My only requirement, not that anyone asked, is a complete and utter willingness to keep the team here in Nashville. As usual, Nashville Post has the story on who might fit the bill:

The caliber of people the sources are talking about in Nashville include people such as Tommy Frist, who co-founded HCA, Cal Turner or maybe even Al Gore. Any one of them could operate under the model Martha Ingram, another who clearly has the resources, used in raising the funds for building the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, writing a big initial check but tapping friends in the community for the rest (to the chagrin of non-profits around town).

Frist has the financial resources to buy the team and could well convince some of the healthcare entrepreneurs HCA has spun off over the years to buy corporate tickets and sponsorships. And though Gore couldn’t carry the state in his presidential election bid, he may have enough clout to be the front man on a group.

I was thinking of Martha Ingram even before the news broke that a local bid was being discussed, so I’m not surprised to see her name pop up. Martha, I don’t (seriously) expect you to fund anything and everything in Nashville, but we need you and the rest of the crew above on this one. If you’ve somehow avoided falling for the Preds, at least help Nashville avoid a black eye from a franchise departure.