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[url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81c8e7aa/article/two-la-groups-have-contacted-vikings-team-official-says?module=HP_headlines]NFL.com news: Two L.A. groups have contacted Vikings, team official says[/url]

If the Viks don't get their NEW stadium approved (doesn't look promising) Could they actually move to Los Angeles? It sounds like a good chance and this isn't the first time the Vikings have been linked to LA. I guess the Vikings could move to the NFC West and the Rams could move North?

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I know L.A. has been wanting an NFL team back for awhile.

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The Lakers did it!

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I rather see Jacksonville, Minnesota has a history in the NFL and it would be sad for that city to lose it's team, same goes for Buffalo.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;764441]I rather see Jacksonville, Minnesota has a history in the NFL and it would be sad for that city to lose it's team, same goes for Buffalo.[/quote]


Yes I agree. the Jag fans don't even seem to care about their team.

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[quote=skinsguy;764438]I know L.A. has been wanting an NFL team back for awhile.[/quote]

L.A. doesn't want a team, the league wants L.A. to have a team because it's a big TV market.

They had two teams...did not go to the games, did not support them...lost them. They don't deserve a third chance.

If anyone goes there...it will be the Jags.

I don't believe Minnesota would allow the Vikings to leave. Sure, they're threatening now to get a new stadium like the Twins did...but I don't see it being allowed to happen.

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[quote=mredskins;764444]Yes I agree. the Jag fans don't even seem to care about their team.[/quote]

Or do they

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/01/jaguars-see-dramatic-spike-in-attendance/]Jaguars see dramatic spike in attendance | ProFootballTalk[/url]

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LA is not a football town. They got too much better shit to care about, like the Lakers, than some lame-0 team like Buffalo or Jacksonville.

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[quote=Mattyk;764449]Or do they

[URL="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/01/jaguars-see-dramatic-spike-in-attendance/"]Jaguars see dramatic spike in attendance | ProFootballTalk[/URL][/quote]


Yeah becausae they are winning now, otherwise they are getting blacked out.

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Alot of teams have attendance issues depending on their W-L record. Especially with a team like the Jags that doesn't have a long established tradition to fall back on.

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[quote=Mattyk;764455]Alot of teams have attendance issues depending on their W-L record. Especially with a team like the Jags [B]that doesn't have a long established tradition to fall back on[/B].[/quote]


Exactly why they should go to LA and not the Vikings.

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[quote=mredskins;764457]Exactly why they should go to LA and not the Vikings.[/quote]

The problem for the Jags is the fact that they only have 1 "Star" player in MJD.. When they had Brunell and Company fans always showed up to their games.

I would think the league would rather have Minnesota move to L.A, it's a "sexier" team in most eyes.

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Jacksonville isn't a NFL town really. They are a UF town and I was surprised in all honestly that the owners didnt demand that they pick Tebow....he is bigger than Jesus Christ down there!

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What about the L.A. Redskins?? That sounds cool, huh? :)
(Just Kidding)

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[quote=mredskins;764444]Yes I agree. the Jag fans don't even seem to care about their team.[/quote]

No they are just too cheap to buy tickets to sit there and boo the players all game long.

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They keep saying LA but from what I understand the stadium will be built out by Ontario CA near what they call the Inland Empire. That's not exactly across the street from the LA Coliseum.

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It would be a sad day for Viking fans it that were to happen. Forty years they've been there through a lot of up's and down's. They're hoping it's just talk.

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[quote=Buster;764445]L.A. doesn't want a team, the league wants L.A. to have a team because it's a big TV market.

They had two teams...did not go to the games, did not support them...lost them. They don't deserve a third chance.

If anyone goes there...it will be the Jags.

I don't believe Minnesota would allow the Vikings to leave. Sure, they're threatening now to get a new stadium like the Twins did...but I don't see it being allowed to happen.[/quote]

This!
LA will not support a team. The weather is too nice, big beautiful Pacific ocean and great Rocky mountains to play in. I would not spend my Sunday's indoors for 3 to 4 hours watching a football game. That is what DVR's are for.
We must learn from history and not to repeat the same mistakes over and over. The NFL knows this.....it is just strong arm negotiations on the part of the Vikings to get their posh new stadium with all the bells and whistles.
NFL teams hold cities hostage in these negotiations.

