San Antonio may be about to double up on sports teams with silver and black:

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/texas...ion-072914

If the Raiders move again, they might as well change their name to something like the Gypsies, Rovers, or Vagabonds. I would say Rolling Stones, but that name is already taken.

San Antonio gets a team before L.A does LOL.

What's the stadium situation in LA? Would the Coliseum or Rose Bowl work for a season or two?

(07-29-2014 08:36 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  What's the stadium situation in LA? Would the Coliseum or Rose Bowl work for a season or two?

The major impediment as I understand it starts with Mark Davis' desire to retain total ownership of the Raiders. Unlike Jerry Jones though, he isn't flush with enough capital to build a stadium in Oakland, let alone LA. The City of Oakland is too in the red to even contemplate building a stadium from the Raiders. Pride precluded Davis from partnering with the 49ers the make Levi's Stadium similar to MetLife Stadium in NJ, which would have been the best option for keeping the team in the Bay Area. Unfortunately that window is now closed.

As the city of LA has demonstrated for the past 20 years, they have no intention of financing a new stadium. As such, a new stadium must be privately financed. The NFL won't allow any team to play in the Colisuem or Rose Bowl unless construction has already begun on the new facility. But the two current investors with the potential and the capital to build a new stadium want either a 50% stake or total ownership of a franchise before a shovel hits the ground, thus running counter to Mark Davis' wishes of total control. Any hope for the Raiders move to LA rests on the NFL's desire build its own stadium in LA and lease it to Mark Davis for the homes games. Talk is that the the NFL would move the Draft, the Combine and the Pro Bowl all to this new facility. Sales from naming rights, parking and hosting events such as Super Bowls, Final Fours, World Cup matches would easily allow the Shield to recoup their investment.

(My dream scenario is that the NFL buy to LA Live site and then build the Dodgers a new ballpark there, thus allowing the NFL to build a great stadium in Chavez Ravine)

Of course, flirting with San Antonio works best for Davis as the city would be more than happy to build him a new stadium and allow him to retain control of the naming rights, parking and concessions.

The fans in Oakland make going to a home game a downright dangerous venture. I hope they lose it.