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Colts confident they can sell new luxury suites
April 16, 2013
Anthony SchoettleColts officials say local demand remains high for suites, even as other NFL teams struggle, and that season-ticket renewals
are at 95 percent. The city will foot the $2 million bill for two new suites at Lucas Oil Stadium.
MoreBig Easy Super Bowl attraction crowds fall short of Indy's
February 4, 2013
Anthony SchoettleAttendance this year for the Super Bowl-related NFL Experience and downtown village in New Orleans fell far short of what
was achieved in Indianapolis last year.
MoreNFL harpoons Pendleton man's trademark application
January 28, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThinking that brothers Jim and John Harbaugh might go head to head in this year's Super Bowl, Roy Fox last year filed applications
to register “Harbowl” and “Harbaugh Bowl” as U.S. trademarks.
MoreColts lose assistant coach Arians to Arizona Cardinals
January 17, 2013
Associated PressThe Arizona Cardinals have filled the NFL’s final head coaching vacancy by hiring Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator
Bruce Arians. The 60-year-old longtime assistant went 9-3 as Colts interim head coach while Chuck Pagano was undergoing treatment
for leukemia last season.
MoreColts trying to tackle proposed ticket-tax hike
January 16, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Colts are playing defense as city leaders move to hike a ticket tax on downtown events by 67 percent. The
team says raising the tax on tickets from 6 percent to 10 percent will harm its bottom line and that of local businesses that
rely on Colts fans.
MoreSurprise on-field success driving Colts' club-seat sales
December 15, 2012
Anthony SchoettleWhat had looked like a bleak scenario for renewals took a positive turn thanks to wins racked up by the team and rookie quarterback
Andrew Luck.
MoreBroncos' Manning to own 21 Papa John's pizza franchises
October 27, 2012
Bloomberg NewsPeyton Manning will be introduced as the company's newest franchisee in the Denver area during a television spot with Papa
John's Chief Executive John Schnatter on Sunday during the telecast of NBC's "Football Night in America."
MoreColts coach Pagano to miss much of season with leukemia
October 1, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Colts Head Coach Chuck Pagano has been diagnosed with a treatable form of leukemia and will miss some of the
team’s upcoming games, the team announced Monday morning.
MoreNew company focuses on making football helmets that reduce concussions
September 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleBill Simpson, famous for pioneering multiple advances in auto-racing safety, has turned his attention to a new sport. His
new company, SGH Helmets, is making a football helmet that Simpson hopes will help prevent concussions.
MoreColts' sellout streak in danger, single-game tickets set to go on sale
August 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Colts still have nearly 1,600 unsold seats for their season opener. Many of those will go on sale this week
through single-game tickets, marking the first time since 2003 the team hasn't sold out through season-ticket sales.
MoreAs expected, Colts make quarterback Luck No. 1 pick
April 26, 2012
Associated PressSix weeks after saying goodbye to Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts handed Andrew Luck a blue and white jersey and the
daunting task of leading a rebuilding team as its quarterback for the next decade.
MoreAre corporate gift policies inhospitable?
April 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleSober times have made no-no's of many of the perks that once greased business relationships.
MoreManning's move boosts Broncos' ticket price, Super Bowl odds
March 20, 2012
Associated PressFormer Indianapolis Colt Peyton Manning’s arrival in Denver is already driving up Broncos ticket prices and improving
their odds of winning the Super Bowl.
MoreBroncos set to announce Manning as new quarterback
March 20, 2012
Associated PressAfter being pursued by teams around the NFL, the quarterback with four MVP awards is headed to the land of John Elway and
Tim Tebow, agreeing to a contract with Denver that's expected to be worth about $96 million over five years.
MoreUPDATE: Manning set to sign with Denver, sources say
March 19, 2012
Peyton Manning wants to play for the Denver Broncos in Act II of his outstanding career. A person briefed on negotiations
said the NFL's only four-time MVP called Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams and told him that he had picked the Broncos.
MoreNew Orleans case puts scrutiny on NFL bounty pay
March 4, 2012
Associated PressFor those in the National Football League, news that the New Orleans Saints offered bounties for knocking out or injuring
opposing players sounded more like the long-accepted cost of doing business in a brutal sport, a dirty little secret that
everyone kept on the down low.
MoreColts: Manning situation not hurting ticket sales
February 16, 2012
Anthony SchoettleDespite the uncertainty swirling around the Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Peyton Manning, season-ticket renewals are
ahead of last year's pace, the team says.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Debriefing with Super Bowl chief
February 9, 2012
Mason King
Host Committee CEO Allison Melangton opens up about the last three years. Why is she called "The Binder Whisperer"?
How did she react to pushback against "super scarves"? When did she need to get tough with the NFL?
Landing another Super Bowl might not be such a long shot after all
February 4, 2012
Anthony Schoettle, Cory SchoutenTalk of bringing another Super Bowl to Indianapolis began soon after week-long festivities kicked off for the 2012 game, but
city leaders will have to find a way to generate more revenue for the NFL and its 32 team owners for Indianapolis to muscle
its way into a regular Super Bowl rotation.
MoreSuper Bowl events put spotlight on IndyCar
February 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleFans and media outlets have flocked to NFL-themed IndyCars and Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week, giving the open-wheel
series and its biggest race millions of dollars worth of exposure at a critical time.
MoreNFL prepares for counterfeiters of Super Bowl merchandise
February 1, 2012
Scott OlsonThe National Football League, along with the New England Patriots and New York Giants, have received court permission to seize
items that aren't officially licensed by the NFL.
MoreFans' first Super Bowl media day a hot ticket
January 31, 2012
Anthony SchoettleMedia day has long been a major attraction at the Super Bowl, and this year for the first time, fans—many from the Indianapolis
area—were allowed to experience the carnival atmosphere first-hand.
MoreColts pick Ravens coordinator as new head coach
January 25, 2012
Associated PressBaltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano will become head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, the team said Wednesday.
It's the third time Jim Irsay has turned to a defensive-minded coach since replacing his father as team owner in 1997
MoreHundreds of houses available as Super Bowl rentals
January 20, 2012
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-area homeowners are looking to cash in by opening up their homes to visitors for daily prices ranging from about
$700 to $9,000, but demand may not come until participants in the big game are settled.
MoreSuper Bowl parties are boon for fledgling downtown venue
January 19, 2012
Mason King
The operators of the new Crane Bay Event Center two blocks west of Lucas Oil Stadium expect to more than recoup their
$1.2 million investment in renovating the space by hosting high-profile parties before the Super Bowl, including the Rolling
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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