Nothing stops anyone from suing. The question is, “would they have a winnable case?”

I don’t know, and I’m not an attorney, so I can only guess. And my guess is that to win that lawsuit, they would have to prove that San Diego moved to LA just to prevent the Raiders from doing it, and meant to return to SD all along. And I don’t believe that’s a Thing. There is no provision in the terms of the LA deal that would cover a temporary move to LA, and a change of heart.

Secondly, the Raiders would then face a lawsuit from the Las Vegas entities because THEY have a deal. Then…there is the NFL. The owners voted to approve the move to Las Vegas. I can’t imagine they would be interested in turning around to vote on cancelling that move, and voting for the Raiders to move to LA instead. The Raiders could argue in court that their move to LA was already approved in the event San Diego did not exercise their option, but that’s more litigation, and litigation against a likely hostile league.

I think it’s too late for the Raiders to change course at this point, and if it isn’t yet, it soon will be. I don’t know if they have actually had groundbreaking at the Las Vegas site, but…. I don’t think the Raiders, at this point, would be interested in getting all tied up in that mess.

But – in the end – I don’t think San Diego returns without a stadium deal. So that has to happen. And talks about a stadium deal will leak eventually, and Don Banks doesn’t say those are even going on. Just that the league isn’t happy with San Diego’s reception in LA. Right now, this is just stating the obvious, imo. The league isn’t happy with the Chargers’ occupation of LA AT THIS MOMENT, and San Diego is the preferred city from their point of view. That’s really all that’s being said, and I don’t think that’s any big revelation.

There is no revelation until there are stories about a stadium deal in San Diego getting serious discussion.

I happen to think – on the basis of zero evidence, but just that corner of my brain that tells me that businessmen keep their options open – that there is likely some conversations happening about a stadium possibility. Does the reality of the Chargers playing in LA increase what San Diego is willing to put into a stadium? It might. Would Spanos and the League prefer the Chargers to be in a swanky new stadium in San Diego? I think the answer to that is Yes.

zn wrote:

49-yard pass to Watkins.

My favorite play of the night.

I’ve had a crush on Sammy Watkins since Clemson. I wanted the Rams to draft him.

I cannot believe they got him.

Yeah, I’ve long suspected they will move back. We’ll see. But it really does make more sense for them to be in SD. But moving to LA keeps the Raiders out which I think is actually significant to many of the owners. Plus the Chargers have some real leverage to try to strike a SD deal.

I’ve thought all along that the Rams in LA in the Kroenkedome, the Chargers in SD in a new stadium, and the Raiders anywhere but the coliseum in Oakland was really what the majority of owners would prefer. And it may still happen. And I hope it does cuz I no wanna be in the same stadium as the Chargers.

Yeah, 9er fans are going to cry about that PI call. That was a killer for them. It didn’t look egregious on the replay, but we saw only one angle. I don’t care.

Woods and Watkins 100+ yards receiving, Gurley 100 rushing, Goff a very, very good game.

Mid-range is definitely back. Some good things happening.

The downside: Penalties. Tackling. Need another CB.

Pretty happy about 10 days to rest, practice, and get ready for an off-balance Dallas.

Best looking start for the Rams in years. It is officially going to be an entertaining season, and that is a big improvement right there.

nittany ram wrote:

I always like speed kills’ posts and agree with a lot of what he says above but I’m not necessarily convinced it will take another year for this team to contend for a wildcard. Teams can grow up a lot over the course of the season if the talent is there.

I think the Rams may have a better shot at the division than a wild card.

The NFC West is down this year, and I think the division is up for grabs.

Meanwhile, I don’t think a wild card team is likely from the West. Obviously, it’s too early to say anything with much confidence, but that’s what I think.

The Rams need to take care of the games within the division.

Robey-Coleman hasn’t impressed me so far.

I’m thinking CB is high on the draft wish list this year.

Ah, look. Two weeks into the season, and I already posted a Draft post.

I hate Washington.

42-16.

Let the GSOT comparisons begin.

I don’t know.

I think it is odd that he hasn’t had a single 100 yard game since 2015.

And the pessimistic side can’t help but recalling that his impressive numbers from his rookie year came because of the long gainers. Subtract the long gainers, and he gets 3 yards a carry, or less (don’t have the stats). Were those fluky?

He just does not appear to be the kind of back that goes: 2, 8, 6, 12, 4, 1, 7, 15….

He used to have short runs combined with long bursts. Now it’s just short runs.

I don’t know. But we are moving into High Concern area.

Some time ago, I looked up Naomi Klein and was disappointed to learn she is married, and has kids, I think. It’s too bad because I think we really could have had something special.

There were a lot of highlights in the game, and many of them make me very happy, but this play makes me happier than all the others.

This is the play that opened up Tomorrow for me.

Hey, Mr. Bacteria.

Tell me…what about these hand sanitizer things?

I woulda thought…and admittedly art is more my line than science…that anti-bacterial this and that was essentially useless. Since I’d guess that the main thing to worry about is the common cold…which is caused by a virus rather than bacteria…that they don’t help anything.

Paint me a picture.

wv wrote:

The sun was not moving. I’m tellin ya, it stood as still as Tom Mack.

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You win. Post of the Week.

And time to throw.

They will score more points this year.

And when teams realize they have to respect the passing game, Gurley may bust out for a 75-yard day.

— X — wrote:

In principle, I don’t disagree. However, what impact would free public college have on the delivery system of higher education? Do you really think that top-down Government regulation of education would be efficient? Would it not be more beneficial to foster more entrepreneurship in higher education while giving all institutions a real stake in their students’ success? Also, should *everyone* be able to waste the resources of higher education? Aren’t there enough people who go to college for no other reason than to go, and don’t finish? Wouldn’t that particular problem be exacerbated with an open door policy?

I dunno about the first questions. I think those are the biggest ones that would need to be tackled.

As for the last questions, I think…maybe. However, I would counter that ignorance is a fairly significant problem, and an unfinished degree is probably still better for our civilization than a degree that was never started in the first place.