"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: Major League Baseball/MLB, National Hockey League/NHL, National Basketball Association/NBA, and National Football League/NFL.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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