Comments on: Rick Perry would love to bring the Chargers to San Antonio

By: polonelmeagrejr

polonelmeagrejr — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:47:10 +0000

Dear Rick:

Here in Utah we call athletic clubs that have 40 players and use an odd shaped inflated pigskin “Football Teams” Sincerely,

Your old pal, Mitt ROmney

By: bresilhac

bresilhac — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:35:26 +0000

San Antonio is a natural for an NFL team of that there is no question. The city will eventually pick up a team because the NFL goes where the money resides and San Antonio has plenty of money. Add to that the fact that South Texas is football crazed and moving the Chargers there suddenly becomes a great business deal if nothing else. And even if the Chargers franchise ends up staying in California another team will most likely move to SA in the upcoming years. It’s a financial no-brainer.

By: alonestartexan

alonestartexan — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:08:28 +0000

ytownjoe…

The median household income for Bexar County, TX (San Antonio) is $48,083.

To compare to a few other NFL franchises…

Davidson County, TN (Nashville) $46,737
Hillsborough County, FL (Tampa) $50,195
Duval County, FL (Jacksonville) $49,964
Harris County, TX (Houston) $52,675
Tarrant County, TX (Arlington) $56,178
Orleans Parish, LA (New Orleans $37,325
Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland) $44,088
Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati) $49,218
Allegheny County, PA (Pittsburgh) $49,805
Wayne County, MI (Detroit) $41,866

Need I go on?

The residents of California have a high median income, but what you fail to realize while running down the income of those living in San Antonio, TX, is that our cost of living is about 100 times lower than yours. Our money stretches further and we SUPPORT our teams. Enjoy a California with only two football teams.

By: ytownjoe

ytownjoe — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:47:58 +0000

With the low wages paid in San Antonio, a team would be lucky to fill half of the seats. NFL tickets cost a lot more than high school football tickets.

By: alonestartexan

alonestartexan — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:08:22 +0000

bluestar4ever…

The Median household income of Davidson County, TN (Nashville) is $46,737.

The Median household income of Bexar County, TX (San Antonio) is $48,083.

Nashville has sold out LP Field for 13 straight years.

You talk about corporate support in San Antonio? Between the San Antonio/Austin areas of South/Central Texas, there are 7 Fortune 500 companies.

There are only 2 Fortune 500 companies in California that are south of Newport Beach.

You have no idea what you’re talking about!

By: whitemike55

whitemike55 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:40:30 +0000

Rick Perry needs to legalize gambling in Texas!!!

With the Texans & that team further north, there is no reason to bring a 3rd team.

By: bradmoss1

bradmoss1 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:50:10 +0000

San Antonio Relámpagos

By: rollteal

rollteal — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:45:35 +0000

I’ve always thought San Antonio would make a good NFL city. They’ve been close to a few relocations & they were in the 93 expansion race. I see At some point next 5/8 years one of the Rust Belt teams Will probably look at relocating to San Antonio.

By: 1phd

1phd — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:06:50 +0000

Of course he’s good friends with the Spanos family. So are the Bush’s. The San Diego UT and the Spanos family are the last of the right wing big contributors that are finally being recognized as irrelevant in Southern California. The Chargers will never be any good as long as the Spanos family owns the team.

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:02:35 +0000

Whatever happened to talk of Texas leaving the union? Now that is talk I can get behind.
A football team in SA? Jerry Jones would never allow that.

By: pancaketaco

pancaketaco — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:11:42 +0000

It will be a lot easier to field a competitive team…not sure how any CA pro sports team is going to draw free agents with the top rate state income tax of 13%

By: MTLighthouse69

MTLighthouse69 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:08:05 +0000

I really hate it when these threads turn political. I watch sports to escape the real world, not got slapped in the face by it. Besides, politics (much like religion), has a way of turning people who would normally like each other into bitter enemies. Not to mention how annoyingly self-righteous people can get over both subjects regardless of which side they take.

As for the Chargers moving to San Antonio, as a Chargers’ fan, if the Chargers have to move, I would find it much easier supporting them if they moved to San Antonio. I don’t think I would still be a fan if they moved to Los Angeles. LA has already had two chances with NFL teams and they both ended up moving.

I don’t know if San diego would want to keep the “Chargers” name or not. If not, the lightning bolt could easily be changed to a soldier on a horse.

