Comments on: Pasadena approves up to five years of NFL at Rose Bowl

By: dannymac17

dannymac17 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:20:39 +0000

lol @ whoever moves has to pay a half billion dollars.

Thats not how it works, thats never how it worked.

Please stop posting.

By: ambitoos

ambitoos — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:06:57 +0000

Where did you get that Raiders own the rights. That’s balony. The NFL owns the rights to LA. They have stated that any team that want’s to move there must register with the NFL and they alone will pick the teams. They want two. The Chargers and the Rams or the Raiders and the Rams. All of their leases expire in 2013. The Chargers doesn’t but they can buy out any time they choose.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:37:39 +0000

sourdough says:
Nov 20, 2012 10:08 PM
Any team that relocates to LA will have to pony up ~$600 million the NFL requires for a team to relocate to LA
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i say raiders will not pay a penny
, and secondly, whatever team it is will pay the raiders, not the nfl….even if it means going to court……Raiders own the rights to L.A. period.

By: ambitoos

ambitoos — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:30:40 +0000

I get really tired of hearing that LA fans won’t support a team. That’s balony. The Rams left because of the problems with the people who ran the coliseum. They wouldn’t reduce the 100,000 seat capacity and Orange county offered them a better deal. The Raiders left because the Northridge earthquake destroyed the Coliseum. Any team that gets the LA market will probably double the value of it’s team. I’m just not sure the Chargers management is smart enough to realize that.

By: steelerben

steelerben — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:43:36 +0000

The Los Angeles Chargers

How could this be anything else? With the NFL saying as soon as next year, the Charger’s lease up, all the front office, coaching and personnel changes coming this makes sense. Divisions don’t even need to be realigned to make it a sensible move.

Throw in a new Nike designed uniform and it is the true fresh start that this team needs.

By: shackdelrio

shackdelrio — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:19:30 +0000

“Andre’s Johnson says:
Nov 20, 2012 8:56 PM
The Jags can just bring their tarps.”

Maybe we could move one of the 11 teams with worse attendance than the 1-9 Jaguars. Like the 6-4 Buccaneers that average 10k less people a game.

By: rasalghoul

rasalghoul — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:21:32 +0000

contra74 November 21, 2012, 2:29 AM CET

bobnelsonjr says: Nov 20, 2012 8:16 PM LA Vikings!! Skoal

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Yes folks – packer fans still hold on to the LA Vikings dream even though the vikes have a new stadium on their way. Classy bunch huh!?

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Yeah, Green Bay fans are super excited for the Vikings to leave so they can play against 3 professional teams in their division.

Not directed towards normal Viking fans, just the trolls.

By: jpaq68

jpaq68 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:53:57 +0000

Say hello to your Los Angeles Bills!

By: silentcount

silentcount — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:15:02 +0000

If the NFL wants a team in LA so bad, then they never should have allowed that evil woman sneak the Rams away in the middle of the night. When you burn loyal fans, they don’t forget. They’ve moved on. Most of the people I know in LA came from somewhere else and are loyal fans of their home teams anyway. This whole NFL team in LA thing is nothing more than someone trying to make money.

By: naes

naes — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:32:33 +0000

“The addition of 13 events and not 12 adds a little potential intrigue to the move. ”

Not really.

The Rose Bowl is set to go into the NCAA playoff rotation along with hosting the Rose Bowl.

Maybe they’re just buying themselves some wiggle room. What happens if there is a disaster in another city and they have to move a game. San Diego had to postpone a game a few years back due to wildfire and New Orleans had to play at Giants stadium.

The extra game gives them wiggle room for adding another NFL or college game without having to ask the city council for permission.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:03:46 +0000

LA fans are too laid back to pack some old stadium. Yes, and the Rose Bowl needs major renovations.

By: joeychargers

joeychargers — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:30:19 +0000

I really don’t want the Chargers to move… Take the Chiefs!

By: cav2ya

cav2ya — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:53:05 +0000

if the nfl wants a team in the second largest market in the US, they Will relax the blackout rule for 5yrs., while the fan base builds. then once the new stadium is built, and the team moves in, blackout rule back in effect..
this isn’t a government operation, this is a private company looking to make money..they’ll do that for sure. they can make up whatever rules they want..
woohoo, I’m excited to finally have a team coming to LA. it sucks driving anywhere from 4-10 hrs just to see a game!

