St Louis rams officially moving back to LA

**MUHerd37** · 01-12-16, 10:35 PM

Sucks to be from St. Louis.

**DrunkHorseplayer** · 01-12-16, 10:51 PM

The NFL paying the Raiders to stay put; Al Davis and Pete Rozelle are rolling over in their graves.

**Wallnuts** · 01-12-16, 11:12 PM

The stadium is 1.8 Billion dollars all privately funded. apparently all the owners are STOKED. Jerry Jones big proponent

**astro61200** · 01-12-16, 11:46 PM

No teams for so long and now, possibly, having 2 immediately?

Seems like a case of putting all their eggs in one basket (or stadium).. One of them will move within 10 years

**Jeep_Life 42** · 01-12-16, 11:56 PM

feel bad for the fans in St.Louis....least they have the Red Birds!

**packerd_00** · 01-13-16, 12:00 AM

Originally posted by Jeep_Life 42

feel bad for the fans in St.Louis....least they have the Red Birds!

Yeah same here,doesnt seem like anybody involved really cared about those guys.

**Jeep_Life 42** · 01-13-16, 12:01 AM

Originally posted by packerd_00

Yeah same here,doesnt seem like anybody involved really cared about those guys.

nope not at all...

**existential** · 01-13-16, 12:03 AM

Originally posted by DrunkHorseplayer

The NFL paying the Raiders to stay put

not yet they aren't, at least not until the Raiders can get a stadium done in Oakland.

decent chance the Raiders will eventually move to San Diego.

A's are locked in with the Oak Coliseum thru 2018, so nothing's happening at that site any sooner than that. and the city of Oakland hasn't proposed anything remotely close to a viable stadium option in a very long time.

and if the Chargers decide to stay in San Diego, Raiders will move in with the Rams.

**Ralphie Halves** · 01-13-16, 01:31 AM

Originally posted by JayDr3am

does this motivate the rams from being pure and utter shit next regular season? ..

Nope. The money has been made. Actually, it's the NFL, you're going to rake regardless.

Rams drafted the same position over and over again, and now they have a team that can't move the ball. That's not an overnight fix.

**packerd_00** · 01-13-16, 01:33 AM

The LA Rams were always crap when I was growing up.

**Ra77er** · 01-13-16, 02:11 AM

I do wanna say I feel bad for those fans in StL. I know on this board at least the StL guys are sharp and professional in my dealings, sorry you guys lost the team. I'm sure the Sonic fans still root in OKC and who knows maybe a franchise in the future.

I don't think LA even wants an NFL team let alone two right now but IF they can make it a winner it will be worth it.

**frostno98** · 01-13-16, 02:47 AM

Makes sense for the Rams to come back since there's still a ton of Rams fan in Cali.

**POOLSIDE** · 01-13-16, 02:49 AM

Everyone from Seattle that I know HATES the Thunder and hopes they never win anything.

**Calgunner23** · 01-13-16, 04:13 AM

Originally posted by gauchojake

Unfortunately that was never an option- I spent a lot of time at that track and was sad to see it go even though it was a dump. The casino will still exist although not at the current site.

So now Santa Anita is the only option in the LA area? Does anyone remember those horse and carriage races at night? Man, just thinking about that brings back great memories of my pops man. He use to give me a $20 bill to either gamble with, or piss away on arcades and junk food. Oh, to be a kid again. He would buy my ticket of course, and the choice was all mine which made me feel like a little bad ass mother rooster_eater.

Please, someone in the SBR family back me up on those carriage races. Man, those were amazing nights.

Im rambling, whisky does that to me. Oh yeah, I might make it to a Rams game one of these days. They need a QB before I give them my mediocrely made money.

**mohye1980** · 01-13-16, 05:58 AM

To the people saying no one will be there you are dead wrong. Place will have tons of suites and will be sold out every weekend. And it won't be cheap either.

**jjgold** · 01-13-16, 09:22 AM

Big loss for STL

LA area is a pithole

**Bababooey89** · 01-13-16, 09:22 AM

As someone who was born at raised in St Louis, and still lives here there is a lot of anger today. Stan Kroenke was named after Stan Musial, he's a MO native. 2 teams ripped apart from this city in 25 years, and we were willing to build them another stadium! Just a bunch of bullshit. I'm converting to a Patriots fan.

**gauchojake** · 01-13-16, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by Calgunner23

So now Santa Anita is the only option in the LA area? Does anyone remember those horse and carriage races at night? Man, just thinking about that brings back great memories of my pops man. He use to give me a $20 bill to either gamble with, or piss away on arcades and junk food. Oh, to be a kid again. He would buy my ticket of course, and the choice was all mine which made me feel like a little bad ass mother rooster_eater.

Please, someone in the SBR family back me up on those carriage races. Man, those were amazing nights.

Im rambling, whisky does that to me. Oh yeah, I might make it to a Rams game one of these days. They need a QB before I give them my mediocrely made money.

They run thoroughbred races at Los Alamitos now for some small meets- they upgraded the track and lengthened it. No one goes. Other than that, it's Santa Anita and Del Mar for TB racing in So Cal. They still run the quarter horses at Los Al. No harness racing around here anymore, but I remember my dad taking me to that when I was young. Good times.

**daneblazer** · 01-13-16, 11:20 AM

I guess they did a ewe turn

**habitualwinning** · 01-13-16, 04:46 PM

I could honestly see the Raiders moving in with the Rams in the future and the Chargers getting uprooted, maybe to St. Louis who knows. Jacksonville needs to relocate too but weren't they talking about making them the permanent London franchise or was that all just a rumor? St. Louis is ****** if they don't get the Chargers or Jaguars in the next couple of years. They'll be without an NFL franchise for a long time.

