Los Angeles Is Not Looking For 1 NFL Team, But 2, Including The Vikings!?! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-06-2011, 05:34 PM

The Twin Cities lost the Lakers in 1960 and the North Stars in 1993 because of the lack of decent facilities being provided and because the political climate wasn't right for building those decent facilities. And we almost lost the Timberwolves in 1994, and the Twins were up for elimination in 2001.

The Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where they remain one of the NBA's showcase franchises. The North Stars won a Stanley Cup as the Dallas Stars in 1999. The Wolves remained at Target Center only because NBA Commissioner David Stern wouldn't allow the team to move to New Orleans, and a Hennepin County judge's injunction helped ensure the Twins would play the 2002 season.

Now it's pretty evident that with the Anschutz Entertainment Group having secured a $700 million naming deal from Farmers Insurance for the Los Angeles football stadium that AEG plans to build, there is greater danger than ever of losing the Vikings if a new stadium bill isn't passed by the current Legislature.

Yes, a new football stadium would be used only 10 days a year by the Vikings, but if it were a covered stadium it could be used more than 300 times a year for other uses and also be a candidate to play host to big events such as a Super Bowl and the NCAA Final Four. And every time a Vikings home game is played, Minneapolis picks up $9.1 million spent by those attending.

The fact that some in Los Angeles are determined to build a new stadium and work hard to get two teams is no longer just a rumor.

Tim Leiweke, the CEO of AEG who was instrumental in getting Staples Center built in downtown L.A., is confident that his city will eventually get two NFL teams to move. And because AEG's new stadium won't be ready until 2015, he said that the teams could play immediately in either the Los Angeles Coliseum or the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Having lost the Lakers and North Stars and coming close to losing the Wolves and Twins, I believe that if a new stadium bill isn't passed in the Legislature this year, that the Wilf family, owners of the Vikings, will take advantage of the fact that their lease at the Metrodome runs out after the 2011 season and try to persuade Commissioner Roger Goodell and other NFL owners to allow them to be one of two teams that will eventually move to Southern California.

The collapse of the Metrodome roof following a December snowstorm also will put the Wilfs in a position to get a favorable vote to relocate, because without a new stadium the Wilfs are not assured that once the roof is repaired, the same problem won't come up again.

Furthermore, unlike the Pohlad family that owns the Twins and Glen Taylor, the Wolves owner and Mankato businessman, the Wilf family doesn't have any connection with this community. They won't have to worry about hurting their local businesses if they move the Vikings.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/11...Ok:Pia_eyckciU

James · 02-07-2011, 02:36 AM

I just hope what happens to the Vikings doesn't haunt the new Republicans and conservatives in the Minnesota legislature. (Of course, Governor Mark Dayton's a Democrat.) I don't want them to be "guilted" into voting to fund a new stadium--tax increases, anyone? Leave that only to the NFL should the Vikings move to Los Angeles--they did the same to Cleveland after the Browns moved to Baltimore.

MrCleveland · 02-07-2011, 04:33 PM

The only team I can see moving to L.A. as of now is The Jaguars...or The Bucs....

Waterston_Fan · 02-07-2011, 06:18 PM

I don't see Al Davis allowing two teams to be in L.A. even though he is in Oakland.

Just hope it ain't the Chargers. I think that will mess up the divisions..

I would hate to see the Chiefs or Broncos go to a different conference.

biffbronson · 02-07-2011, 09:29 PM

It's probably way too early to determine which team will move to LA. But it's almost a certainty for several reasons that one team will move: The NFL really wants a team in LA, but expansion is out of the question, and the new stadium will be a big lure. It seems like a sure bet that there will be a team in LA.

The Vikings have been named as a possibility, but I think the list of potentials was pretty long...

browneyes106 · 02-10-2011, 11:16 AM

I think it will either be the Jaguars or Vikings. The Jaguars have a bigger chance of moving.

