[HankReardon]

What Art Modell did was "business, not personal". The city of Cleveland should never allowed conditions to occur which allowed Modell to become desirous of taking HIS team elsewhere. I don't fault Modell, I fault the City of Cleveland.

[ADemocratNoMore]

> The city of Cleveland should never allowed conditions to occur which allowed Modell to become desirous of taking HIS team elsewhere.

Excuse me, I have to jump in here with some history. When Jacobs Field was on the drawing board, Modell was offered a chance to get in on a dual purpose stadium. He turned it down, in part because "The Stadium Corporation" got ALL the revenue from football, baseball and other events and he (Modell) didn't want to share. Modell was then offered a ballot measure to fund a new stadium. In the early part of 1995, Modell had a grand unveiling at the 50 yard line of Cleveland Stadium of what he wanted instead, a 100 million dollar renovation of the old stadium. Then, while negotiations were going on in secret in Baltimore, he announced his moritorium - no further discussions until the end of the season. If Art had leveled with us and just said "give me what I want or I move", he would have his remodeled Muny or whatever he wanted.

Business is business but actions have consequences. He could have stayed, Cleveland would have been in a Superbowl by now and Modell would have been in the Hall of Fame, instead he moved, and the consequences of that move mean that Modell has forfeit whatever honors may have been due him. He will never have my respect.