By: truebluela

truebluela — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:50:25 +0000

We’ll find out if it’s the Bolts in February, since that month is open to the Team to decide whether to stay in SD with no new Stadium or leave for another City. They have had this option for several years, and have elected to stay put. So we’ll know by 2/29/2013 if they are the Team, or possibly one of the 2 Teams to move to L.A. …or in their case return to L.A.

By: superputman

superputman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:24:48 +0000

Whenever I see a team relocate I feel bad for the fan base. This time I’m starting to feel bad for myself. :-/

-Buffalo fan

By: usmutts

usmutts — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:24:27 +0000

Los Angeles is where NFL teams go to die.

By: p31squared

p31squared — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:20:17 +0000

LA can’t fill a 90K seat stadium? Then they shouldn’t have a team.

By: sourdough

sourdough — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:08:34 +0000

Any team that relocates to LA will have to pony up ~$600 million the NFL requires for a team to relocate to LA. Chargers owner Dean Spanos doesn’t have that kind of scratch. Don’t forget, if AEG builds the stadium they also require a minority share (at less than market price) of whatever team moves there. Spanos may be a lame owner, but he isn’t going to give away a share of his team for less-than market value.

By: web619

web619 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:08:13 +0000

Florida has 3 teams and has had inadequate support for all of them

By: ciscosocalraider

ciscosocalraider — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:29:01 +0000

Those who don’t live in SoCal have no idea how many football fans we have here. Every Sunday every bar, restaurant, where ever a game is being shown is jammed packed. Also the NFL wasn’t as popular as it is now, so saying that there’s no fans to support a team is ridiculous. Now as for what team, I say the Raiders. The fan base here eclipses all other mentioned. If you’ve been to a Oakland game the vast majority are from Socal, and a Raiders vs Chargers game half if not 3/4 are Raiders fans.

By: 1nationraidernation

1nationraidernation — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:57:08 +0000

conditioned upon that they will host a super bowl, it’s all part of the deal.

By: Andre's Johnson

Andre's Johnson — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:56:25 +0000

The Jags can just bring their tarps.

By: abninf

abninf — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:55:58 +0000

Wonder how much money got slid under the table to the council members.

By: richc111

richc111 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:52:28 +0000

I am so sick of hearing about LA wanting a team. Now they won’t build a stadium until they know for sure and they will play in a stadium that was build in roman times, plus the league would have to relax the blackout rule. How big of a deal do they want. No team in the NFL deserves to lose their franchise to this city. They have had 2 teams in the past 20 years and lost both of them. They don’t have football fans out there. To them it is a social event, and the problem there is they don’t have enough social people there to fill a stadium

By: kingpel

kingpel — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:48:27 +0000

I said not the Rams!

By: db105

db105 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:39:57 +0000

Will the new team charge PSLs for games at the Rose Bowl?

By: dirtysouthironmen

dirtysouthironmen — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:35:31 +0000

Move the Jets to LA.

By: clickablecontent

clickablecontent — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:31:24 +0000

It’s inaccurate to say NFL teams in LA havent had fans. They haven’t had lucrative stadiums. The Rams and Raiders both played at the LA Coliseum, which was impossible to sell out, causing TV blackouts locally. It made no sense for a big market team to stay in TV town if they weren’t on TV. Farmers Field would be huge for an LA team. Lakers games and Staple Center are sellouts at inflated prices. I’m shocked local residents haven’t already blocked Rose Bowl participation though. What’s up with the Vikings? Seems like they have a little more leverage in Minnesota now.

By: contra74

contra74 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:29:32 +0000

bobnelsonjr says:
Nov 20, 2012 8:16 PM
LA Vikings!! Skoal

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Yes folks – packer fans still hold on to the LA Vikings dream even though the vikes have a new stadium on their way. Classy bunch huh!?

By: bobnelsonjr

bobnelsonjr — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:16:49 +0000

LA Vikings!! Skoal