Dennis Mannion
Dennis Mannion
Dennis M. Mannion is the President/CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment for all Business Operations of the Detroit Pistons, The Palace of Auburn Hills, DTE Energy Music Theatre, and the Meadowbrook Music Festival on the Oakland University campus. Mannion holds the rare distinction of having experience in all four Major League sports: MLB, NHL, NBA, and NFL...
allow early experience fun gates hours open three time
We're going to open the gates three hours early to allow more time for tailgating and such. I think it will be a fun experience for everyone going to the game.
both expect fairness fans game great home inordinate number operations schools seeing side test
The operations side of both schools have been great in seeing that there is a test of fairness in how the game is presented. Both schools have an inordinate number of things they do at their home games, things their fans expect to be executed.
current game involved offer party position pursue sponsors third type
As the Ravens, we were not in a position that if our current sponsors didn't want to pursue the game that we could go to their competitors and offer it. We just wouldn't do that type of business. But, if we had a third party involved they would have that leverage.
crowds pull sure time
I'm sure we'll pull it off fine, but this will be the first time we'll have two crowds of 70,000 back-to-back. That will be interesting.
buy couple events extra fills hard magnitude stadium state venture
Having a venture of this magnitude fills two obligations: One to the state to get as much usage of the stadium as possible, which is a hard task; the other is to our suite holders, who we try to get a couple of extra events for the buy they make.