Rams Officially Apply to Move to L.A.

[spuwho]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sports-nfl-stadiums-insight-idUSKCN0VC0EP?utm_source=twitter

St. Louis taxpayers on the hook for $144 million in debt and maintenance

What?!? NO WAY.  The NFL and an owner fucking over their home city via a ridiculously one-sided stadium deal, all in the interest of lining their pockets? I am absolutely shocked.  I mean, next thing I know you'll be telling me billionaire Shad Khan is fleecing the city to enrich homself at the expense of taxpayers.

I think we all know who the real victim in this relocation mess was...

http://larrybrownsports.com/football/stan-kroenke-victim/288850

The Billionaire owner!

I read the entire interview in the LA Times that Larry Brown Sports refers to.

His sincerity is barely an atom thick. The interview mentions when he vetted the LA site, he says "there was no going back".  This was years ago, which means his mind was made up ages ago.  He shouldn't have put STL through it is all I gotta say. How much did they spend hiring consultants and architects to prepare a proposal? A lot.

Prime example of why many cities will NOT want the NFL ever.

If it takes a billion USD to host 8-10 NFL games a year, and perhaps 2 or 3 college games, we have gone too far.

[I-10east]

The only teams that needs a stadium replacement anytime soon are the Chargers, Raiders, Redskins (Snyder wants a new stadium) and maybe Buffalo. Any of the other 27 stadiums that aren't totally up to par are adaptable enough for renovations. The whole "every NFL team will want a brand new 2 billion dollar stadium" thing is so overblown.