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Post by MontezumaPhil on Dec 23, 2016 22:53:22 GMT -8
Apparently, the County, SDSU, and the City met with the Chargers on Thursday. I wonder if they signed the lease before or after? According to 1360 radio, the guy who requested the meeting was Hirshman. Go figure. |
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Dec 23, 2016 23:32:00 GMT -8
The ironic thing is that no one in the NFL wants the Chargers in Los Angeles, but they approved the move anyway. That's how pathetic this situation has become. Both sides (the Chargers/Spanos and the City) have handled this situation poorly for the last 15 years, and it's only gotten worse over the last year. There is room in San Diego for both the Chargers and the Aztecs. The Chargers should be downtown, and the Aztecs should be playing in a new 42k seat stadium on the campus at SDSU West. I suspect that interest in football among kids who would otherwise join Pop Warner and then play high school football will diminish slightly (with no local NFL team to fire up their interest), so that could have a marginal negative effect on recruiting. More kids are inspired to play football by their local NFL teams than the local college teams (especially true in San Diego). Of course, in the south and midwest there just isn't much else for the kids to do, so they play football...  |
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Post by SD Johnny on Dec 24, 2016 3:24:12 GMT -8
I suspect that interest in football among kids who would otherwise join Pop Warner and then play high school football will diminish slightly (with no local NFL team to fire up their interest), so that could have a marginal negative effect on recruiting.... LOL |
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Post by aztecbolt on Dec 24, 2016 9:13:59 GMT -8
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Post by aardvark on Dec 24, 2016 10:01:15 GMT -8
Someone will probably come back and say "that wasn't a scientific poll". But it IS pretty damn funny. |
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Post by junior on Dec 24, 2016 10:03:21 GMT -8
I'm sure San Antonio, St. Louis, or Las Vegas would receive them with open arms.
Spanus needs to broaden his horizons.
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Post by Boise Aztec on Dec 24, 2016 10:17:59 GMT -8
Dan McSwain brushed over this HUGE detail in his articel... "That still leaves some pesky state laws to deal with. One requires local government to make suitable “surplus” public property available to schools, parks or subsidized housing for the poor." There are basically 3 ways SDSU WEST becomes reality... 1. 6/9 City council members vote for it 2. A public vote that gets 50% +1 approves it (if ONLY SDSU WEST was on the most recent election/ballot it would have been a SLAM DUNK) 3. The State of CA claims the property for SDSU WEST via eminent domain (SDSU won't need to be this agressive) Here is all the detailed info from the city charter in a thread I started a long time ago... aztecmesa.proboards.com/thread/50457/pathway-sdsu-westGo SDSU WEST! Go AZTECS! Yes this is correct. but: 1. 6/9 wont vote yes. Already know this. It will be close though 2. Might be sold before public vote 3. unlikely that the State steps in and under cuts the wishes of the city Most importantly the City CANNOT just hand over the property to SDSU. Condo city baby. Student housing  State undercutting cities happens pretty frequently |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 10:51:57 GMT -8
Spanos is in a tough position. Given the way he has acted the last couple of years, and the fact that the city will have a pretty meaningful deficit requiring service cuts going forward, means he has zero chance for public $. And it is becoming increasingly clear that while his franchise may increase in value with a move to LA, no one there wants the team and the lack of support may embarrass him and the NFL.
Feliz Navidad!
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Post by laaztec on Dec 24, 2016 11:00:45 GMT -8
Someone will probably come back and say "that wasn't a scientific poll". But it IS pretty damn funny. If the Rams continue to suck and the Chargers start winning watch how fast the LA fans jump on the Chargers bandwagon. Just like the Clippers. THe Chargers to LA is a long term game. At worst the Chargers come to LA, play in one of the nicest stadiums in the world for 10 years then Spanos sells the team for a couple of billion dollars more than what he would have received if he was still in SD. |
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Post by junior on Dec 24, 2016 11:04:49 GMT -8
Spanus gets coal for Christmas and will likely spend the new year polishing a turd.
A very stinky one.
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Post by podpeople on Dec 24, 2016 11:12:11 GMT -8
Good riddens. One of the most poorly run pro teams in all of sports is leaving San Diego. That only leaves one other in the Padres.
