Elway wants to be part of Denver's new ownership team

[BigRedChief]

How many people have $4 billion to spend on a team plus have billions left to spend? 10-15 in the USA? How many of those care enough about football?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

How many people have $4 billion to spend on a team plus have billions left to spend? 10-15 in the USA? How many of those care enough about football?

It looks like there are around 700 billionaires in America. Not all of them will have $4 billion, of course. So maybe 350 or so?

However, I think we're overdue for the next phase of football team ownership, which is corporate. Given the returns on football teams, I would expect that companies like google or Nike or Johnson & Johnson are getting interested in ownership. They can easily afford teams.

[BlackOp]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It looks like there are around 700 billionaires in America. Not all of them will have $4 billion, of course. So maybe 350 or so?

However, I think we're overdue for the next phase of football team ownership, which is corporate. Given the returns on football teams, I would expect that companies like google or Nike or Johnson & Johnson are getting interested in ownership. They can easily afford teams.

That is when the NFL officially dies....the Google Giants of NY meet the Amazon Falcons of Georgia.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by BlackOp

That is when the NFL officially dies....the Google Giants of NY meet the Amazon Falcons of Georgia.

Yeah, I'm not saying it's a good thing, but I have a hard time believing that it won't be a thing. Does the NFL have rules against selling to a corporation? I'm actually kind of curious why it hasn't already happened.

Microsoft just bought Activision for $68 billion. Spending $4 billion on a team would be nothing for them. Heck, Ballmer bought the Seahawks without even putting it on a credit card.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, I'm not saying it's a good thing, but I have a hard time believing that it won't be a thing. Does the NFL have rules against selling to a corporation? I'm actually kind of curious why it hasn't already happened.

Microsoft just bought Activision for $68 billion. Spending $4 billion on a team would be nothing for them. Heck, Ballmer bought the Seahawks without even putting it on a credit card.

Disney owned the Angels from 1996 - 2002 so it isnt unprecedented. .But it's a hard sell to shareholders. You invest in Google or Microsoft for them to do tech related stuff. You want them putting 4 billion into the tech things they do and thrive at, not speculatively invest in totally unrelated industries they would have no core competency in and no experience in, etc. Disney didnt own the Angels for long.

[Curé]

Originally Posted by BlackOp

That is when the NFL officially dies....the Google Giants of NY meet the Amazon Falcons of Georgia.

ford motor could buy the broncos. ford broncos.

dodge rams. dodge chargers. both conveniently in the same stadium.

amazon buys the chiefs and uses them to promote their tablet. fire chiefs.

general mills buys the giants and calls them the green giants. boeing buys the jets. boeing jets.

it's the future. it's so bright i gotta wear shades.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Curé

ford motor could buy the broncos. ford broncos.

dodge rams. dodge chargers. both conveniently in the same stadium.

amazon buys the chiefs and uses them to promote their tablet. fire chiefs.

general mills buys the giants and calls them the green giants. boeing buys the jets. boeing jets.

it's the future. it's so bright i gotta wear shades.

Man, you're right. The story writes itself.

Star-kist Dolphins.
Visa Bills.

Would the Catholic Church buy the Saints or the Cardinals?

[R Clark]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

How many people have $4 billion to spend on a team plus have billions left to spend? 10-15 in the USA? How many of those care enough about football?

Supposedly 32 ? I have my doubts on a few of them

[rico]

Broncos being owned by a horse. Makes sense.

[Mile High Mania]

It will be interesting to see the composition of the various ownership groups... Elway should have some sort of a role going forward, but not leadership. I'm not convinced that Manning needs to carry that role either, hell I can't see him being content in that role and not out there in some media role making a bazillion dollars.

Elway the GM will not tarnish the legacy of Elway the player for me and most fans, with the exception of those that jumped on board in the last dozen years.

The Bowlen kids will regret letting this one slip away, sure they'll make a lot of coin, but they won't get something like this back.

[Garcia Bronco]

There is no Elway or Manning "ownership group". They don't exist. It's media hype.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

There is no Elway or Manning "ownership group". They don't exist. It's media hype.

I think both will be a 'part' of groups bidding... neither has the means to be a big player in a group.

[gblowfish]

Have another cocktail John...

[notorious]

Elways partners have been announced.

Johnnie Walker, Glen Livet, and William Lawson.