N/S Your take on the XFL

hitta · 02-12-2020, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

If that is what you chose to believe then it is on you.

Fact of the matter is that money and power do not drive interest and fanbase in the entertainment industry. David Tepper and Stan Kroneke (rightnow you are asking your self who in the **** are they, so did I) are the two richest NFL team owners and I wouldn't watch the Panthers or the Rams if you paid me.

Product appeal drives revenue pure and simple. This is why Brittany Spears has the number one single of all time in terms of sales... Its not her talent or skill. its why Bing Crosby has the #2 and #4 selling singles of all time, he has no power or money and died 43 years ago. Its why a little company named Microsoft crushed IMB and why a little company named Apple crushed Microsoft... Better products at the right time. Coke a Cola has a LOT or power and money, New Coke flopped in 1985.

To date one of your statements is correct:"the best most successful leagues should be the ones that put the best product on the field."

What appeals to you is irrelevant, its what appeals to the broadest audience that makes money and power. In spite of its issues, to date.. no one has put a better product on the field than the NFL. Right now those honours go to the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL.

BTW, team owners negotiate with local government for stadiums and local concessions, not the league. This is why not all stadiums or teams are created or function equally.

I get that you were fed a line of sh1t and it made sense when you heard it, it wasn't correct.

Yea, what you are saying here has absolutely nothing to do with the point I'm trying to make. The NFL puts the best product on display, which is why it dominates. This is only because it has had a ton of help in doing so. If the NFL had to go through the same process as other football leagues that try to blossom, then it wouldn't be near as powerful as it is now. Also when you say that "team owners negotiate" you are kidding yourself. There have been many times where the NFL has already started negotiating with the local and state governments before they even had an owner for the team they were looking to move. There are so many things that the NFL gets away with, and the idea that they've gotten there because they've been more creative or smarter than other brands is laughable. There are literally books on how the NFL gets giant tax advantages(from how they've used their non profit status to not pay tens of millions of dollars in taxes to how they've used write offs on corporate seating). The NFL isn't Britney Spears.

02-12-2020, 05:59 AM	#8
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,339	Re: N/S Your take on the XFL Originally Posted by TheOak If that is what you chose to believe then it is on you. Fact of the matter is that money and power do not drive interest and fanbase in the entertainment industry. David Tepper and Stan Kroneke (rightnow you are asking your self who in the **** are they, so did I) are the two richest NFL team owners and I wouldn't watch the Panthers or the Rams if you paid me. Product appeal drives revenue pure and simple. This is why Brittany Spears has the number one single of all time in terms of sales... Its not her talent or skill. its why Bing Crosby has the #2 and #4 selling singles of all time, he has no power or money and died 43 years ago. Its why a little company named Microsoft crushed IMB and why a little company named Apple crushed Microsoft... Better products at the right time. Coke a Cola has a LOT or power and money, New Coke flopped in 1985. To date one of your statements is correct:"the best most successful leagues should be the ones that put the best product on the field." What appeals to you is irrelevant, its what appeals to the broadest audience that makes money and power. In spite of its issues, to date.. no one has put a better product on the field than the NFL. Right now those honours go to the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL. BTW, team owners negotiate with local government for stadiums and local concessions, not the league. This is why not all stadiums or teams are created or function equally. I get that you were fed a line of sh1t and it made sense when you heard it, it wasn't correct. Yea, what you are saying here has absolutely nothing to do with the point I'm trying to make. The NFL puts the best product on display, which is why it dominates. This is only because it has had a ton of help in doing so. If the NFL had to go through the same process as other football leagues that try to blossom, then it wouldn't be near as powerful as it is now. Also when you say that "team owners negotiate" you are kidding yourself. There have been many times where the NFL has already started negotiating with the local and state governments before they even had an owner for the team they were looking to move. There are so many things that the NFL gets away with, and the idea that they've gotten there because they've been more creative or smarter than other brands is laughable. There are literally books on how the NFL gets giant tax advantages(from how they've used their non profit status to not pay tens of millions of dollars in taxes to how they've used write offs on corporate seating). The NFL isn't Britney Spears.
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