If you’re a real sports fan who’s interested in actually having a say in what their favorite team does, then welcome to Graceland.

First fans can submit nominations for possible voting topics and actual options for the vote. Then the Team Captains will go do the real world background work and present the vote with the various options, including all of the key details so that the fan’s can make an informed decision. Once a Vote is closed, the Team Captains will be charged with actually executing whatever the fans decide – even if that means getting Zima on tap in the concession stands. After we acquire the team we will work with the fans to draft guidelines for how all voting will work, so as to ensure maximum transparency and give fans the full access to calling the shots for our team.

What sport should Project Franchise buy a team in?

The first thing we need to decide is what type of team we want to run. Once we pick a sport, then we can begin working on finding specific teams and leagues that we can negotiate with to get our squad. We had an initial vote that included every sport we could think of and have now moved to a run off of the top three:

• Baseball - because of the games history and organization, baseball carries the most cache as a minor league sport with almost all major league players having played minor league baseball at some point. Teams are very prevalent and located in all parts of the country. However, baseball’s following has dwindled in recent years as the other sports have become more popular.
• Football - it has now become the most popular and profitable sport in America on a high professional level. However, the teams are more expensive to operate and not much success has been seen by football teams and leagues outside of the NFL.
• Basketball - because of the smaller team sizes basketball is likely the most cost effective option and the minor league basketball scene has grown quite a bit in recent years. However, with the emergence of high profile Euro hoops, US minor league basketball tends to draw lower end talent and the teams rarely bring in enough fans to maintain profitability.

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The Next Vote 
Once we pick a sport then we’ll put the specific league and team options to a vote. If you have any suggestions for leagues or teams we should be checking out, just let us know.