New NFL Teams...

LA doesn't deserve another shot if you ask me. Their interest has already been gauged and the verdict is in, they don't care about football.

Dude, they don't care about anything in this town. Any Football fans you meet are transplants or college fans that came for the Bowl game and lost their tour group.

I think that the Rams and Raiders stiffed the fans so LA won't embrace another loaner team.

They cant even sell out for college games and UCLA is one of the best college teams in the country. Look at any major college football program and they have sellouts every home game.

May I suggest that the NFL does not give a royal rat's ass about having a team in LA or not having a team in LA? The league is making money hand over fist and putting a team there will change the equation almost "not at all".

Here is what the NFL is VERY interested in. It wants teams to get new stadiums with lots of luxury suites and loads of amemities and sweetheart deals from the cities/counties/states that build the stadiums. Four teams are actively seeking new cribs today: Minnesota, Indy, Nawlins and San Diego. Oakland and SF both need new stadiums but haven't satarted the full court press to get them yet. Jax plays in a sub-par facility and Dallas would like to "modernize".

Talking up the idea of having a team in LA puts some heat on the politicos in those cities to get humping on new stadium financing and groundbreaking. Already, there has been a first level agreement in San Diego over changes in the lease at Qualcomm Stadium and some discussion about where to put a new stadium. That is a MAJOR step forward from the NFL perspective over the utter deadlock there for the past 3 years.

The NFL needs LA as a hammer to pound on other cities and states more than it needs a team there...

The NFL needs LA as a hammer to pound on other cities and states more than it needs a team there...

Good point Mudge (bet you looove that nickname). It's one of the reasons also why some people believe DC willnever get a basebal team. The owners like to have that option as a threat when things aren't going their way in their home town

I can see that the majority agrees that LA does not need a new team, but if the NFL adds a team there will they add a team somewhere else and if so where?

The next bigest city without a NFL team is San Antonio, but since they just put the Texans in houston I dont see that happening. San Jose is pretty big as well and very rich. However it is close to San Fran and that would be adding 2 teams to one state. Memphis is a idea its a fast growing city in the top 20 size wise, plus it has subburbs in 2 states that don't have NFL teams. I doubt they would double up a city. Chicogo for example while the 3rd biggest city just wouldn't support anyone but the Bears. Perhaps since the Jets seem to be moving into NYC itself that New Jersey could take a team, but I dont really think a NFL team in NJ will add any more fans. There is a outside chance of a non USA city, Mexico City or somewhere in Canada.

What about Las Vegas or Utah?

Vegas Baby! Another option could be Portland, though the Seahawks and perhaps even the Niners might complain about that.

Realistically though I think if they add a team to the West Coast they might want to balance it out by putting a team toward the other side of the continent. The East Coast itself is pretty saturated (South Carolina?). But you could look at a place like Lexington, or even Birmingham as an option

Oh yeah I forgot Vegas, but the big minus there is ofcorse the sports book there. Offfically the NFL doesn't like to be mixed in with gambling. As far as Utah I just don't think the rest of the state is big enough to support it. And Portland while a nice town is real small, I think its the smallest NBA market.