Off Topic 2015

[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by Speedy

Oh wow...you're right. Bit of info on the Sochi olympics last year. http://www.rt.com/business/sochi-oly...me-exceed-908/ That's a HUGE P/L margin.

Yea it's the same with all of these publicly financed stadiums. The teams make the citizens so much for these stadiums and by the time these stadiums are fully paid off the team has been out that stadium for years. I took a sports economics class in my last semester at college and some of the stuff amazed me. Like this Olympics stuff, the Super Bowl, etc. And how most of the time these events actually cost more money than they make. One would think that all of the business coming into the state/city would make up for all of the expenses that comes along with these events.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThreeKing

Am I going to hell for watching the Special Olympics on ESPN and wondering who 'The Ringer' is??

For an adult this is one of the most immature things I've ever seen posted on this site.

[ThreeKing]

LOL, okay. It's a harmless, light-hearted joke. Have some fun, man.

[TripleCrown9]

Some people don't find that joke funny at all.

[Cabke]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThreeKing

It's a harmless, light-hearted joke.

Harmless is the last thing it is.

[ThreeKing]

Yeah, my sense of humor is kind of messed up. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[TracerBullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by dickey1331

It's kinda overrated to host that type of event coming from a cost perspective. Look how many building are abandoned that were used just for the Olympics.

I agree with the cost. The abandoned buildings thing is something that I think the US wouldn't have nearly as much trouble with as most countries. I think the only thing in Atlanta that fell into disrepair was the tennis facility. I think Boston would have been smart enough to avoid it as well.

Still, avoiding the Olympics all together is probably smart for the cost reason. I think the last ones in LA were the last ones that actually made money.

[dickey1331]

The Olympics really just need to have one set location. I think in the next 20 years or so we will eventually get to something like that.