[winflop]

It seems odd that so many awful bowls would still be good for business.  But I guess if you already have the stadium built, it doesn't hurt to turn the lights on for a night and hope enough people visit the local hotels and restaurants.

I agree but I think about free market principles. If these awful bowls didn't make money, they wouldn't exist. Somehow there are some really creative people who can turn a profit by putting on a game between two teams who probably have 3-6 records in their conference and played 3 OOC creampuffs.

Will be interesting to see how their financial/business models evolve with anticipated declines in TV rights revenues. They may not get the same amount of money from the networks in the future, which could in turn drive some consolidation.

Would be a really interesting business school case...

[winflop]

It seems odd that so many awful bowls would still be good for business.  But I guess if you already have the stadium built, it doesn't hurt to turn the lights on for a night and hope enough people visit the local hotels and restaurants.

I agree but I think about free market principles. If these awful bowls didn't make money, they wouldn't exist. Somehow there are some really creative people who can turn a profit by putting on a game between two teams who probably have 3-6 records in their conference and played 3 OOC creampuffs.

Will be interesting to see how their financial/business models evolve with anticipated declines in TV rights revenues. They may not get the same amount of money from the networks in the future, which could in turn drive some consolidation.

Would be a really interesting business school case...