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Adam SchefterAdam Schefter

The Seattle Seahawks will sell for $10 billion

Somebody told me $10 billion... You're buying the defending Super Bowl champion. That's never happened. Right? You're buying an organization that's run very well... It's a great buying opportunity.

The final sale price of the Seahawks will eventually verify this claim.
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Big CatBig Cat

Sydney Sweeney will become a billionaire through her new bra business venture

Sydney Sweeney's getting into the bra game and it's over. It's a wrap. Probably the most No doubt... Sydney Sweeney bras, this is going to, she's gonna do well. Congrats to Sydney Sweeney becoming a billionaire.

Sweeney is successful, but billionaire status is a massive threshold that remains to be seen in the long term.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The government should intervene to force streaming services into a bundled sports package

If you wanna be a sports fan in America, you are paying a shit load of money... You have to get all these streaming packages. I think the government is gonna try to break 'em up... or force them to merge bundle into a bundle back to cable.

The US government and FTC have shown increased interest in antitrust actions against tech bundles (or lack thereof), but no such forced 'sports bundle' has been legislated yet.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The government will eventually force streaming services back into bundled packages for sports fans

I think the government is gonna try to break 'em up... or force them to merge bundle into a bundle back to cable... They're gonna bundle 'em. Hopefully that happens soon because it is fucking expensive.

While regulatory scrutiny has increased, a forced 'sports bundle' mandate has not happened yet.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brian Rolapp is being sent to the PGA Tour to eventually facilitate Saudi investment in the NFL

What's the biggest challenge facing golf right now? Getting everyone to play in one league. He's being brought in I think in large part to figure out that framework, make a deal so that Liv and PGA get back together... and then he is gonna come back to the NFL in a few years and be like, okay, we're opening up the potential investors in NFL teams to foreign investment funds.

This involves long-term multi-year league policy shifts.
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Timm WoodsTimm Woods

Fifty percent of professional Dungeons and Dragons clients are Pardon My Take fans

I love running games for AWLs. I think at this point 50% of my clients are like AWLs. I mean it's so rad because what I do is now that I've run Forge of Fury, I've been running another adventure for them.

I cannot verify Timm Woods' private business records, so this remains pending or taken at face value.
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Adam SilverAdam Silver

NBA broadcasts will soon allow fans to toggle sports betting information on or off

I think we're not that far away where you're just gonna go click. And if you don't want any information about sports betting, you won't have to look at it. On the other hand, if you're someone in a state where it's illegal and you can get, get a bet on sports, you'll see a lot more information if that's what you want.

Streaming platforms like Prime Video and various RSN apps are already testing these interactive overlays.
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Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's steakhouse, 1587 Prime, will fail within three years of opening.

He's opening up a steakhouse. That's really it. Like, you know, when you finally have made it, you have to. I should say the final, final step is the steakhouse failing in like three years. They're naming it 1587 Prime. So it's Kelce and Mahomes together.

The steakhouse is set to open in early 2025; we will have to wait until at least 2028 to see if it survives the three-year mark.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will eventually own a Taco Bell franchise with PFT and Hank

Let's just, let's agree to it right here. Like a suicide pact, but not suicide. Let's one day own Taco Bell together. I would love that. Would fucking sick.

This is a long-term life goal/prediction that hasn't happened yet.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Foreign investment funds will eventually buy American sports teams as prices exceed what US billionaires can afford

As the teams get more and more expensive, there's fewer and fewer people who can afford to pay for these teams. At some point, the foreign investment funds are gonna become part of the shrinking pool of available billions that can buy American sports teams. We might be on that slide down there.

The NBA and other leagues have already started relaxing rules for sovereign wealth fund investments in minority stakes.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mark Davis will eventually have to sell the Raiders because he won't be able to afford the inheritance tax.

And then when Mark gets the team, he's not going to have the money to pay the inheritance tax on it. Correct. And so he'll have to sell that team.

This prediction depends on future events (Carol Davis passing and subsequent tax filings). As of now, Mark Davis still owns the team.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I will spend my Rough N' Rowdy winnings on Dogecoin

So, Billy, what are you going to spend the winnings on? ... Dogecoin.

While it's unverified if he put every cent into it, Dogecoin peaked in May 2021, so if he did buy it in February and held, he would have made a significant profit before the crash.
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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

The NBA's consideration of expansion to Seattle is primarily driven by the need for billions in expansion fees

The truth is they need money. And if they expand again, it's about a billion dollars a franchise... They're talking about, 'Oh, should we put more Jersey patches on stuff like that to make up the extra revenue they're not getting from ticket sales?' The Seattle SuperSonics coming back, that would be a hell of a Jersey patch. You would definitely rake in the cash.

While expansion hasn't happened yet, it is widely reported by NBA insiders that expansion fees (expected to be $4-5 billion per team) are a key driver for future league growth.
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Big CatBig Cat

Buy TikTok stock when it goes public

Mike Francesa told me... TikTok. Invest in TikTok. So invest in TikTok, invest in all the apps, invest in all the social media... when TikTok goes public, buy it, buy it again and get back in line three times to buy it some more.

TikTok remains a massive global platform, but ByteDance has not had an IPO as of late 2024.
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Jon TafferJon Taffer

No one will own cars in 15 years because of automation

He [CEO of Mercedes-Benz] says in 15 years that we're not going to own cars anymore. They're all going to be electric vehicles... The vehicle will pull up in front of your house... those changes are going to change the entire world. [Auto insurance and repair industries will disappear].

We are roughly halfway through this timeline (2024). While autonomous tech has advanced, car ownership remains high and the auto insurance/repair industries are still massive. The 15-year total disappearance seems highly unlikely.

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