good dolphin wrote:
It seems like a lot of boobs made a lot of money in drilling for oil. Was it an industry where, during a certain period, it was impossible not to make money?
Think of it like water now. if you can find it, they raise the money to drill it...it just keeps giving. Now you have the cash and equipment otherts need to prospect, so you open a propsecting company as well, that drills and charges others for that....on the off days, you drill for yourself.
Like many other businesses, the startup is the tough part, but if you can get that cash cow...now you can do crazy shit that might work and it might not, but if it doesnt, you dont go broke.
He is an ego maniac, but that doesnt make him a bad business man. The guy was the captain of the Arkansas team that won a national championship, I dont know how good he was, but someone thought he was a good leader...I guess.
The Cowboy thing and and Jerry world took him over the edge, he doesnt think he can do or say anything wrong at this point.
He is competing and saying and doing everything he can for his team to win....he is the anti McCaskey.