Dan Snyder Hires Bank Of America To Potentially Sell Washington Commanders

[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?

[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.

[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

[skinsfaninok]

They won't change the name again... The NFL won't allow that

[sdskinsfan2001]

Snyder naming the team the Commanders was his last big, huge, fuck you to all the fans. Picks a name most people don't like, then bounces. I hate that fucker.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

Snyder naming the team the Commanders was his last big, huge, fuck you to all the fans. Picks a name most people don't like, then bounces. I hate that fucker.

The Feds are now on his back. Imagine if he had to sell the team and then go to jail. Can you imagine Danny Boi being handcuffed and going to prison? Someone would claim him right when he walked through the door. He'd be washing dirty underwear his first day. He'd be an amazing prison bitch.

[SFREDSKIN]

Bezos or Jay Zee, want neither. Rather have Elon.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Bezos or Jay Zee, want neither. Rather have Elon.

I believe Byron Allen has the inside track. JMO.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by Giantone

I believe Byron Allen has the inside track. JMO.

Outside of having 1 great owner, having a key guy leading it, but with several partners, might not be a bad thing. Have some checks and balances.

I don't have a Tesla and I'll never have Twitter, so I'm really indifferent to him in general, but I don't want Musk to be the owner. I don't want any owner that always needs the spotlight.

I have similar concerns about Bezos, but I don't know if he actually seeks it or that Amazon dominates so much, it's forced on him.

I'd take Allen and his group over those 2 myself.

[nonniey]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

Snyder naming the team the Commanders was his last big, huge, fuck you to all the fans. Picks a name most people don't like, then bounces. I hate that fucker.

No worries when he leaves the name goes with him.

[MTK]

The name thing is a non issue for me. Do I like Commanders? Not really, but it's so far down on the list of things I'm concerned about.

[rocnrik]

Originally Posted by MTK

The name thing is a non issue for me. Do I like Commanders? Not really, but it's so far down on the list of things I'm concerned about.

I agree , I would rather have the team named the turds without Snyder as owner than redskins under Snyder … new owner , new stadium , start winning and the commanders will grow on you!

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by MTK

The name thing is a non issue for me. Do I like Commanders? Not really, but it's so far down on the list of things I'm concerned about.

Seriously idc wtf we call them as long as we call them winners more than 6 times a year!