SPORTOPOLY: a board game about owners

[@hydn.]

seems like something weird is going on with dislikes, on my end there are only 13 total and its a 99% ratio. maybe I made someone real mad at me. i bet donald still has some connections...

[@Unbounded7]

vids are good but maybe a bit too long for the algo

[@classjacksonlawsuit]

@@hydn. right…as good as you may seem you really truly and quite incredibly didn’t stick the landing. Turn the god complex down from an 11 to about a 3 there, bud.

[@junolysses]

@@classjacksonlawsuit video's alright, nowhere near offensively bad. he has the right to wonder why the likes are like that.

[@Creed0022]

How are there enough hours in the day to churn out this much top tier content? 90s bulls run of video essays rn

[@DaveWellar]

The algorithm is cooking rn

[@Rapsciddy31]

Hydn’s on another level

[@WheezyShotta]

Someone at SB Nation needs to hire this guy. Love your work bud

[@UniqueHandles]

“Sir, the question was, ‘is this your handwriting?’” I was on the floor 😭

[@kelzstackz4503]

Hey I’ve never even thought about donating on KZbin and I know it isn’t much but this channel has consistently put out some top-tier content. Hopefully your subscriber count catches up with the amazing quality!

[@hydn.]

wow! thank you so much. i've never gotten one of these. i'm not slowing down anytime soon, just the opposite, i'm glad you enjoy. anything you would like to see on the channel?

[@kelzstackz4503]

@ Hey man you deserve much more, I can tell how much work you put into these! And nothing in particular, the randomness of it all is what makes it so great. I can’t wait to see your future videos and growth of the channel!

[@kelzstackz4503]

Also it’s an honor to be your first donator!

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

​@@hydn.History of the Phoenix Suns!

[@samforrest5494]

This coming out just days after our boy Luigi did that thing you might’ve heard of is perfectly fuelling my continued hatred of billionaires

[@jessehammer123]

The NFL frickin’ banned the Packers’ ownership model? I wish I could say I’m shocked, but really I’m just disgusted. What a scummy thing to do, to ban public ownership.

[@richardfloss832]

They want profit sadly. They care little for the game or the players. Capitalism ruins a mans mind for profit and instead of democratization we get robber barrons.

[@BrianBurkeProd]

Yup, that’s why we’re the greatest franchise in sports. The people’s team!

[@nert-13]

You could make a 3 hour version of this video just about soccer ownership, governing bodies, corruption, monopolistic behavior, and bad business practice

[@kevintrueblood1057]

Yeah I like most of this video, but the soccer section has some jumbo sized rose-colored glasses.

[@Jackal_McCackle]

3? That’s underselling it don’t you think?

[@nert-13]

Just some examples off the top of my head: current Barca, Florentino perez, the glazers, UAE/Saudi/Qatar backed teams, Saudi Pro league, german 50+1, the influx and rapid decline of chinese money, roman abromovic, daniel levey, italian financial decline, MLS being a pyramid scheme, Multiclub ownership, the Red Bull group, Peter Lim, the Allams at Hull, Rangers bankruptcy, Wrexham, Afc Wimbledon/mk dons fiasco, need I go on?

[@joshuaatehortua7352]

I’ve seen enough HITC Sevens videos to know that video would never end 😭

[@tri3sweat]

the history of soccer ownership and corruption is most likely longer than the history of american football

[@daltonlantrip9369]

It boggles my mind that some of my favorite sports journalism is coming from a KZbinr with ~20K subscribers. You deserve way more man, keep it up! This is Jon Bois-esque

[@JonLukeProductions]

55:17 “what really did the league in was the same thing that’s desecrated the will to live of millions in the last decade… The Cleveland Browns” this is so good

[@jackfruitjack5679]

What a generational run this channel has been on

[@ghostel9253]

This is, beyond any shadow of a doubt, the best piece of sports content I have ever consumed, challenged only by your last two videos. I couldn't fathom putting out content like this, much less three in a month. The glaze is 100% deserved. Keep up the great work man, and Go Pack Go 🧀.

