This week saw the NFL hold public hearings in each of the cities whose teams have threatened a move to Los Angeles.
This was of particular interest to Mike, a lifelong St. Louis Rams fan (whose fandom started when the team was in LA). If you're a regular listener to the podcast, you know that Mike is adamantly opposed to the idea of his favorite team moving back to LA.
That said, Mike's Rams, along with the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders, are among the teams threatening a move to LA, a city that once housed all three of these teams - and all fled for the same reason, and the reason the city has now gone two decades without NFL football: it's a terrible football city.
Per NFL bylaws, public hearings were held in all three cities this past week. Mike watched all of the St. Louis and San Diego hearings and part of the Oakland hearing.
Mike gives a brief summary of each hearing, as well as his thoughts on the LA situation in general, and issues a strong warning to the NFL.
WARNING: This is the first episode of the WSC podcast to carry an "Explicit" label for very strong language.
This episode includes audio from the St. Louis meeting, courtesy of 101 Sports in St. Louis. And Ned Beatty returns to warn the NFL owners - and especially the Rams' owner - that they are "meddling with the primal forces of nature."
You can watch the three hearings here:
- St. Louis hearing (October 27)
- San Diego hearing (October 28)
- Oakland hearing (October 29)
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