The Billionaire Behind Utah’s Sports Boom

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 2 лис 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 120

  • @FrontOfficeSports
    @FrontOfficeSports  Місяць тому +13

    🤔 What do you think is next for Utah? MLB? NFL?

    • @dreamcage1801
      @dreamcage1801 Місяць тому +3

      MLB than maybe the NFL

    • @kgroves17
      @kgroves17 Місяць тому +6

      MLB is very realistic

    • @CapnAwesome623
      @CapnAwesome623 Місяць тому +5

      MLB for sure, but NFL would be amazing! Huge football culture here.

    • @sam382
      @sam382 Місяць тому

      MLB. The Miller family who sold the Jazz to Ryan Smith are in hopes of acquiring either an existing MLB team and relocating it or an expansion team. Google BigLeagueUtah for details and images.

    • @sirij8784
      @sirij8784 Місяць тому +2

      Slc is decaying. With the increase of homeless and immigrants coming in the city is going down the drains

  • @RealSaItlake
    @RealSaItlake Місяць тому +22

    As a sport team in Utah myself i would love to see Utah to become a bigger sports Hub

  • @dreamcage1801
    @dreamcage1801 Місяць тому +84

    MLB is coming to SLC soon

    • @VibronicCow
      @VibronicCow Місяць тому +2

      I wanna see it in Austin too

    • @ognqski
      @ognqski Місяць тому +2

      It will be homerun meca if so. High altitude sports.

    • @RyanEYE
      @RyanEYE Місяць тому

      @@VibronicCowYeah because Texas doesn’t already have enough professional sports…

    • @VibronicCow
      @VibronicCow Місяць тому +1

      @@RyanEYE I know but we’re 30m people down there too don’t forget. California has more mlb teams

    • @RyanEYE
      @RyanEYE Місяць тому

      @@VibronicCow I was just being funny because Utah doesn’t even have one Major League Baseball team.

  • @hectorguardado1928
    @hectorguardado1928 Місяць тому +35

    bro you're making videos like a channel with 1mil+ subs. Great stuff.

  • @RudieObias
    @RudieObias Місяць тому +39

    For whatever reason, the nicest and most polite people I've ever encountered are in Utah...

    • @aoh4905
      @aoh4905 Місяць тому

      Or Idaho or Wisconsin... basically all the "non popular" states.

    • @american236
      @american236 Місяць тому +2

      Not for long… because not nice people are moving here.

  • @YourTransmissionRepair
    @YourTransmissionRepair Місяць тому +20

    Utah is ripe for the pickings. I'd be glad to see an MLB and NFL team in Salt Lake City. It's only a matter of time before it happens. I've lived here in Utah for 36 years (I'm 69) and it keeps getting better and better. I love it.
    Larry Bloodworth, Draper, Utah (suburb of SLC)

    • @cgcrosby2
      @cgcrosby2 Місяць тому +5

      I highly doubt we’ll ever get to see an NFL team in Utah. Even if the economy and fan base could support it, a majority of games are played on Sunday. Like it or not, I have a hard time seeing the church be supportive of that. Which, as I’m sure you’ll agree, would be a deal breaker. Could change some day

    • @mikes554
      @mikes554 Місяць тому +9

      @@cgcrosby2I don’t think that is even a concern now. Mormons are now the minority in the state. Mormons will definitely go to games on Sunday and even fill up the stadium. People with this point of view still view Utah as it has been in the past. They haven’t updated themselves to what Utah’s culture is now. The church doesn’t have as strong of a grip on the members anymore and are relaxing on certain things (they know they have to or no young people will stay in). Mormons love sports especially football.

    • @gonzo96
      @gonzo96 Місяць тому

      @@cgcrosby2 I live in utah and was previously mormon, games being played on sunday would be no problem they would still fill a stadium

    • @cgcrosby2
      @cgcrosby2 Місяць тому

      @@mikes554 oh yeah, um, I live in Utah. You’re absolutely fooling yourself if you believe A. The church doesn’t have the power and influence to stop it from happening, and B. They’re “hip” enough to just be alright with having professional football games on Sunday. How many Utah Jazz home games fall on Sunday?? 😂
      Like I said, the economy and fan base could support it, but it’s not going to happen.

    • @mikes554
      @mikes554 Місяць тому

      @@cgcrosby2 😂😂 it will happen a lot sooner than you think.

  • @EmbrikEylesTV
    @EmbrikEylesTV Місяць тому +11

    Absolutely love this video! Keep up the amazing work Derryl!

  • @Hyrumsuniverse
    @Hyrumsuniverse Місяць тому +2

    I Bartender across the street from the Delta center, and it’s just getting busier and busier. Can’t wait for what’s to come! Salt Lake City would be an awesome sports hub!

  • @RuthlessPodcast
    @RuthlessPodcast Місяць тому +3

    These videos are awesome. Please keep them coming!

