Why do the raiders want to leave?
horrible attendance
Why do the raiders want to leave?
Best case scenario would be if the Raiders leave for LA and the A's get Cisco Field to pop off.
Best case scenario would be if the Raiders leave for LA and the A's get Cisco Field to pop off.
Report: Rams owner will build LA stadium with or without NFL approval
By John Breech | CBSSports.com
January 5, 2016 4:48 pm ET
When the NFL's 32 owners meet in Houston on Jan. 12, there's a good chance that at least two of them will be sweating out the relocation vote -- Chargers owner Dean Spanos and Raiders owner Mark Davis.
Rams owner Stan Kroenke probably won't be too nervous though, because apparently, he has a plan in place with which he's going to move forward whether or not the Rams are approved for relocation.
The mayor of Inglewood, Calif., James Butts, said this week that Kroenke and the city plan to start construction on the Rams stadium project whether or not the team's relocation is approved, according to Inglewood Today.
Kroenke and his group have put together plans for a $1.86 billion stadium project in Inglewood.
Butts did add that if the Rams aren't approved for relocation, then the stadium could still host other events while the Rams continue to seek relocation to LA.
The proposed Inglewood stadium has a roof over it, so it could theoretically host anything from a Final Four to the Academy Awards.
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The Rams stadium might be built whether the Rams are in LA or not. (HKS)
Butts also pointed out that at some point down the road, the new stadium could potentially play host to the Olympics or a World Cup.
That being said, it'd be a huge financial risk on Kroenke's part to build the stadium without a full-time tenant. Even if the building hosted a Final Four regularly, that wouldn't happen more than once every 5-7 years, and hosting events sporadically like that would make it hard to turn a profit.
If Kroenke decides to move ahead with his stadium, it's likely because he expects his team to be playing there at some point in time.
The Rams took their first official step towards an LA move on Monday, when they officiallyfiled for relocation with the league.
"The St. Louis Rams informed the National Football League today that the Rams propose to relocate to the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area," the team said in a statement. "The relocation would be effective for the 2016 NFL League Year."
The Chargers and Raiders also filed for relocation on Monday. The NFL is expected to make a final decision regarding relocation sometime next week, when owners meet on Jan. 12 and 13 in Houston.
There's always the chance the league could put off the decision until 2017, and if that happens, Kroenke's plan to start construction on his stadium would make sense because the NFL would probably have a hard time turning down a stadium that's already one year into its construction.
i cant hear you after you said you HATE the lakers. only people HATING the lakers right now are bandwagon fans.There's no way in hell this city can support 3 teams...what the world doesn't understand is we the people of Los Angeles don't give a fukk about having an NFL team. This is all for these money hungry owners wanting TV/advertisement money....not us normal people. This city is USC Football, The Lakers (who I personally hate) and to a lesser extent The Clippers and UCLA Basketball/Football. You bring the Raiders here...FINE. There's a grip of Raiders fans here. But the Rams and especially the Chargers will be right back outta here within 10 years because we just don't give a fukk![]()
i cant hear you after you said you HATE the lakers. only people HATING the lakers right now are bandwagon fans.
that run with the clippers, ran with the heat with bron, probably run with the cavs when bron went back until you found it was curry's time and now you're a gstate warrior fan to the fullest.
but back to the discussion at hand. the rams have old head fans. there are charger fans here that have made that commute. But its true there isnt a huuuge fan base for the rams or chargers in LA. but with all the hispanics in L.A you have to understand, they love their sports teams to death. i mean literally to death. so i can easily see a bunch of hispanic ram and charger fans come out of nowhere in a couple of years and be crazy loyal to them too.
This would be a chance of a lifetime for a young fan to pick a team from his city. he has 3 choices. and ride them out.
Most of the Mexican football fans I see are Raiders, old school Ram fans, sprinkle of 49ers(mostly bandwagon), and a small sprinkle of Chargers- but that's mostly if they have San Diego ties.i cant hear you after you said you HATE the lakers. only people HATING the lakers right now are bandwagon fans.
that run with the clippers, ran with the heat with bron, probably run with the cavs when bron went back until you found it was curry's time and now you're a gstate warrior fan to the fullest.
but back to the discussion at hand. the rams have old head fans. there are charger fans here that have made that commute. But its true there isnt a huuuge fan base for the rams or chargers in LA. but with all the hispanics in L.A you have to understand, they love their sports teams to death. i mean literally to death. so i can easily see a bunch of hispanic ram and charger fans come out of nowhere in a couple of years and be crazy loyal to them too.
This would be a chance of a lifetime for a young fan to pick a team from his city. he has 3 choices. and ride them out.
Rams would sell out for sure. They run deep out here, especially if they bring back the old colors and unis. The Chargers- No. Maybe the first couple of games but outside of about 20,000 coming up from San Diego and the OC plus some locals who want to experience a NFL game once in a while I don't see the fan base who will give a sh*t about them throughout a 16 game season week in and week out. Everybody, myself included, hates that they show their games here on Sunday instead of the Raiders as it is. If they leave SD and don't re brand its franchise suicide if you ask me. They don't have the entire state behind them like the Raiders and to a lesser extent the 49ers doDo you think that the Rams or Chargers, would be able to sale out games in LA ?