Rebuilding teams are not only tasked with scouting and development, but also with internal identification; every franchise in transition will inevitably have some remnants from the previous era, and it's the charge of a discerning general manager to scour those holdovers for future value.
The company essentially created an internal three-person franchise model consisting of a local GM, social media marketer to drum up consumer demand and a driver operations manager to develop driver supply.
A year ago, the Giants surged to 6-2 before an injury plague weakened the lineup, and internal bickering cast the franchise in a dysfunctional glow.
But Activision is trying to manage multiple internal teams on the franchise even as the company's rival, Electronic Arts, is about to put up a real contender with Battlefield 3. Millions of players will be waiting to find out how these two measure up.
Bungie and Microsoft split in 2007, but the rights to Halo remained with the latter, which formed an internal division to oversee Halo franchise development.
Any such transaction would not be simple; the seven companies that provide express service and internal borough service under New York City franchises are private.
For example, the city is negotiating with the authority to have it take over seven private companies that provide express bus service and internal borough service under city franchises.
Given that (a) this future world consists largely of sand, and (b) petrol is in short supply, it's odd that the populace should be so devoted to the internal combustion engine, but Miller's franchise was always absurd.
To oversee development of the entire Halo franchise, Microsoft created an internal division, 343 Industries, to manage the Halo brand.
This past season was a dreary one, with the proud franchise making more news for internal squabbling than any on-court accomplishments.
