NFL 2014 Thread

[stickem]

dam, did romo get brain damage in the off season? you couldn't script this dumpster fire of a game they are playing any worse. can michael sam throw a spiral?

[Luke]

Winning brings in so much more money.

Prove it.

[Jmustang1968]

Winning brings in so much more money.

Prove it.

Teams make extra money in playoff games and Super Bowls than they would otherwise.

I also love that you push the burden of proof on others when offering none for your own outlandish claims you always make.

[noiseredux]

first Patriots game is over. Not a lot to say.

[dsheinem]

Winning brings in so much more money.

Prove it.

Teams make extra money in playoff games and Super Bowls than they would otherwise.

I also love that you push the burden of proof on others when offering none for your own outlandish claims you always make.

If only you'd make a bet of $10K or more about your claim...then I'd be inclined to believe you. Otherwise STFU

[Luke]

Winning brings in so much more money.

Prove it


Go ahead.

The platform is still yours if you wish to prove yourself.

[Jmustang1968]

Already did with extra funds from playoff games and SBs

[dsheinem]

Winning brings in so much more money.

Prove it


Go ahead.

The platform is still yours if you wish to prove yourself.

Here's some facts for you:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/sport ... .html?_r=0

Still, McLoughlin and the Seahawks are striking the financial iron while it’s hot. The team’s revenue has grown by double digits in every category, including tickets, merchandise and sponsorships.

In the off-season, a team-record 99.6 percent of season-ticket holders renewed their plans even though ticket prices increased by an average of 12 percent. An additional 1,200 seats previously sold as single-game tickets were converted to season tickets and scooped up.

Tickets are so hot that the team’s Blue Pride waiting list includes 12,000 people who put a $100 deposit on each season ticket they hope to buy someday. An additional 35,000 fans are waiting to join the Blue Pride list.

For the first time, the Seahawks have sold all 113 suites in CenturyLink Field for the entire season. Revenue from suites is up 15 percent, and just a few suites were sold for single games. Companies and individuals signed multiyear leases for the rest.

Because getting in the door on game days has become so difficult, stadium tours have nearly tripled, to 12,000, in the first eight months this year. Every open practice during training camp filled to capacity.

The Seahawks also opened a third team store and plan to open a fourth, doubling the number of shops they operated last season. Revenue from these outlets is kept by the Seahawks, not shared with the league.

This fervor is likely to last longer in Seattle than in other cities where teams win Super Bowls because the Seahawks have done a good job incorporating the 12th Man — representing the fans’ contribution to the team — into their business.

and

The Seahawks, privately held by the Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, do not publish specific financial figures. But the experience of the Packers, the N.F.L.’s only publicly owned team, shows the economic lift teams can receive from winning the Super Bowl.

In the fiscal year after they won the Super Bowl in February 2011, the Packers’ revenue rose by 7 percent to a record $302 million. Operating profits more than tripled to $43 million, from $12 million, also a record.

That Packers championship and their 15-1 record the next season helped increase revenue from local sources, like stadium tours and sales of merchandise and tickets.

The team also benefited from the N.F.L.’s more lucrative national television broadcast contracts and the August 2011 collective bargaining agreement, which gave owners a greater share of the league’s revenue.

The Packers used their share to help pay for a $143 million renovation of Lambeau Field, which included adding about 7,000 seats and installing a new scoreboard and sound system.

[Sload Soap]

Not the NFL, but the three richest sports teams in the world, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Barcelona, are also three of the most successful in football.

[Luke]

See what you guys did? Now we're talking about soccer in the football thread.

The Cubs have steadily held the #3 highest value in the MLB.

Sure, winning does make a team money, but over the long run, it's the brand that makes money, not championships.