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I thought there was Jacksonville speculation as well?
Regarding the Vikings, I think there is more danger of them moving than many Minnesotans believe. If you're interested in this subject, pay attention to the legislative session set to start in the last week of January. The Vikings lease is up on Feb 1st. If something doesn't get done they will get a letter from the Vikings announcing their intent to relocate to LA. That is a guarantee. That won't be the end, I think there would still be a chance for a special session in the spring but the pressure and the headaches would intensify and that would bring the opponents out of the woodwork.
I don't get a team going to LA, didn't they have a team, it left and now they want one back?
As much as I've heard the Vike talk, I would really hate to see them leave Minnesota. I know there has been some push back because of the economics of it, but overall big picture wouldn't the team going cause issues, too? I haven't read enough about both sides to form an educated opinion, but I think they should stay.
I don't understand teams moving but this comes from living in the midwest where everything has been solid for so long.
I thought there was Jacksonville speculation as well?
Regarding the Vikings, I think there is more danger of them moving than many Minnesotans believe. If you're interested in this subject, pay attention to the legislative session set to start in the last week of January. The Vikings lease is up on Feb 1st. If something doesn't get done they will get a letter from the Vikings announcing their intent to relocate to LA. That is a guarantee. That won't be the end, I think there would still be a chance for a special session in the spring but the pressure and the headaches would intensify and that would bring the opponents out of the woodwork.
I think the Vikings will be forced to sit by to see what happens with the upcoming legislative session which will extend beyond the Feb 15th date that the team has to petition the league for a move. That assumes that the Vikings don't already know they are stuck with the Metrodome lease another year because of the stadium collapse during the 2010 season.
Meanwhile the Governor today picked his choice of the nine proposals that were introduced a week ago. Unfortunately the visionairy plan to use a giant pick-up truck topper did not make the final cut...
Roscoe said the stadium could be “built completely from materials available at Menards, fabricated by the box store’s night crew.†He said a Menard’s supervisor had estimated the cost at “three for $304,016.00, or one structure for $100,006.00.â€
He said the stadium’s design would recall Minnesota’s heritage of “pickup truck toppers propped up on sawhorses as seen in back yards and driveways in northern [Twin Cities] suburbs.â€
I think it's going to be either the Rams, Raiders, or Chargers. If they move, I hope they don't call them the L.A. (Rams, Raiders, or Chargers). Just call them the California Rams, Raiders, or Chargers, or invent a new name and be creative...call them something like the So-Cal Raiders/Rams/Chargers.
My guess would be that the Rams move might make more sense, at least in terms of the politics and the history of the NFL. The only reason the Rams were moved in the first place was because Georgia Frontiere was spiteful and wanted to punish L.A. for not building her a new stadium. Now that problem's solved - albeit 20 years later and after her death.
The Raiders and Chargers might be more desperate, though, and I'm inclined to say that the Raiders are the most desperate. The Chargers want a new stadium, but they still have a market even if they get passed over by the NFL in getting the L.A. media market. The Raiders, on the other hand, are fighting with the 49ers over a much smaller pie, and it's a pie that's dwindling thanks to years of bad management and also due to the fact that Oakland's fan base is poor. And the ugly truth is that a poorer, lower-income fan base in today's NFL just isn't a good thing. All pro sports teams are leaving the East Bay and trying to move to the South Bay, and if the South Bay won't take them, then they're left to find another home, with L.A. being an obvious first choice.
I doubt they have any more success keeping LA's interest up this time either. L.A. doesn't seem to care about professional sports, but professional sports leagues are always going to be interested in L.A. It's the league that's driving this probably as much as the teams are. The franchises are interested when they get new stadium leases and television rights, but the love affairs fade over time. But the league always has an interest in seeing football/basketball/whatever played in L.A...and always will.
I don't get a team going to LA, didn't they have a team, it left and now they want one back?
As much as I've heard the Vike talk, I would really hate to see them leave Minnesota. I know there has been some push back because of the economics of it, but overall big picture wouldn't the team going cause issues, too? I haven't read enough about both sides to form an educated opinion, but I think they should stay.
I don't understand teams moving but this comes from living in the midwest where everything has been solid for so long.
I think we have the best division in football and I'll bet Bears and Lions fans feel that way too. I'm sure there would be some kind of realignment and you would probably end up with the Rams instead of the Vikings in the NFC North.
I would be really weird to think of the Vikings in LA but I'm sure some thought that about the Lakers as well but that happened. Minneapolis is the City of Lakes--hence the Lakers name for the BB team. LA has one man-made Lake I believe. The name makes no sense at all down there but people forget pretty quick.
I think the stadium will happen but it won't be easy.
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