It really is a shame. Usually I'll respect any business owners right to make a profit, or increase their profit, but sports teams aren't really a conventional business. NFL teams make so much money through tv deals and the like that they really should be able to build their own stadiums, and as an owner you'd have the opportunity to make a permanent mark on your city and endear yourself to the fans by keeping their team in the city they belong. Like how big of a freaking legend would Mark Davis be in Oakland if he came out today and said "I don't care if I can get a better deal in LA or Vegas or wherever, the Raiders are a part of Oakland and they will never, ever, leave this city as long as I'm the owner." It would be a huge show of faith in a small but loyal town, and in the long run I bet it would pay off monetarily too.
I'm sure there's other factors at work that keeps this from happening a lot of the time, but Terry Pegula did pretty much exactly that for the Bills, and those fans love him and the team so much they sell out every game to see that crappy team play. Instead teams give up and move to bigger markets where people don't care as much.
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