By: dtr3e

dtr3e — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:57:58 +0000

Football to Texas, is like hockey to Canada. It only makes sense, if the owners are worried about selling tickets and actually having the fans support the team. Besides I don’t know how many times this past season we’ve all heard of shootings and stabbing come from the California teams home games. It’s obvisously not safe to attend games in sunny Cal. Move them make money, make the games safe for fans. Everybody wins and no one in San Diego will notice. Besides they will actually get to watch the Chargers games on T.V.

By: nflhof

nflhof — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:47:34 +0000

If the Alamodome has a tarp for the upper deck maybe the Raiders could think about moving to San Antonio, but only if they have a tarp.

By: jimmysee

jimmysee — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:39:27 +0000

Move from San Diego to anywhere in Texas?

Who’d want to do that?!

By: bluestar4ever

bluestar4ever — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:31:16 +0000

San Antonio has more than enough people to sell out a stadium every week, the city has well over one million people, far more than cities like Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Buffalo, etc… The problem is that S.A. is a relatively poor city compared to Dallas and Houston. You could sell a lot of tickets, but not for very high prices. And you also wouldn’t be able to sell many luxury boxes or club seats. More importantly, there aren’t a lot of corporations located near S.A., so it would be tough to sell corporate sponsorships and ads. The lack of corporate support or expensive luxury boxes or club seats would make it hard for a team to be viable there. You would also have to deal with the fact that a lot of people in the area are longtime Dallas Cowboys fans, and may not want to switch their allegiance

By: christopher525

christopher525 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:03:41 +0000

Surprised Oklahoma City isn’t pushing for them.

By: noring4youstill

noring4youstill — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:37:52 +0000

Nice Jason Nice.

By: chattanola

chattanola — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:37:28 +0000

San Antonio seems to be like the girlfriend you pay attention to in order to make your steady girlfriend jealous.

When Tom Benson was toying with the idea of moving to SA after Katrina, there was the issue of whether Texas could take on a third NFL franchise.

The concern was from the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans as to what financial impact a third team would have on their revenues in terms of TV and fanbase.

Tom Benson was looking at massive repairs to the infrastructure of his kingdom and desperately needed funding and concessions from the state and the Feds to get it done. The idea of moving to SA provided the leverage he needed to get those concessions.

What does SA offer the Chargers’ franchise that SD does not? Do the Chargers need leverage for something?

By: purnellmeagrejr

purnellmeagrejr — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:35:29 +0000

“we would love to have their athletic club there.” That’s a positively Romneyesque remark. – mutilating the language until it screams.

By: pilot2011

pilot2011 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:22:18 +0000

if the Chargers don’t, some other team will. San Antonio would be perfect.

And yes, California is falling apart… Why would any free agent want give away half his salary?

By: rajbais

rajbais — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:51:22 +0000

The Chargers would not want to go there.

That’s Cowboy country (I’ve been there) and they would not want to leave the beaches for “The Alamo”.

No one in their right mind would decline L.A. for San Antonio.

By: huskersrock1

huskersrock1 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:51:15 +0000

Perry is going to pick every productive citizen out of California and leave them with nothing but welfare bums.

By: sportsmeccabi

sportsmeccabi — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:06:04 +0000

How do the folks in Texas even survive with Rick Perry and George W. Bush running stuff for the last 20 years or so?

By: apmn

apmn — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:35:00 +0000

San Antonio Terceros

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:28:07 +0000

hor2012 says:
Feb 15, 2013 11:23 PM
That’s not going to happen. If the League wouldn’t let the Saints relocate when Benson wanted to move them, they’re not going to allow the charges to come to Texas. Besides that, I’m betting if it’s anywhere it will be LA
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The league can’t stop a team from moving, Al Davis proved that decades ago.

By: trollaikman8

trollaikman8 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:21:37 +0000

lol at the mouth-breather who said
“with California falling apart, and Texas on the rise…”

California isn’t falling apart, and Texas is still and agricultural mecca but far from rising. San Diegans have better things to do than paint their faces for a mediocre product. This isn’t Kansas City.

By: baldeagle6

baldeagle6 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:02:27 +0000

San Antonio has tried to attract an NFL team for decades–since the 1970s. The best they ever did was the USFL’s San Antonio Gunslingers in 1984 and 1985. Attendance was 15,000 per game the first year, and less than 12,000 the last year.

The main issue was and likely still is a matter of demographics, and especially economics. San Antonio is big in population, but its large population does not compare financially with the likes of Dallas and Houston.

By: jerrysshadescleaner

jerrysshadescleaner — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:42:17 +0000

the alamodome is a dump, i am not even sure what came first the alamo or alamodome!

By: kayakattack

kayakattack — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:44:23 +0000

This has as much draw as bringing a team to Cheyenne Wyoming