Rams Addiction Podcast, Episode 94: Stadium

mr. kroenke. he’s the devil.

yeah. he has positioned himself well. and he gives the league many options. the league is very happy with stan.

that was a good listen.

i agree with a lot of what they say.

rfl wrote:

Just listened to it. They had a pre-recorded section and a recent one. A bit hard to figure nout what they think now.

In terms of predictions, I think they are too optimistic about …

1. The problem Kroenke will have with Spanos & Davis and the Old Boys Club among the owners.

2. The league’s necessity of solving the problems at OAK and SD before accommodating Stan.

3. The league’s likely commitment to honoring the StL willingness to build 2 stadia in 20 years.

What Stan is offering in Inglewood, IMO, just bowls over those sorts of principles. Every owner will see what a crown jewel the site will be for the league. Maybe a couple will vote no on principle, but only if the vote is sure otherwise. Then it can be a free, protest vote which won’t stop the train gathering steam.

Ever since I heard about Stan’s vision for the Inglewood site, I figured the Rams would be playing in there. No way to stop it, is my guess.

Of course, this is all speculative prediction. I express no opinion about what SHOULD happen.

Although I’ve written quite a bit about this topic, I have refrained from making any predictions because there are just so many moving parts, and so many ways new injections can change things, that it isn’t worth bothering predicting outcomes. Like…who saw the Carson project coming?

And, of course, it’s complicated. There are all those by-laws, the Peacock proposal, now the Carson proposal, the politics of owner votes, legacies and brands, potential litigation, three current municipalities with teams, and two LA sites.

But I think I keep circling around to what you just said: what Stan is proposing in Inglewood just bowls over everybody’s principles.

I think there will be a lot of arguing, and a lot of genuine conflict both internal and external among the owners, but I just don’t know how – in the end – the owners don’t just look at the Inglewood project – a football palace like Jerry Jones’ – with a billboard roof, and a entirely new surrounding upscale community (as opposed to both the literal and figurative dump that is Carson), and say no to that. His proposal exceeds their dreams for “doing it right in LA” both because it’s a palace, and because it’s privately owned. If it weren’t for the Peacock proposal, there would be nothing to do but wait for the inevitable rubber stamp.

As it is, Stan’s way solves everybody’s problems in the best possible manner. Stan’s stadium holds the Rams and Chargers. Spanos keeps his San Diego fans/market. Raiders move to St. Louis and get renamed, and have an in state rivalry with the Chiefs. Everybody’s problem is solved, and while there is short term pain in SD, OAK, and STL, in the long run really only the Raiders fans get screwed, and no tears will get shed over them anyway.

I’ve been surprised by a few twists and turns already in this saga, but I don’t expect the outcome(s) to change unless somebody quickly introduces another sweet (and viable) stadium plan in the next 5 months.

wv wrote:

Can you just imagine
how Grits would feel if
the Rams and Chargers both
moved to LA.

O my.

Is there a word beyond ‘ecstatic’ ?

w
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LOL

Where is the lad?