Nashville just got a Super Bowl. The price? $1.26 billion in public funding for the Titans' new stadium. That blows past the $750 million Nevada gave the Raiders and the $850 million New York gave the Bills. Socialized cost, privatized profit. That's how this works.

And Nashville won't get another. Minneapolis got one Super Bowl after their public funding. So did Detroit. So did New York. These are one-offs. The NFL rewards the public money with one big event, then moves on. Cold weather cities get drafts now, not Super Bowls. Minneapolis just got awarded the 2028 draft this week in Orlando. That's the consolation prize.

In today's Daily Dose, I break down the Nashville deal, why the NFL's Super Bowl rotation is really a public funding rewards program, and what cities are getting in return for their billions.

Also: this week's Sunday 7 is all about the book. How I wrote it, why I wrote it, who it's for, and the process behind it. Plus the pre-order link. Don't miss it.

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