Bill Bowlen Lawsuit Dismissed

[Shazam!]

Joe Ellis FTW

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/broncos/judge-dismisses-bill-bowlen-lawsuit-seeking-to-remove-pat-bowlen-trust

[MOtorboat]

www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/broncos/judge-dismisses-bill-bowlen-lawsuit-seeking-to-remove-pat-bowlen-trust

[Tned]

Good. That's the proper outcome.

[Denver Native (Carol)]

Mike Klis Retweeted
Kevin Vaughan
‏Verified account @writerkev
43m43 minutes ago

Copy of order dismissing suit in @Broncos case obtained by @9WantsToKnow shows, among other things, that death of owner Pat Bowlen rendered part of case "moot" #9NEWS #9WantsToKnow

Mike Klis
‏Verified account @MikeKlis
1h1 hour ago

Judge Scipione added: "There may be other parties, including (Pat Bowlen's) named beneficiaries, with standing to bring claims against (trustees), but (Bill Bowlen) is not the appropriate party." #9sports

Mike Klis
‏Verified account @MikeKlis
2h2 hours ago

Court documents: District Court Judge John E Scipione "dismissed in its entirety" Bill Bowlen's lawsuit. In judge's analysis, Pat Bowlen's passing left Bill Bowlen without standing to file complaint against trustees Ellis, Slivka, Kelly. #9sports

Mike Klis
‏Verified account @MikeKlis
2h2 hours ago

Brittany Bowlen, FYI, is working at global business consulting firm McKinsey & Co. and is expected to return to Broncos' front office in senior management position this season. #9sports


Mike Klis
‏Verified account @MikeKlis
3h3 hours ago

With Bill Bowlen lawsuit dismissed in its entirety, Joe Ellis ad fellow trustees will continue to execute ownership succession plan as Pat Bowlen set up many years ago. #9sports

[Simple Jaded]

**** Joe Ellis.

[slim]

I miss Pat and everything he stood for.

[Tned]

**** Joe Ellis.

While he seems like a class dude doing an excellent job of running the Broncos, he's not my type. But, I'm not judging you. You go,, boy!

[Simple Jaded]

While he seems like a class dude doing an excellent job of running the Broncos, he's not my type. But, I'm not judging you. You go,, boy!
Classy? Doubt it ... strenuously.

I just don't like his attitude, he's trash.

[Shazam!]

While he seems like a class dude doing an excellent job of running the Broncos, he's not my type. But, I'm not judging you. You go,, boy!
Classy? Doubt it ... strenuously.

I just don't like his attitude, he's trash.

It sounds like youre his uncle and hes 15 or something.

[Simple Jaded]

It sounds like youre his uncle and hes 15 or something.

Why are you so ******* weird?

[Shazam!]

It sounds like youre his uncle and hes 15 or something.

Why are you so ******* weird?

Youre pretty weird yourself bro.

[Jsteve01]

Seriously guys from the outside looking in doesn't it feel like this is a classic power play by the trustees? Beth Bowlen Wallace is classy and assertive. Brittany isn't even 30 yet. It feels like regencies in monarchies where a person manipulated the young princeling behind the scenes

[Tned]

Seriously guys from the outside looking in doesn't it feel like this is a classic power play by the trustees? Beth Bowlen Wallace is classy and assertive. Brittany isn't even 30 yet. It feels like regencies in monarchies where a person manipulated the young princeling behind the scenes

Looks more like the trustees are carrying out Pat Bowlen's wishes.

Here are a couple articles laying out each's qualifications as it relates to what Mr. Bowlen laid out. It's also worth noting that multiple people, over the course of multiple years, have stated that Pat Bowlen indicated he believed Brittany would not only take over the Broncos but be the first significant female owner in the NFL.

There is no comparison between Beth's Broncos/league experience (superficial, community relations stuff) and Brittany's (two years working at the NFL league office and then a year with the Broncos, including helping prepare a bid to have Denver host the SB). Brittany is a serious business person that's worked hard to be able to run a $2 billion NFL franchise. Beth, by all accounts, is a social butterfly that ran a wedding planning/catering business.

