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Is there a reason why there is not a football franchise in Los Angeles?? |
Is there a reason why there is not a football franchise in Los Angeles?? Preface all of this by saying that I am a HUGE football fan! The city won't be held hostage by owners demanding big $$$$ for stadium upgrades, and the people who live here have kinda become used to it. There are sooooo many things to do that not having a game to go to on Sundays doesn't seem all that bad any more. A bad taste was left in our mouths after the Rams and Raiders. And it is not like we are football deprived. There are two good college programs in the city, the Chargers are just a couple hours away (less of a drive than many Green Bay/Denver/Dallas/Pittsburg fans make), and the 49ers and Raiders just a few hours up the coast. Plus we get all the games on T.V. The public outcry is not there. Besides, some would argue that having USC is almost like having a pro team. Last I heard was that the city/county refuses to levy public taxes to pay to upgrade/rebuild the Coliseum, which the NFL views as substandard for a NFL team. Add to that the fact that LA drove the Raiders back to Oakland. I do not see a team there anytime soon. I am a die hard Rams fan. As a kid, I went to nearly every Rams home game in the 70s in LA and 80s in OC. But I have to say, SoCal has some of the worst fans in the world. They do NOT get behind their team like in other areas (Green Bay, Denver, KC, Chicago). One theory is that there is so much else to do in Southern California. (What else, other than tipping cows, are you going to do in Green Bay in the Fall/Winter). The NFL has to compete with Disneyland, The Beach, Snow Skiing, Hollywood, Traffic, and the list goes on. So they have re-established teams in Houston and Cleavland because those people will pay to see a game even if their team sucks. You do not see to many people planning their vacations to Houston or Cleavland do you? I live in Las Vegas now. Our Mayor has been trying to get a Professional team here for years. But MLB, NBA and/or NFL do not want to compete with all that there is to do here. I'm not sure. But if you happen to have the capital, how about you consider setting up one? From what I have learned from friends who live in LA is that the "City of Angels" is a basketball town, and the people there don't really get behind football. LA has never been a great NFL sports town. The Rams, the Raiders and the Chargers all left LA for better places. YES. L.A. REFUSES to support a team when they have one. The Raiders were playing in an aging LA Coliseum and nothing would be done about building a new stadium and the Rams, well no one would show up either way. So the Raiders went back to Oakland and the Rams went to St. Louis. There was a time when the Seahawks were going to move there, but Paul Allen bought them while the Commish was trying to block the move. |
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