[@jord.an6123]

dude i know jon bois-esque video essays are kind of dime-a-dozen nowadays, but you legit are easily top 10% in quality but havent hit the sub growth you deserve yet. Unique voice and style too. KZbin is the opposite of a meritocracy, which sucks. But plz keep it up if you can afford to keep making these. Wonderful stuff

[@jakemiller8455]

Great video. I did want to add a little bit to the European/Soccer ownership section though. There were/are plenty of bad owners before and after Hicks at various levels of the game and the video is correct that the only saving grace of the English system is the tradition/fan accountability and the pro/rel system. Otherwise it would look much the same as it does in America. But even those factors don't stop clubs from relocating (Wimbledon -> Milton Keynes), bankrupting themselves (too many to list, but most recently/notably Derby), becoming entirely insolvant (Bury, R.I.P.), or just tumbling down the pyramid to obsurity (Oldham). You could argue this is marginally better than the franchising model cause at least the owners are punished in addition to the fans, but the fans are still punished nontheless. From my understanding (as an American myself), many fans of English and I'd assume other European clubs, would be most in favor of adopting the German 50+1 model: a model similar to the Packers, where fans are legally required to own 51% of a clubs shares. I was disappointed that this model wasn't discussed during the video as its by far the most notable example of an entire league adopting the so called "golden ticket." Of course even this system has become bastardized with Hoffenheim and Red Bull Leipzig garnering exceptions, but I'd much rather see a system where single entity owners are the exception and not the other way around. As a recommendation, HITC Sevens here on YT has plenty of videos about disasterous ownerships all across European soccer and is also a champion of the 50+1 model if anyone would like to learn more.

[@Sarahlicity]

There was an English football club that did manage to did end up moving to a different town after they couldn't get a stadium upgrade: Wimbledon FC moved to Milton Keynes and became the MK Dons. Twenty years on, they're one of the most hated teams in the entire country.

[@NickTheHumanBurrito]

to add to this, AFC Wimbledon, a majority fan-owned club (and partially owned by author, youtuber, and Liverpool fan John Green who has a stand named after him for his contributions to the team) was created and started in the bottom tier of english football (we're talking 12 promotions to the premier league). they now play in the same league as MK Dons, refuse to call them the Dons since this was the only part of Wimbledon FC they actually kept and only called them "Milton Keyens" or "MK", and actually got the history of Wimbledon FC back from them. the ultimate fuck you to a selfish owner who ran away and a team stolen from them for profit

[@finlandtrip2360]

dude you are KILLING it. Your storytelling & presentation has improved so much. Cream of the crop!

[@hydn.]

thank you!

[@hanalewlew4164]

I found your channel recently, perfectly timed as I've been making an effort to get back into following sports. Your video about the Iron Bowl was fun, and reminded me of things that I loved about college football. On the other hand, this video reminded me of why I became so jaded about pro sports. Living in Atlanta I've witnessed both the Thrashers and Braves leaving the city, as well as the Falcons getting taxpayer money to pay for their new home while the Georgia Dome was perfectly functional. Hearing you echo a lot of my distaste regarding ownership and the way that our leagues function to prop up millionaires made me happy to know I'm not alone in feeling the way that I do. I think your monopoly board presentation for this subject was a great idea that was well executed, and I look forward to seeing how you go about these things in the future. I'll be rewatching this one in the meantime.

[@evyj74]

I’m a St. Louis local and if you ask anyone of us who the most hated person is, it’d be Stan Kronke. His business practices screwed the city over so badly it’s palpable. There’s no way of describing the collective disgust we have for that rat.

[@philipwarpzer0630]

“Sir is this your handwriting” part might be one of the funniest things I’ve heard

[@briamistryim]

1:22:00 this limiting of shares is exactly what the bundesliga does in germany! ensures that the investors aren't just doing it for profit, but for the love of the team, city, and community around it.

[@zachzebrun9513]

I’ve been watching you stuff for a while now and I’m really inspired by your passion. I’m actually writing a paper on corrupt NFL owners so the release of this video was very well timed. Keep up the great work

[@crabbunch]

the monopoly board visuals were really neat! was intending to listen to this in the background while i was working, but i had to pause it and come back to it later because the graphics were just too damn interesting. amazing video.

[@harrisontull8377]

Something you left out about the Colts moving to Indy overnight is that it wasn't really because of a new stadium. Eventually that may have led to a move, but the reason it happened overnight is that the city of Baltimore was literally trying to pass a law to seize ownership of the team, so Robert Irsay was basically given two options: move it or lose it.

