dayman Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) I'm going to let you all in on a dirty little secret that the NFL won't want anyone to know. Hell, they probably won't admit it to themselves. There aren't too many markets out there that the NFL can go to, set up shop, and be guaranteed success. The NFL has a market with an established fanbase in Buffalo. I don't think that's something that they're just willing to throw out despite some of the cons that the franchise currently has going for it. Agreed. By far the most valuable part of the Bills is the fans. The team won't leave. It could, but probably not. We need a new owner (obviously) and a nice new dome downtown near all the bars. Then we'll be good. Edited December 10, 2012 by TheNewBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Agreed. By far the most valuable part of the Bills is the fans. The team won't leave. It could, but probably not. We need a new owner (obviously) and a nice new dome downtown near all the bars. Then we'll be good. And back to the reason this thread was moved, the reference to socialism. As in the $1B in socialism that the city of Buffalo and state of New York will shell out to keep this private company in town by building a new stadium. And I've heard lefties refer to the NFL's revenue sharing as an example of how Socialism works but I never bought that argument. The NFL's economic model is less a Socialistic success story than an example of a monopolistic cartel. A monopolistic cartel that feeds at the trough of public funding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 And I've heard lefties refer to the NFL's revenue sharing as an example of how Socialism works but I never bought that argument. The NFL's economic model is less a Socialistic success story than an example of a monopolistic cartel. A monopolistic cartel that feeds at the trough of public funding I am Ralph Wilson, and I approve of this message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 And back to the reason this thread was moved, the reference to socialism. As in the $1B in socialism that the city of Buffalo and state of New York will shell out to keep this private company in town by building a new stadium. And I've heard lefties refer to the NFL's revenue sharing as an example of how Socialism works but I never bought that argument. The NFL's economic model is less a Socialistic success story than an example of a monopolistic cartel. A monopolistic cartel that feeds at the trough of public funding It's the standard neo-mercantilist opperating guidelines that our entire economy uses. Public finance for private profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Corporate sport's socialism (The NFL) @ its finest. Check And back to the reason this thread was moved, the reference to socialism. As in the $1B in socialism that the city of Buffalo and state of New York will shell out to keep this private company in town by building a new stadium. And I've heard lefties refer to the NFL's revenue sharing as an example of how Socialism works but I never bought that argument. The NFL's economic model is less a Socialistic success story than an example of a monopolistic cartel. A monopolistic cartel that feeds at the trough of public funding Not this lefty. Anything BUT how socialism works. Hate him for other reasons, a guy like Bob Kraft funded the stadium in Foxboro on his own. But, now do you want to see the stinking Pats* win all the time in crooked fashion because they "are too big to fail." ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 And back to the reason this thread was moved, the reference to socialism. As in the $1B in socialism that the city of Buffalo and state of New York will shell out to keep this private company in town by building a new stadium. And I've heard lefties refer to the NFL's revenue sharing as an example of how Socialism works but I never bought that argument. The NFL's economic model is less a Socialistic success story than an example of a monopolistic cartel. A monopolistic cartel that feeds at the trough of public funding Heck, the draft is Socialist. Why should a horrific failure of a team get the finest college player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Heck, the draft is Socialist. Why should a horrific failure of a team get the finest college player? Giving priority to upgrading the lesser teams in the league increases the overall level of competition and thus helps the cartel as a whole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayman Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Giving priority to upgrading the lesser teams in the league increases the overall level of competition and thus helps the cartel as a whole It just matters how you look at it (or better put: from where you look at it). There's a legacy of anti-trust cases examining in what ways sports teams are a cartel and in what ways they are competitors. Edited December 11, 2012 by TheNewBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) It just matters how you look at it (or better put: from where you look at it). There's a legacy of anti-trust cases examining in what ways sports teams are a cartel and in what ways they are competitors. And the courts have been fairly conclusive that the NFL is very much a cartel. Edited December 11, 2012 by GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Corporate sport's socialism (The NFL) @ its finest. Always great when someone make the absolute stupidest comment possible about sports business. Gee, I can't imagine why it wouldn't be in the NFL's best interest to have the Pats to drive the Bills out of business. The NFL's economic model is less a Socialistic success story than an example of a monopolistic cartel. A monopolistic cartel that feeds at the trough of public funding Of course it is. The NFL is not competing with itself; it is competing for eyeballs and entertainment dollars with everything else that is on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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