Last roadblock removed for L.A. stadium

[Porn Shop Clerk]

give them the jets. new jersey doesn't need 2 teams.

fixsed

[Kevin Greene]

Roski's group plans to target teams in February

Posted by Mike Florio on October 8, 2009 9:09 AM ET

With Ed Roski and his company, Majestic Realty, moving closer to gaining final approval for a new L.A.-area stadium, the next -- and potentially far bigger -- challenge will be to find a team to play there.

"Come next week, our stadium will be approved," Majestic exec John Semcken recently said. "Then we'll be able to go out and buy a football team."

Semcken said that the group plans to target at least six franchises: the Bills, Chargers, Jaguars, Vikings, Rams, and Raiders. The 49ers also could be in play, if they cannot finalize plans for a new stadium in Santa Clara.

"There are at least seven teams that are having an issue," Semcken said. "San Francisco, I think they're fine. So the other six teams, one of those six will move to our stadium."

Viking fans would barracade the borders of Minnesota about now me thinks.

[Dilla]

If the Jaguars, Vikings, or Bills move, they would have to move some teams around in the divisions to let it make sense geographically. I've been saying that the Colts and the Dolphins should switch for years.

I always thought San Antonio would get a team first honestly, especially when NO was recovering from Katrina.

Viking fans would barracade the borders of Minnesota about now me thinks.

I could have sworn that a new stadium was approved for the Vikings. Guess they are still working on it.

[SCP]

Heard Jason Lacomfora on NFL Total Access last night say that a group is a week or so away from getting financing in-line for a stadium in LA....per Roger Goodel and some guy part of the potential ownership group. Said they could have a stadium built in 30 months and that the Rose Bowl could be a temp home. He said they will be relocating a team, not expanding. They are looking at 5-6 franchises with stadium issues as potential relocations.

My question to you is, which 5-6? I can come up with:

Jacksonville

Minnesota

Oakland

San Fran

Buffalo

KC

Who else might they be looking at. Everybody else has a new stadium.

[Mr. Scot]

Jacksonville probably makes the most sense (except alignment-wise).

Count me among those who just don't see any great benefit to having an LA team.

[Carolina Husker]

I'm sure the NFL sees the benefit.

[Matt Foley]

Wonder if they're going to try to move Jax before they can get their hands on The Golden Calf of Bristol.

[Mr. Scot]

The LA market has been tried before, more than once, and abandoned for a reason.

[Kevin Greene]

The LA market has been tried before, more than once, and abandoned for a reason.

That is correct, no stadium.

There is a long thread on this topic here:

http://www.carolinahuddle.com/forum/nfl-football-central/20759-last-roadblock-removed-for-l-a-stadium.html#post2208069

[Kurb]

KC won't be going anywhere.

[frash.exe]

Jacksonville probably makes the most sense (except alignment-wise).

Count me among those who just don't see any great benefit to having an LA team.

they'd be closer to the southern border than the middle of the country. it makes more sense than putting Indianapolis in the AFC South.

[Kevin Greene]

It's the Chargers, they have an out on their lease.

[SCP]

That is correct, no stadium.

There is a long thread on this topic here:

http://www.carolinahuddle.com/forum/nfl-football-central/20759-last-roadblock-removed-for-l-a-stadium.html#post2208069

sweet, thanks.

[Woodcookedbbq]

Citizens of L.A. have a reputation of not supporting a team unless they're winning.