Dan Snyder Hires Bank Of America To Potentially Sell Washington Commanders

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by MTK

See a lot of chatter about people being hopeful the name will change again, maybe even back to Redskins. Neither of these things are happening. A franchise re-branding twice in a very short time? Don't see it happening. Just not good business. Going back to Redskins? 0.0 chance.

If people haven’t listened to Sheehan’s interview with Mike Ozanian on his Thursday podcast it is well worth it. About the first 30 minutes. Always insightful when you have someone that understands sports and money. In the interview he said the rebrand has been viewed as widely successful including a 30% increase in sponsorship revenue from 2021. He pegged this as one potential reason for timing. Regardless how fans feel a business person will see the potential in that.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

If people haven’t listened to Sheehan’s interview with Mike Ozanian on his Thursday podcast it is well worth it. About the first 30 minutes. Always insightful when you have someone that understands sports and money. In the interview he said the rebrand has been viewed as widely successful including a 30% increase in sponsorship revenue from 2021. He pegged this as one potential reason for timing. Regardless how fans feel a business person will see the potential in that.

I heard that interview.

No chance a new owner goes through another re-branding.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by MTK

I heard that interview.

No chance a new owner goes through another re-branding.

Not so sure, awful lot of Owners hate Snyder.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Not so sure, awful lot of Owners hate Snyder.

I don't see this connection between the name Commanders and it being a "Snyder thing." He was forced to change the name. And why would current owners care or force a new owner to change the name?

Honestly, this whole name discussion is being brought up by people that are still (for some reason) complaining about the name.

I'd rather a new owner get a new stadium deal, fix the business side of things, and get this franchise back on the right track instead of worrying about the team name. You know what fixes the name? Winning.

[nonniey]

Originally Posted by MTK

I heard that interview.

No chance a new owner goes through another re-branding.

Oh, I think it is a certainty. No way a new owner is going to stick with a name picked by the most unpopular owner in NFL history. Additionally, the name itself is extremely unpopular. A new owner will jump at the chance to put his stamp on the team while simultaneously ingratiating himself with the fans. It's a lock that the name Commanders survives only as long as Snyder owns the team.

[TheGuyFromOverThere]

Why would anyone want Elon Musk as an owner?

Why would you want to replace a publicly relatively quiet piece of shit with no clue about football that can´t leave his hands off daily business with a publicly loud mouthed piece of shit with no clue about football that can´t leave his hands off daily business?

[rocnrik]

Originally Posted by TheGuyFromOverThere

Why would anyone want Elon Musk as an owner?

Why would you want to replace a publicly relatively quiet piece of shit with no clue about football that can´t leave his hands off daily business with a publicly loud mouthed piece of shit with no clue about football that can´t leave his hands off daily business?

Take Musk name and replace it with just about ANY billionaire and it would ring true … how does one become a billionaire WITHOUT a MASSIVE EGO and hands on everything.. I’m not anti any specific person but there are some legit concerns with Bezos… my personal hope is Byron Allen is the owner ..

[rocnrik]

Originally Posted by TheGuyFromOverThere

Why would anyone want Elon Musk as an owner?

Why would you want to replace a publicly relatively quiet piece of shit with no clue about football that can´t leave his hands off daily business with a publicly loud mouthed piece of shit with no clue about football that can´t leave his hands off daily business?

Take Musk name and replace it with just about ANY billionaire and it would ring true … how does one become a billionaire WITHOUT a MASSIVE EGO and hands on everything.. I’m not anti any specific person but there are some legit concerns with Bezos… my personal hope is Byron Allen is the owner ..

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by nonniey

Oh, I think is a certainty. No way a new owner is going to stick with a name picked by the most unpopular owner in NFL history. Additionally, the name itself is extremely unpopular. A new owner will jump at the chance to put his stamp on the team while simultaneously ingratiating himself with the fans. It's a lock that the name Commanders survives only as long as Snyder owns the team.

I think "lock" is quite the overstatement.
But I do think ruling out a renaming because it's unheard of to have a team be renamed twice in the span of a few years is disregarding the specificity of this situation.
Whoever buys this team, will, to a certain extent, buy it because of the fame and spotlight that goes with it, so I don't think it's absurd to anticipate that this person would be sensitive to the ego boost of getting to pick the name of one of 32 NFL Teams, that'll most likely stick for many decades/centuries...
And don't tell me it's a lock the NFL wouldn't approve another name change, someone who can buy a 6 billions dollars franchise has the means to pleads his case, and this name having been picked by the most despised owner in the league, it wouldn't be such a difficult case to plead.
If someone bought the Cowboys or the Patriots today, they would have zero interest and zero point in changing the name, but Commanders isn't a brand anybody is attached too yet, so the name going away isn't absurd at all IMO.

That's an awful lot of way too early speculation though. Let's see who buys this team first.

[davy]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

I do think ruling out a renaming because it's unheard of to have a team be renamed twice in the span of a few years is disregarding the specificity of this situation.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

If people haven’t listened to Sheehan’s interview with Mike Ozanian on his Thursday podcast it is well worth it. About the first 30 minutes. Always insightful when you have someone that understands sports and money. In the interview he said the rebrand has been viewed as widely successful including a 30% increase in sponsorship revenue from 2021. He pegged this as one potential reason for timing. Regardless how fans feel a business person will see the potential in that.

Seat Geek is the main sponsor. My question to Seat Geek is who is buying tickets? Fed Ex Field ( I think) has the lowest attendance in the NFL. People are still not buying tickets. The rebrand may be good for the bringing in some funds but it hasn't filled the stadium. It hasn't made people buy tickets. It hasn't made the fanbase come out to the games.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Seat Geek is the main sponsor. My question to Seat Geek is who is buying tickets? Fed Ex Field ( I think) has the lowest attendance in the NFL. People are still not buying tickets. The rebrand may be good for the bringing in some funds but it hasn't filled the stadium. It hasn't made people buy tickets. It hasn't made the fanbase come out to the games.

According to ESPN you are correct last in NFL. I don't care if you are a minor investor, small business owner or a billionaire, I you see a 30% increase in sponsorship revenue I think that is significant. Eventually they do have to put butts in the stands but if this rebranding is as successful as those in the business community are viewing it then there is somethings in the works.

I can envision a stadium at National Harbor with a renaming of MGM as MGM Commander's Casino, etc. This is kind of the concept the business people within Commanders are thinking. Turning it to an experience and not just a team to go see on a Sunday afternoon.


Back to ticket sales, what percentage of decline in tickets is due you think is because of the product on the field? Poor stadium experience? Owner? Off the field fiascos?


For me:
Product on the field? 10%
Poor stadium experience? 40%
Owner? 40%
Off field stuff? 10%




I think