  • @fredricklee
    @fredricklee Місяць тому +13

    He bought low and in what was then an untapped market. Smart approach.

  • @andrewb6425
    @andrewb6425 Місяць тому +4

    Ryan Smith is a minority owner of Real Salt Lake. David Blitzer is the majority owner.

  • @jcasben
    @jcasben Місяць тому +1

    These videos are incredibly well done, thanks for sharing this!!!!

  • @noellokiru3989
    @noellokiru3989 Місяць тому +4

    Keep em coming

  • @CapnAwesome623
    @CapnAwesome623 Місяць тому +6

    Well done Front Office Sports!

  • @SkylerBaird
    @SkylerBaird Місяць тому +1

    Good work.

  • @Isaaclawton458
    @Isaaclawton458 Місяць тому +3

    We need a nfl team💯💯

  • @capitaluniversity6859
    @capitaluniversity6859 Місяць тому +1

    Great video

  • @FrederickJenny
    @FrederickJenny Місяць тому +5

    He really needs to invest in the Rio Grande Plan to get people into and out of Salt Lake City without using cars.

    • @GuyIn801
      @GuyIn801 Місяць тому

      Who said anything about cars? Good or bad, it's not much for the equation.

    • @LukeLamoreaux-eg7cy
      @LukeLamoreaux-eg7cy Місяць тому

      seriously. i want to see this in downtown because it will be cool and there will finally be some actually tall skyscrapers but if a bunch of blocks get turned into parking lots all loose my shit

  • @anthonytaylor5867
    @anthonytaylor5867 Місяць тому

    Don’t forget Ryan is one of the biggest contributors to bringing the PGA back to Utah and there’s rumors about a PGA Major taking place in Utah who knows when or where

  • @Advoc8te4Truth
    @Advoc8te4Truth Місяць тому +3

    The glaring issue with this portfolio is not just the debt level. It's the need for further development and investment.
    Plus, a lot of those clubs aren't profitable the NHL in particular is not like the NBA, MLB or NFL. 😂❤

    • @FrontOfficeSports
      @FrontOfficeSports  Місяць тому +2

      Good point - The development on the other hand will be great for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake.

    • @Advoc8te4Truth
      @Advoc8te4Truth Місяць тому +2

      @FrontOfficeSports A billion dollar development fund is great. But the area he's talking about is likely to require at least 3-4 billion dollars to build out.
      But then again a profitable NBA team in a major market is worth at least 4-5 billion? So purely from a value added proposition, economies of scale, tax rebates and commercial brand value its a great opportunity. 😂

  • @travisheaton9067
    @travisheaton9067 Місяць тому +5

    If he is sooooo successful, why is he asking for taxpayer dollars to fund his stadiums and rinks. NO! Stay out of Utah taxpayers pockets. And especially keep your grimy mitts away from southern utahs tax dollars for your northern utah playgrounds.

  • @huggyrubby9268
    @huggyrubby9268 Місяць тому +3

    I thought the Utah soakers was amazing

  • @Davis.smith.weightlifting
    @Davis.smith.weightlifting Місяць тому +2

    Bro took my coyotes. 😢

    • @krdeans
      @krdeans Місяць тому +1

      No the Alex Morello(sp) lost them.

  • @jrvallejo5735
    @jrvallejo5735 Місяць тому +2

    All it’s missing is a football team

  • @nickalaimo5925
    @nickalaimo5925 Місяць тому +1

    NFL NEXT! Please

  • @clawonice
    @clawonice Місяць тому +5

    Orem, Utah, not Oregon

    • @snarrwarschannel
      @snarrwarschannel Місяць тому +1

      He was born in Oregon. He currently lives and works in Orem.

  • @RSeaker
    @RSeaker Місяць тому +1

    #33 media market rank

    • @krdeans
      @krdeans Місяць тому

      #27 DMA actually

  • @dfausti66
    @dfausti66 Місяць тому +2

    Now, let's see if Ryan Smith can bring in an NFL team to Salt Lake City. An NFL team would be far more exciting for Utah fans than any other sport.

    • @JT-uu5we
      @JT-uu5we Місяць тому

      I agree! However, they would have to build a new football stadium to accommodate an NFL franchise. I think a new football stadium to accommodate more than 60,000 or 75,000 people is way overdue! RES in SLC home of the Utah Utes is outdated and BYU football stadium in Provo is too far from SLC.

  • @sam382
    @sam382 Місяць тому +6

    It should be noted that he is not the majority owner of RSL mls team nor is he the owner of the minor league baseball team as this video incorrectly inferred.

    • @jeremybuck5152
      @jeremybuck5152 Місяць тому +2

      I was going to make the same point. The Larry H. Miller family still own the Bees, and the stadium where they play is owned by the city of Salt Lake.

  • @nute742
    @nute742 Місяць тому +2

    NFL?

