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(Message started by: StegRock on Jun 11^th, 2003, 6:59pm)

Title: NFL coming to L.A.
Post by StegRock on Jun 11^th, 2003, 6:59pm

Here is the relevant quote currently atop "The REAL Feed":

"NFL meets with Pasadena officials
NFL.com (11.06.2003 18:44)
Pasadena officials are optimistic they will get an NFL team for the Rose Bowl after meeting with league officials in New York to discuss the city's proposal."

And, here is further corroboration from a local source available on "the Gridiron Newsstand":

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_NFL_PASADENA?SITE=CAPAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT.

I do not know the geography of Cali that well! [smiley=lost.gif] They say this move would bring a team back to the L.A. area, but, really, how close are Pasadena and specifically where the Rose Bowl is to Los Angeles? Would this team become the team representing Los Angeles? Or, would they represent Pasadena? [smiley=whatever.gif]

Title: Re: NFL coming to L.A.... by way of Pasadena?
Post by Walker Boh on Jun 11^th, 2003, 7:55pm

Pasadena is just north of LA... we're talking like 10 minutes (of course it could take 2 hours in traffic... >:()

For people who live in California and know the area, they're definitely two different places, but for the rest of the world "LA" will work just fine.

Title: Re: NFL coming to L.A.... by way of Pasadena?
Post by Philly on Jun 12^th, 2003, 9:13am

Please, God, no more NFL expansion... If we have to have a team in LA, just move someone out there - maybe the Cardinals...?

Title: Re: NFL coming to L.A.... by way of Pasadena?
Post by DirkDiggler on Jun 12^th, 2003, 3:40pm

on 06/12/03 at 09:13:01, Philly wrote:

Please, God, no more NFL expansion... If we have to have a team in LA, just move someone out there - maybe the Cardinals...?

Agreed. I wonder if they will have some throwback Jersey for marketing purposes..... I am sick of teal and fuschia and crappy colors. While I am on a rant....I hate the new uniforms. Too slick. And then there is Detroit. They hype a big uniform change. What did they do? Add an OUTLINE of black. ohhh ahhh.....

Title: Re: NFL coming to L.A.... by way of Pasadena?
Post by Cirrinone on Jun 12^th, 2003, 6:42pm

It's also a different color of blue. It looks like Tarheels' jerseys; I like 'em! Gotta pick me up a Charles Rogers uni.

Title: Re: NFL coming to L.A.... by way of Pasadena?
Post by Philly on Jun 13^th, 2003, 8:50am

on 06/12/03 at 15:40:36, DirkDiggler wrote:

Let's bring back the original Buccaneers unis. We need more pastels in the NFL... ::)

Anyway, I agree with you on the teals (Jags) and light blues (Panthers, Lions)...

Title: Re: NFL coming to L.A.
Post by StegRock on May 25^th, 2004, 9:02pm

Well, here's the latest on this old topic, from "The REAL Feed":

NFL seeks franchise in Los Angeles by 2008 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1809392&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
ESPN: NFL (25.05.2004 19:29)
League plans to honor Tillman this seasonAMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- The National Football League would like to have a team back in Los Angeles by 2008, Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Tuesday. Tagliabue said league owners were pushing for a decision on a stadium site by next spring, giving the NFL t...

Title: Re: NFL coming to L.A.
Post by StegRock on Jun 2^nd, 2004, 7:42pm

This currently tops "The REAL Feed (http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/newsstand.htm)":

L.A. mayor now supporting Coliseum for NFL
ESPN: NFL (02.06.2004 18:22)
Mayor previously backed new stadium LOS ANGELES -- Mayor James Hahn said he now thinks a modified Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum would be the appropriate home for the possible return of an NFL team to the city. Hahn had previously backed a proposal to build a new stadium, but said the progress the...

Title: Re: NFL coming to L.A.
Post by StegRock on Jun 23^rd, 2004, 2:47pm

Update from "The REAL Feed":

Talks begin in effort to return NFL to L.A. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1826704&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
ESPN: NFL (23.06.2004 11:14)
First discussion focuses on renovating ColiseumLOS ANGELES -- A round of talks has begun over efforts to return a professional football team to Los Angeles. University of Southern California officials met with the city's Coliseum Commission for two hours Tuesday and held separate discussions with...

I did not specifically, really know that the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was the site of the 1932 Olympics. That's pretty cool, actually.