http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf...n-attend-national-championship-202707796.html So what was the most expensive item on the 2013 bowl report? The hotel and meals. Alabama spent $896,749 on food and the Fontainebleau Hotel for seven days. Alabama also had to eat 2,003 unsold tickets, which resulted in a loss of $751,380.
“I am delighted, grateful and honored to join this important effort in the hope that collectively we can leave the world a little bit better place than we found it,’’ wrote Ross, who turns 73 on Friday. His was one of nine billionaire pledges that the Seattle-based charity announced Tuesday. The announcement comes on the heels of Ross losing out on a bid to use tax money to fund about 45 percent of the upfront costs of a $350 million renovation Sun Life Stadium, and as the New York developer sends word he will not foot the bill for a smaller upgrade of the 1987 facility. Team CEO Mike Dee told 640 AM’s Andy Slater Tuesday that a privately financed renovation “was never an option we considered” and that there is no “Plan B” now that the tax-plan has failed. But Dee also said the Dolphins are “absolutely not” closing the door on pursuing tax dollars again. “We’re still going to explore ways to do this,’’ he told The Miami Herald. Given the age of the stadium, Dee added, “This issue is not going to go away.” Throughout the stadium debate, Ross talked about the limits of his fortune and what his death may mean to the franchise he purchased in 2009. While he promised not to move the team even if the tax help fell through, Ross warned his family would be forced to sell the team once he dies and that a future owner may demand a new stadium in exchange for remaining in Miami. “I can’t rule from the grave,” Ross told the Herald in April. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/07/3385286/dolphins-owner-ross-promises-to.html#storylink=cpy
Seems like a nice guy, is gonna donate a lot of his millions to charity, and is warning us to support the deal so we have the dolphins locked into our city for a long time..why should I not trust this guy?
So what are these other avenues Dee could be talking bout, what's the next step with continuing efforts to get the renovations?
Omar Kelly brought up a very good point in his article today, Miami-Dade/Broward/Palm Beach County's represent one of the top ten TV markets in the USA, hence the NFL iss NOT going to allow the Dolphins to leave. TV money is where most of the profit is for NFL and it's teams, even if the stadium situation remains improperly addressed, the Dolphins aren't going anywhere. Granted, we need huge upgrades to Dolphins Stadium, but Ross and the NFL will find a way to get that rectified, sooner or later, but the NFL will NOT leave one of the ten top TV markets in the country. No idea HOW, but something WILL get done in the next few years to upgrade the stadium. I have NO doubt.
the problem is, we're never gonna get a better deal than the one proposed by this owner, sombody somewhere needs to educate these folks on what is a good deal when they see one..this Ross cat went into unprecedented territory to make it clean and with minimal risk, people can ***** and moan about corporate welfare, but this deal was about the city and owner making money and securing the franchise in this town long term in the best possible way one could do that.
I think we already agreed that TV market doesn't matter as it is spread throughout the NFL. And in the event that the TV money did matter, LA is the #2 TV market.
