The reason they moved to St. Louis is that Georgia was a wack job. Maybe a nice lady but telling fans she wanted Nolan Cromwell to run the wishbone, kicking field goals in high heels and posing for a Sports Illustrated cover doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the owner. Chip is biased and it’s understandable but she was the female Mark Cuban. The fact that she basically stole the team from Steve Rosenbloom didn’t help her image or the teams either. Neither did playing in a stadium (The Big A) where half the seats were end zone seats. I also challenge Bill Coats assertion that So Cal wouldn’t welcome the team back or get excited in any way. That’s crap. Build a decent stadium with good sight lines and work to put a good product on the field and L.A. will put enough butts in the seats to make an owner happy.

Dave Chcketts is the type of sports owner ANY city would want. He has done a great job to date with the Blues in that you can see progress each year and you can see where the team is going. He brought in good people, like John Davidson, he has openly admitted when mistakes were made, he connects with the fans. He has been a man of his word, no BS, and he wants to win!

It’s a shame the shiny folks in L.A. proved not once, but TWICE, that they are the worst fans in football and unwilling to support an NFL team. Only an idiot would think the Rams are moving back there.

It’s been said before but I will say it again. The Chrysler plant sites would make a great, easy access location for an open air stadium!

The easy access to that location makes it very attractive and it would be an easy commute from all compass points.

Let’s go Dave!!! Make it happen!

During this next season I say we all commit to doing a “ST.LOUIS RAMS” cheer during every home game just to stick it too the LA quackbags.

The P-D continues its blatent liberal bias by not even mentioning Rush Limbaugh is interested in putting up some $$$$$$$ for the team here. Rush speaks the truth and puts his money where his mouth his. Who cares what Faulk says about Rush if the team stays here! While all the other media outlets report about Rush the P-D ignores it. Good job putting yourself out of the paper business.

Comparing Georgia with Mark Cuban is like comparing Sarah Palin with Bill Gates. They have nothing in common. I would love to have an owner like Cuban who is a self made billionaire, has a passion for life, and wants his team to win. In another comment blog, Bildeaux had a great analysis of Georgia and why she is so loathed in SoCal, so I don’t have to go into that. All I know is that Chip has never done anything in his life worthy of owning an NFL franchise - he doesn’t even follow football. I am hoping the new owner works a deal with Ed Roski to play in the new stadium he’s building in LA…and they bring back the beautiful gold and blue uniforms.

Go New Owners!!! all the way to LA…

Los Angeles Rams 2.0 coming soon! http://www.losangelesfootballstadium.com

Just a few seasons removed from being a playoff contender, the StL fans have given up on the team. Did you know StL was 3rd-to-last in home attendance last year? If the KC Chef fans still come out every Sunday (they were actually FOURTH OVERALL in attendance–and they STUNK), why can’t we? And should I even mention the sorry Cubs? No matter HOW BAD of a season they’re having, Wrigley is always packed with rabid Cubs fans (Wrigley, not one of the top tier stadiums in baseball). Fans aren’t ignoring the Rams in StL b/c of stadium issues…or cost per ticket issues…or whether they stink issues… fact is, StL is not a football town. If StL wants to keep the Rams, fans have to be FANS and stop justifying their non-support by blaming “the product on the field”. If you’re not showing up to support our team b/c you don’t want to pay to see them lose, then you’re not a fan. Period. Maybe we should stick to baseball. It is becoming evident that StL is a football town ONLY when things are going good…when things get bad? Forget it. I’m not sure if the Rams are moving to LA…but they’ll move for sure if fair weather fans don’t get off the fence.

Well, gee Checketts baby, I’m “interested” in buying the Rams too.

The Checkeets proud declaration to form a investment group may get him some bragging moments in his home town and a few reporters, but that may fit a lot of “interested” “wantabee owners” of the Rams.

The real question is can they actually form a sufficient money group to change the Ram world n STL?

His statement that he would “like” to put an investment group together to raise the money to carryout a business plan that can fund the deal, is a classic admission he himself is not able to persue buying the Ram franchise opportunity on his own, thus the stated proffers to moneyed investors to buy shares. Usually, the General Partner is the only one liable for the business oprational activity of the LP. That should make him a bit careful.

If, in the NFL’s opinion, the investor group business plan was too thin with available funds, they could say no thanks. Same goes for the Ram team earnings projection, from a lower one third in the NFL, to an upper third?.

There you go…you too can form an LP and buy the Rams, with performance conditions.

In truth, I want the Rams to stay in STL, because if the team was purchased by LA Roski, etc. (and he can personally qualify on all fronts) and moved to east LA, a huge distance from downtown LA, the NFL would blackout the local coverage and then I would need to drive a good distance, buy several small $10 beers, $8 hotdogs, $29 parking (maybe $35), a $50 seat and a long drive home.

So if the Rams stay in STL or anywhere but Californaia then I could get up late, hit the beer store, buy weiners and buns, chips all for about 20% of the actuall game cost, then prop my feet up and punch the remote for the Rams game. You think I’m that stupid to want the Rams to come to LA?

I will be glad to help Checkeets anyway I can, mostly by fanning the flames for a move to LA, which should help get all the local “interested” off their butts and find a way to keep the Rams where they are. I don’t even want them to move anywhere.