(01-17-2020, 01:25 PM)Mikey Wrote:

(01-17-2020, 10:39 AM)hb1148 Wrote: I have a suspicion that shared franchises may be the small market model of the future. Shad is just a little ahead of the game.

What that will do for fan support/loyalty is anyone's guess.

What that will do?

The team would become nomads wandering from one stadium to the next, because what city is going to put funding together for a NFL-caliber stadium that doesn't have a franchise committed to play there? They'll either play in run-down, outdated facility in desperate need of repair, or lease/inhabit a stadium used by another team, either NFL or NCAA.

You'll see a lot like the Chargers - undersized stadium, no home support, no diehard fanbase willing to buy season tickets (or later, PSLs) year in and year out, and eventually the team wanders to the next stop where more of those missing boxes are checked.

We probably end up the Orlando Jags at best if TIAA is ever torn down.

I'm not advocating it or saying it's a good thing, I'm saying these owners don't think like you and I do. The biggest percentage of the financial pie comes from the TV deals, merchandising and corporate sponsorships. Game attendance , while not an afterthought, is not as important as it once was. The merchandising and corporate sponsorships are where the small market teams are at a disadvantage so you're going to see "outsourcing" of games to larger markets to expand those revenue streams. Jax to London, Buffalo to Toronto, Nashville to Mexico City, maybe Cincinnati to Japan (or whatever). Doubt it would ever exceed a couple of games though, if it did it would have many of the negative consequences you mentioned. It might have those consequences anyway.

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