Beth:
https://www.9news.com/article/sports/a-closer-look-at-whether-beth-bowlen-wallace-has-met-pat-bowlen-trust-criteria/73-560656775


Brittany:
https://www.9news.com/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/mike-klis/a-closer-look-at-favored-bronco-ownership-successor-brittany-bowlen/73-561043869

[Elevation inc]

Yeah I actually like Beth but I feel she is wanting to run the broncos more for Status then anything else. Brittany I think she actually loves the game that much she is the perfect one of his daughters to run this franchise. Glad the bill Bowlen suit got thrown out....Pat had wishes, The trustees are aligning with those wishes. I don't like Joe Ellis, because for a time I thought he was trying to get sneaky and swipe the broncos but to me its clear now, they are just following what Pat wanted all along.

[Tned]

Yeah I actually like Beth but I feel she is wanting to run the broncos more for Status then anything else. Brittany I think she actually loves the game that much she is the perfect one of his daughters to run this franchise. Glad the bill Bowlen suit got thrown out....Pat had wishes, The trustees are aligning with those wishes. I don't like Joe Ellis, because for a time I thought he was trying to get sneaky and swipe the broncos but to me its clear now, they are just following what Pat wanted all along.

I've never gotten the general ill will towards Ellis, other than we all need someone to blame when things go wrong. It seems to me to be pretty clear that Ellis and the other trustees are carrying out Pat's wishes, which seem to pretty clearly be getting Brittany ready to be the controlling owner, and only if that failed, move on to plan B.

Also, I think people should step back and look at Ellis a little more objectively. For instance, look at the pretty much total autonomy Ellis has given Elway on football operations. You don't see Ellis interjecting himself left and right, but instead, he's giving the GM and head of football operations control to run the football side of things, while Ellis focuses on the business side and works with the other trustees on fulfilling Pat's wishes.

If this was all power and ego for Ellis, we would be seeing his face and comments as much or more than Elway's.

Also, for those fans that had respect for Pat, you should think about the fact that Ellis was both a good friend and his right hand man for many years. After he started with the Broncos, Pat got him setup in the NFL league office to get experience, and then brought him back to the broncos to be his right hand man, and then entrusted the future of his club and his children's financial security, with Ellis and two other trustees.

The Broncos went to two SBs and won one under Joe Ellis.

I appreciate what Ellis has done for the Broncos and how he's working to fulfill Pat's hope of having Brittany take over the club.

[Elevation inc]

I've never gotten the general ill will towards Ellis, other than we all need someone to blame when things go wrong. It seems to me to be pretty clear that Ellis and the other trustees are carrying out Pat's wishes, which seem to pretty clearly be getting Brittany ready to be the controlling owner, and only if that failed, move on to plan B.

Also, I think people should step back and look at Ellis a little more objectively. For instance, look at the pretty much total autonomy Ellis has given Elway on football operations. You don't see Ellis interjecting himself left and right, but instead, he's giving the GM and head of football operations control to run the football side of things, while Ellis focuses on the business side and works with the other trustees on fulfilling Pat's wishes.

If this was all power and ego for Ellis, we would be seeing his face and comments as much or more than Elway's.

Also, for those fans that had respect for Pat, you should think about the fact that Ellis was both a good friend and his right hand man for many years. After he started with the Broncos, Pat got him setup in the NFL league office to get experience, and then brought him back to the broncos to be his right hand man, and then entrusted the future of his club and his children's financial security, with Ellis and two other trustees.

The Broncos went to two SBs and won one under Joe Ellis.

I appreciate what Ellis has done for the Broncos and how he's working to fulfill Pat's hope of having Brittany take over the club.



Yeah i don think he is the evil guy I originally thought lol

[Cugel]

The Trustees decided that Brittany rather than Beth Bowlen should be the owner, but that is really about the power and glory of being the owner and calling the shots. They all share ownership which means they each own a big share of a $3 billion company. None of them will ever have to work for a living. So, unless Brittany starts saying insane things like Marge Schott ("Hitler was good in the beginning, but he went too far"), or wants to move the team to Europe or something, then it should be OK.