[@jarretwhitehead7845]

Yeah other than that this video was great but that was a massive misrepresentation of what happened on that night in Baltimore

[@skittybug6937]

Using the Monopoly Console Game music is such an amazing touch. This is brilliant.

[@kyvyn6212]

I think german soccer does a good job with their ownership structures. Bundesliga teams, or any other teams in the german football pyramid as far as I know, are required to have at least 51% fan ownership. One person or entity cannot own the majority of a team. I believe fans give their share by basically becoming members of the team. Imagine a Costco membership, but for BVB or Bayern or whatever team you want to root for. At least that's how I understand it. I could be totally wrong.

[@lightning7234]

Love everything you do, keep up the high quality vids

[@mitchelcook7877]

As someone who just finished their sport and recreation management degree, this is an outstanding piece of content that covers lessons learned from my sport economic, sport law, and venue management classes. Great work and keep up this kind of content!

[@cooperkomatsu329]

Unbelievable content - thank you for blessing my feed, and you deserve so much more recognition

[@konoilers]

Mike Milbury's dismantlement of the Islanders should get a video on itself, the amount of pain he put that franchise through is insane

[@hydn.]

fair

[@iPhotochop]

This feels like a collection of interesting tidbits, which are enjoyable, but I don't think the overall 1+ hour narrative came together the best it could have

[@michaelhill7308]

you sir are officially in the top tier of sports video essays man this has been some elite work

[@BrasilianFury]

Bracing myself for something incredible just from the first few seconds alone, let's goooooo!

[@dre6582]

this is one of the most high quality and entertaining video essays i have ever seen, i need more of this immediately

[@fnyquist8779]

Fantastic video, the pace and increasing quality of this channel is staggering. And while the video is certainly naive about European soccer ownership, (there have been plenty of awful owners in soccer and most of them have not been Americans). I hope you still return to soccer in future videos.

[@fnyquist8779]

The ideal ownership model is probably the German Bundesliga that mandates (with some exceptions) that teams be majority fan owned.

[@rkking2759]

I love these videos man. You deserve so much more recognition for this amount of research and effort into editing. These are great

[@Rapsciddy31]

This is truly some of the best sports content to EVER exist, let alone just KZbin PLEASE Hydn, keep grinding! You’re a legend 💜

[@azulalmao]

i love your videos so much dude. such an underrated channel atm

[@thatsportsfan4135]

i saw this video on my home page and didn't even realize this was the same channel that made the death penalty video a few weeks ago, this has been one of my favorite sport video essay channels since jon bois, keep it up!

[@ilikegus7274]

Here before this takes off. Hopefully this awful system of owners can change for the better. Great video, looking forward to the Jerry Jones part 2

[@jord.an6123]

also 10/10 based and anti-owner-class-pilled.

[@lfgyankees2703]

Best sports content on the platform right now. Right up there with Jon Bois. This is amazing dude

[@jacobs2784]

Awesome video! One minor critique I want to share: I clicked on your channel to see if you had other content I’d like and I saw that I’ve already watched a few of your videos. You’re making a nice brand of yourself from your quality production, but I’ve heard that it can be helpful to make your videos immediately recognizable to folks who have you re-recommended to their page. I know a lot of times I’ll wait until the second video I see to subscribe if I recognize the creator. A few easy things you can do to make your brand easier to recall are just mentioning the name of your channel at the beginning of the vid, or better yet adding a simple theme to your thumbnails (even like a mildly unique border works well).

[@TheOfficialGuyFieri]

One of the only channels that posts videos that keep me glued for an hour plus, on some obscure topics I never heard of before. Awesome vids dude

[@mono-no-aware.Lem.]

19:50 omg a real life equivalent of "sir this is a wendy's"

[@roboglob-brawlstars1865]

Hey Hydn, great video, just wanted to relate something to the Green Bay Packers and their fan ownership! In the German professional football (soccer) league, almost all of the teams are majority owned by their fans in something referred to as the 50 +1 rule, whereby fans must own 50% of the club plus one more vote, ensuring that if all the fans are in agreeance over a major decision, they will win a vote. Only two clubs in the entirety of the league are not like this, Bayer Leverkusen and Vfl Wolfsburg who have been privately owned since before the implementation of this rule! While most prominent in the German League (to my knowledge), this kind of ownership is popular across football leagues, (besides the English ig). Probably the two most famous clubs in the world, Real Madrid and Barcelona are operated similarly. Like the Green Bay Packers, fans buy bonds in the club and then will vote for a chairman/president to be the 'owner/runner' of the club, he is the one who makes decisions. These owners are often very wealthy and can bring in their own influence into the club, and fund the club, like current Real Madrid Chairman Florentino Perez, who is a real estate magnate who has been voted as the chairman for 5 (?) separate terms thanks to his success in the position. Really enjoyable watch, just wanted to shed some light on alternative ownerships in other major football leagues in Europe!

