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Post by TW on Jan 5, 2016 11:37:11 GMT -5
The Rams, Chargers, & Raiders, all filed papers with the NFL to move to LA. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'd guess the Rams are a shoe-in as one because they're NFC, and I think the Raiders will be the AFC team over the Chargers. I say this because the San Diego market is a better market than the Oakland market. Most Bay area people are 49ers fans.
We knew this was coming, just who would it be?
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Post by happypacker on Jan 5, 2016 18:10:50 GMT -5
yes, we knew LA is a big market but wow, I even heard that they want more than two teams in the area? I hope not, but with prices starting to climb the cities got to be getting bigger and bigger. The places like Buffalo, and Detroit , Chicago, even are the old blue collar and they are going broke, it will be a shame to lose some places just because the NFL needs its big money market, The next thing(not in my time though) is they will start to drop teams and all that will be remaining are the very wealthy places. I am surprised that vega has not gotten a NFL team yet.
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Post by TW on Jan 5, 2016 21:38:50 GMT -5
I hope it never comes to that - big cities only, big time owners and bucks. The blue-collar teams of the NFL are what makes it work.
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Post by happypacker on Jan 6, 2016 6:24:36 GMT -5
sorry, but it is coming. and the stadiums will be smaller and fewer teams.in the USA.
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Post by TW on Jan 6, 2016 10:53:55 GMT -5
What's going to make it difficult arriving at that scenario is the deal that the Packers struck with the league, when they were the smallest venue but dominated television viewing on a national level. All teams wanted in on the Packers TV package and guaranteed them the money through revenue sharing, that would perpetually make them viable, because they can sell tickets, wherever they play, and is shown, with road games.
How much of what the Packers got applies to other smaller market teams, I don't know. But, I do know, that for at least a long long time, the Packers will be part of it.
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