Episode 133 - NFL to LA - AGAIN!

It's the story that won't go away but keeps popping its ugly head into the sports conversation.

In a discussion that Mike tried to do solo, he and Tim talk about the ongoing, undying NFL to Los Angeles story.

Here are the current developments that we know of and talk about:

1. St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke announcing his intention to build a new stadium in Inglewood despite not having approval from the NFL ownership to move the team back to LA.
2. Efforts in St. Louis to build a new riverfront stadium for the Rams, which will effectively keep the team from moving.
3. Oakland officials essentially pitting the Raiders and Athletics (who currently share the oft-criticized Oakland Coliseum) against each other for stadium bids.
4. Raiders owner Mark Davis entertaining offers from LA and San Antonio.
5. San Diego Chargers owner Dean Spanos announcing he would block any potential move to LA, especially a move by the Rams.
6. The Chargers' own, much more dire stadium situation, and San Diego's refusal to build a new stadium.
7. Why the Jacksonville Jaguars are a non-factor in these discussions (despite many peoples' assertion to the contrary).

Mike's simple solution: sell the Rams to St. Louis friendly ownership, and allow the Raiders to move back to LA.  Kroenke, already in violation of the NFL's cross-ownership prohibitions (due to his ownership of Denver's NBA and NHL teams), can still build his stadium and charge rent to the Raiders.  The Chargers' side of the equation Mike has no surefire answer for.



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