[@theotherfanboy]

Dude that was excellent. Earned a subscriber. Can't wait to see what's next!

[@kayleighlehrman9566]

The Browns frontloaded all their championship appearances and wins at the beginning of their existence. They'll never get it that good again.

[@Samsungor]

☝️🤓 those browns are now the ravens

[@Cooe.]

​@@SamsungorThis take is pedantic and idiotic. 🤷

[@Samsungor]

@Cooe. idiotic? No, it's the truth. pedantic? Yes, it's irony. Congrats, you don't understand irony genuis.

[@Cooe.]

@@Samsungor Irony has absolutely nothing to do with it. Tell me you don't understand how irony works without telling me. 🤣

[@Samsungor]

@Cooe. pointing finger and nerd emoji and you think I was serious? Tell me you're 35 without telling me you're 35.

[@Skelly57]

genuinely infuriates me you only have 24K subs, your vids are TOP TIER GOD DAMNIT

[@andresnyc3767]

Watching a video this good for free feels like robbery. Amazing job dude

[@willdoggy02]

This guy is cooking, I never am interested in the topics he covers but the videos are all so good

[@danielnadeau1752]

i didnt like your early videos, it was obvious you jumped into this with zero writing and editing experience. gave the sub because i saw the potential and love the subject matter. this video, concept and execution, is great. the improvement in such a short time is incredible. youre growing a unique style and voice and its rewarding to follow. congrats, keep pushing forward

[@kurehawk]

You seriously are up there with Jon Bois as easily the top 2 sports writers. Such a well done video. Thank you for all your hard work put into it.

[@br1an432]

the past 6 video have all been amazing, but this one might be my favorite.

[@Adrian-mm6ix]

Bro this man is on a generational run

[@steinyy923]

Would love to see a video essay about the biggest “one hit wonders” of college football. Teams that had 1 year of success and then disappear. Teams like 2007 Kansas 2007 USF, 2008 Texas Tech, 2014 TCU, etc.. I think that would be an awesome watch.

[@Cramhead43]

truly another classic dude, amazing work!

[@trexthriving]

how could you drop this during finals week hydn...

[@silentt-d]

Amazing creativity and animation with this concept dude. Cook.

[@evanailinger4400]

This guy deserves WAY MORE credit

[@jamidi6299]

this guy has to be THE most underrated channel, the quality and quantity is unreal brother!!!

[@gaintsandrocketsfans9960]

Phenomenal video, Should have millions of views. Speaks better than most college lectures!

[@ralphismyname4940]

babe wake up sports jon bois dropped a banger

[@ryanmasson6905]

I'm gonna have to call Jon Bois the sports Jon Bois... however I will say this entirely feels like one of his prime videos with someone new reading the script, super awesome to be part of the first 25k to be subscribed to this legend 🙌

[@ralphismyname4940]

@@ryanmasson6905 yeah thats the joke

[@ryanmasson6905]

@@ralphismyname4940 fair enough, I'll see myself out then.

[@ajax9853]

Insane video bro, keep going, insane documentary quality vids!

[@joshives5722]

Gets better every time. Love the content sir!

[@micahchacon5846]

nice asterisk reference in the Frick Description

[@ericdavideit8303]

how you don’t have a gazillion followers is beyond me. Top tier content ‼️‼️

[@LordTurnip_]

respect from a West Everpool United City supporter ✊

[@rangersking6699]

“Relocation almost never happens in English soccer” thinking about the EXCEPTION of the one, VERY VERY loud time it did happen(Wimbledon fc to MK dons, afc Wimbledon Phoenix club)

[@TheDarogn]

Jesus Christ I’m so confused how you don’t have more subs, BUT I CLAIM I WAS HERE EARLY

[@ethancampbell5373]

Keep working hard bro, pretty soon you’re gonna be massive. Love what you’ve been doing! Quality keeps getting better and better too!