All she has to do is pick the best available GM and let that person run the team. Then hold that GM accountable for failure and replace them periodically with someone newer and better - and sign the checks. That and stay out of the way and let professionals run the team.

[BroncoJoe]

The Trustees decided that Brittany rather than Beth Bowlen should be the owner, but that is really about the power and glory of being the owner and calling the shots. They all share ownership which means they each own a big share of a $3 billion company. None of them will ever have to work for a living. So, unless Brittany starts saying insane things like Marge Schott ("Hitler was good in the beginning, but he went too far"), or wants to move the team to Europe or something, then it should be OK.

All she has to do is pick the best available GM and let that person run the team. Then hold that GM accountable for failure and replace them periodically with someone newer and better - and sign the checks. That and stay out of the way and let professionals run the team.

How the F do you know this?

Just stupid speculation. It's clear to me that Brittany is the one Pat wanted, and the trust is following his wishes. They have nothing to gain otherwise.

[TXBRONC]

The Trustees decided that Brittany rather than Beth Bowlen should be the owner, but that is really about the power and glory of being the owner and calling the shots. They all share ownership which means they each own a big share of a $3 billion company. None of them will ever have to work for a living. So, unless Brittany starts saying insane things like Marge Schott ("Hitler was good in the beginning, but he went too far"), or wants to move the team to Europe or something, then it should be OK.

All she has to do is pick the best available GM and let that person run the team. Then hold that GM accountable for failure and replace them periodically with someone newer and better - and sign the checks. That and stay out of the way and let professionals run the team.

When did you become good friends with Bowlen family?

[Simple Jaded]

How the F do you know this?

Just stupid speculation. It's clear to me that Brittany is the one Pat wanted, and the trust is following his wishes. They have nothing to gain otherwise.

It’s clear to me that Beth is being blackballed, and that the trust is incompetent and/or biased. It’s speculation that Mr B preferred any of them

[Tned]

It’s clear to me that Beth is being blackballed, and that the trust is incompetent and/or biased. It’s speculation that Mr B preferred any of them

Can you elaborate on that clarity?

Can you layout why you think Beth is more qualified than Brittany?

[LawDog]

It’s clear to me that Beth is being blackballed, and that the trust is incompetent and/or biased. It’s speculation that Mr B preferred any of them

It’s speculation for you to assume any motivation on the part of the trust. It’s not like Bowlen dropped off a memo creating the trust and then dipped out. I’m quite sure that he discussed, at length, his priorities and plans for how the trust was to handle succession, and it is quite reasonable to assume that their actions are fully in line with both those conversations and the plain language of the trust documents that were approved by the league. Furthermore, the actions of the trust have been repeatedly reviewed by the league and found to be in compliance with the trust documents.

To state, with faux certainty, that Beth is being blackballed or that Brittany is the preordained choice is folly. Let the thing play out. Unless and until a decision is made or the trust determined to have violated its mandate it is a waste of time to comment on motive or outcome or anything else, really.

[Simple Jaded]

It’s speculation for you to assume any motivation on the part of the trust. It’s not like Bowlen dropped off a memo creating the trust and then dipped out. I’m quite sure that he discussed, at length, his priorities and plans for how the trust was to handle succession, and it is quite reasonable to assume that their actions are fully in line with both those conversations and the plain language of the trust documents that were approved by the league. Furthermore, the actions of the trust have been repeatedly reviewed by the league and found to be in compliance with the trust documents.

To state, with faux certainty, that Beth is being blackballed or that Brittany is the preordained choice is folly. Let the thing play out. Unless and until a decision is made or the trust determined to have violated its mandate it is a waste of time to comment on motive or outcome or anything else, really.

Ok

So who isn’t speculating?

[Simple Jaded]

Can you elaborate on that clarity?

Can you layout why you think Beth is more qualified than Brittany?


I didn’t say anything about being more qualified, I said Beth is being blackballed ... on the count of her being qualified.