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is sharpton right?
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should he get involved?
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Posted 2009-October-12, 13:27
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Posted 2009-October-12, 13:57
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Posted 2009-October-12, 14:20
It's important to realize that the issue here isn't Limbaugh's politics. Most NFL owners are very conservative, and some of them are fairly outspoken politically.
The issue is that Limbaugh is perceived as a racist. He made comments about Donovan McNabb being "overrated because he's black" during a short-lived stint as a football commentator. He has also made statements comparing the NFL to gang warfare.
The NFL is about 2/3 black. Many of the players do not like Limbaugh and have stated that they would refuse to play for a team he owned. Letting Limbaugh into the exclusive owner's club may simply be bad business.
The issue is that Limbaugh is perceived as a racist. He made comments about Donovan McNabb being "overrated because he's black" during a short-lived stint as a football commentator. He has also made statements comparing the NFL to gang warfare.
The NFL is about 2/3 black. Many of the players do not like Limbaugh and have stated that they would refuse to play for a team he owned. Letting Limbaugh into the exclusive owner's club may simply be bad business.
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Posted 2009-October-12, 14:24
luke warm, on Oct 12 2009, 02:27 PM, said:
I think he is right for purely business reasons. It would be suicide for the NFL to have him own a team, from the standpoint of ticket sales alone. People who love him but weren't seeing football are unlikely to start spending big bucks to watch a sport they don't like. But people who hate him and were seeing football would probably stop coming to games on a large scale.
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Posted 2009-October-12, 14:36
maybe that's correct, at least from the spectator pov... as for the players, i'm not sure how many would be willing to give up their salary... in any case, i don't see his bid as having legs
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Posted 2009-October-12, 14:38
Yeah from the players there might be some who would refuse to play for him, but I bet it's mostly just big talk. How often do they turn down millions on principles alone? Rarely...
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Posted 2009-October-12, 14:51
What's more likely is that his team would have a lot of trouble signing free agents. It's already the case that players often take less money to play on a good team, or to stay where they are, or to play with a close friend. If Limbaugh's Rams offer a couple million per year more than the next best offer, probably a lot of players would chuck their principles and take it. But they probably will have to offer that couple million more.
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Posted 2009-October-12, 15:39
As Michael Vick might say, why dwell on the past?
Seems to me that Limbaugh and the NFL deserve each other.
Seems to me that Limbaugh and the NFL deserve each other.
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Posted 2009-October-13, 15:57
awm, on Oct 12 2009, 03:51 PM, said:
What's more likely is that his team would have a lot of trouble signing free agents. It's already the case that players often take less money to play on a good team, or to stay where they are, or to play with a close friend. If Limbaugh's Rams offer a couple million per year more than the next best offer, probably a lot of players would chuck their principles and take it. But they probably will have to offer that couple million more.
that's true, but it's just as true that free agents aren't as important as some think (re: redskins)... after further review, i think the owners are the only ones who can stop him... if he does get in and builds a winner, the fans and players will come
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Posted 2009-October-13, 16:31
Any football fans on the thread? You can't construct a hand (errrr situation) wherein someone would want to play for the Rams less than is the case now.
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Posted 2009-October-13, 17:00
I enjoy (American) football. What should the over/under be on a Raiders/Rams game be? 13.5? Lower? Both teams are so pathetic...
I don't want to hijack this thread, after all it's about Limbaugh potentially owning an NFL team (not that the Rams would qualify as such...) of which I don't have much of an opinion.
I don't want to hijack this thread, after all it's about Limbaugh potentially owning an NFL team (not that the Rams would qualify as such...) of which I don't have much of an opinion.
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Posted 2009-October-14, 16:16
Lobowolf, on Oct 13 2009, 05:31 PM, said:
Any football fans on the thread? You can't construct a hand (errrr situation) wherein someone would want to play for the Rams less than is the case now.
i can, i think... see if anyone from the rams wants to swap places with his counterpart on the raiders
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Posted 2009-October-14, 16:28
Hey, the Raiders have won a game, scored 50% more points, and allowed 10% fewer.
Besides, Al Davis has to die SOMEDAY. Doesn't he?
Besides, Al Davis has to die SOMEDAY. Doesn't he?
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Posted 2009-October-15, 04:02
that's all true, and you might be right that players would prefer the rams... hell probably has different degrees of hot
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crazy4hoop, on Oct 13 2009, 06:00 PM, said:
I enjoy (American) football. What should the over/under be on a Raiders/Rams game be? 13.5? Lower? Both teams are so pathetic...
I don't want to hijack this thread, after all it's about Limbaugh potentially owning an NFL team (not that the Rams would qualify as such...) of which I don't have much of an opinion.
I don't want to hijack this thread, after all it's about Limbaugh potentially owning an NFL team (not that the Rams would qualify as such...) of which I don't have much of an opinion.
I think the over/under would be higher than that -- they're both bad on defense too.
I don't think players would care if Limbaugh owned a team. I can see them running their mouths about it, but really... Say he buys the team. Then... nothing. Football as usual.
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