electricrelish Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Talk about sour grapes. A 49ers fan is suing the NFL because he couldn't cheer for his team due to the Seahawks playoffs ticket policy. The 49ers cannot stay out of the news this offseason. I guess they feel entitled. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/04/27/307466646/49ers-fan-sues-nfl-for-50-million-over-seattle-playoff-tickets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Seattle can sell their tickets to whomever they please. What a little bitch. Side note: The NFL continuing to be classifed as not for profit is criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 even with a commissioner who makes nearly $30 million a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Bronco Billy will be along shortly to tell you this is perfectly acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) Bronco Billy will be along shortly to tell you this is perfectly acceptable. You mean as the CEO of a 10 billion dollar corporation he's not entitled to a measley 30 mil per year? Edited April 28, 2014 by Tripleshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 You mean as the CEO of a 10 billion dollar corporation he's not entitled to a measley 30 mil per year? One could also argue that his is more of a public figure head for the league then even players like Manning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Seattle can sell their tickets to whomever they please. What a little bitch. Side note: The NFL continuing to be classifed as not for profit is criminal. The NFL as an organization is non-profit, however the teams & their ownerships are not. All "profits" are divided up between the teams via profit-sharing and then the taxes are paid by the individual teams. Subsequently, Goodell's ridiculous salary is paid from the owners profits, which are taxed. Now, as with many corporate organizations I have to wonder how much in taxes each team is actually paying. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they weasel their way out of paying what they probably should, but that's a completely different argument. As for the tax exemption of the NFL istelf, it's a bit of a misconception that the "NFL" doens't have to pay taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingd Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Side note: The NFL continuing to be classifed as not for profit is criminal. The NFL as a business entity doesn't make anything. The owners as individuals get all the revenues and pay the expenses of all league functions, including salaries of NFL office personnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAUgrad Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Since when does being a not-for-profit have anything to do if an organization makes money or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 The NFL as an organization is non-profit, however the teams & their ownerships are not. All "profits" are divided up between the teams via profit-sharing and then the taxes are paid by the individual teams. Subsequently, Goodell's ridiculous salary is paid from the owners profits, which are taxed. Now, as with many corporate organizations I have to wonder how much in taxes each team is actually paying. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they weasel their way out of paying what they probably should, but that's a completely different argument. As for the tax exemption of the NFL istelf, it's a bit of a misconception that the "NFL" doens't have to pay taxes. I did not realize thats how it works. Makes sense. Its like a professional association rather than a company. Just a really exclusive association. Goodell is still a weasel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I did not realize thats how it works. Makes sense. Its like a professional association rather than a company. Just a really exclusive association. Goodell is still a weasel. You'll get no argument from me there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Goodell is still a weasel. I'll take 1000 Goodells over 1 David Stern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'll take 1000 Goodells over 1 David Stern. I'll take 1000 David Sterns over 1 Bud Selig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeductiveNun Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'll take 1000 David Sterns over 1 Bud Selig I'll take 1,000 Bud Seligs over 1 Gary Bettman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'll take 1 Adam Silver over all of them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'll take 1 Adam Silver over all of them I take it you like how he handled Sterling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) I take it you like how he handled Sterling. Normally, any business owner can be as much a racist as he wants to be. It's not against the law, he's just an arsehole. Except in this case, he's representing the NBA, and his bolshevik stands to alienate not only 95%+ of the NBA fan base but the league's own players. And then you have to take into account all of the game broadcasts, merchandising, branding and advertising dollars in jeopardy if the league didn't act strongly against Sterling. Plus, this isn't a first offense by far, just the worst in a long line of unacceptable behavior. Silver did what he had to do. Edited April 30, 2014 by Tripleshot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAUgrad Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Sterling deserves this outcome. What a tool. I'm curious though about what folks think regarding the conversation itself. Wasn't it a private conversation that his mistress recorded and then leaked to the media. I would think she is setting herself up for some major lawsuits from an already lawsuit happy Dill Josh Gordon. Does this fall into defamation of character? Just wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Sterling deserves this outcome. What a tool. I'm curious though about what folks think regarding the conversation itself. Wasn't it a private conversation that his mistress recorded and then leaked to the media. I would think she is setting herself up for some major lawsuits from an already lawsuit happy Dill Josh Gordon. Does this fall into defamation of character? Just wondering She's already being sued by his wife to return a condo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Will this go down in NBA history as the Sterling Silver decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Someone did a criminal act in secretly recording that and then leaking it. They certainly knew what they were doing. Imagine how much money that conversation is going to cost him and it wasn't even legal to have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Normally, any business owner can be as much a racist as he wants to be. It's not against the law, he's just an arsehole. Except in this case, he's representing the NBA, and his bolshevik stands to alienate not only 95%+ of the NBA fan base but the league's own players. And then you have to take into account all of the game broadcasts, merchandising, branding and advertising dollars in jeopardy if the league didn't act strongly against Sterling. Plus, this isn't a first offense by far, just the worst in a long line of unacceptable behavior. Silver did what he had to do. Yep, wasn't saying I disagree with Silver, just that it seemed Taz was very happy with the decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yep...very happy. I actually watched the Clipper game last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Someone did a criminal act in secretly recording that and then leaking it. They certainly knew what they were doing. Imagine how much money that conversation is going to cost him and it wasn't even legal to have done. If the lowly Kings and Bucks sold for between 535 and 550 million each, the Clippers should fetch at least 750 million, if not closer to a billion dollars, given the market the team is in and the talent on that team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAUgrad Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 If the lowly Kings and Bucks sold for between 535 and 550 million each, the Clippers should fetch at least 750 million, if not closer to a billion dollars, given the market the team is in and the talent on that team. And some heavy hitters financially are stepping up to buy the Clip. The once bottom feeders of the league are now actually good and may go for closer to 1B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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