NC_Skins
05-16-2011, 04:28 PM
I know. The owners pick one person and the players pick a player. We allow the fans to draw numbers from 1 to 100. Starting with one each fan gets to kick the owner of choice and player of choice in the balls. This goes on until one of them quits and play it on the NFL network.
Thinking more like this. Put it on pay-per-view and have that same guy do the intro.
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NC_Skins
05-16-2011, 04:33 PM
Can someone answer this: will the owners still get paid the TV money even if there are no games?
If so, a judge ought to deny the owners that money. That will help push the issue to get a CBA deal in place before September. Otherwise the owners have no incentive to get a deal done.
Not anymore they don't.
Federal judge backs NFLPA in dispute over TV money - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6172379)
Defensewins
05-16-2011, 04:34 PM
Yes, and if I'm correct that's one of the things they are fighting over now. I think the players are saying that they should get a % of that money.
If true the TV networks are idiots to agree to a deal that they pay the owners even if there are no games. The NFL owners are really spoiled.
I can not think of any other multi-billion dollar business where the owners still get paid with out producing a single thing. How is that possible?
CRedskinsRule
05-16-2011, 04:55 PM
If true the TV networks are idiots to agree to a deal that they pay the owners even if there are no games. The NFL owners are really spoiled.
I can not think of any other multi-billion dollar business where the owners still get paid with out producing a single thing. How is that possible?
Most of the money was upfront fees (sorta like paying for a year of Sirius upfront), or something like that, that the NFL would pay back if any games were actually missed.
freddyg12
05-16-2011, 06:03 PM
I had high hopes for this lockout/decertification in the beginning. Seriously. I don't know if I'm that optimistic now, but I was just hoping that this forced some changes on both sides & would lead to greater stability going forward.
SmootSmack
05-16-2011, 07:18 PM
Now moving the discussion here
http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-locker-room/42371-8th-circuit-court-grants-stay-lockout.html