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Can someone please explain to me why taxpayers are being held hostage in Kalifornia for two very profitable privately owned teams to be relocated to SoCal when pro football has repeatedly failed in La~la land?
You do realize that the new stadium would be completely privately funded, right? And one of the teams is already in SoCal?
No one is ever held hostage. All it takes is someone to call a bluff. Let sports teams leave, it's not financially that big of a deal.
Can someone please explain to me why taxpayers are being held hostage in Kalifornia for two very profitable privately owned teams to be relocated to SoCal when pro football has repeatedly failed in La~la land?
LA is just being used as a bargaining chip by these teams anyway. I'd be very surprised if anyone actually moved there in the next 10 years. They've had multiple franchises and all have bailed. I will give the Raiders this though, they have every right to want a new stadium, and now. Their current home is a dump.
Can someone please explain to me why taxpayers are being held hostage in Kalifornia for two very profitable privately owned teams to be relocated to SoCal when pro football has repeatedly failed in La~la land?
You haven't read anything about the subject your whining about....
^ Some of those are pretty cool. Pats and Steelers could get away with those designs. Some of the others are I'm pretty sure the Vikings would not want bright yellow braids...
A.J. Hawk cut by Packers. Brandon "Hands" Bostick to the Vikes earlier this week. At least in Minnesota he won't need to worry about blowing the NFC Championship game.
You haven't read anything about the subject your whining about....
I'm not whining, as a dispassionate and uninformed observer I asked a legitimate question: Why does the NFL think TWO pro teams will succeed where one has never stuck around in LA.
Originally Posted by CocheseUGA
No one is ever held hostage. All it takes is someone to call a bluff. Let sports teams leave, it's not financially that big of a deal.
Aren't Oakland taxpayers being asked to ante up for a new stadium? Thus the threat of decamping to LA...
A lot of those helmets are pretty cool. Not all of them are good, but the only ones I don't like are the Jets and the Packers. Sadly, we'll probably never see anything close to those on the field.
I'm not whining, as a dispassionate and uninformed observer I asked a legitimate question: Why does the NFL think TWO pro teams will succeed where one has never stuck around in LA.
To not be condescending, you should investigate the stadium situation in LA from the beginning. Raiders and Rams were in the Coliseum, which isn't suitable for an NFL team then or now. Also, under management of USC, so no way it could host either team on a permanent basis now.
Aren't Oakland taxpayers being asked to ante up for a new stadium? Thus the threat of decamping to LA...
It's either build a new stadium, or they leave. I'm sure you aren't familiar with how much of a literal shithole O.co is. If they leave, they leave, but Oakland is in a position to lose A's and Raiders by letting the situation fester.
Last edited by CocheseUGA; 02-26-2015 at 11:44 AM.
Yes they later announced an appeal. Slight change now in his status
From USA Today
The Eighth Circuit only holds court one week a month, and the March docket has been scheduled. The next session is April 13 to 17 – the same week Peterson, 29, could be reinstated under terms of his original suspension by Commissioner Roger Goodell.
For now, the most significant change to Peterson's status is that Vikings officials can talk to him again and begin addressing the concerns he's said for months that he has about him and his family returning to Minnesota.
League spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed "the commissioner's exempt list permits a player and team to communicate" – something that wasn't allowed while he was suspended.
To not be condescending, you should investigate the stadium situation in LA from the beginning.
No offense taken, but don't care enough about pro-football in LA to do any homework which is why I asked the question. Just seems odd to have two teams share a stadium. It would be like the Cubs and Sox both playing in Wrigley.
No offense taken, but don't care enough about pro-football in LA to do any homework which is why I asked the question. Just seems odd to have two teams share a stadium. It would be like the Cubs and Sox both playing in Wrigley.
You mean like the Jets and Giants playing in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ???
Pats have told Vince Wilfork they are not going to pick up his option for next season. 11 years with the Pats, but Wilfork says he is not retiring and New England will always be his home. His 15-16 option is $8M and the Pats are over their salary cap. This was all announced this AM, so not sure if they will renegotiate.
Reports are saying Manning will be back in Denver for at least another season - his 18th. Took a $4M pay cut but can earn that back with performance incentives. Will be interesting to see how he and Kubiak work together. Peyton isn't exactly a West Coast offense type of QB.
Did anyone see that Larry Donnell was in the plane that lost traction in NY. A fake version of him called the news and did the ole Fuck her in the pussy thing. I'd post the Deadspin link but blocked at work.
Did anyone see that Larry Donnell was in the plane that lost traction in NY. A fake version of him called the news and did the ole Fuck her in the pussy thing. I'd post the Deadspin link but blocked at work.
He retire years ago, but someone was just dumb enough to give him a paycheck.
02-23-2015, 08:25 PM
I'm pretty sure the Vikings would not want bright yellow braids... 
you carried the team through some tough times.
