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(04-02-2019 06:44 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  

(04-02-2019 05:06 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  

(04-02-2019 03:59 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  

(04-02-2019 03:47 PM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  The reports of Dundon investing to steal the tech and then basically going rogue and shutting down the league are really interesting. The aftermath of this league may be more interesting than the actual games.

The rumored terms of the Dundon deal showed desperation on part of AAF. I believe he had no intention of keeping the league open. The player tracking tech was their best asset and he got it. I wonder how much cash he actually expended?

CUSA needs to hire whoever secured the TV coverage for the AAF.

Dundon lost $70m of his investment. I can understand pulling the plug at that point. As to the app, he could have bought/designed one for far less than he lost.

The only ones making money from this league from now on are the lawyers.

Yikes, hadn't seen that number. Wow. Gotta wonder what he was thinking.

He is probably thinking that he now has a nice big tax write off for the next several years. Privately owned sports teams have nearly always been operated as tax shelters for wealthy owners whose main businesses make their real income. Those astronomical player salaries (for us) just add to their depreciation write offs.