Confirmed with Link: All-Purpose "Days of Our Meruelo" Talk

[TheLegend]

There's always money in the banana stand.

Yes, but we have no bananas.....

We have no bananas today.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Smith seems to have more liquidity as well.

I don't know for sure. Meruelo reminds me of Tommy Wiseau a bit... I wouldn't be surprised to find out he's got a warehouse full of knockoff jeans sitting unused and unsold somewhere, acting as a front for a money laundering scheme for his Nevada mob buddies.

 

[TheLegend]

It's not about net worth. It's about what he does with it, and how he approaches both business and the community. Ryan Smith >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alex Meruelo.

Smith seems to have more liquidity as well.

He's a one trick pony. All the wealth is tied to one company.

Meruelo is way more diversified. Wealth is spread across multiple genre.

Smith's biggest advantage is he's a real genuine local boy. Born and raised in SLC.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

He's a one trick pony. All the wealth is tied to one company.

Well, he IS diversified to the point that his Qualtrics revenue and income from the SAP buyout is separate from his Smith Entertainment Group operations and holdings. But you're right, Meruelo has his fingers in a lot more pies. Maybe that's the key - Smith has less to focus on and can consequently devote more attention to the team than Meruelo, who probably doesn't know which company he's running when he wakes up in the morning...

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Well, he IS diversified to the point that his Qualtrics revenue and income from the SAP buyout is separate from his Smith Entertainment Group operations and holdings. But you're right, Meruelo has his fingers in a lot more pies. Maybe that's the key - Smith has less to focus on and can consequently devote more attention to the team than Meruelo, who probably doesn't know which company he's running when he wakes up in the morning...

Isn't that painfully obvious at this point?

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

It's not about net worth. It's about what he does with it, and how he approaches both business and the community. Ryan Smith >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alex Meruelo.

Maybe you should go marry him then

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Maybe you should go marry him then

Smith has a wife, but that presser, those lips.... looked like he'd reccently made Uncle Gary quite happy.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Maybe you should go marry him then

No thanks... I've already done the marrying a Mormon thing...

 

[Edenjung]

Smith has a wife, but that presser, those lips.... looked like he'd reccently made Uncle Gary quite happy.

I don't think he was using his lips for that.
Bettman seems way more into cash than anything.
You show him a big ass check and he is happy.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

I don't think he was using his lips for that.
Bettman seems way more into cash than anything.
You show him a big ass check and he is happy.

I don't either

 

[Jamieh]

Yes, but we have no bananas.....

We have no bananas today.

Just after dark........

 

[MIGs Dog]

He’s also a team stealing piece of shit and I hope he and the franchise fail horribly

joking...right? If not Utah, would have been somewhere else. The league was tired of waiting for AM to produce something.

What is Ryan Smith’s real net worth anyway? Everywhere I have looked lists him similar to Alex Meruelo’s net worth. Doesn’t seem like he’s much better off.

I don't think AM's failure to deliver on the stadium was related to personal wealth or the ability to acquire capital.

 

[MIGs Dog]

He's a one trick pony. All the wealth is tied to one company.

Meruelo is way more diversified. Wealth is spread across multiple genre.

Smith's biggest advantage is he's a real genuine local boy. Born and raised in SLC.

One trick pony doesn't seem so bad: Gates, Buffett, Zuckerberg, Brin, etc.

 

[Kaizen]

He's a one trick pony. All the wealth is tied to one company.

Meruelo is way more diversified. Wealth is spread across multiple genre.

Smith's biggest advantage is he's a real genuine local boy. Born and raised in SLC.

Born is Eugene Oregon to be clear.

 

[TheLegend]

One trick pony doesn't seem so bad: Gates, Buffett, Zuckerberg, Brin, etc.

You understand the Borg-type collectives that are Microsoft and Meta, right??

OTOH.... ask Jim Balsillie how RIM worked out for him.

 

[TheLegend]

Born is Eugene Oregon to be clear.

Auston Matthews was a California native too.

Saw the wiki quick look and noticed he attended Salt Lake High, BYU etc....

 

[TheLegend]

Well, he IS diversified to the point that his Qualtrics revenue and income from the SAP buyout is separate from his Smith Entertainment Group operations and holdings. But you're right, Meruelo has his fingers in a lot more pies. Maybe that's the key - Smith has less to focus on and can consequently devote more attention to the team than Meruelo, who probably doesn't know which company he's running when he wakes up in the morning...

This is actually a good counter point. I knew I liked you for some reason.

 

[MIGs Dog]

You understand the Borg-type collectives that are Microsoft and Meta, right??

OTOH.... ask Jim Balsillie how RIM worked out for him.

I saw that movie. Guy was a dumb ass.

 

[Sinurgy]

One trick pony doesn't seem so bad: Gates, Buffett, Zuckerberg, Brin, etc.

That's like saying Lemieux, Gretzky, Staal, Crosby, etc.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Still piping mad at that motherf***er Meruelo for losing us our team.

 

[Ciao]

What is Ryan Smith’s real net worth anyway? Everywhere I have looked lists him similar to Alex Meruelo’s net worth. Doesn’t seem like he’s much better off.

Yeah, but maybe Smith pays his hotel bills?

 

[Jagged Ice]

Still piping mad at that motherf***er Meruelo for losing us our team.

Me too man! I'm fuming.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Just the messenger here, but Katie Strang filed another story:

The Arizona Coyotes are gone. Someone please tell ex-owner Alex Meruelo

While the team's move to Utah left an opening for the former owner to reclaim an NHL franchise, the path back will be a challenging one.

theathletic.com

 

[AZDesertKnight]

Just the messenger here, but Katie Strang filed another story:

The Arizona Coyotes are gone. Someone please tell ex-owner Alex Meruelo

While the team's move to Utah left an opening for the former owner to reclaim an NHL franchise, the path back will be a challenging one.

theathletic.com

How do I read these articles?

 

[The Feckless Puck]

How do I read these articles?

It didn't have a paywall for me... anyone got a gift subscription?

Anyway, I thought she did a good job explaining why nobody in the Valley seems to want to do business with Meruelo and the abject cluelessness he's displaying about the future of the "franchise" he owns. But YMMV.