Our prior ownership group should really be both embarrased and ashamed. I know that lots of them voted against the sale and lots of them didn't see this coming, however when you made a mistake you should stand up and try to fix it. Not one of them has gone public and led a cry to do anything. Then you've got this guy who came in with the reputation for honesty and integrity and turned out to be flat out lying. It's time to start casting stones at the people in our own community that have allowed this.
http://www.journalrecord.com/article.cfm?recid=80883
McClendon said the team would probably make more money if it stayed in Seattle.
“But we didn’t buy the team to keep it in Seattle; we hoped to come here,†he said. “We know it’s a little more difficult financially here in Oklahoma City, but we think it’s great for the community and if we could break even we’d be thrilled.â€