SMU Alumnus Invests $250 Million in AAF

[dcpony]

ESPN.com
Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon invests $250M in AAF

http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/2603 ... s-250m-aaf

[mtrout]

Big risk

[ponyboy]

Dundon is a '93 grad, Economics. Phi Delt

[Bergermeister]

Dundon is a '93 grad, Economics. Phi Delt

Pony up!

[dalpony]

Don was a member of Phi Gamma Delta (was president) - he was not a Phi Delt as was mentioned in an earlier post

[gostangs]

Does it really matter what fraternity he was in 25 years ago? That seems kind of desperate.

[dalpony]

Just trying to correct an incorrect statement

[ponyboy]

Appreciate the correction

[Pony ^]

Does it really matter what fraternity he was in 25 years ago? That seems kind of desperate.

If anything, it means that RGT trying to eliminate the greek system over time is a bad move. That is where the $$$$$ is

[PonySnob]

Fake news?

[malonish]

The deal is that it's not 250 mil at once and he can choose to stop funding. He has committed so far to 250 mil if it keeps working out for him.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... nvestment/

Kaplan, citing unnamed sources, called it a ΓÇ£week-to-weekΓÇ¥ deal, and that Dundon could quit funding the AAF ΓÇ£on almost a momentΓÇÖs notice."

[footballdad]

About to crash and burn. No way the NFL is going to give/lend it's players to this garbage league.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/03/27/allia ... tom-rendon

[BUS]

If you watch it... it is pretty good football. Crowds are not real good in some places but others like San Antonio they get good crowds.

I'm an Apollo Fan!

[JasonB]

They need to play in minor league stadiums in minor league cities and pay minor league salaries.

The challenge is that conflicts with the interests of TV.

What they should do is establish a second draft after the NFL draft and draft players straight out of high school + the remaining players who didn't get picked by the NFL. Use the league as a development league and college bypass and sell the players to NFL teams through a transfer fee like soccer.

Create 10 teams, 5 in Flordia, and 5 in Texas and just play in high school stadiums around the state. Two divisions, Texas and Florida, and the division winners play each other in the championship game. You will make enough money from attendance to break even, get a little money to put the games on ESPN + and from advertising, and your profit comes from signing players straight out of high school and selling them to the NFL.

[DFW HOYA]

Meanwhile, Vince McMahon Jr. cashed in 4% of his WWE stock (a mere $272 million) for the upcoming XFL reboot.

Why is minor-league football so intoxicating for wealthy people?

https://www.si.com/wrestling/2019/03/28 ... shares-xfl