Snyder Camp Upset!!

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'm not going to say much here because I'm still pretty livid about previous accusations sent my way (won't sue anyone though, so don't worry), but just wanted to point out a couple of things a) in the year and change I was around the team when John Kent Cooke was around it was pretty obvious he wasn't all that respected (and I've had many former players it was like that during the 80s/early 90s, that he was kept out of most major decisions regarding the team). Some may say that's what we need right now of course. Right? A guy who just writes checks and sits in a corner.

Secondly, just to remind people John Kent Cooke put up an offer of close to $700 million. But Howard Millstein and his group (of which Snyder was a minority owner) outbid them with an $800 million bid. The owners didn't approve the deal because of concerns of how debt-heavy Milstein's bid would be, and also because they wanted to keep the team in John Kent Cooke's hands (this campaign if I recall correctly was spearheaded by Cooke himself and Pat Bowlen), even though the trustees of Papa Cooke's estate had already agreed to sell to Millstein's group. Ultimately enough owners voted to sell the team to Milstein's group, but this time with Snyder as the majority owner.

That's all. Nothing else to say.

SS, this is a question .I heard it just as you say but Ted's group was not given the same option I heard an that caused some riffs?