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Welcome to The Score, your place for hard-hitting sports business news, fast-breaking updates and fuel-injected debate. Buckle up. I'm your host, Anthony Schoettle, IBJ sports reporter.
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NFL-Versus deal would be huge score for IndyCar
August 2, 2011
Comments(19)The NFL is in talks with Versus to bring a package of early season Thursday night games to the cable station, possibly as
early as 2012. That move would seriously legitimize Versus’ attempts to rival ESPN.
MoreBrickyard 400 attendance becoming major concern
August 1, 2011
Comments(28)Future of Brickyard 400 is another weighty issue for Hulman & Co. board of directors to ponder.
MoreNBA players need reality check regarding overseas jobs
July 25, 2011
Comments(3)NBA players like Pacers Danny Granger must be willing to endure grinding practices and accept low pay and sub-par accommodations
if they want to work in Europe during the lockout.
MoreManning's motives remain unclear
July 21, 2011
Comments(7)Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's audible during the late stages of collective bargaining with NFL owners is not met
enthusiastically by fellow players.
More2012 looks like better year to host Super Bowl than 2011
July 19, 2011
Comments(9)Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones must be wondering about the wisdom of his move to push Indianapolis aside for the 2011 Super
Bowl.
MoreIndyCar Series considering European swing
July 15, 2011
Comments(103)IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard said an influx of sponsors with overseas interests could push the open-wheel circuit into
Europe within five years.
MoreHorizon League inks five-year deal with IMG
July 13, 2011
Comments(0)The Indianapolis-based conference that includes Butler University signs an exclusive sponsorship and multi media deal with
a seven-figure value.
MoreCrown Royal may become Brickyard 400 title sponsor
July 12, 2011
Comments(15)Deal with the whiskey maker could earn the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the richest title sponsorship payday in NASCAR.
More2012 Super Bowl merchandise on sale exclusively in Indy
July 7, 2011
Comment(1)A wide range of Super Bowl items went on sale this month at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Colts Pro Shop in Circle Centre Mall.
Indy gets a one month head start on retail sales.
MoreIndians, Pacers, IMS celebrating, while Lucas Oil Raceway takes hit
July 6, 2011
Comments(8)While Pacers, Indians and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are celebrating, Lucas Oil Raceway is facing a big financial hit with
loss of NASCAR Nationwide race.
MoreWorkouts weaken NFL, NBA players' negotiating position
July 5, 2011
Comments(0)Some NFL and NBA players' agents are now telling their clients to stay away from player-organized group workouts. Some
think the workouts make players look too eager, even desperate, to settle the labor dispute.
MoreTwo former Colts join staff of local tech start-up
June 30, 2011
Comments(2)The Tyros LLC, which recently added a former Purdue star to its roster, hopes to make life of athletics directors, game officials
and organizers easier with new software application.
MoreNASCAR, IndyCar travel different paths to going green
June 29, 2011
Comments(38)NASCAR CEO Brian France tells American corn growers in Indianapolis on Tuesday, “We want you to know we are right in
your corner.”
MoreIndyCar Series faces difficult scheduling decisions
June 27, 2011
Comments(66)TV ratings remain a major concern for IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard. And he may have to dramatically change the schedule
to get the numbers up.
MorePacers win, Butler duo falls short on NBA draft night
June 24, 2011
Comments(7)The Indiana Pacers and Larry Bird made a big move to improve the team and win over fans. But do the Spurs know something Pacers
executives don't?
MoreBird's unpredictability likely to be on display during draft
June 23, 2011
Comments(3)Larry Bird is either a mad scientist/genius or a lunatic when it comes to running a basketball team. For Larry Legend, there’s
really no middle ground.
MoreCheaney's hiring is significant sign for IU
June 21, 2011
Comments(11)The hiring of former player Calbert Cheaney by Indiana University shows that relations are finally thawing between the school
and Bob Knight or at least the backlash from Knight's firing is fading.
MoreFranchitti's rants good for IndyCar Series
June 20, 2011
Comments(42)Scotsman's tongue lashing of popular Brazilian is first serious driver dust-up since Milka Duno confronted Danica Patrick.
MoreTony George: 'I didn't start the split, I helped end it'
June 16, 2011
Comments(31)Former boss of Speedway and IndyCar Series gives interesting insight into relationships with his family and successors in
80-plus-minute in-studio radio interview.
MoreTwo sports media figures exiting Indy market
June 14, 2011
Comments(3)One on-air TV sportscaster loses her job while another worker who helped build a sports radio station from behind the scenes
is taking a new post in St. Louis.
MoreJuly 15 new do-or-die date for NFL labor talks
June 13, 2011
Comment(1)NFL owners and players at not-so-secret meetings set July 15 as deadline to get a deal done that will end the labor lockout.
If that date passes with no deal, big trouble looms.
MoreDoes Carlisle's success haunt Pacers' Bird?
June 10, 2011
Comments(6)If you’re an Indiana Pacers fan, it’s ironic and perhaps a little sad that while your team is looking for a coach,
one of its former coaches is on the precipice of bringing Dallas its first NBA title.
MoreNBC's Olympic coup should boost Versus, IndyCar Series
June 8, 2011
Comments(64)Many have argued that Versus' profile is too low to generate the mass of TV viewers the IndyCar Series needs to grow.
The flow of Olympic events from NBC to Versus could help the fledgling cable channel blossom.
MoreCorrection: Colts won't see Big Ten payday
June 7, 2011
Comments(4)Colts pony up $400,000 as part of bid package to bring Big Ten Football Championship to Indy from 2012-15.
MoreIndyCar, Indy 500 still have a long way to go
June 1, 2011
Comments(44)While the IndyCar Series and Indy 500 are out of neutral, they are not in high gear.
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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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