TheGonz
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ORIGINAL: Lynn G. I guess today was the annual "shareholders" meeting for Packer fans who bought a piece of paper at some point in their lives. When is the NFL going to put a stop to that team's preferred treatment when it comes to allowing them to raise money by selling paper? Every other team has to go through a legislative process (long and difficult) in order to get money to improve a facility, but the Packers get a special exemption. Is it going to take some kind of letter writing campaign to Goodell? Is there any legal or legislative hurdle in the Vikings offering their season ticket holders a certificate that allows them to attend a dinner, have a tour of the new stadium, and meet with certain players? I don't think there is. It's not like the the people buying them are unhappy with their purchases, they love that shit for some reason. It's basically a voluntary PSL. Other teams get this money in different ways, like charging $50 just to stay on the waiting list for season tickets, or charging thousands to pass on tickets. The only thing that is unfair about it is that most other NFL cities/fans wouldn't buy them in enough quantity to make it worthwhile. I think if Goodell could have every team run a promotion that was as successful, because the fan base was so rabid and felt the same ownership, he would be all over it. A letter campaign to sell the Vikings to the public, like the Packers, would be much better, IMO. Not that it would happen, but it should. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2011/01/those-non-profit-packers.html Here are the Packers: financially solvent, competitive, and deeply connected to the hundred thousand person city of Green Bay. It’s a beautiful story but it’s one that the N.F.L. and Commissioner Roger Goodell take great pains both to hide and make sure no other locality replicates. It’s actually written in the N.F.L. bylaws that no team can be a non-profit, community owned entity. The late N.F.L. commissioner Pete Rozelle had it written into the league’s constitution in 1960. Article V, Section 4—otherwise known as the Green Bay Rule—states that “charitable organizations and/or corporations not organized for profit and not now a member of the league may not hold membership in the National Football League.” Basically, the Packers get an advantage that no other team has, and that no other team will ever be allowed to have again, because they got grandfathered in. Rule needs to be repealed. See how the wonderful, small town story fares when they have to play on the same level as everyone else.
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