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bemildred

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21. Yeah, I always forget Hockey.

Reply to Xolodno (Reply #20)

Thu Jan 14, 2016, 10:51 AM

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The last thing the NFL in Los Angeles was ever about was the fans [View all] pstokely Jan 2016 OP

Interesting Sherman A1 Jan 2016 #1

Fortunately, they "only" spent 16 million dollars on plans for the "new Stadium". justhanginon Jan 2016 #7

The Padres conned the pols is San Diego Mbrow Jan 2016 #2

Here is an article from a great website that talks about how exboyfil Jan 2016 #3

The Rams can BLOW ME . . . hatrack Jan 2016 #4

And as the article also notes . . . hatrack Jan 2016 #5

I am so against using public money to build or in any way finance private businesses rurallib Jan 2016 #6

Many of us like LA much better without a football team. bemildred Jan 2016 #8

it's not up the peasants in SoCal or STL if they get a team, it's up to the billionaire owners pstokely Jan 2016 #9

It is up to us whether they sell enough tickets. bemildred Jan 2016 #10

They'll sell tickets. There will always be enough people willing to pay.... marmar Jan 2016 #12

They never sell enough tickets here, that's why they keep leaving and coming back. bemildred Jan 2016 #13

they don't need anybody in the seats, just in the corporate suites pstokely Jan 2016 #14

Right. nt bemildred Jan 2016 #16

That's actually true in modern football. Corporate suites generate the bucks. marmar Jan 2016 #18

You would think they would make them with fewer seats. nt bemildred Jan 2016 #19

they've been building new stadiums and arenas with less seats and more corporate suities pstokely Jan 2016 #24

the tv revenue is shared dsc Jan 2016 #31

Even so, their share of the huge tv contract. .... marmar Jan 2016 #36

Watch the Rams like a hawk exboyfil Jan 2016 #11

You forgot Hockey... Xolodno Jan 2016 #20

Yeah, I always forget Hockey. bemildred Jan 2016 #21

I agree PasadenaTrudy Jan 2016 #29

But soccer doesn't have anything like the Super Bowl Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #33

No, you can drink beer in a parking lot at soccer games too, I've seen it. nt bemildred Jan 2016 #35

Fans see better football without a local team. pintobean Jan 2016 #15

I really liked Three Rivers stadium for football. tabasco Jan 2016 #17

college sports has also become a big money game pstokely Jan 2016 #25

True story. tabasco Jan 2016 #27

Kind of want to file this article under..."No shit sherlock" Xolodno Jan 2016 #22

"They have played their broadcast rights brilliantly in recently decades" KamaAina Jan 2016 #23

they would have become a network sooner if Art Rooney had assumed the Fox viewing position pstokely Jan 2016 #26

Why are you all so down on a struggling non-profit like the NFL? gratuitous Jan 2016 #28

London is the new LA for the NFL pstokely Jan 2016 #37

Professional sports is about entertainment and profit. Not a about sport. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #30

The NFL can ram it pintobean Jan 2016 #32

Guradian, stating the obvious as always... Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #34