Chargers Stadium

[Turf]

So let me get this right. The current stadium in San Diego isn't good enough for the NFL, but to play two years in a 30,000 seat dump makes sense? It's a total embarrassment to the league office. It's not like they have to build the new stadium, its already being built. Why not stay in San Diego where the fans are and wait two more years? Maybe something could still be worked out. Utterly disgraceful. Wait until this product shows up on TV. Rogmer Goodell is the ultimate buffoon.

[Generalissimus Gibby]

So let me get this right. The current stadium in San Diego isn't good enough for the NFL, but to play two years in a 30,000 seat dump makes sense? It's a total embarrassment to the league office. It's not like they have to build the new stadium, its already being built. Why not stay in San Diego where the fans are and wait two more years? Maybe something could still be worked out. Utterly disgraceful. Wait until this product shows up on TV. Rogmer Goodell is the ultimate buffoon.

It's what the NFL is all about. It has not been about the fans since at least 1984 when the Irsays left Baltimore and took the Colts with them. In L.A. you have a larger media market and you can peddle more merchandise. Also, LA is a destination city. You are in town you tour Beverly Hills, see Hollywood, go to Disney World and then take in a show featuring the Chargers and your home town team.

Or in Las Vegas, gamble, see a show, **** an escort girl, get married at a wedding chapel by an Elvis impersonator and then see an incredible act between your hometown Chiefs and their old AFL rivals. Weekend packages available from KCI for as low as 500 bucks.

In London, see the changing of the guard, see the Imperial War Museum, go and enjoy fine British beer and then head on over to Wembley to see a friendly between two American teams.

[Turf]

Yeah I agree, but when a national audience sees this dump they're going to play in its a PR nightmare. Everyone's going to be shaking their heads. Especially in LA, that lost its team twice now? Now they get once force fed down their throats, and another one they're never going to support. I know its about money but they lost two cities of support, fan base and exposure to put two teams where they don't even care if they have one. Not to mention the asinine overseas games they play that no one watches. Add to that Thursday night games.
The whole thing is a disaster.

[DynaPaul]

De ja vu. Now they have TWO teams again that no one cares about!

[justasportsfan]

We're lucky that Ralph cared about the fans and the Pegulas do as well.So far

[SpikedLemonade]

The NFL ownership group and management sucks coqs.

[Generalissimus Gibby]

De ja vu. Now they have TWO teams again that no one cares about!

Again

[sudzy]

Mike and Mike hit the nail on the head on this. This just shows how little the fans mean to the NFL anymore. It's all about seat licenses, suites and TV deals. Money, money and more money. They would rather have 10,000 people at a game at $1,000 a seat then have 80,000 FANS at a $100.

[Night Train]

You would figure the Rose Bowl would be their temporary venue. A small stadium like that seems nuts. How is that possible ?

Congrats NFL. You wanted LA, you got it.

[YardRat]

It's what the NFL is all about. It has not been about the fans since at least 1984 when the Irsays left Baltimore and took the Colts with them. In L.A. you have a larger media market and you can peddle more merchandise. Also, LA is a destination city. You are in town you tour Beverly Hills, see Hollywood, go to Disney World and then take in a show featuring the Chargers and your home town team.

Or in Las Vegas, gamble, see a show, **** an escort girl, get married at a wedding chapel by an Elvis impersonator and then see an incredible act between your hometown Chiefs and their old AFL rivals. Weekend packages available from KCI for as low as 500 bucks.

In London, see the changing of the guard, see the Imperial War Museum, go and enjoy fine British beer and then head on over to Wembley to see a friendly between two American teams.
It has far more to do with returning advertising to the #2 television market in the country than anything. Ticket sales don't mean dick anymore, it's pocket change to help pay the secretaries and ticket-takers wages. The lifting of the blackout rules was the last necessary evidence of that.

If Roger Goodell remains commissioner, I will guarantee right now that one, most likely both, LA teams make it to the Super Bowl in the next five years...maybe sooner.