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There is a rumor on local radio today that the owner of the staples center is going to buy 35% of the Chargers. If he does, they are pretty much on their way to LA.
The Chargers couldn't sell out their first two homes games this year(local Blackout)...

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It's possible but the Vikings have a strong fan base so it wouldn't be fair to take that team away. Raiders and Chargers seem to be the most likely candidates with the Jags a distant third. Buffalo also gets mentioned but they seem more likely to move to Toronto if anywhere at all.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;764509]It's possible but the Vikings have a strong fan base so it wouldn't be fair to take that team away. Raiders and Chargers seem to be the most likely candidates with the Jags a distant third. Buffalo also gets mentioned but they seem more likely to move to Toronto if anywhere at all.[/quote]

I don't think Al Davis is going to make the same mistake twice with regards to LA.

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Why don't they just contact the Rams since rumor was they were possibly looking to move since they have not been doing well where they are with bring fans to the stadium?

If the Owners were smart they could generate a ton of money by simply having all the teams draw their next location out of a hat every two or four yrs. lol. Imagine the teams having to move and fans having to buy new jerseys every 2-4 yrs. Next yr we are the Washington Saints. Worse.... imagine the Washington Cowboys. :vomit:

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[quote=Dirtbag359;764509]It's possible but the Vikings have a strong fan base so it wouldn't be fair to take that team away. Raiders and Chargers seem to be the most likely candidates with the Jags a distant third. Buffalo also gets mentioned but they seem more likely to move to Toronto if anywhere at all.[/quote]

I've heard many rumors...

Jags- due to low attendance
Rams
Bills
Chargers
49ers- most recently

this is the first I've heard the Vikes are candidates.

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I saw Magic on Jimmy Kimmel last night. He just sold his share of the Lakers, and his Starbucks franchies because he says he's working hard on getting an "existing" team to L.A. I don't think he would of sold his share of the Lakers if he wasn't confident on landing a team.

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[quote=Buster;764445]L.A. doesn't want a team, the league wants L.A. to have a team because it's a big TV market.

They had two teams...did not go to the games, did not support them...lost them. They don't deserve a third chance.

If anyone goes there...it will be the Jags.

I don't believe Minnesota would allow the Vikings to leave. Sure, they're threatening now to get a new stadium like the Twins did...but I don't see it being allowed to happen.[/quote]


I wouldn't be so sure about that. [URL="http://www.losangelesfootballstadium.com/app/vault/originals/1328299573.pdf"]http://www.losangelesfootballstadium.com/app/vault/originals/1328299573.pdf
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[quote=Shadowbyte;764516]I saw Magic on Jimmy Kimmel last night. He just sold his share of the Lakers, and his Starbucks franchies because he says he's working hard on getting an "existing" team to L.A. I don't think he would of sold his share of the Lakers if he wasn't confident on landing a team.[/quote]

He's a moron. He would only be selling his interest if he thought he would be able to purchase or be partial owner of a team. The NFL already has said they will not put an expansion team in there. They are looking for a team to move there which means it already has an owner. Plus I have not heard of any owners looking to sell their team.

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1. it's a different generation here in LA and we want a team. the passion for football in general is obvious with the nationally ranked high school programs and what used to be USC... our current pro team. support would be abundant, if the whole thing was done right. (stadium location, team, etc.)

2. believe it or not, but my pops and his partner train Magic at Golds Gym here in Venice, CA. yes, i've met him and he feels very strongly about getting a team here. i would definately say it's on his agenda though. he hasnt really mentioned any specifics, but i do know that he has also has other business ventures in mind, not just the NFL. but thats besides the point here. and SBXVII, he's not a moron. he's acutally a real nice guy lol but i too don't see what he plans to do with his money as far as the NFL goes... not like he would tell me, or anyone for that matter.

3. the only 2 serious stadium plans i've heard of is the one in Downtown LA next to the Staple Center, Nokia Center, LA Live, and the Convention Center. they would knock out the old wing of the convention center and build it where that was. The other plan i heard was in the City of Industry... which is not really LA. though the stadium plans look pretty(?) it just too far out, and i see many Angelinos being just too damn lazy to go out there. they did a special about this recently on ESPN on 30 for 30 i think.