02-06-2011, 05:34 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Los Angeles Is Not Looking For 1 NFL Team, But 2, Including The Vikings!?! The Twin Cities lost the Lakers in 1960 and the North Stars in 1993 because of the lack of decent facilities being provided and because the political climate wasn't right for building those decent facilities. And we almost lost the Timberwolves in 1994, and the Twins were up for elimination in 2001. The Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where they remain one of the NBA's showcase franchises. The North Stars won a Stanley Cup as the Dallas Stars in 1999. The Wolves remained at Target Center only because NBA Commissioner David Stern wouldn't allow the team to move to New Orleans, and a Hennepin County judge's injunction helped ensure the Twins would play the 2002 season. Now it's pretty evident that with the Anschutz Entertainment Group having secured a $700 million naming deal from Farmers Insurance for the Los Angeles football stadium that AEG plans to build, there is greater danger than ever of losing the Vikings if a new stadium bill isn't passed by the current Legislature. Yes, a new football stadium would be used only 10 days a year by the Vikings, but if it were a covered stadium it could be used more than 300 times a year for other uses and also be a candidate to play host to big events such as a Super Bowl and the NCAA Final Four. And every time a Vikings home game is played, Minneapolis picks up $9.1 million spent by those attending. The fact that some in Los Angeles are determined to build a new stadium and work hard to get two teams is no longer just a rumor. Tim Leiweke, the CEO of AEG who was instrumental in getting Staples Center built in downtown L.A., is confident that his city will eventually get two NFL teams to move. And because AEG's new stadium won't be ready until 2015, he said that the teams could play immediately in either the Los Angeles Coliseum or the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Having lost the Lakers and North Stars and coming close to losing the Wolves and Twins, I believe that if a new stadium bill isn't passed in the Legislature this year, that the Wilf family, owners of the Vikings, will take advantage of the fact that their lease at the Metrodome runs out after the 2011 season and try to persuade Commissioner Roger Goodell and other NFL owners to allow them to be one of two teams that will eventually move to Southern California. The collapse of the Metrodome roof following a December snowstorm also will put the Wilfs in a position to get a favorable vote to relocate, because without a new stadium the Wilfs are not assured that once the roof is repaired, the same problem won't come up again. Furthermore, unlike the Pohlad family that owns the Twins and Glen Taylor, the Wolves owner and Mankato businessman, the Wilf family doesn't have any connection with this community. They won't have to worry about hurting their local businesses if they move the Vikings. http://www.startribune.com/sports/11...Ok:Pia_eyckciU
	__________________ The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven: John 3:3 *Money Doesn't Buy Happiness...But I'd Rather Cry in My Private Jet*

02-07-2011, 04:33 PM	#3
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,235	The only team I can see moving to L.A. as of now is The Jaguars...or The Bucs....
	__________________ Thank God for kids that love Obscure Things. Lee Hazlewood (1929-2007) You ARE Special to God! Rev. Ernest Angely (August 1921-May 2021)

02-07-2011, 09:29 PM	#5
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,610	It's probably way too early to determine which team will move to LA. But it's almost a certainty for several reasons that one team will move: The NFL really wants a team in LA, but expansion is out of the question, and the new stadium will be a big lure. It seems like a sure bet that there will be a team in LA. The Vikings have been named as a possibility, but I think the list of potentials was pretty long...
	__________________ In memory of lovely Erin Moran 1960-2017 ~ Missing you "For you are beautiful ~ And I have loved you dearly ~ More dearly than the spoken word can tell..." "What's the word?" (Paul Martin) ~~ "I don't want money for nothing." (Timmy Martin) -- Lassie ROCKS! WORD UP "It's just a dugout that my dad built... In case the reds* decide to push the button down..."*

02-07-2011, 02:36 AM	#2
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	I just hope what happens to the Vikings doesn't haunt the new Republicans and conservatives in the Minnesota legislature. (Of course, Governor Mark Dayton's a Democrat.) I don't want them to be "guilted" into voting to fund a new stadium--tax increases, anyone? Leave that only to the NFL should the Vikings move to Los Angeles--they did the same to Cleveland after the Browns moved to Baltimore.

02-07-2011, 06:18 PM	#4
Waterston_Fan Eternal Member Eternal Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,195	I don't see Al Davis allowing two teams to be in L.A. even though he is in Oakland. Just hope it ain't the Chargers. I think that will mess up the divisions.. I would hate to see the Chiefs or Broncos go to a different conference.

02-10-2011, 11:16 AM	#6
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I think it will either be the Jaguars or Vikings. The Jaguars have a bigger chance of moving.