Comments on: Mark Dominik Says Bucs Not Moving To London

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:06:14 +0000

I think people would rather hear this from the Glazers themselves.

By: McBuc

McBuc — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:08:51 +0000

LA has had two shots at the NFL, why arwe they willing to try again.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:29:19 +0000

This suggestion of the Bucs moving to London is stunningly ill-informed.

*IF* the Bucs were to move — PLEASE read their lease with The CITS and explain to Joe in great detail why Team Glazer would want to break that — the Bucs would be more inclined to move to Los Angeles than London.

FIRST, the league would have to approve a move. If you haven’t noticed, quite a few owners want nothing to do with playing in London.

SECOND, Los Angeles is about to have a state of the art stadium with revenue options that few stadiums have.

THIRD, Los Angeles is the second-largest market. Just the corporate sales options and the preseason TV package alone for Los Angeles market would make most owners salivate.

FOURTH, it’s entirely possible the Los Angeles market/new stadium may have two teams.

FIFTH, what will Team Glazer do with the land they bought at the height of the real estate boom that now houses One Buc Place? Team Glazer pumped millions into developing that land. Who the hell will buy that?

(For the tin foil hat crowd: The Bucs will move to London and One Buc Place and the surrounding land will be bought by Stu Sternberg for a new Rays stadium.)

By: Mauha Deeb

Mauha Deeb — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:17:17 +0000

Did anyone actually think the Bucs would move? I could see the Glazer’s selling the team to buy one in Europe before the Bucs moved to London and I can’t even see that happening.

By: Jerrjenn2

Jerrjenn2 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:06:58 +0000

He said twice in the full article that he had not spoken to the Glazer’s about this subject. He is just trying to protect ticket sales.

By: UK_Buc

UK_Buc — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:21:52 +0000

Ahhh Bobby, glad to see you have followed Joe’s lead when it comes to enlightenment, knowledge and respect of other cultures, and willingness to embrace life outside of the US.

By: macabee

macabee — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:24:54 +0000

The Bucs franchise is safe and secure in Tampa Bay. The NFL is interested in expansion , not addition by subtraction. Tampa is a proven and viable NFL city or it would not be a finalist for the Super Bowl. However it is entirely possible that the Glazers could decide to sell at some point. It is a mature product in it’s product cycle and has started to decline in value. When that happens, it may be wise to sell, purchase a new franchise that has growth potential in a new market and is early in it’s product cycle. It’s Warren Buffet 101. I am not saying that it’s a foregone conclusion, but the marketing facts speak for themselves. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/venturebiz/content/forbes-value-tampa-bay-bucs-franchise-dips-again-now-no-19-among-nfl-teams

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:35:53 +0000

London would be culture shock for NFL players. You can get 1,500 sf of home for a couple million and warm beer is always nice……piccadilly sauce on lard…yummm! Constant cold, wet weather..oh yeah, everyone will want to go to a London franchise….

By: Meh

Meh — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:33:50 +0000

I don’t think they’re even considering moving. Not going to happen.

If they were though, Dom would never admit it. None of them would.

By: SteveK

SteveK — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:15:42 +0000

The Bears O-line is rubbish, and Clayborn is going to have his first multiple sack game this weekend.

By: McBuc

McBuc — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:57:00 +0000

Paul, You are right, but look at all the comments this topic brings in. Joe wrote a great explanation of why it is “rubish” in the comments section yesterday.

By: Paul W.

Paul W. — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:51:08 +0000

This is stupid to be discussing it’s not feasible and is not going to happen.