Comments on: Report: AEG L.A. stadium proposal “essentially dead” to NFL http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Fri, 24 May 2013 01:00:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: raidermike34 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2371933 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:07:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2371933 Raiders will not be coming as AEG will not only want to own a portion but the would want to strip the identity of the whole raider Image with a new team name and logo..However do not Rule out Magic Johnson and the boys preparing a new proposal to do one next to Dodger Stadium.. Thanks Villaraigosa.. you are on the way out and the new guy will be making some nice dough as well.

]]> By: nzaz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2369603 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:14:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2369603 S

LA doesn’t deserve a team because of something that happend almost 20 years ago when many football fans were either kids or not born yet? Not to mention the fact that both owners were extremely greedy and didnt even try to find a new stadium in LA, instead they took the quick buck. Also by your reasoning Cleveland, Baltimore and Houston shouldn’t have gotten new teams. I know it’s popular to hate LA back east and in the flyover states but if that’s the case stop moving here, you’re clogging our streets with traffic.

]]> By: mogogo1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2369121 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:53:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2369121 Big picture: There’s virtually no groundswell of support in the LA area about getting a team. Nobody whooped for joy when they first heard about this stadium deal, just as nobody cried in his beer after hearing the deal may be dead.

And the league that somehow thinks they could put a team in London and succeed STILL can’t get a team in the second largest U.S. city.

]]> By: quicktaker http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2369056 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:30:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2369056 New football stadiums make no sense economically and only get built with heavy government funding. Of course the concept of AEG building a 1.8 billion dollar stadium without owning a team is absurd. NFL teams are use to getting sweetheart deals where they pay minimal rent.
I wish citizens would realize that the NFL needs us more than we need them. Stop funding horrible investments like stadiums. If we expect owners to provide all of the funding, the stadiums may be less grand but I promise you the seats will still be plastic.

]]> By: thermalito http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2369010 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:13:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2369010 wow I’ve never seen so many clueless posts in one thread. Fan support has absolutely NOTHING to do with why the NFL is not in LA. The City’s refusal to use public dollars to build a stadium is the one and only issue. If lack of fan support was an issue then teams in Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Arizona, Cincinnati and Oakland would all be elsewhere tomorrow. The Rams and Raiders both actually drew quite well while they were in LA. The Rams broke attendance records when they played at the Coliseum and the Raiders drew 90,000 plus multiple times there.

]]> By: fortphiladamsterdam http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368979 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:59:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368979 When the league expands next, Disney will build a new stadium in Anaheim and become owner of the team that plays in it. They will call them the Air Buds, and everyone will hate it.

]]> By: bbb82 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368976 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:58:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368976 How many times does LA have to fail at having an NFL team before we stop talking about moving another team there?

]]> By: bribos http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368946 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:38:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368946 There is every reason to believe that Los Angeles and their fans are not the problem, per se. The problem may be bigger, yet simpler: Trying to support 4 teams in California may be the real problem; there just aren’t enough TRUE fans to go around.
‘Frisco fans…front runners. They stayed away in droves when the team was losing.
Raider fans…can’t wait to dress up, get liquored up and fight.
Charger fans…is there really such a thing? Or are the fans in stands on a road trip from OC?
The late Ram fans…all we did was show up to games, leave a little early, and head to Tommy’s.
Between the 4 groups there may be 70 to 80 thousand real football fans. Give them a real team, with solid management, and watch em go.
ps Industry is not far enough out of town. The Inland Empire is the fastest growing area of the state. Build a stadium complex (restaurants, a mall, a casino and a racetrack) somewhere between Rancho Cucamonga and Victorville and Barstow. Fans could fly into Vegas from all over, then drive down for the game. Tour/party busses from all over the state (ergo the casino!).
The population center has been moving that direction for years. It’s not going to stop. Somebody with some money and a vision may as well get on board and help it develop in the best way possible. As was stated earlier…build it and they will come!

]]> By: buddysguys http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368941 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:37:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368941 Another California team just means more stabbings and beatings for Fans….we are all safe now.

]]> By: lonelylibertarian http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368905 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:13:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368905 If the great GOD-L had any imagination he would already be pushing.

A four team expansion…
1. Two teams sharing a league owned and built Sourthern Cal Stadium – one new and the other the chargers.

2. Second expansion team in the Chicago area – again playing in a league owned stadium in the northern suburbs.

3 Two teams in Europe – One in London, the other in either Amsterdam or Germany.

This coupled with a 18 game schedule and adding another week to the season adding a full slate of Thursday games and resuming Saturday games after the first of December could lead to a significant expansion of TV revenues – and total revenues. Adding 5 more roster slots and 4 new teams would increase the number of jobs for players.

But this will never happen because RG is not a leader.

]]> By: gojags436 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368890 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:06:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368890 You last posters talking about Jags to L.A. don’t know what you’re talking about. We averaged over 65,000 tickets sold per game last season. And that’s for a team that went 1-7 at home. Jag fans were awesome last year & we haven’t had a blackout since ’09. Meanwhile, the Raiders & their “passionate” fanbase are set to have 15,000 fewer seats than the Jags this coming season. Tampa Bay’s home games were almost all blacked out & Miami’s stadium is a ghost town on game day. Get a clue, tools.

