Super League Predictions

toraider · 2022-02-16T17:35:31+00:00

So, aside from BDC, who's going to the Saudi League? A lot of chatter on this subject recently...

Eguller

The broadcast ratings are in the toilet......and getting worse.

sdandrea1

If the league folds, do they behead all the players?

raggmann54

sdandrea1 If the league folds, do they behead all the players?

Nope...Just the guy who is the "public face" of LIV...

garyt1957

rsvman2. Any network was better than none. The NHL was on OLN or whatever it was.
Finding CW is not the problem, the fact local CW affiliates won't run the LIV is a problem.

ode

Do the local affiliates have to pony up, I e. it cost more to run LIV vs reruns of your local fishing guide or infomercials, etc

Par4QC

ode On February 14, 2023, the network said its LIV Golf coverage would be carried in 100% of U.S. media markets. However, as existing contracts only obligate CW affiliates to air prime time programming, some of them have declined to carry LIV coverage. In particular among the refraining stations are the eight CW stations owned by CBS News and Stations, ostensibly due to CBS Sports' longstanding partnership with the competing PGA Tour. In many of the affected markets, LIV coverage will air on a Nexstar-owned station or subchannel, or on another station not connected with The CW or Nexstar.[

johnnydoom

Par4QC I checked all of the sub channels and all other available possibilities on DirecTV. Nothing. Ours is owned by Tegna, Inc., which apparently also owns the local ABC affiliate.

There is a station available on DirecTV that carries it, but apparently it must be acquired through an additional package added to what I currently have. Not gonna pay extra to see it. If CW doesn't want me to watch them, I won't.

ode

johnnydoom from what I've seen you are not missing much, but it sucks you don't have the option to make up your own mind. Seems more like dumb bad luck based on where you "liv"e🙃

azgreg

rsvman2

azgreg Would it surprise anybody if Tiger were petty?

azgreg

rsvman2 Would it surprise anybody if Tiger were petty?

No but I guess DeChambeau has found the find out stage after the fuck about stage.

UnholyDefenestrator78

wow picking sides in that feud, it's like choosing between a lifetime of IBD diarrhea vs a colostomy bag

I guess I have to side with the guy who turned down the known and obvious blood money.

Par4QC

UnholyDefenestrator78 You mean the billionaire that needs nothing? But love. 😄

UnholyDefenestrator78

Par4QC

well turning down LIV pretty much cut his net worth in half.

I'd say honestly that's commendable. At that level the wealthier you are the higher return and safer hedged and abitraged investments you can get into. It would have been worth 20-25B by the time he died if he had anything resembling a good manager. At that point his kids and grandkids could pull 100M a year out and it would basically remain flat.

Par4QC

UnholyDefenestrator78 He never lost a cent turning them down. They just did not have enough money to offer an already billionaire. Anything more than what he makes now is zero net. I'd hate to be that filthy with money. 😅

And Rory with all his bitching, had no offer at all. It's the cause of tears for him. Then again, he has a 200M contract with Nike he's still working with. If they don't renew this year, he may have a change of heart.

sdandrea1

Par4QC I'd hate to be that filthy with money. 😅

It would come with difficulty. The trick is having the $ and NOBODY KNOWS.

UnholyDefenestrator78

Par4QC

they offered him a $700M or $800M upfront signing bonus.

Par4QC

UnholyDefenestrator78 All gone with taxes. Just like smoking pot.....you can only get so high. 🤣
No need to smoke more than needed.

UnholyDefenestrator78

Par4QC

or he could do like all the other rich guys and
set up a pass through S-corp as the payee on the contract and then re-invest it all in their SWF.
Then sell off the proceeds to various other S-corps

/ not a tax accountant
// I'm sure people do that all the time whether its legal or not

Par4QC

UnholyDefenestrator78 But, as I read last night.....the guys that did go, did sign and got huge bonuses will have a very hard time quitting LIV until their contracts are up. It was reported that there is a payback clause of up to 4 times the original bonus amounts, in order to quit/be relieved of service. Not pro-rated for years 'served'. Much like a non-disclosure clause.
Let me grab my calc......see what 4 x 800M is........nope....not signing that shit!!

DonM

Par4QC
Unless something surprising happens on the upside for LIV, I don't think they will be around by 2026 anyway. If they do keep going with very little of a following, it could get pretty discouraging for the players. I will be shocked if anyone near the ability of Cam Smith joins them this season. Kevin Streelman, okay sure.

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