Comments on: NFL in Danger of Losing Parity?

By: McGehee

McGehee — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:31:03 +0000

Sure and you have to stand in a really long line to get it :)

LOL

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:11:30 +0000

nfn:

Despite all the nifty public ownwership of the Pack, the bottom line is that without the revenue sharing that takes place in the NFL, because of the nature of the TV deal in pro football, the Pack could not compete in Green Bay, regardless of the accountability and all that.

By: Rick DeMent

Rick DeMent — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:24:08 +0000

McGee,

Sure and you have to stand in a really long line to get it :)

By: McGehee

McGehee — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:06:36 +0000

The NFL, they make Communisum workâ¦ :)

Is that why a beer at the stadium costs $7?

By: Rick DeMent

Rick DeMent — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:28:17 +0000

The NFL, they make Communisum work... :)

By: Thomas Galvin

Thomas Galvin — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:34:19 +0000

Major League Baseball wish they only had the problems that the NFL has.

By: nfn fnke

nfn fnke — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:32:22 +0000

It's no accident that the Green Bay Packers, who play in a market that simply could not sustain a Major League Baseball or NBA franchise, have won as many Super Bowls as all three New York teams (the Jets, Giants, and Buffalo Bills) combined.

The main reason that Green Bay has been successful is because they are a public company that is accountable to its owners--who are largely fans. Their articles of incorporation also stipulate that no individual can own more than 200,000 shares, making it difficult for a single person to control the team.

This collective nature of ownership has resulted in more accountability, resistence to the type of corporate control that is solely interested in the bottom line, and has insured that the team remains in Green Bay. Also, the Board of Directors does not get compensated

It is actually one the most democratically-designed corporations in the US and should be a model for other businesses.