03-28-2017, 01:01 PM
(03-28-2017, 12:41 PM)Whatever Wrote: However, if the league and the owner's are going to pony up their own money for stadiums, then they should be free to move their teams whenever and wherever they please.
There's honestly a lot of hypocrisy from fans about the issue. The owners should spend their money to build the stadium, but shouldn't be allowed to move their team out of loyalty to the fan base and the community, even if the community doesn't fill the stadium.
Congress is not passing legislation to prevent cities from using tax dollars to build stadiums for professional sports teams, and that's the only way a stop gets put to it. If Cincinnati won't pony up the money for stadium renovations or a new stadium, another city will. That's the reality of the situation. In all honesty, the Brown family is the least able ownership group in the NFL to foot the bill for a stadium. Being honest, why would they foot the bill to build a new stadium in a town that they can't even sell out their current stadium with playoff teams? If the owners should pay for their stadiums, the Bengals shouldn't be in Cincinnati. If Cincinnati won't pay up, someone else will, whether anybody thinks it's fair or not.
I agree that owners should be able to move their teams, especially if they build and own their own stadiums (doing so would also drastically increase the value of each team).
What makes you think Mike Brown, or any other owner, would not be able to finance their own stadium? Mike Brown owns an asset, the Bengals, that is valued at $1.6 billion. An asset that generates hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each and every year, a revenue stream that is guaranteed. Based just off this, without even thinking about his personal wealth, you don't think almost any bank would be lined up to provide financing? They would be fighting for the deal.