  • @AdamWhite-p8c
    @AdamWhite-p8c Місяць тому +1

    📈📈📈

  • @Ikeconomics
    @Ikeconomics Місяць тому

    This but in Nigeria>>>>>

  • @garrettcrowley9187
    @garrettcrowley9187 Місяць тому +1

    This kind of talk was exciting to me until Ryan smith demanded I put my money into the pot to pay for his pet project.

  • @Luximoto
    @Luximoto Місяць тому

    MLB will be in this decade. With how close the broncos and raiders are it does not seem likely for an NFL team

    • @nikemikemd17
      @nikemikemd17 Місяць тому

      Not true, look how lose the jets and giants are or all the LL teams. Being close isn't really a problem as long as the ca nsell tickets.

  • @levantjbean2712
    @levantjbean2712 Місяць тому +1

    He doesn’t have as much money as people think, he can’t afford a new arena and will blow out

    • @dsarmy1
      @dsarmy1 Місяць тому

      He doesn’t need his own money as long as he gets the $900 million promised by the state.

    • @levantjbean2712
      @levantjbean2712 Місяць тому

      @@dsarmy1 that won’t be enough…..

    • @GolfGunsGrilling
      @GolfGunsGrilling Місяць тому

      Not his own money. He has several very large investors who see SLC and Utah in general as a quickly emerging market. The demographics support this. He was ahead of the curve, again. Smart guy.

    • @levantjbean2712
      @levantjbean2712 Місяць тому +1

      @@GolfGunsGrilling it’s a welfare state the poor lame fans can’t afford what they are trying to sell. Won’t work.

    • @levantjbean2712
      @levantjbean2712 Місяць тому

      @@GolfGunsGrilling not true, welfare state. Poor fans can’t afford. Team won’t last

  • @DogWhoFilms
    @DogWhoFilms Місяць тому

    I’m very proud of smith entertainment Group… he is just a couple years older then me…
    Wish I could be the “voice” of the Utah hockey club

  • @realstatistician
    @realstatistician Місяць тому +2

    As a Utahn, I hate it all.

  • @irbest6148
    @irbest6148 Місяць тому +2

    The olympics is also coming to SLC again in 2034!

  • @BeauSwenson-ur6oq
    @BeauSwenson-ur6oq Місяць тому +3

    Sucks. Utah is unrecognizable. Born and raised here and I am just wanting to leave now. Along with a lot of other people who are born and raised here.

    • @wadepickett1356
      @wadepickett1356 Місяць тому +2

      Don’t let the door hit you on the way out

  • @kendestine9905
    @kendestine9905 Місяць тому +3

    Utah is a terrible place to live. Please stop coming here.

  • @dirkbabka1324
    @dirkbabka1324 Місяць тому +2

    Ryan Smith Billionaire Putz Not A Fan At All

  • @zackinwald9581
    @zackinwald9581 Місяць тому +6

    Utah will never get an nfl team the Mormons would never show up to a Sunday game 💯

    • @dreamcage1801
      @dreamcage1801 Місяць тому +1

      @@zackinwald9581 why?

    • @diegomagellan
      @diegomagellan Місяць тому +3

      Are you sure?. Exemptions will be made

    • @CapnAwesome623
      @CapnAwesome623 Місяць тому +5

      I can’t speak for all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but exceptions could be made… Also, not all Utahns are members of the church.

    • @sam-r7n1r
      @sam-r7n1r Місяць тому +5

      Only like 40% of utahns are Mormons and there are like 3 and a half million people in Utah. NFL stadiums hold like 80,000 fans I think utah will be okay.

    • @zackinwald9581
      @zackinwald9581 Місяць тому +3

      @@sam-r7n1r it’s closer to 50 precent in Salt Lake City which has a population of only 200 thousand so you may wanna crunch those numbers again

  • @Leviticus-z7w
    @Leviticus-z7w Місяць тому +3

    Utah is mediocre period

    • @tylerdodd6733
      @tylerdodd6733 Місяць тому +3

      Please keep thinking that

    • @Leviticus-z7w
      @Leviticus-z7w Місяць тому

      @@tylerdodd6733 and keep crying that teams in Utah suck! Jazz blow loads, rsl just can't do shit! And new hockey team with no identity! We know this will go great with fans that cry a lot. I'll stick with Utah Utes at least they can bring a lot to the table.

    • @tylerdodd6733
      @tylerdodd6733 Місяць тому

      @@Leviticus-z7w haha I never cried or mentioned those things lol. Glad to see you support the Utes tho.

    • @Leviticus-z7w
      @Leviticus-z7w Місяць тому

      @@tylerdodd6733 I'm a Utes fan for life represent! Got stickers on my truck working in California so they know they can't be at Utah lol.

    • @Leviticus-z7w
      @Leviticus-z7w Місяць тому

      @@tylerdodd6733 born and raised in Utah. That's the only team that represents Utah better than Rsl, jazz.