[@rangersking6699]

Man you could do a whole other video on the German 50+1 model compared to the packers

[@mothmansboyfriend]

I love watching your videos even though I am not a fan of sports and know next to nothing about any of them. Keep up the great work!!!

[@spap6407]

My goat is back

[@ptkush3416]

Your best video yet hydn! Keep up the grind. The channel blowing up is an inevitability if you keep churning out content that is this well made.

[@justinboydston1088]

you really in the lab cheffin everytime dont stop

[@inimitableminimalist]

17:47 with Blake Griffin's sunglasses sliding down exactly as his face melts in shocked horror is an all time video moment. It's like the "deal with it" glasses, but sad

[@Notkimbosliced]

absolutely fantastic video but damn Lions really catching an unprovoked stray in there

[@dainphillips3126]

you make great content dude definitely gonna be watching this one later

[@GoodEvii]

How in the heck can you churn out such massive documentaries? It must take weeks of research to write, and i personally know how hard video editing is... You are a wizard.

[@sharp252]

Beautiful content as always

[@braedenwillingham855]

Unreal linsanity run this brother is on right now

[@jaydenlewis7276]

always eating good when this brother uploads

[@OwlRTA]

For those wondering, relocations have happened in English football, but they are extremely rare and extremely unpopular. Look up the story of Wimbledon FC, their relocation to Milton Keynes and being renamed Milton Keynes Dons FC in 2003, and the Wimbledon fans effort to make their new team, AFC Wimbledon (who now play at the same level as Milton Keynes after many promotions within the English football league pyramid), which is similarly community-owned like the Green Bay Packers.

[@smurphdoge3784]

Using the monopoly wii OST was unexpected and I love it

[@SamsCinema]

Is someone trying to sabotage the like/dislike ratio because they're upset with the video? Billionaire owners are really the most sensitive people on Earth.

[@bens5661]

Thank you for calling out the Bensons! Tom was basically forced to keep the Saints here after Katrina. And don’t get me started on the time he had Loomis working with the Saints AND Pelicans.

[@Andrew-gu8uw]

holy shit bro is constantly cooking this can't be healthy right? this level of output

[@Parkesy97]

44:33 - we were all thinking of the same guy right?

[@daythenite5683]

Micky mouse

[@72rewqas72]

Bro it hasn't even been two months 😭😭😭

[@icetredotnet6473]

Colts fan here…thanks.

[@ramirorybczuk9100]

The ownership models in European clubs and their changes in their last 25-30 years is really a case on its own. The socios model, the 50+1 rule, the bankruptcy and disbandment of clubs, the ones "owned" by governments or armed forces, the corporate groups buying clubs all over, and in the last 5 years the conflict of interest when someone owns more than one club. And their attempt at a cartel league: The SUPERLEAGUE. It's a whole bag of marbles.

[@jadetuin9086]

I immediately began thinking about the "silly rabbit" clip when Sterling was brought up. LO AND BEHOLD, it's the SAME GUY

[@theycallmemr.bigchest3203]

We should fund these stadiums. However, we keep all revenue from ticket sales. Since they don’t own the stadium. With an extra clause saying if the team doesn’t make enough revenue before a team wants a new stadium then the owner must balance out the remaining funding before leaving. As well as fund demolition expenses if necessary.

[@reednaylor1894]

Jon Bois type video

[@nxxdle_]

Fantastic video! Someone else in the comments called it bois-esque and I’m inclined to agree!

[@therealturtletony]

hall of fame level content man great stuff

[@BrianBurkeProd]

The only exception at 5:35 that I defend is Lambeau, as the Packers are public traded and non-profit, many of which are Green Bay residents. Technically, it’s “taxpayer funded,” but the taxpayers ARE also “stockholders.” Not surprised to see the Bears high on that list. For being such a dumpy, outdated stadium, the McCaskey’s sure sucked up a lot of Chicago’s money.

[@mavsballer2124]

Another amazing video keep up the good work

[@snowy2419]

Bestie you need to take a break. Your output has been insane. Love the work you do, and you've improved quickly.

[@_https.abraham]

Good stuff as always