L.A. TIMES NFL writer Sam Farmer had this Tweet yesterday, which continued to support my assertion that Ed Roski’s big to bring an NFL team to the City of Industry has never been a serious one - despite wall-to-wall media coverage to the contrary:
“Roski’s right-hand man says NFL team will be playing in new LA stadium by 2013 and we can “take it to the bank.“
If that sounds familiar it should, because Roski’s same “right-hand man”, John Semcken, said basically the same thing about the Vikings moving to L.A. - under the auspices of Roski’s stadium bid - in 2009.
At that time I noted that anyone who had a legit chance to bring a NFL team to L.A. would never make such a definitive public statement without some sort of confirmation from the NFL. And in the case of the Vikings, I was right. Owner Zygi Wulf quickly rebuffed Semcken’s baseless statements about his team move to Roski’s fake, blinky stadium.
Now we get another blaring proclamation from Semcken (and Roski by association). The type of proclamation that the L.A. Times’ Farmer confirms Roger Goodell despises.
Another Farmer Tweet from yesterday:
I know this first-hand: Roger Goodell hates bold proclamations and guarantees about exactly when NFL is coming back to LA. Wolf-crying.
The irony here is that the NFL wants as many prospective L.A. stadium projects as possible to pop up, but it’s completely ignoring Roski’s bid.
What does that tell you?
Same thing I told you last year, these guys are pretenders. They don’t know how to play the game. They have no inside information to base their laughable assertions about what the NFL is going to do.
They’re filler for the media until someone gets serious about Southern Callifornia.
3:39 pm on October 1st, 2009
move the loins out there
4:38 pm on October 1st, 2009
They can call it LA all they want but that location is a joke. NFL wants the LA market not Riverside and San Bernardino. Wait to hear that the worthless Convention Center is being demolished before getting excited over a new team in LA.
5:01 pm on October 1st, 2009
Wait to hear that the worthless Convention Center is being demolished before getting excited over a new team in LA.
You talking about AEG looking into something like that?
5:25 pm on October 1st, 2009
Nah… no source, just personal opinion.
That is what it’ll take to get an NFL (non-raiders) team in my beloved city.
6:02 pm on October 1st, 2009
I actually think most likely scenario is we get the Raiders post-Al. Which would really suck.
6:18 pm on October 1st, 2009
I hope not. Sucks… the Jags are primed and ready for a move. Build it (downtown and not the 909) and they will come.
7:30 pm on October 1st, 2009
I think the Convention Center - before the economy tanked - was doing pretty well. AEG is more likely to buy surrounding building where the illegals live, give them the bum’s rush, and nuke their buildings and build a monstrosity that would make Jerry Jones say “WTF?!?”
I’m sure no one in the NFL offices takes Roski seriously. It will take someone with serious pull to bring a team to LA - Roski is blowhard and lightweight. But I don’t see anything happening until the economy recovers, even though Jacksonville and Oakland can’t give away tickets.
PS - I was in Big D last week - friends told me it’s $75 to park at Jerry’s joint! Ouch!
8:07 pm on October 1st, 2009
Gotta agree with everyone else. If any team moves to L.A. it will be a post-Al Davis version of the Raiders.
10:14 pm on October 1st, 2009
Why would it suck if the Raiders move to L.A.? Didn’t they belong there in the first place?
8:27 pm on October 7th, 2009
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