(04-24-2024, 09:24 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/23/lease-negotiations-continue-between-hamilton-county-and-the-bengals/73330479007/

Looks like things are already a bit choppy between the county and the Bengals. The price tag for the renovations is going to be around 1 billion dollars (big yikes).

Looks like the county wants a deal DRASTICALLY different than last time and isn't willing to commit more than 1/3 to the price tag. They will also be asking the NFL for money (they gave other teams 100 million for their stadium upgrades).

Things are going to heat up quickly here soon.

(04-24-2024, 10:13 AM)Okeana Wrote: Typical negotiations.  But here's my question, with today's inflation dallas stadium would cost 1.65 billion.  If the cost is going to be 1 billion, then why not just build a new stadium?

(04-24-2024, 10:13 AM)Okeana Wrote: Typical negotiations.  But here's my question, with today's inflation dallas stadium would cost 1.65 billion.  If the cost is going to be 1 billion, then why not just build a new stadium?

(04-24-2024, 04:47 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Love that KC voted down a stadium tax.

Absolute bullshit tax payers have to pay anything for giant stadiums built for billionaires who pay millionaires to play a game.

wtf society ??

(04-24-2024, 10:13 AM)Okeana Wrote: Typical negotiations.  But here's my question, with today's inflation dallas stadium would cost 1.65 billion.  If the cost is going to be 1 billion, then why not just build a new stadium?

(04-24-2024, 04:47 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Love that KC voted down a stadium tax.

Absolute bullshit tax payers have to pay anything for giant stadiums built for billionaires who pay millionaires to play a game.

wtf society ??

(04-25-2024, 08:32 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: True but having a Team in your City helps generate Revenue in your City....  And if cincy wont pay some place else will

(04-25-2024, 08:49 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Yeah, people always tend to forget about the return revenue of these stadium deals. 

(04-25-2024, 12:00 PM)higgy100 Wrote: Yes, but the levy taxes are voted up or down by thousands and thousands of ordinary folks who won't see any ROI , who could give a rat's rear-end about football especially when it might cost them several hundred dollars per year and, I'd guess in their world, it looks absolutely terrible for multi-billionairs to not not only ask them to pay but, worse yet, when the billionaire owner threatens to move the team.

(04-25-2024, 12:08 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Has Mike threatened to move the team?

(04-25-2024, 12:00 PM)higgy100 Wrote: Yes, but the levy taxes are voted up or down by thousands and thousands of ordinary folks who won't see any ROI , who could give a rat's rear-end about football especially when it might cost them several hundred dollars per year and, I'd guess in their world, it looks absolutely terrible for multi-billionairs to not not only ask them to pay but, worse yet, when the billionaire owner threatens to move the team.

(04-25-2024, 12:47 PM)higgy100 Wrote: I wasn't insinuating Mike would do this now, and I may be totally wrong here ,but I believe there was an assertions or, rather,  innuendos about him moving the team prior to the stadium being built 20 plus years ago.

(04-25-2024, 08:32 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: True but having a Team in your City helps generate Revenue in your City....  And if cincy wont pay some place else will

(04-25-2024, 01:53 PM)TCUBengal34 Wrote: Governments do not generate ship. They leach. Nothing more. 

(04-24-2024, 10:13 AM)Okeana Wrote: Typical negotiations.  But here's my question, with today's inflation dallas stadium would cost 1.65 billion.  If the cost is going to be 1 billion, then why not just build a new stadium?

(04-24-2024, 10:13 AM)Okeana Wrote: Typical negotiations.  But here's my question, with today's inflation dallas stadium would cost 1.65 billion.  If the cost is going to be 1 billion, then why not just build a new stadium?