Los Angeles Bills?
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pitched two teams in the Los Angeles area to NFL officials. Lofty dreams, I guess, considering the L.A. market once was the home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Raiders - both simultaneously, and neither well supported.
It is common knowledge that the NFL would like to get one team back to L.A. It is the second largest television market in the nation. But unlikely two, in my opinion. But then again, the definition of insanity is to go through the same motions repeatedly with expectations of a different result.
Teams that have been floated as possible relocation fodder are the New Orleans Saints (likely, I think), the San Diego Chargers and…. wait for it… the Buffalo Bills.
Yes, the storied franchise from Western New York that boasts such historical notables such as O.J. Simpson, Thurman Thomas and 4 consecutive Super Bowl losses might need to rewrite some history… Or just write some new history.
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9 opinions for Los Angeles Bills?
Jesse
May 3, 2006 at 2:07 pm
Bah, everyone knows businessmen are liars. 5:1 the Saints end up in LA
Aaron
May 3, 2006 at 7:21 pm
Yeah… I mean, what else would you do with a venue called “Ralph Wilson Stadium” in Buffalo?
Jesse
May 3, 2006 at 7:24 pm
turn it into a temple? that’s a good question.
OTOH, you could just rename it
Dan
May 4, 2006 at 7:25 am
Hmmm… anybody considered that perhaps the aging Ralph Wilson, whose daughters are not interested in running the team after he goes, may agree to sell it to a consortium of investors who might include guys like Tom Gollisano (Sabers owner) and Tim Russert? Those guys want to keep the team in Western New York, and that’s really high on Wilson’s priority list. Of course it means the deal has to be done before he kicks… otherwise the team is fair game. As far as the “Ralph” as a venue… I say it reincarnates into something else when they build a new complex on the Buffalo waterfront. (Hey, we’re dreaming here anyway.)
Jesse
May 4, 2006 at 7:27 am
That’s a good point. Any idea how old he is?
Aaron
May 4, 2006 at 7:38 am
Last I heard, he was 873 and his days were many under the sun…
Jesse
May 4, 2006 at 7:40 am
sun? there’s sun in new york? I though it was always just grey smog. you learn something new every day
Aaron
May 4, 2006 at 7:41 am
You’ve got the grey part right… usually between October and May. Smog… I think you might be thinking of NYC. :)
Jesse
May 4, 2006 at 8:19 am
Smog… I think you might be thinking of NYC.
Nah, I just assumed it just kind of spread out over the whole state and outlying areas
actually, the one time I was in NYC it wasn’t that bad
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