4. as far as the team i would like to see here, it would be between the Vikes & Chargers, maybe raiders just cause they're THEE RAIIIDAAAHHHHZZZ. teams i dont want here include the Jags, the Jags, the Bills (they belong in buffalo), niners (they belong in SF) and the Jags. and maybe the raiders... cause they're THE RAAAIIIIIDDAHHHZZZ... and Al Davis

I wonder what i'd do about my fandom... for that team anyways. the Skins have their spot in my heart for ever lol

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I've always wondered if the Skins moved to another city, would people stick with them? Not that it would ever happen, but hypothetically what would you do?

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[quote=Mattyk;764606]I've always wondered if the Skins moved to another city, would people stick with them? Not that it would ever happen, but hypothetically what would you do?[/quote]


I probaly become a Ravens fan since I am in B-more or just stick to all Boston teams and cheer the Pats but I have to get the NFL Ticket to see all their games.

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[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5872377]San Diego Chargers' deny Philip Anschutz sale report, mum on L.A. - ESPN[/url]

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[quote=Mattyk;764606]I've always wondered if the Skins moved to another city, would people stick with them? Not that it would ever happen, but hypothetically what would you do?[/quote]

I'd stick with them. It might be tougher if they changed their name too, but I'd try to stick with them.

Remember, they've moved once before...AND changed their name.

Of course, dmek25 is the only one here who remembers that move. :cheeky-sm



I just can't imagine trying to choose another team. I don't think I could. I suppose the Colts would be a leading candidate, my dad likes them (used to live in Indiana growing up and we have family there). Definitely could not pick another NFC team.

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Nope, I would have alot more time on Sundays until a team came back to Washington. That is where I am from, where my great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents cheered for them from. And even though I have moved out of the area, alot of my family memories are linked to Sundays and the WASHINGTON Redskins. It is a relationship with a team that is 34 years in the making and I cannot think of it as the same team in a different place.

Plus I live in NC now, who would want to admit they like the Panthers.

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[quote=Mattyk;764606]I've always wondered if the Skins moved to another city, would people stick with them? Not that it would ever happen, but hypothetically what would you do?[/quote]

I became a skins fan around 5 years old lol, I have never lived in the DC area.. I grew up in the New Orleans area and have also lived in Fla.. Now in OK and I am still a DIEHARD Skins fan.. Idk why I started liking them but I always have.. If they would ever move from DC and be called something else, I guess I would just become a Saints or Bucs fan because I've been to Both teams games over the years.

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I cant imagine the Skins would ever move but its only a matter of time before they change their name.

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[quote=irish;764746]I cant imagine the Skins would ever move but its only a matter of time before they change their name.[/quote]

The Washington Generals......I can see it now! :cheeky-sm

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[quote=skinsguy;764438]I know L.A. has been wanting an NFL team back for awhile.[/quote]I would hate to see Minnesota lose their team after 50 years. The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on the Colts leaving Baltimore hit home on how much an established franchise means to a community. For many Colts fans, it was like a death in the family that is still a painful memory.

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[quote=SouperMeister;764761]I would hate to see Minnesota lose their team after 50 years. The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on the Colts leaving Baltimore hit home on how much an established franchise means to a community. For many Colts fans, it was like a death in the family that is still a painful memory.[/quote]

That's why I hate the Irsay's and the Colts, they should trade franchise names with the Ravens, the same could be said about the Browns becoming the Ravens, screw Modell too. I'm a diehard Redskins fan but also like tradition.

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[quote=irish;764746]I cant imagine the Skins would ever move but its only a matter of time before they change their name.[/quote]

No its not. The hippies have been trying and failing for years. ACTUAL Native Americans are overwhelmingly unoffended or honored by the name. Non-issue.

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If the Skins ever moved to another city, I'd still root for them. Think about how Seattle feels about the SuperSonics now that they are in OKC, I'd imagine the majority of old SuperSonics fans there are now OKC fans.

Even if the Redskins moved to LA, I'd still root for them. That's my team. I don't want to pick between 31 other teams, I want to root for the Redskins, even if their name was changed as part of the move.

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[quote=mooby;766611]If the Skins ever moved to another city, I'd still root for them. Think about how Seattle feels about the SuperSonics now that they are in OKC, I'd imagine the majority of old SuperSonics fans there are now OKC fans.

Even if the Redskins moved to LA, I'd still root for them. That's my team. I don't want to pick between 31 other teams, I want to root for the Redskins, even if their name was changed as part of the move.[/quote]

Actually most seattle fans hate OKC and the Thunder lol, the team still receives hate Mail lol