Rush Limbaugh - NFL Owner?

As some have already mentioned, the bottom line is money, but the real money in any football franchise is generated by the talent...the players, most especially the good ones who the fans come to see play and who many other teams would love to have. I've heard the rumblings and all it will take is for one or two of the most critical players to threaten to go "free agent" and the deal will die. Walking away from the Rams does not translate to unemployment and every player has an agent who will be shopping him out long before he makes the announcement that he's going to be available. I may not know who the owners are, you may not know who the owners are but the players know who they work for and it's going to depend on how well the organization can downplay Rush's past racial comments. If I was a Ram's fan I wouldn't want anyone at the top who could cost the team even one good player...either now or in the future.

So he wants to invest in a lifelong dream, and his love for the game of football, so what? I haven't seen Limbaugh do anything as bad as what Michael Vick did, and many defended his return to the NFL. If Rush and his partners make the best offer, then let the chips fall where they may.

I feel that the Only players Rush will get to play for him are Members of the new Hitler youth. There are a few black football players who have already said they won't play for him.I think it is silly for rush , a known bigot , to try to own a sportsteam where about 80% of the players are black. What ,he thinks they can't read? Or hear what he has already said?

There are many worse NFL owners out there.As far as I'm concerned,if it makes the worst racists in the country mad,(Al Sharpton) I'm all for it for that reason alone. Would it be bad for football?I doubt it would make a big difference.Let's face it,Al Davis is still around and he's a terrible owner.

I am no fan of Rush's but, we have had atleast one other racist team owner although it was baseball not football and her words ended up getting her banned from the stadium Maybe Rush will get the same treatment? I don't watch football and I don't "root" for any team.

His personal views should have nothing to do with him owning the Rams. Only Rush would have to worry about tickets and merchandise sales since he would be the owner. Rush said McNabb was overrated because the media wanted a black quarterback to succeed. He had to step down from his post at ESPN. Michael Irvin said Tony Romo had to be black because Romo was a good athlete. Did he have to step down? No. Is Irvin still accused of being racist? No. Did it even cause a major controversy? No. It's common for whites to lose their job when making similar comments. Of course Irvin is not trying to own an NFL football team. However, I doubt people would be labeling Irvin a racist and trying to shutting him out.

I've never listened to Mr Limbaugh but have heard that many take his words out of context.. I worry more about the extreme left as they like to throw over the foundations of the u.s. and family structure of society, thinking traditionalism and christianity are great evils.

I've heard about it and I really don't care. As another poster mentioned, most people have no idea who owns their team. The only owners I can name are Ralph Wilson (he owns my team), Jerry Jones, Art Modell and Green Bay (they own their own team). Many people consider Jerry Jones to be a complete jerk, but I've never seen that stop anyone from playing on his team. Art Modell was considered a pariah for moving the Browns to Baltimore and I never heard a single player refuse to play for his team after the move. I also have yet to see any clear evidence of Rush's racism. He may be racist, but all anyone has ever done is show me some bogus claims from left wing blogs. Yes, I know about his argument about Donovan McNabb. While I disagreed with him, the argument did have merits.

He is buying a football team. It is business deal straight up. I am so sad to see that you can't separate a person's politics from what is a business deal. He made his money putting his opinion out there. Just like every single person on this board is doing. Unfortunately, we are getting a lot less than he is for it. Have you even looked at the record of the team he is buying? They are on a major losing streak at the moment. So what if a football player decides not to play on the team? Players change teams all the time. It is very common in the sports arena. That is really up to them and what they think is best. I doubt people will stop watching. Fans are fans. I doubt ticket sales would be affected that much, since sales always drop when they are losing and sales increase when they win. Some people still love their teams and you are sadly underestimating the loyalty of sports fans. Everyone knows it is the coaches that count in football. Your whole point is entirely and utterly ridiculous.

"If you were a player, how would you feel about playing for someone many believe is a racist?" But isn't it more wrong for people to make up lies and quotes that were never uttered to make many people believe he is a racist? How would you feel about standing up to liars and journalists who don't fact-check before printing or reporting something and thereby ruin the reputation of people who may not be guilty of those things of which they stand accused in the media? I think it's more important to go with what you know for a fact than to go with what many believe. Many are often mistaken.

The bottom line is the money. Anyone who thinks that these guys would risk giving up millions because of who owns their team is in a fantasy land of denial. Money talks bullsh*t walks. I suppose there will be those few who walk but they probably should because if they're willing to let who owns their team get to them they weren't good for the team in the first place. I'm saying this as someone who hates football and not too fond of Limbaugh either.

I have seen this one on the news and all I really have to say is....why does it matter? Heck I watch football on SUndays. I like football....But I could not tell you who even ONE of the owners of those teams are. And it really does not matter to me. Football is football. Politics is politics. I am not a big rush fan. Not by any measure. I personally don't like the man. But I won't let my personal opinon of him effect my football. As for the players...well it is their careers. If they want to change teams because they don't like the owner than that is their right. I am sure there have been others who have changed teams because they did not like the owner or coaches. So does this mean if people don't like the political views of their bosses, CEOS, managers,etc....they should quite their jobs too? Wow that would mean a lot of umeployeed people in this country. Does that mean that only "republicans" should work for certain companies and only "democrtats" should work for certain companies? How about we split the players up. Half of the teams will have the republican players....the democrats the other half.Politics is starting to bleed in to things and places it does not belong. And I am not just talking about Rush. If he wants to buy the team...fine it is his money. I am talking about how EVERYTHING seems to be politized lately. Big deal made over nothing in my opinion.

Well, he isn't racist, so that's their problem. If they listened to his show, instead of to liberal biased critic, they'd know that. Lose ticket sales? Are you kidding? Since when do football fans care a wit about who owns the team? Most fans do not even know who owns their team. Why would anyone root against a team based on who owns them? Talk about being unfair and prejudice, you are going to specifically wish a bunch of foot ball players to lose, simply because of who owns the team? So much for being open minded and non-judgmental. Lastly, regardless of whether they win or lose, Rush will still make money on the team. Even the worst teams in the NFL, earn their owners money, or they wouldn't own them. Classic liberalism. Root for everyone to lose, never for anyone to win.