Owner Red McCombs has a track record for dumping teams -- he owned both the NBA's Spurs and Nuggets at various times -- and his stadium situation just isn't going to get resolved in the Twin Cities. Even some of his fellow owners have him No. 1 on the relocation list. I think Red might sell, ... He's been known to sell before.
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But at least you gave me credit for getting the right people to buy the team from Red McCombs,
Of course, McCombs, like virtually all of his peers, wants the public to subsidize a new stadium for his sports team and is not especially receptive to the notion of paying for such a facility out of his own pocket. During Jesse Ventura 's term as governor, which ended in 2002, McCombs had no hope of succeeding in his quest. To Jesse's credit, he was honest from the start, ... He told me flat-out, 'There's no way I'm giving you anything.' So at least I knew. I like Jesse as a person we just disagreed.
I sold some of my tickets this year. I did. I told the league that and I told team owner Red McCombs that. I'm not going to lie. But if I'm going to be thrown out this year for selling tickets, then I'm a scapegoat. If I'm guilty of anything, I'm guilty of selling some of my tickets. I am not guilty of buying any player tickets since I've been made the head coach in January 2002.
Red McCombs is still running this team, ... I would doubt that Fowler had much to do with it at all.