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People here are giving MLSE too much credit. MLSE is still stuffed full of suits and challenging to get along with ownership. All these transformations MLSE is doing now is all done by the uprooting that Tim Leiweke did in his short stint here. The sports side has covered up the worts for the other aspects of the business. MLSE has grandfathered into a sleepy old Corporation that has no big-time vision for the long term IMO.

Tim Leiweke when he has here put the right people in place in each sports entity and they are all reaping the rewards now. He is not around now though to put the right folks in place for the Argos; this isn't a slam dunk. The Argos move just seems like an efficiency play; Rogers held out until the Argos could show they could make any money to be quite honest, I don't think it was a hard sell to get them on board so that everything could be streamlined and more efficient.

Look at how TFC, The Raptors, Leafs all market themselves very differently - it isn't a cohesive push that comes from MLSE management. I don't think the Leafs market well, Raptors have good campaigns but their execution can be weak, TFC has the best balance here in the market.

MLSE will have bigger visions if they do end up taking on the Blue Jays and then operate as a large sports entity for the two big Telecoms.