NFL Attendance Issues

Posted on July 02, 2012

I always wondered why this has been an under-reported story. For five years in a row, attendance is down.   Also, if wireless connectivity is the solution, I would love to get a better understanding of the technology that will be used here. To be able to provide 90,000 people with simultaneous connectivity, for only eight three-hour sessions per year will be quite a technical feat. That would be the biggest network overbuild of all time.   We struggle at Verizon Center to provide connectivity to 20,000 people on 250 nights per year. THIS is a huge and expensive challenge but if anyone can do it I am sure the NFL can.

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The Thing About Cap Space

July 02, 2012

I have an unusual perch in pro sports in that I own both an NBA and an NHL franchise. The drafts occur within a week of each other and free agency is paced at about the same time as well. I am lucky in that I get to see – up close and personal – how both leagues operate, how the CBAs in both

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