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NFL owners approve Raiders move to Vegas
I think the visiting team problem will be MUCH worse for the next couple of years at Stub Hub than it was at the Q (with the exception of a few games in the lame duck part of 2016-17, esp. the Raider game). But I think as long as the tickets are sold Spanos won't care what colors the fans in the seats are wearing.— March 27, 2017 2:23 p.m.
NFL owners approve Raiders move to Vegas
Vegas is a HUGE tourist destination for Southern CA residents. A lot of people in LA decide on Friday afternoon to drive out to Vegas. I don't think many people in East Rutherford decide on Friday afternoon to drive out to DC for the weekend. I think that the Vegas Raiders will draw far more fans from Southern CA than the Chargers will for the foreseeable future.— March 27, 2017 1:07 p.m.
Qualcomm sued for not being competitive enough
I agree with swell that the existing patent system serves mostly lawyers and large corporations. Frankly, I'd be in favor of some pretty major changes, including 1. Patent royalties should only be able to be collected by a company actually selling something using the patent (no patent trolls, no non-practicing entities). 2. Rather than allowing suits to be filed in a variety of locations, like patent troll friendly East Texas, there should be a few limited jurisdictions where patent lawsuits can be filed. 3. Start limiting the number of patents per year. Maybe 100,000 total per year.— March 19, 2017 12:58 a.m.
Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
Mike SoCal: The "open" aspect of soccer leagues is fascinating. It sounds like a good idea in principle but I wonder how it would work in the US. From what little I know it sounds like it works well in Europe. The bottom line problem with the FS proposal really has nothing to do with soccer. The problem is that it's a very complicated proposal dealing with a lot of money and important public decisions - which are required to be made over the course of a few months. There just isn't enough time for city leaders and voters to get a proper understanding of the proposal in time to responsibly approve it before the MLS expansion application deadline. If the FS group's main interest was really just in bringing an MLS team to SD they should have just bought 15-20 acres of land somewhere in SD County without all the strings attached to the Mission Valley site.— March 15, 2017 1:52 p.m.
Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
Interesting piece in Sunday's U-T by Dan McSwain. "It can be difficult to distinguish an outright con from the ordinary hard sell. Both typically mix complexity with a ticking clock. Act now!" "The combination transfers at least $100 million in value — and maybe much more — from taxpayers to the developer, according to the back of (McSwain's) envelope." http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/colu…— March 13, 2017 10:13 a.m.
Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
Another thing I was thinking was about the "fair market value" for something that the buyer wants to buy in a rush. I remember being in Wellington, NZ on a tour bus - and hearing the tour bus driver tell us how Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings director) was building a huge estate after he offered his neighbors 3X market value for the adjoining houses. I think Mark Zuckerberg did something similar to build his mansion. Point is, if a buyer really, really, wants to buy something, and buy it in a hurry, the buyer should be offering WAY MORE than the supposed "fair market value". If the soccer guys really, really, need to complete the land purchase arrangement to meet some 2017 deadline that's fine - but the deadline doesn't mean the city should rush. It means the city is in a strong negotiating position and should be demanding a premium valuation for any public land.— March 11, 2017 4:25 p.m.
Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
I was thinking of a similar question - why does a soccer stadium require development? Why does the FS group need 100+ acres for a 20,000 seat soccer stadium? How about put in an offer for 20 acres - should be enough to build a soccer stadium and parking structure - and have a period of open bidding to get the true free market value.— March 11, 2017 3:03 p.m.
Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
This table (forgot the link) http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/— March 10, 2017 9:58 a.m.
Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
My GUESS is that MLS would do pretty well here - probably draw 20k+. There's a dearth of pro teams now that the Chargers have left, and there is a large immigrant population here (not just low-paid undocumented immigrants but higher paid legal immigrants in the tech sector). Soccer really isn't my thing but if other people like it that's fine. As long as the FS group doesn't insist on any public subsidy (and their proposal should be carefully examined for hidden subsidies) I wouldn't have a problem with an MLS team coming here.— March 10, 2017 9:28 a.m.
Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
According to this chart in 2014-15 SDSU sports had about 49M revenue and 53M in expenses - more or less breaking even. Pretty typical for a mid-major conference according to this table. IMO the only potential move the Aztecs should consider would be to the PAC-12. That would make sense geographically and there are already a lot of alumni from PAC-12 schools in SD.— March 10, 2017 9:23 a.m.