**BigdaddyQH** · 01-13-16, 06:31 PM

A few things from the inside. First, everyone acts like this is the first time St. Louis has lost a pro team. it is not. The Cardinals left St. Louis after 27 years. The St. Louis Brown's Baseball team moved to Baltimore after 50 years in St. Louis. The St. Louis Hawks NBA team moved to Atlanta. St. Louis has lost a ton of teams.

Rumor control has it that the Raiders Owner Mark Davis purchased property just outside of San Antonio Texas. Stand by...

**FlipsideRM** · 01-13-16, 06:32 PM

Do rams fans even exist?

**existential** · 01-13-16, 06:58 PM

Originally posted by Bababooey89

As someone who was born at raised in St Louis, and still lives here there is a lot of anger today. Stan Kroenke was named after Stan Musial, he's a MO native. 2 teams ripped apart from this city in 25 years, and we were willing to build them another stadium! Just a bunch of bullshit. I'm converting to a Patriots fan.

seriously? why not a Chiefs fan?

**killawookie** · 01-13-16, 07:00 PM

Originally posted by gauchojake

They didn't leave LA, they left Anaheim. As soon as the stadium is built it will be packed. Get ready for an LA-centric NFL.

This guy gets it.

**killawookie** · 01-13-16, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by FlipsideRM

Do rams fans even exist?

As rare as a Dolphin fan.. lol

**gauchojake** · 01-13-16, 07:02 PM

St Louis fans see to have forgotten that they sold their soul to get the team in the first place.

From the Archives: Georgia Frontiere is St. Louis' misery, and it can have her

http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-rams-georgia-frontiere-downey-archive-20160112-story.html

More than two decades after they left town, the Rams will return to Los Angeles for the 2016 season.

Not to pile on, but seriously the city didn't do shit to keep the team until it was too late. When you heard Kroenke was buying the land in Inglewood, what did you think he was going to do with it, build a Walmart? That dome has been a piece of shit for years now and the horrific attendance records were the writing on the wall. The city chose to ignore the obvious.

**existential** · 01-13-16, 07:08 PM

Originally posted by habitualwinning

I could honestly see the Raiders moving in with the Rams in the future and the Chargers getting uprooted, maybe to St. Louis who knows. Jacksonville needs to relocate too but weren't they talking about making them the permanent London franchise or was that all just a rumor? St. Louis is ****** if they don't get the Chargers or Jaguars in the next couple of years. They'll be without an NFL franchise for a long time.

the Chargers are moving to L.A.

and the Jaguars would never move to St. Louis

it will take a major demographic shift for St. Louis to ever get an NFL franchise again

**Killer_Demo** · 01-13-16, 07:10 PM

Originally posted by BigdaddyQH

A few things from the inside. First, everyone acts like this is the first time St. Louis has lost a pro team. it is not. The Cardinals left St. Louis after 27 years. The St. Louis Brown's Baseball team moved to Baltimore after 50 years in St. Louis. The St. Louis Hawks NBA team moved to Atlanta. St. Louis has lost a ton of teams.

Rumor control has it that the Raiders Owner Mark Davis purchased property just outside of San Antonio Texas. Stand by...

You do know it costs $550 million to relocate? Of course not, you too busy trying to give random men in las vegas blowjobs ya queer

**innovation** · 01-14-16, 01:43 AM

It was proposed in 1993 the Patriots move to St Louis and be called the Stallions.

I could see Brady as a Stallion but Michael Sam.....not so much

**Bababooey89** · 01-14-16, 11:10 AM

Not to pile on, but seriously the city didn't do shit to keep the team until it was too late. When you heard Kroenke was buying the land in Inglewood, what did you think he was going to do with it, build a Walmart? That dome has been a piece of shit for years now and the horrific attendance records were the writing on the wall. The city chose to ignore the obvious.[/QUOTE]

True, it took them a little bit to get a plan in place, but they had a plan in place! San Diego and Oakland don't have shit in place. It just is a dangerous precedent that you have all these rules in place to let the city keep a franchise and when they abide by them it doesn't really matter. Oh well, in my opinion when cities give these owners money for stadium it's a waste anyway,they should buck up.

**Calgunner23** · 01-14-16, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by gauchojake

They run thoroughbred races at Los Alamitos now for some small meets- they upgraded the track and lengthened it. No one goes. Other than that, it's Santa Anita and Del Mar for TB racing in So Cal. They still run the quarter horses at Los Al. No harness racing around here anymore, but I remember my dad taking me to that when I was young. Good times.

Harness racing! Oh man, so many good memories. That alone was enough for me to want to go as a 10 year old. Great memories, thank you Jake.

**teaserpleaser** · 01-14-16, 11:59 PM

Who's happier than the Rams players to be moving to so cal? Their quality of life just went up ...A lot. Have to be excited.

**gauchojake** · 01-18-16, 01:13 PM

Just put my deposit down to get in line for tickets!!!!

**Mr KLC** · 01-21-16, 09:50 AM

Just saw how the LA mayor doesn't seem too interested in the Chargers or Raiders coming to the area. In all honesty, I think the Chargers would be the equivalent of the LA Clippers for their first 30+ years in the same city.

**recon1** · 01-21-16, 01:12 PM

glad to see Rams back in LA.