Source - It's been a 20 year battle (so far) to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles, but in 2015 it finally seems like it might really be happening. Again. For the millionth time. Mysterious sources inside the NFL claimed last fall that the league would return in the next couple years (with one or possibly even two teams) and meanwhile there's been a mad rush to develop the stadium plan that will be most enticing to the notoriously controlling NFL. There are now six potential sites on the table, ranging from silly dreams to serious business, and from Dodger Stadium to Downtown to the San Gabriel Valley.
Reading this article and seeing some of these "possible" plans literally made me start to salivate. Can someone please give me a football team? Is that what it's gonna take Goodell? You want me to be a whipped, polite and proper little servant boy? No way, no fucking way. Give me a goddamn football team you no good, low down, snake in the grass, soulless bastard. Better yet, give me the Raiders. Northern California already has a football team and the Chargers for some reason kind of feel like the perennial pussies of the NFL. They can be lights out during the regular season but come playoff time that whole team is gonna crumble to bits all over the field against a veteran team.
If you don't feel like reading the article I'll do a quick rundown of it. First things first, out of the "six" potential sites, there's only 3 that have any actual potential. Two are proposed for Carson, either East or West of the 405, which is a big road we have out here if you're not familiar. Those ain't happenin', that whole area is basically a giant landfill. The people are trash as well, but the actual land is all former landfill. No way, NFL is way to bougy for any of that.
And the picture up top definitely won't happen either - it's in the middle of nowhere and it's way too gimmicky. Pretty much a sports-themed mini Vegas pipe dream for some idiot who wants the public to pay for it to be built so he can run it and make all the actual money. As if I was born yesterday. On top of that there's the possibility in downtown LA but I just don't see that happening. And with out further adieu:
THE CONTENDERS
Inglewood
The plan: Just last month, St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced he's joining up with the firms redeveloping Inglewood's Hollywood Park racetrack on a proposal for an 80,000-seat NFL stadium with parking and 6,000-seat entertainment venue to sit adjacent to the huge Hollywood Park development, which will have residential, retail, and office space, plus hotels and parks.
The odds: Better than anyone else. Kroenke already owns an NFL team (which has just announced it's going year-to-year on its lease in St. Louis), so he has some pull with the NFL, and he and his partners have cleverly opted to put the plan on the ballot in Inglewood (they've already collected twice as many signatures as they need). A public vote could circumvent California's long, strict, and legally-vulnerable environmental review process. Then again, the newest NFL stadium plan always looks the best.
Sounds absolutely awesome, only problem is that it's the Rams. Don't get me wrong I want an NFL team badly and beggars can't be choosers. I'll take what I can get. But I always envisioned the Black and Silver Bandits riding dirty back into Los Angeles. Sure they suck now, but in my dreams they adopt the Bad Boys mentality from those old Pistons teams, nickname the new stadium "The Palace" and dismantle people every single home game. Khalil Mack would be crushing both opponents and their dreams on the field, the crowd would be one of the most hostile in the league. There would be fat bearded Mexican dudes with crazy paint and glued on spikes all over the place. It doesn't look good for that scenario though, unfortunately. But like I said before if you give me a professional football team you can bet your sweet ass I'll welcome them with open arms. Plus the main reason the Rams suck is because they're from St. Louis and St. Louis sucks.
Chavez Ravine
The plan: Everyone has always loved the idea of putting a football stadium in Chavez Ravine, home of Dodger Stadium. Then-Dodgers-owner Frank McCourt had a stadium plan back in 2005, an NFL source called it "the preferred" choice in 2012, and new Dodgers owners Guggenheim was reportedly in serious talks with the league in 2013. They'd most likely add a football stadium somewhere on the enormous amount of land that surrounds Dodger Stadium.
The odds: Solid. There hasn't been a peep from anyone about this in a long time, but the NFL has always seemed to love the idea, and Guggenheim, along with partner Magic Johnson, seem eager to branch out (they looked into buying the Clippers last year).
This is where The Men in Black come into the realm of possibility. Tons of room, great location, a perfect fit really. Unfortunately the NFL still has to approve it. If someone can explain to me how the second largest city in the country and we don't have an NFL and have it make sense I'll give you a billion dollars. We're the biggest city in the state that produces more NFL players than anyone else and we don't have a pro football team. That's just ludicrous. There's absolutely no excuse.
Give a team Goodell...You have one day.
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