the week is. 

[You Play to Win the Game]

Great win guys, that had to be pretty thrilling.

[mweb08]

Great win guys, that had to be pretty thrilling.

Yeah, that was enjoyable.

It also goes to show imo the value of the shorter season. It's hard for a midseason MLB or NBA game to reverberate anywhere near the same way.

[hallas]

lmao though at the Eagles linebacker that decided to take a cutback and 2 additional steps before lowering his head and ramming into a kneeling opponent.

[mweb08]

Yeah, that was enjoyable.

It also goes to show imo the value of the shorter season. It's hard for a midseason MLB or NBA game to reverberate anywhere near the same way.

Also the relative time commitment to get this satisfaction is very much an advantage for football.

[mweb08]

lmao though at the Eagles linebacker that decided to take a cutback and 2 additional steps before lowering his head and ramming into a kneeling opponent.

My Eagles friend was arguing with me about that one. Both of us are biased but Graham wasn't even close when Heinicke took a knee.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Yeah, that was enjoyable.

It also goes to show imo the value of the shorter season. It's hard for a midseason MLB or NBA game to reverberate anywhere near the same way.

This is true. The Wizards are on a 4-game win streak with their last 3 coming against Dallas, Utah and Memphis - and no one cares lol.

[NewMarketSean]

This is true. The Wizards are on a 4-game win streak with their last 3 coming against Dallas, Utah and Memphis - and no one cares lol.

TBF, no one cares about the NBA until spring.

[mweb08]

TBF, no one cares about the NBA until spring.

Plenty do. It's pretty similar to college basketball, MLB, and NHL in how much people care for the regular season. But since Baltimore doesn't have a team and the potential adopted team (Wizards) are a poor franchise, there's not much interest here. Other demographics are a factor to. Like that take would sound silly at my school, but on BSL you'll get a lot of agreement.