65 Quotes by Marc Ganis

It's not the people, ... It's not the individuals who show up at the game and buy the tickets. The people are great. It's the business, or lack of, that's the primary factor. For whatever reason, the area simply does not have many strong and large businesses.

The NFL is fortunate to be in a position where they can put their games on almost any delivering system and know fans will seek them out. It's a unique situation. There is no other programming concept in the United States that can say that.

That level of exposure adds up to more legitimacy. It can make some real sense if there is some strategy behind it.

It will be vitally important for people to watch, however widely they are dispersed. It will help them come together, even though they're doing it electronically.

They are limited in the means by which they can spend money.

They'll be able to build the NFL Network into something far more significant. On the 357 days when games are not being carried, NFL programming will be going into people's homes.

The NBA was very fortunate to have three stars like that back to back. That wasn't planned, it was an alignment of the planets.

If you're a relocated franchise you can decide to put a stadium anywhere. It changes the dynamic. It changes the whole economic equation.

In the short term, if they put together a comprehensive marketing campaign around the new name, they could see the sale of merchandise with the new name soar. But there are risks for how they handle this. They could also come across as either being sensitive to these issues, or caving in. You don't know which way it will play out.