Ownership options so far

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

Well, we HOPE that is the case. Hard to say at the moment because it might end up being just as big of a shitshow as their sale was. 

I won't deny the possibility.

The Panthers have had more success in the last few years than the Bills did leading up to their sale. That's a positive.

[kungfoodude]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I won't deny the possibility.

The Panthers have had more success in the last few years than the Bills did leading up to their sale. That's a positive.

Yeah but I worry about the price tag driving people away and possibly the hurdle of JR to get over. I just wish all this nonsense was over with. Without the GM and ownership being settled, I am extremely fearful that this offseason ends up being a complete disaster.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

Yeah but I worry about the price tag driving people away and possibly the hurdle of JR to get over. I just wish all this nonsense was over with. Without the GM and ownership being settled, I am extremely fearful that this offseason ends up being a complete disaster.

It's been speculated that Richardson might try to get 3 billion for the team. Yeah, anything is possible, but I really don't see that happening.

The NFL does, in this case, have an option for stepping in. With the Bills, the owner had died. In our case, the owner is being investigated for misconduct. That gives the league an option to basically take the team away from him if they need to.

[Ace_Aladdin]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's been speculated that Richardson might try to get 3 billion for the team. Yeah, anything is possible, but I really don't see that happening.

The NFL does, in this case, have an option for stepping in. With the Bills, the owner had died. In our case, the owner is being investigated for misconduct. That gives the league an option to basically take the team away from him if they need to.

Yo man the team is going to be sold for over $2 Billion, The owner could be a MJ group or  Bezos of Amazon.

[Trill OG]

Included Diddy last, and wrote nothing positive about him. Why even include him in this topic OP?

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's been speculated that Richardson might try to get 3 billion for the team. Yeah, anything is possible, but I really don't see that happening.

The NFL does, in this case, have an option for stepping in. With the Bills, the owner had died. In our case, the owner is being investigated for misconduct. That gives the league an option to basically take the team away from him if they need to.

I don't think it is likely they strip him of the team unless he refuses to sell, which I doubt will happen either. I do imagine the misconduct case will likely get swept under the rug once he moves on, as well. The NFL has no real reason to push the subject because it gives the league bad press. If the media pressure stays very high, that might be a possibility but I think they are already bored of the subject because he decided to step down. Had he attempted to deny the entire ordeal, most likely they would have ratcheted up the pressure considerably. I am sure every major organization is on pins and needles while this "metoo" and/or sexual misconduct movement sweeps through everything, so I see the NFL dragging out their process and releasing the results when the furor has died down. 

This whole thing sucks. I don't have the disdain for Richardson that so many here do but I will admit that the thought of a shake up of the status quo is viscerally appealing. The timing could have been better. I wish this whole thing had gone down after we initially hired Hurney as the interim. Maybe we would already have had this whole sale completed and our front office situation figured out. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, Trill OG said:

Included Diddy last, and wrote nothing positive about him. Why even include him in this topic OP?

To be thorough. I don't believe he's actually going to make a bid, but some do and it's been talked about, so here it is.

Frankly, I'm not absolutely convinced DeBartolo is going to make a bid either. Heck, for that matter, I can't find much more than two or three sentences on Paul Tudor Jones wanting in.

For perspective, I found a story speculating on five possible purchasers of the Bills that was written early on in their sale process. I think only of the people listed actually ended up making a bid, and the people who ended up buying the team were never mentioned.

A lot of this is being done in shadow, so the person who ultimately buys the team might be someone that to this point we still haven't heard of. Heck, we hadn't really seen anything on Navarro until just a few days ago.

[Palmetto]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

To be thorough. I don't believe he's actually going to make a bid, but some do and it's been talked about, so here it is.

Frankly, I'm not absolutely convinced DeBartolo is going to make a bid either. Heck, for that matter, I can't find much more than two or three sentences on Paul Tudor Jones wanting in.

For perspective, I found a story speculating on five possible purchasers of the Bills that was written early on in their sale process. I think only of the people listed actually ended up making a bid, and the people who ended up buying the team were never mentioned.

A lot of this is being done in shadow, so the person who ultimately buys the team might be someone that to this point we still haven't heard of. Heck, we hadn't really seen anything on Navarro until just a few days ago.

I never took the Diddy thing seriously. It was a good joke to laugh at

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I don't think it is likely they strip him of the team unless he refuses to sell, which I doubt will happen either. I do imagine the misconduct case will likely get swept under the rug once he moves on, as well. The NFL has no real reason to push the subject because it gives the league bad press. If the media pressure stays very high, that might be a possibility but I think they are already bored of the subject because he decided to step down. Had he attempted to deny the entire ordeal, most likely they would have ratcheted up the pressure considerably. I am sure every major organization is on pins and needles while this "metoo" and/or sexual misconduct movement sweeps through everything, so I see the NFL dragging out their process and releasing the results when the furor has died down. 

This whole thing sucks. I don't have the disdain for Richardson that so many here do but I will admit that the thought of a shake up of the status quo is viscerally appealing. The timing could have been better. I wish this whole thing had gone down after we initially hired Hurney as the interim. Maybe we would already have had this whole sale completed and our front office situation figured out. 

In the past, I might have agreed that they'd try to sweep it under the rug.

With today's media, I don't think they can afford to.

The NFL has already taken some huge PR hits with the Ray Rice and Josh Brown stories. They don't want that to happen again, especially not in the aftermath of the #metoo movement.

Throw in that Richardson defied them when they tried to pressure him to hire someone other than Marty Hurney, and I think the real possibility exists that the NFL is going to crucify Richardson with this investigation.

Now, it may not happen until after the team is sold. That allows both the Panthers and the NFL to claim some distance.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Palmetto said:

I never took the Diddy thing seriously. It was a good joke to laugh at

I don't think anybody other than a few fans actually has.

[Trill OG]

55 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I don't think anybody other than a few fans actually has.

Shots fired!

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Trill OG said:

Shots fired!

Not really.  Just reality.

I don't care whether he bids on it or not, but even the people who seriously believe that he will think it's a long shot he'd succeed.

[Mr. Scot]

Most recent news articles regarding the sale:

Charlotte Observer: Big NASCAR names discuss interest in buying Panthers

Charlotte Business Journal: Panthers have how many bidders?

CBS Sports: Wealthy SC businessman actively exploring bid to buy Panthers

Charlotte Business Journal: New name emerges in Panthers sale

USA Today: New local candidate to buy Panthers emerges

MMA Mania: Ex-UFC owner Frank Fertitta looking to purchase Carolina Panthers

 

 

 

[Mr. Scot]

Quick Note: To the folks who are hoping that the Panthers relax their standards when it comes to drafting or signing "bad boys", my gut feeling is that Frank Fertitta is your guy.  Ditto relaxing the emphasis on a "family friendly" atmosphere in the stadium on gameday.

I'm speculating that based on what I know of the UFC.  Also, going by what I've seen of the average UFC Ring Girl and the fact that Fertitta has spent quite a bit of time in Vegas, skimpier cheerleader uniforms are a possibility as well.

(something tells me Fertitta may have suddenly gained some fans)