Long time no post...
And we're going to pontificate on my favorite circus, the NFL, and the musical cities game played by the owners, where an entire city/teams' fan base gets left standing in the cold.
Poor St. Loser, Misery...one of the more unfortunate places in middle America, save for the Budweiser brewery there, it's on the list of National Historic treasures, or some such shit; still a very nice attraction if you have to be in St. Loser. Pretty much the only attraction.
Free beer after the tour helps with ignoring the urban blight surrounding you when you leave.
In a nutshell, this is how the Rams owner Stan "Walmart" Kroenke, feels about his hometown.
The town that provided his piddling real estate fortune, prior to hitting the lotto with a Walmart heiress.
Fuck powerball, she's worth that $1.5b on a good day, every day.
Which goes a long way towards explaining how 30 out of 32 owners were convinced to side with the Walmart Rams.
Especially after the 6 owner committee recommended the Raiders/Chargers bid over Wallyworld.
That committee flip flopped in less than a day.
Remember that old Tootsie Pop commercial, where the kid asks the wise old owl how many licks it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop?
After 3 licks in 8 seconds, the wise old bird just wipes the pop out, and proclaims "3 licks".
I'm guessing the owners meeting went about the same, except Walmart asked " How many dollars will it take to get my deal done?"
I'm also guessing it was a few more than 3...
Where does that leave the Raiders and the Chargers?
Oakland and San Diego respectively?
Maybe for the Chargers that will be true, and since nobody really cares about Dego we'll leave their story here...
But as for the Raiders, I believe Mark Davis has a little surprise for the Walmart league.
It's been reported, that Mr.Davis has purchased land midway between Austin and San Antonio Texas, large enough to accommodate a stadium.
An area containing more than 2 million rabid football fans, fans that Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry "the Joker" Jones looks upon as his own.
Well Jerry you took up the Walmart cause that fucked Mark out of his deal, better exhale slowly old boy, 'cause he's about to fuck you where you hurt.
When the Raiders relocate, they will not be known as the "Austin" Raiders...nor will they be the "San Antonio" Raiders.
For one simple reason.
A Silver and Black Raider aura hangs over the world, transcending geographic limits that a single city or even a state can confer.
Welcome to "Raider Nation".
Where finally, the Nation claims it's due, drawing on it's global fan base to steamroll those who would subvert destiny. No more pandering to regional or municipal marketplaces.
Raider Nation is a global sporting phenomenon.
Mark Davis will capitalize, the Raider Nation will prosper, eventually supplanting the Cowboys in their backyard relegating them to a confined fan base in the Dallas /Ft. Worth region.
As for the Lambs, relocating to LA from St. Loser?
The city of Angels sighs collectively, shrugs, and says together---"How about those Dodgers."
