Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has been guilty of saying many "interesting" quotes over the years. However, last January when the NFL scheduled the Cowboys/Eagles Playoff Game in Dallas opposite of a Mavericks home game, Cuban gave us this gem:
"I know we're just little piss ants compared to the NFL, but seriously, the NFL is turning into the ugly American of sports leagues; they don't give a crap about anybody but themselves."
Ironic that a man named Cuban would use the term "ugly American" but he then followed with the prophetic warning: "It'll come back to haunt (the NFL) someday."
Perhaps now we have arrived at that day. In a time where Americans pay $3.50+ for a gallon of gas, struggle to support families and pay bills, the NFL is experiencing a lockout because billionaires and millionaires are squabbling over who can fill already over-flowing bank accounts more. These same Americans just want to enjoy the sport that takes their minds off daily struggles, not have it taken away by those who could never or no longer have to understand them. One could fairly say that right now the owners and players of the NFL "don't give a crap about anybody but themselves."
This internal struggle may be what finally kills the great empire that is the NFL's popularity and somewhere in Dallas, Mark Cuban is smiling.
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