Mat Ishbia and the Washington Commanders

[401don]

Again I understand why you would like to see new ownership.
I just have trouble with making up a narratives to fit what one would want. The Fords don’t “have” to do anything. Multiple owners are allowed when inherited. Lions are a Ford family private property. They can do what they want with them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...anchise_owners

I'm Canadian but I've tried to understand U.S. inheritance laws and I can't. Most articles including Wiki list Chris Ilitch as owner of the Tigers but in fact Marian put the ownership in a family trust, which obviously made the most sense for tax purposes. I assume the Ford Family will do something similar.

[Cincinnati_Kid]

He just bought the Phoenix Suns for 4 billion dollars, a record sale. How's he going to be able to buy the Commanders too?

[401don]

He just bought the Phoenix Suns for 4 billion dollars, a record sale. How's he going to be able to buy the Commanders too?

He no longer has any intention of buying the Commanders.

[Cincinnati_Kid]

He no longer has any intention of buying the Commanders.

I figured that, unless he has Jeff Bezos money.

[canuck]

I don't care who buys the team. I only hope they change the name. Commander is a middling grade, equivalent to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the US Army. Not a term with a great deal of cachet.

Commanders may be a shortened version of the intended: Commanders-in-Chief. A bunch of little Potuses running after the ball, or is it Potii?

[Cincinnati_Kid]

Commanders may be a shortened version of the intended: Commanders-in-Chief. A bunch of little Potuses running after the ball, or is it Potii?

The Cleveland Guardians are just as bad...

[401don]

The Cleveland Guardians are just as bad...

Guardians are named after the guardians of parking, the gargoyles that guard the bridges. Must be Ilitch's favorite nickname.

[401don]

The Commanders are currently entertaining two offers of 6 billion dollars. Matt Ishbia may even have found that a little pricey without other partners.
It was only a couple of years ago that the Clippers price of 2 billion was considered outrageous. Think about this, The Lions which some fans consider an expensive toy of the Ford family, are worth between 2-3 times what Ford family stock in their car company is worth.