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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
I never spoke on the likeliness. I spoke on the possibility. And the point I made was the "rules" exist at the owner behest. When the rule is no longer convenient for what they want to do, it can easily be taken care of. So the bylaws aren't a prevention. They are the current standard able to be changed at any time. And if the Saudis offered a $50B entry fee for an expansion team, do we really think a significant group of owners wouldn't want to make an amendment?
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Actually yeah, I think even that would raise such a backlash that they would not do it.
I will never say never on anything. But I simply do not see a pathway for them to operate a NFL team or any team in any of the major pro North American sports.
The leagues are set up so they usually have to have a 3/4 majority owner vote for new ownership groups to buy in.
Same with expansion teams.
And the media has done a good job of exposing this for what it is.
Sportswashing
Also, most of the leagues operate with a salary cap beside the MLB. So it is not like they could offer huge money deals to land the best players either.
Again, I will not outright dismiss it. But it would face significant hurdles to happen.
That is why I feel like if it happens again, it would be another sport that employs individual athletes.
That is why I keep using tennis as an example.
It is popular and has a model most similar to golf that could be replicated.