Owner moves on to something he is slightly better at September 19, 1999
In an unusual move, the owner of the Richmond
Panthers gave up control of his team. He stated
that he is attempting to follow Weiner's precedent.
Weiner owned the Washington Seadogs in the AVBL,
but gave up the team (which later moved to Halifax)
to focus his energies on his PVBL Washington Seadogs.
Briggs believes that he has positioned the Panthers
to have a great rebuilding process. They
have numerous draft picks, a young team, and the
chance to take a player in the upcoming 16 team
player swap (8 of the best, 8 of the worst). If
the team was in any worse shape, he would stick
with the team, Briggs stated. Briggs is giving
up his PVBL Richmond Panther team to focus his
energies on his PUBL California Golden Eagles.
There is one extra precedent that Briggs hopes to
follow. When Weiner sold his AVBL team, he didn't
completely leave the AVBL. He became the league
reporter. If possible, Briggs will try to also follow
this precedent. His first assignement is to trace
the PVBL's development.