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Post by aardvark on Dec 24, 2016 11:24:11 GMT -8
Someone will probably come back and say "that wasn't a scientific poll". But it IS pretty damn funny. If the Rams continue to suck and the Chargers start winning watch how fast the LA fans jump on the Chargers bandwagon. Just like the Clippers. THe Chargers to LA is a long term game. At worst the Chargers come to LA, play in one of the nicest stadiums in the world for 10 years then Spanos sells the team for a couple of billion dollars more than what he would have received if he was still in SD. Just reverse that. The Rams to L.A. is also a long term game, in that THEY are building a stadium. If THEY start winning and the Chargers do things like they are doing today, the Chargers will be an embarrassment for the league. |
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Post by laaztec on Dec 24, 2016 12:25:42 GMT -8
If the Rams continue to suck and the Chargers start winning watch how fast the LA fans jump on the Chargers bandwagon. Just like the Clippers. THe Chargers to LA is a long term game. At worst the Chargers come to LA, play in one of the nicest stadiums in the world for 10 years then Spanos sells the team for a couple of billion dollars more than what he would have received if he was still in SD. Just reverse that. The Rams to L.A. is also a long term game, in that THEY are building a stadium. If THEY start winning and the Chargers do things like they are doing today, the Chargers will be an embarrassment for the league. Either scenario can happen. |
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Post by SD Johnny on Dec 24, 2016 12:39:35 GMT -8
If the Chargers go to LA they will rebrand. I honestly think if they rebrand they could be bigger than the Rams.
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Post by aardvark on Dec 24, 2016 13:38:14 GMT -8
If the Chargers go to LA they will rebrand. I honestly think if they rebrand they could be bigger than the Rams. They should rebrand, but LA fans aren't stupid. |
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Post by aztecbolt on Dec 24, 2016 13:52:55 GMT -8
If the Chargers go to LA they will rebrand. I honestly think if they rebrand they could be bigger than the Rams. Only if "rebranding" includes a new owner, they might have a chance. |
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Post by aztecbolt on Dec 24, 2016 14:00:20 GMT -8
Someone will probably come back and say "that wasn't a scientific poll". But it IS pretty damn funny. If the Rams continue to suck and the Chargers start winning watch how fast the LA fans jump on the Chargers bandwagon. Just like the Clippers. THe Chargers to LA is a long term game. At worst the Chargers come to LA, play in one of the nicest stadiums in the world for 10 years then Spanos sells the team for a couple of billion dollars more than what he would have received if he was still in SD. LOL, keep dreaming. Not with the Spanos clan at the helm. Ten winning seasons since the Spanos family bought the team in '84 and six of those were in the Rivers era. Rivers is the only thing keeping this team competitive and he'll likely be out of the league in 2019. This team could very well be in the toilet by then. They're already pretty close to it right now. On the 15th, if Spanos decides to take the LA option, the best thing that could happen is Rivers announcing his retirement the very next day. |
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Post by pbnative on Dec 24, 2016 14:00:51 GMT -8
There is no way for the Chargers to recover from the disaster of the last 2 years in SD. Crappy teams, horrible record, and to top it off Spanos has crapped on the City and financial blackmailing of the City is now out in the open.
These last couple of years make the Ryan Leaf 1-15 years look like playoff seasons.
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Dec 24, 2016 14:53:26 GMT -8
Then I guess they should have voted Yes on Measure C then. The public has already spoken. |
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Post by AccessBowlTime on Dec 24, 2016 14:53:32 GMT -8
If the Rams continue to suck and the Chargers start winning watch how fast the LA fans jump on the Chargers bandwagon. Just like the Clippers. THe Chargers to LA is a long term game. At worst the Chargers come to LA, play in one of the nicest stadiums in the world for 10 years then Spanos sells the team for a couple of billion dollars more than what he would have received if he was still in SD. Just reverse that. The Rams to L.A. is also a long term game, in that THEY are building a stadium. If THEY start winning and the Chargers do things like they are doing today, the Chargers will be an embarrassment for the league. Any team which loses to the Browns is already an embarrassment for the league. |
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