Chargers, Raiders propose shared NFL stadium in Carson

[tyton75]

Money always wins out over "history". AFCW tradition or no; if they want to get it done the history isn't going to stand in the way.

[Discuss Thrower]

St Louis and KC can't be in the same division either..

[UL Washington]

In 76 for their first year Tampa Bay and Seattle played in opposite divisions and then switched in 77 moving forward. This was planned to give them exposure to as much of the league as possible from the start it was never intended to be anything but a one year transition.

Edited, actually T Bay went to the NFC Central but yeah...

[notorious]

1.There isn't going to be a conference realignment.

2. There isn't going to be a shared stadium in L.A.

3. LA wants nothing to do with the Raiders franchise. They want new and hip,not old and stale.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by notorious

1.There isn't going to be a conference realignment.

2. There isn't going to be a shared stadium in L.A.

3. LA wants nothing to do with the Raiders franchise. They want new and hip,not old and stale.

I agree, it's all posturing.

Stan Kroeke's deal is 99.999% in the books, so the Raiders and Chargers are trying to use whatever leverage is left in order to force their municipalities to find a solution.

[suzzer99]

So are all the nice fans going to show up for the Chargers and all the psychopaths show up for the Raiders? No of course not. It's going to be nothing but psychopaths. I'm going to live a few miles from this stadium and never be able to go to a game.

[Discuss Thrower]

That's the end game...

Chargers and Rams move to L.A., whether it be at Carson or the Kroenke site in Inglewood.

Oakland stays at O.co until the NFL and the A's tell them to get ****ed, then they'll split Levi's Stadium with the 49ers until the Raiders can get a new home in Oakland / San Jose where the **** ever.

[kcxiv]

The site in Carson is down the street almost literally from where my family lives. lol That would be cool.

[sd4chiefs]

Looks like things are not going will for San Diego's bid to keep the Chargers in town.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports...616-story.html

In another indication of the impasse between the Chargers and the city of San Diego, the club released a statement Tuesday saying it does not believe a stadium initiative can be put on the ballot this year..

That means the Chargers hold little hope of staying in San Diego, at least according to the NFL's current timeline, and will continue to jointly pursue a Carson stadium with the Oakland Raiders.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by sd4chiefs

Looks like things are not going will for San Diego's bid to keep the Chargers in town.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports...616-story.html

In another indication of the impasse between the Chargers and the city of San Diego, the club released a statement Tuesday saying it does not believe a stadium initiative can be put on the ballot this year..

That means the Chargers hold little hope of staying in San Diego, at least according to the NFL's current timeline, and will continue to jointly pursue a Carson stadium with the Oakland Raiders.

Eh, i believe the writing is on the wall, but i don't think this is as big of a deal as people around town are making it out to be.

The meeting in August is what is going to determine everything. If the NFL decides to give it another year before moving a team into L.A, then the ballot thing doesn't mean anything. If they don't give it another year, then the ballot thing still doesn't mean anything because the vote would've been in December and they've already made up their mind as to which teams are moving to L.A and when.

[BossChief]

Let's say they get a stadium for SD and OAK to share...how many locker rooms would the actual stadium have? I'm presuming at least 3, right? How many different practice facilities?

What an absolutely terrible idea, even if the teams were in different divisions, which they aren't...compounding the problem.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Let's say they get a stadium for SD and OAK to share...how many locker rooms would the actual stadium have? I'm presuming at least 3, right? How many different practice facilities?

What an absolutely terrible idea, even if the teams were in different divisions, which they aren't...compounding the problem.

MetLife Stadium, home of the Jets and Giants, houses four locker rooms: Jets, Giants and two visitor locker rooms.

I think the Carson plan is awful, as it's literally on a toxic waste dump and way too South and for most Angelenos, but the Raiders and Chargers need some type of leverage, I suppose.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

MetLife Stadium, home of the Jets and Giants, houses four locker rooms: Jets, Giants and two visitor locker rooms.

I think the Carson plan is awful, as it's literally on a toxic waste dump and way too South and for most Angelenos, but the Raiders and Chargers need some type of leverage, I suppose.

The plans about bringing a team to LA have all been crap from what I've read.

The LA area needs an explosive team there or it's gonna flop. BIGTIME. There's just too many options for those entertainment dollars. Their best shot is to bring a team like SD there after a bad year and have Jim Harbaugh take over with a top draft pick QB. Nobody is gonna pay to watch a shitty Raiders team..they have to be sold on something entertaining for it to work.

Cost of tickets, hassle of getting in and out of the stadium, traffic, etc...

It's gotta be worth it.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BossChief

The plans about bringing a team to LA have all been crap from what I've read.

The LA area needs an explosive team there or it's gonna flop. BIGTIME. There's just too many options for those entertainment dollars.

I disagree. I know a countless number of people that can't wait for the Rams to return. Kroenke's stadium plan is amazing and people regularly attend concerts at the remodeled Forum on a weekly, if not nightly, basis so having a stadium in that area won't be any type of hindrance.

Carson? Blech. Who wants to go to Carson, for well, anything?

Also, this notion that LA isn't a "football town" is absolute nonsense. The Bruins and Trojans sell out each and every week and both teams are beloved. It'll be the same when the Rams return.

[BossChief]

I wonder how big of an impact to the salary cap it would be if 2 teams went to LA...especially if the team(s) came from smaller markets.

Let's say the Rams (who would be the best option to draw in fans if Foles works out for them) and the Jaguars move...that's a huge jump in TV contract revenue.