Been thinking about this a bit as I zone out every now and then…what are the pros/cons, implications, benefits, etc of having one owner over the entire CFL?
In this mind workout I propose that The Rock and Jeff Bezos buy the entire league. All nine teams and the kit-and-kadoodle of the league office, all rights, trademarks, agreements etc.
Then the Rock, runs the league, as its defacto commissioner, takes his cut. Bezos mostly just pays the bills and reaps the measly profits (yeah, I know, he makes more selling diapers on Amazon than this league makes I suspect, a suspension of belief is required here).
Business wise though you set each team up as separate ‘divisions’ within the same organization…each division’s yearly business plan mandate is to win the cup….reward incentives are in place to instill and ensure competition between teams…
Probably missing a ton of logic here, but I thought it was a interesting mind game…
Now elevate that which we like in Doman across the entire league…
Because as a whole I think it is broken….
And what’s the hope in a couple well run teams existing in a shaky reality….(I’ve argued in the past that the prairie teams could function as a mini league, but really only tongue in cheek)…
Well I have to admit that would be a great situation to be in. Too bad Doman’s pockets aren’t that deep. Maybe the Rock supplies the capital & Amar runs the show? Great things could happen to be sure.
the Doman family is very rich. i used to work for them. a lot of the Doman folks live in my area. Amar is the main man tho. but buying the league would be ridiculous and i don’t know many in canada that have that coin, although i have no idea how league valuation would be assessed…
Thought the same here but then I read his logic behind the headline… Nope not EZ as it made some logical sense.
Other than the Rock running the day to day as commissioner…
I wonder if Bezos could use this enterprise as a tax write-off.
Next time I have a wee dram with Jeff I will be sure to bring this up with him