]]> By: dirtydrew http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368864 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:49:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368864 L.A. Jaguars?

]]> By: boltdaddy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368863 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:48:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368863 This just it L.A. to get NFL Stadium….

This just in… story about L.A. to get NFL Stadium falls short like Hollywood Race Track, Irwindale, re-build on the current Colosseum site, City of Industry and now D.T. L.A. Not only not building but also running our of places to not build.

]]> By: balzer41 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368850 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:40:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368850 L.A. has already had their opportunity to support 2 different teams and failed miserably both times. They don’t deserve another chance. Forget about L.A. and let the real football cities keep their teams. Well, on second thought they can have the Jags. Nobody will support that team, no matter where they play.

]]> By: wagons716 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368844 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:36:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368844 They don’t deserve a team anyways!!! They had their chances… key word chances! If there was any team that should be moved anyways it should be Jax we all know that but I still believe if they moved they shouldnt go to L.A.

]]> By: ballboy48 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368822 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:22:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368822 Football in LA never did well, and never will. How many teams played there, and then bailed? LA is a basketball and baseball town. Not a football town. The NFL is making tons of money without a team there now, and I’m sure a Franchise would be more successful in another city, without as much debt.

]]> By: logast http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368813 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:17:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368813 I realize the only reason that the NFL wants a franchise in LA is the tv dollars. Why do they still think that will work?

The NFL has tried LA before, and there has been mediocre community support at best.

Give up already, before you really price your product out of reach for most.

]]> By: Beezo-Doo-doo-Zippity-Bop-bop-bop http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368768 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:48:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368768 I’ve been telling writers and commenters on this site for a long time that no team is going to move to LA. First and foremost, LA would have to build a stadium and give it and all concessions to the team. Someone would also have to pay the half billion dollar relocation fee the NFL would charge and again, it won’t be the team. The NFL does not want any current teams moving to LA, the market is too valuable to them as it is. They love having the threat of a move there to hold over current cities heads. For all the talk of the second largest TV market, well they already have that and would lose it once the team inevitably stopped selling out the stadium. At this point I don’t even see expansion as an option, when LA lost all its teams it virtually ensured it would never have another.

]]> By: bunjy96 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368762 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:44:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368762 A downtown stadium in LA was never really viable.

]]> By: saxmachine69 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368750 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:36:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368750 A year after the Viking’s stadium bill passed, and yet I’m still surprised to read an LA article on this thread that isn’t spun to suggest the Vikings are moving

]]> By: jikkle49 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368717 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:06:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368717 Complete leverage move on the NFL’s part.

AEG is still the most viable plan for them and actually has the cities support behind it which they can barely get from a lot of these new stadium deals but since they don’t need a team to threaten to move there this year it’s a good time to take a few swipes at the proposal in the hopes of sweetening the pot.

AEG should call the NFL’s bluff on this one. It’s true the NFL doesn’t need LA but LA isn’t hurting without the NFL.

And for a league now more than ever obsessed with making every penny it can ($25 Combine tickets, stretching out the offseason, adding two games to the regular season) they won’t continue to ignore the 2nd largest market in the US for much longer.

]]> By: eatitfanboy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368716 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:06:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368716 Or maybe it’s just not true, seeing as no one as no one is actually identified as having said it.

]]> By: samtheram http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368715 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:02:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368715 You forgot to say the Ram’s are moving to LA

]]> By: zclorz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368709 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:37:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368709 LA is all about the Lake Show. If they relocate, say the Jags, to LA they will not compare to the Lakers.

]]> By: benroethlisberger7 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368701 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:50:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368701 L.A. is a joke. That city does not deserve a team.

]]> By: tincansailor981 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368691 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:03:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368691 They’ve had two teams and couldn’t keep either one. What makes anyone believe they deserve a third chance? I know the NFL is sick thinking about all the potential dollars they are missing out on.

]]> By: brainslicer http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368690 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:01:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368690 In a related story, the NFL is asking if fans would be willing to pay $25 to watch construction of the new stadium.

]]> By: buffalomafia http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368684 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:21:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368684 Now where are the Bills moving to Toronto?

]]> By: nzaz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368675 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:33:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368675 The NFL is still in love with the Chavez Ravine site because its cost effective, the land is already open (parking lot) and the view is the perfect backdrop for all the Super Bowls that would be set there. AEG is too much glitz and crap people don’t care about. It’s all glass and cement down there by LA Live, nothing emotional to grab in to. Then you drive 5 minutes up the 110 and see the 50 year old Dodger Stadium and you remember your youth and why you live sports in the first place.

]]> By: jbpanthers http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/report-aeg-l-a-stadium-proposal-essentially-dead-to-nfl/#comment-2368659 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:46:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1788744#comment-2368659 This was obvious, Goodell would rather an NFL team in London than in LA anyhow….

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