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340 moved to tennessee and became the ten titans because oilers made no sense in tennessee. that didnt affect anything. weve seen team names change all the time. this is more about a billionaire owner being told what to do or how to do it by anyone including the public, which is divided on this question, and the division seems to be about as sharp as it can be. and i think thats what it basically comes down to. he doesnt want to change the name because its his team, hes going to do what he wants...

Dan snyder holds out and continues to fight this and just refuses to change the name despite this or fights it in court that actually their revenue could decline as a result of holding on to it? >> i think the key thing to watch will be whether or not any sponsors begin to mobilize against the team, against the league. thats one of the reasons why i believe we saw the nba move so quickly with nba clippers owner donald sterling. it was obvious that right away sponsors would begin to abandon that ...

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Win. the trademark attorney for the washington team released a statement saying we are confident we will prevail once again and the trademark trial and appeal boards divided ruling will be overturned on appeal. but what might the washington team stand to lose even if they do win? mike florio is editor of nbcsports.coms pro football talk, and mike, lets start with some of the reactions that were seeing from fans today. im going to play you a woman and a man, a pro and a con reacting to the tradem...

Wont be protected, that i think is a smaller issue than what this ruling means to the many out there who oppose the name. how much fuel will it add to that fire? how much momentum will it gain and will it push it to a tipping point? even if this thing is overturned four or five years from now the debate is going to rage in the interim and the opposition will be stronger four or five years from now than it is today. >> and so far the nfl has stood behind dan snyder, stood behind the team, they is...

Air them publicly, not to make them known to anyone in any way, shape, or form. and the thinking is at some point when this debate dies down if it ever dies down then thats when commissioner roger goodell would get a handful of very influential owners and approach daniel snyder and have a conversation aimed at persuading him to change the name. and if daniel snyder is smart about it, if he realizes at some point hes going to lose that name involuntarily the isnt that right move is to turn to int...